Agile Coach Manager

Kpmg India Services Llp

Bengaluru/Bangalore

Not disclosed

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Full Time

Min. 10 years

Job Details

Job Description

Agile Coach - Manager

Job Summary

The Agile Coach has a key role in supporting Agile ways of working and is responsible for driving the adoption and optimization of agile values and principles in Global Enterprise Technology’s (GET) Agile Transformation.

As an Agile Coach, you will design and implement a strategy for multiple teams to adopt and scale Agile methodologies and to continuously improve their use of Agile.

The Agile Coach will work closely with our current Agile Coaches and the Agile Transition Team (ATT) to ensure consistency across all teams in GET.

Your key responsibilities will include: 

oThe successful candidate will be considered a subject-matter expert in Scrum and Kanban methodologies and Scaled Agile frameworks, have prior experience leading Agile Transformations at large organizations, be an effective communicator with strong servant leadership skills, have excellent logic and problem solving skills, and a drive to make a difference.oMust be able to roll up their sleeves and work hands on when needed to set examples for Scrum Masters.  This position is not just academic, requires real enterprise experience.oCreate and teach training/workshops to help teams quickly achieve productivity using Agile practices.oCoach teams in modern Agile/Scrum/Kanban practices to build high performing teams.oProvide training in agile ways of working to ensure full understanding and execution of Agile roles and responsibilities.oPartner with other Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters/Service Delivery Masters, Product Owners/Service Request Masters, and executives across the organization to plan and coordinate organization-wide agile adoption and rollout plans.oCapture feedback and continuously improve enterprise Agile guidance and identify organizational impediments to successful Agile transformation.oEvaluate and assess the agile maturity of teams in the adoption of agile.oAbility to model desired behavior in facilitating agile ceremonies (as needed) such as standups, backlog refinement, release planning, demos, scrum of scrums and retrospectives.oExperience leading an Agile Transformation in a Scaled Agile environment using one or more of the following frameworks (SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, LeSS, Spotify, Scrum@Scale, Nexus, DAD)   oRecommend and develop appropriate metrics and maturity measurements for the teams and portfolio.oEnsure the development teams are practicing the core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.  Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices.oAssist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.oMentor and influence leaders on the benefits of adopting the new operating model

Technical Skills & Qualifications

Education:

BS/BA degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience

Experience:

o14+ years of experience working in enterprise development with a portion of that time at a large highly regulated organization or major consulting organization.oFluency and recent hands-on experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, Extreme Programming, Lean, and/or SAFeo 10+ years of Agile experience in the role of Agile Coach, Scrum Master, or other Agile role (e.g., Product Owner, Service Request Manager).oExperience leading at least 1 Agile Transformations, including strategy and planning, training, coaching and mentoring teams, measuring maturity, and resolving organizational impediments.oEnterprise specific experience with Scrum and Kanban frameworks in a software development environment.oDeep understanding of Agile principles and iterative development methodologies.oHands-on experience with Agile project management tools (Azure DevOps (preferred), JIRA, Rally)oProficient in MS Office applications: Excel, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, MS ProjectoExperience with CI/CD, Cloud and software developmentoAbility to coach teams to reach their highest potentialoExcellent verbal/written communications and presentation skillsoExcellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, ability to work with diverse personality types at all levels of the organization

Experience Level

Mid Level

Job role

Work location

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department

Project & Program Management

Role / Category

Software Project Management

Employment type

Full Time

Shift

Day Shift

Job requirements

Experience

Min. 10 years

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