Senior Agile Coach

Agility Senior Associate

Join our dynamic team to advance agile methodologies, fostering innovation and high-quality solution delivery in a collaborative environment.

As an Agility Senior Associate in Digital, you will play a significant role as a champion for the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices within our teams. Leveraging your deep knowledge of product development methodologies and Agile principles, use your expert guidance, mentorship, and support to teams to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. As a recognized subject matter expert, put your knowledge to use to work on complex issues, exercise considerable judgment, and make impactful decisions that shape the operational and business direction of your sub-function. Your leadership, communication, and coaching skills will be instrumental in empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and effectively, while continuously adapting to changing requirements and priorities.

Job responsibilities

• Guide teams and product owners to work smarter by focusing on outcomes rather than just following agile ceremonies.

• Proactively identify and resolve technical, organizational, or process-related impediments to keep teams moving forward.

• Foster a culture of openness, safety, and collaboration, encouraging early issue-raising and learning from smart failures.

• Use data and team feedback to find opportunities for improvement, streamline delivery, and minimize waste.

• Lead team events and discussions with a practical approach, helping teams self-organize and make context-driven decisions.

• Collaborate with engineering leads, product owners, and stakeholders to align on goals, priorities, and effective ways of working

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management

• Adapt your approach as needed, knowing when to follow frameworks and when to be flexible in ambiguous situations.

• Understand modern engineering practices like CI/CD, automated testing, cloud, and APIs, and communicate effectively with developers.

• Build strong relationships at all levels, facilitate challenging conversations, and simplify complex topics.

• Use metrics and feedback to drive meaningful improvements rather than just meeting requirements.

• Continuously seek new ways to help teams grow and achieve better results.

• Recognize team dynamics and influence outcomes without formal authority, while connecting product management, Lean operations, or portfolio management to deliver end-to-end value.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications

• Experience with scaling agile in large organizations (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, etc.) 

• Exposure to Lean, DevOps, or product management practices 

• Certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe

Experience Level

Senior Level