Agile Coach

About the Opportunity

What You Can Expect

As an Agile Coach, you are a subject matter expert in theory and practice.  An Agile Coach would have an in-depth understanding of the practices and principles of Scrum and real-world experience with organizations and teams either transforming to Agile or enhancing their Agile practices.

Responsibilities

·      Work collaboratively teams and organizations in leadership coaching, organizational transformation, and Agile Practices at the enterprise and team level

·      Have worked collectively in Scrum and SAFe/Less at multiple levels of engagement at the leadership level

·      Work as a hands-on organizational change agent working across multiple teams and organizational boundaries

·      Have significant hands-on experience in at least one of the roles on a Scrum Team

·      Have a good working knowledge of Agile and Lean values, principles, and practices

·      Help individuals, teams, and leadership to understand and applyAgile and Lean values, principles, and practices effectively.

·      Understands the difference between coaching and consulting and where to apply each

·      Understands the dynamics, patterns, and development of teams

Our Must Have List

·      Agile Certification (CSP-SM, CSP-PO, Less Certification, SPC4, SA)

·      Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or Related Field

·      3 – 5 years of experience as an Agile Coach in an IT or Software Development setting

·      Experience coaching teams and enterprise level individuals in an Agile environment

·      A thorough understanding of Agile Software Development methodologies, values, and procedures (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, LESS, Nexus)

·      Experience working with an Agile methodology on large scale, technically complex projects

·      Strong written and verbal communication skills

·      Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail

·      Worked with JIRA, TFS, CA, Smart Sheet, AgileCraft or similar software

Desired, but Not Required

·      Experience working in a consulting firm

·      Agile Coach Certification (ICP-ACC, CEC or similar)

Qualifications

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Job ID 2017-14647