Associate Principal Engineer, Agile Coaching

Associate Principal Engineer, Agile Coaching

Company Description

👋🏼We're Nagarro.

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18500+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in!

Job Description

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total experience: 8+ years.
• Strong experience as an Agile Coach, Delivery Coach, Scrum Master, or Agile Program Lead in enterprise Agile environments.
• Must-have expertise in Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe Agile frameworks.
• Hands-on experience coaching multiple Agile squads, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience driving Agile transformation, improving Agile maturity, and enabling enterprise-wide Agile adoption.
• Experience facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, Agile workshops, and team coaching sessions.
• Strong experience with backlog management, release planning, stakeholder alignment, and delivery governance.
• Hands-on experience using Jira, Confluence, and/or Azure DevOps for Agile delivery management and reporting.
• Experience tracking Agile metrics including Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Cycle Time, Lead Time, Throughput, and Delivery Predictability.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Retail or Product Engineering organizations is preferred.
• Agile certifications such as SAFe/SPC, ICAgile (ICP-ACC), CSM, or PSM are highly preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coach multiple Agile squads on Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe methodologies to improve Agile maturity and delivery effectiveness.
• Drive enterprise Agile transformation initiatives and promote Agile best practices across technology and business teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and Agile workshops.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and Product Owners on backlog prioritization, stakeholder management, and effective Agile delivery.
• Identify delivery bottlenecks, facilitate root cause analysis, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Track and analyze Agile metrics to improve delivery predictability, team performance, and overall program health.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, business, and leadership teams to enable scalable Agile delivery practices.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning across Agile teams.
• Support program planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and cross-team coordination.
• Drive stakeholder communication, governance, and reporting to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Guide teams in adopting Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps for effective planning and execution.
• Champion Agile excellence by continuously improving delivery frameworks, coaching practices, and organizational Agile capabilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field

Experience Level

Mid Level