Job Description

RFPIO is looking for an experienced Agile Transformation Coach. The Agile Coach will design and implement a strategy for teams to continuously improve their use of Agile principles and practices.

Essential Responsibilities
Expose our technology teams to the latest innovative thinking and ideas from the Agile community to increase agility, leveraging lean, scrum, kanban, and other agile thinking.
Deliver hands-on coaching of individual teams in all aspects of scrum and kanban - daily meetings, planning, self-organization, collaboration, iterative development, managing flow etc
Provide Agile Leadership coaching and training to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, functional managers, and executives.
Design and support full Agile transformation roll-outs.
Coach teams and management towards improving Agile process and metrics, evaluate and mentor existing Scrum teams, and deliver training classes for product owners, developers, and testers.
Create, launch, and facilitate Agile collaborative groups, Communities of Practice, and Agile Working Groups.
Continuously develop potential and existing coaches impacting all levels of the organization.
Collaborate directly with software and operations teams to coach and guide them on the mechanics of Lean and Agile methods to achieve optimal team effectiveness.
Create Enterprise-wide initiatives: internal certification (SM, PO).
Clearly define enterprise-wide guidelines (e.g, DoD, SM, and PO qualifications and responsibilities).
Ensure strong organizational information flow (scaling the coach).
Embrace servant leadership and display the behaviours that come with the key mindset shifts associated with Agile methods.
Create, build, and deliver customized Agile training.
Education

B.Sc / BE / M.Sc Computer Science or equivalent degree

Experience
12 years of experience in any technology / product organization.
5 years of large-scale Agile coaching experience with methods such as XP, Scrum, Lean, or Kanban.
Hands-on experience applying lean/Agile methodologies within infrastructure, hardware, and operational environments.
Knowledge
Deep knowledge of Agile principles and practices and the ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of the organization.
Senior Agile Leadership skills with an ability to lead by example and challenge command and control behaviours.
Consulting and facilitation skills in leading technical teams in the adoption and improvement of Agile methodologies.
Certification in Scrum Master is an added advantage
Skills

Excellent presentation and training skills.

Ability
Should possess strong interpersonal and communication skill
Ability to handle multiple teams
Capable of leading and educating the team
Education: M.Sc. (Science)r r r r r r r BE/ B.Tech (Engineering)
Industry: IT-Hardware/Networking, Telecom

Skills Required