Agile Coach

We are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to lead the enterprise-wide adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). This role goes beyond team-level coaching and requires a strategic change agent capable of coaching leadership on Lean-Agile mindsets driving cultural transformation and enabling the shift from traditional Waterfall models to a value-driven Agile organization. The Agile Coach will be responsible for assessing Agile maturity facilitating major SAFe events building internal Agile capabilities and ensuring long-term sustainability of Agile practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Agile Transformation Strategy & Roadmap

• Assessment: Conduct initial Agile maturity assessments to understand the current state of teams tooling and culture.
• Value Stream Mapping: Lead workshops to identify Operational and Development Value Streams to organize teams around value delivery.
• Implementation Plan: Design and execute a rollout roadmap for launching Agile Release Trains (ARTs) aligned with business strategic themes.

2. Execution & Facilitation (SAFe Events)

• PI Planning: Drive the preparation and facilitation of Program Increment (PI) Planning events ensuring alignment on vision roadmap and dependencies.
• Cadence Governance: Establish and coach the organization on the necessary cadence of synchronization events (Scrum of Scrums PO Sync System Demos Inspect & Adapt).
• Dependency Management: Implement mechanisms to visualize and manage cross-team and cross-ART dependencies.

3. Coaching & Capability Building

• Executive Coaching: Coach executives managers and leaders in the Lean-Agile mindset helping them shift from "managing work" to "enabling teams."
• Role Coaching: Provide direct mentorship to Release Train Engineers (RTEs) Scrum Masters and Product Managers/Owners to master their specific SAFe responsibilities.
• Training: Deliver certification training (e.g. Leading SAFe SAFe for Teams) and customized workshops to upskill the workforce.

4. Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Measurement: Define and implement key metrics (Flow Velocity Flow Time FlowLoad) to measure the success of the transformation.
• Relentless Improvement: Facilitate Inspect & Adapt (I&A) workshops to identify systemic impediments and drive continuous improvement across the train.

Qualifications :

• Certification: Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) is mandatory. Additional certifications (PSM II/III CSP ICP-ACC) are a plus.
•  Proven experience leading a SAFe transformation in a large enterprise or government entity (launching at least 2-3 Agile Release Trains).
• Demonstrated experience delivering SAFe training courses to diverse audiences (from developers to C-level execs).
•  Exceptional facilitation conflict resolution and communication skills.
• Ability to handle resistance to change with empathy and firmness.
•  Proficiency in Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (e.g. Azure DevOps Jira Align) to visualize flow.

Additional Information :

Business Unit: Strategy and transformation

Level: Mid - Senior 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time