Agile Coach

Opportunity Overview We are currently seeking a professional for a C2C opportunity in Atlanta, GA. This role has the potential to extend over multiple years, with the chance to transition to a direct hire position with our client. We provide healthcare, vacation, relocation assistance, and visa sponsorship/transfer. This role offers excellent prospects for career progression! Short Description Supervises, guides, and/or instructs subordinate staff. Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate business processes, upgrade or modify existing systems, and review system-wide capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Complete Description Our Client is at the forefront of digital transformation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance transportation systems and improve the lives of Georgia's citizens. As the technology enabler of the client's mission, their IT division plays a crucial role in driving innovation, efficiency, and effectiveness across all aspects of the department's operations. From intelligent transportation systems to data-driven decision-making tools, we provide the technological foundation that empowers the client to deliver on its commitments to safety, mobility, and sustainability. We are seeking an experienced coach to help transition our existing work practices to a full embrace of agile methodology, from the top down. The coach will mentor and guide our employees in how to figure out the best solutions for their specific departmental challenges. This person will analyze our organization's existing infrastructure and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, the coach will play a key role in long-term strategy across the client's IT department, helping our teams deliver better products and services in a faster, more efficient manner. Location Requirements 3 Must be able to work onsite at our Downtown Atlanta office located at West Peachtree3 Must be accessible and local to the Metro Atlanta area.3 Hybrid Work Schedule - 3 days onsite. Objectives of this Role 3 Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices3 Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met3 Lead agile workshops for people of various technical disciplines, as well as for key stakeholders3 Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility3 Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices3 Work directly with Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and the PMO to nurture a healthy and productive agile environment Responsibilities 3 Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching3 Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down3 Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization3 Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams3 Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met3 Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles3 Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status3 Support leadership in understanding and participating in good agile practices3 Facilitate the development of working agreements between teams and departments to improve cross-functional collaboration3 Guide the organization in implementing structured prioritization frameworks based on business value3 Assist in establishing clear escalation paths and practices to reduce workflow interruptions3 Help teams develop strategies for managing technical debt within agile frameworks3 Support the formation and maintenance of stable teams with clear ownership boundaries Required Skills and Qualifications 3 Five or more years of experience as an agile coach3 Experience in using scrum, kanban, and knowledge of how agile scales best3 Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments3 Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity, even in a hybrid waterfall environment3 Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching3 Excellent written and verbal communication skills3 Heightened personal skills to resolve conflicts and enable people of different skills to work well together3 Ability to work directly with people in any position, regardless of technical skill or title3 Able to recognize ant patterns within team dynamics and proactively work to avoid or remove them3 Experience breaking down organizational silos and improving collaboration between development and operations teams3 Demonstrated success in shifting organizations from reactive to proactive approaches3 Knowledge of techniques for integrating quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle3 Experience implementing value-based prioritization frameworks3 Track record of successfully managing organizational change in environments with entrenched practices Preferred Skills and Qualifications 3 Certification as agile coach or scrum master3 Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies3 Educational background in computer science, business management, and/or project management3 Previous management experience Agency Interview Type: Either Web Cam or In Person Work Arrangement: Hybrid Contact Manager: Anna Mastrogiovanni