Agile Coach

Description

Job Title: Agile Coach

Location: [City, State or Remote]

Employment Type: [Full-time / Contract / Consultant]

Experience Level: [Mid-level / Senior / Principal]

Department: Agile Transformation / PMO / Technology

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Agile Coach to guide and mentor teams and leaders in adopting Agile principles, practices, and frameworks. The ideal candidate is a change agent with a passion for fostering an Agile mindset and enabling cultural and operational transformation across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership on Agile principles, values, and best practices

Facilitate the adoption and scaling of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or LeSS

Lead Agile maturity assessments and provide customized improvement plans

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and self-organization

Conduct workshops, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing events

Work with stakeholders to remove organizational impediments and streamline Agile processes

Help teams apply Agile at scale and align it with business goals and delivery outcomes

Support Agile ceremonies and ensure Agile practices are understood and effectively implemented

Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership to build a roadmap for Agile transformation

Measure and report on the effectiveness of Agile adoption and team performance

Requirements:

Proven experience as an Agile Coach, Scrum Master, or similar Agile role

In-depth understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus)

Strong facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution skills

Demonstrated success leading Agile transformations at team, program, or enterprise levels

Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Rally, Azure DevOps)

Ability to work with cross-functional teams and influence at all levels of the organization

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Preferred Qualifications:

Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), or equivalent Agile certifications

Experience in enterprise Agile transformation in large or matrixed organizations

Background in software development, project management, or product management

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 52,000

Maximum Compensation: USD 182,000

Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.

Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.

This position is available for independent contractors

No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post