Agile Coach

Agile Coach

Job Requisition ID #

26WD96570

Position Overview

Agility Coaches at Autodesk partner with leaders and teams across engineering, product, design, data, and program functions to strengthen how work is planned, delivered, and continuously improved. Working with Director of Agile Engineering Transformation, you will act as a trusted advisor to directors, managers, and team leaders. You will help teams apply agile principles in practical, context-aware ways focusing on outcomes and sustainable improvement rather than rigid adherence to frameworks. This role works across multiple scrum teams and cross-functional groups to improve delivery effectiveness, strengthen operating models, and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Roles and Responsibilities

Coach teams and leaders

• Coach engineering, product, design, and program teams in applying agile principles and practices that improve delivery outcomes

• Partner with directors, managers, and team leaders to strengthen agile leadership and team effectiveness

• Mentor Scrum Masters, delivery leads, and team facilitators to improve facilitation, planning, and team health
  

Improve operating models and delivery effectiveness

• Work across scrum teams and cross-functional squads to strengthen planning, prioritization, and execution

• Help teams clarify roles, responsibilities, and decision-making boundaries

• Identify systemic delivery challenges and partner with leaders to drive improvements
  

Drive data-informed continuous improvement

• Use delivery metrics, artifact quality, and observational insights to identify root causes impacting team performance

• Guide teams in interpreting signals from their data to support informed decision-making

• Facilitate retrospectives, learning loops, and improvement experiments that enable teams to evolve their ways of working
  

Support planning and alignment

• Partner with teams early in quarterly and longer-term planning cycles to align priorities and improve planning quality

• Help surface cross-team dependencies and delivery risks

• Support clear, actionable communication of delivery progress and status
  

Enable cross-functional collaboration

• Strengthen collaboration between engineering, product, design, and business stakeholders

• Bridge differences in language, expectations, and processes across teams

• Reinforce shared accountability for outcomes across functions

Success in This Role

• Stronger team and organizational agility

• Improved cross-functional alignment and collaboration

• Increased transparency and predictability in delivery

• Teams that continuously improve their ways of working

• Leaders who can sustain agile practices independently

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Agile Coaching or related

• Experience with Agile/Scrum, Product Management, Program Management, Software Development Methods

• Experience with Data Science, Analytics and Research roles and responsibilities

• Ability to identify program/project/scrum team improvement needs (by role) and lead incremental improvements

• Ability to bring competing individuals and ideas together

• Partner with department heads, functional managers, and team leaders

• Serve 8-10 scrum teams in one or two domains

• Expert interpretation of Agility and SQE related metrics

• Advanced use of JIRA configuration and reporting

• Excellent skills in the curation of workshop materials, Confluence / Other

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile coaching certifications (Leading SAFe (SA), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC))

• Experience working in product-driven organizations with cross-functional teams

• Experience using delivery metrics and data to guide improvement

• Background in software engineering, product management, or program management

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About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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Experience Level

Senior Level