VDart Inc

Senior Agile Coach

VDart Inc • $120K — $150K *
Hillburn, NY 10931In-Person
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Agile methods and practices
  • Proficient in using JIRA Agile for project management
  • Experience as an Agile Coach in large-scale enterprise transformations
  • Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor teams on Agile practices
  • Strong expertise in tailoring Agile processes for large organizations
  • Experience in executing Agile methodologies in distributed environments
  • In-depth understanding of IT processes and software development lifecycle

Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple Agile sprints innovatively, ensuring successful delivery
  • Consult and coach teams on Agile methodologies and practices
  • Recommend improvements for Agile delivery tools and practices
  • Design and enhance software development lifecycle processes
  • Analyze existing processes against desired capabilities
  • Facilitate and improve process design meetings
  • Define best practices for Agile project management and reporting
  • Train teams on standard Agile processes and policy adherence
  • Collaborate with IT leadership on alignment of process improvement initiatives
  • Establish metrics to assess process efficiency and delivery maturity

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a significant transformation program at a prestigious Wall Street client
  • Engage in an innovative distributed Agile environment with parallel sprints
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and technology delivery
  • Collaborative atmosphere working with IT leadership and project teams
  • Opportunity to enhance and share best practices in Agile project management
Full Job Description
Job description:

  • An excellent opportunity for Senior Agile Coach in New York, NY to drive flagship transformation program for Wall Street Client.
  • It's one of the biggest transformation programs using distributed agile execution with as many as 20 sprints executing in parallel.
  • The Senior Agile Coach will be responsible for coaching and enabling the Application Delivery development teams.
  • The Senior Agile Coach role will help enable a culture of continuous improvement within Application Delivery, with the common goal to deliver valuable technology solutions rapidly and meaningfully to business partners.


Responsibilities:

  • Provides thought leadership in successfully executing multiple sprints in Agile through innovation and methodology improvements.
  • Provides consulting, coaching and training on Agile and related methodologies.
  • Provides recommendations to improve use, adoption and understanding of Agile delivery and enabling tools.
  • Applies process design and mapping techniques in association with suitable software lifecycle tools to define and improve the SDLC process for both waterfall and agile approaches.
  • Gathers information on existing processes. Performs analysis on current capabilities versus desired capabilities.
  • Facilitates process design meetings. Applies mapping and streamlining techniques to implement/improve processes.
  • Defines and authors best practices for agile project management, including backlog management, sprint process, user-story build-out, and product reporting in JIRA.
  • Deploys standard processes by communicating and training IT project teams.
  • Conducts reviews to ensure standard processes, policies, guidelines and artifacts are being utilized. Interprets results of reviews and executes remedial steps as necessary.
  • Collaborates with IT leadership and their teams and suppliers to ensure that proposed and existing IT improvement solution plans are aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Defines metrics to measure process effectiveness and track delivery maturity.

Required:

  • Sound knowledge and experience in Agile methods and practices.
  • Hands-on knowledge and experience in JIRA Agile tool for managing backlog, sprints, tasks, scrum boards, defects, and reporting.
  • Experience playing the Agile Coach role for a large scale enterprise agile transformation.
  • Experience coaching others in Agile concepts and practices (resume should clearly articulate the coaching experience in a large scale enterprise agile transformation).
  • Experience in creating and tailoring Agile processes and process improvements in a large organization acting in a leadership/consulting role.
  • Experience in Agile methodology project execution preferably in a distributed agile environment such as on-site/off-shore model.
  • In-depth knowledge of IT processes with understanding of how they operate and levers that impact performance this includes end to end software development lifecycle.
  • Strong planning, organizational, problem solving, team leadership and teamwork skills.
  • Excellent consultative skills with ability to influence and align across organizational skills.
  • Ability to build constructive relationships, present ideas and communicate change to all stakeholders.
  • Must be a confident, self-starter, self-motivated individual who really enjoys the challenges that come with driving, coaching, training and mentoring groups on process improvement.


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About VDart Inc

VDart Inc is a global provider of IT staffing and consulting services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. VDart Inc provides a range of services, including contract staffing, direct placement, and project-based staffing. The company has a team of experienced recruiters who work closely with clients to understand their needs and find the right candidates for their open positions. VDart Inc has a strong reputation for providing high-quality staffing solutions and has worked with a wide range of clients, from small startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Learn more about VDart Inc
Size
1,001 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
2007
* Ladders Estimates

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