AI Native Agile Coach

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Job Description

The AI Native Agile Coach is responsible for driving Agile transformation across medical device software development teams ensuring that Agile principles practices and ways of working are effectively adopted in regulated environments.

The role focuses on enabling cross-functional teams to improve delivery efficiency product quality and compliance by embedding Agile methodologies aligned with IEC 62304 design controls and quality management requirements. Acting as a transformation leader and facilitator the Agile Coach partners with software development system engineering quality regulatory and project teams to establish sustainable Agile practices and continuous improvement culture.

In addition the role leads the adoption of modern engineering approaches including Harness Engineering and AI-assisted coding practices to enhance developer productivity coding quality and traceability while ensuring responsible usage aligned with governance compliance and product safety expectations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive Agile transformation across software development teams establishing scalable Agile frameworks practices and governance aligned with regulated product development.
• Coach teams Product Owners Scrum Masters and leaders on Agile mindset roles and best practices to improve collaboration transparency and delivery predictability.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement activities (e.g. sprint planning retrospectives backlog refinement) to enhance team maturity and effectiveness.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (software system engineering QA RA clinical and project management) to align Agile practices with IEC 62304 design control processes and compliance requirements.
• Enable teams to balance agility with regulatory rigor ensuring documentation traceability and quality expectations are met within Agile workflows.
• Identify organizational impediments and drive resolution through structured problem-solving root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Define and track Agile maturity metrics and engineering performance indicators supporting data-driven decision-making and transformation progress tracking.
• Lead the adoption of Harness Engineering practices integrating standardized engineering workflows to improve development efficiency consistency and quality.
• Promote and guide teams in AI-assisted coding practices including: AI-supported code generation and review AI-assisted defect analysis and root cause investigation AI-enhanced productivity and development workflows.
• Ensure the responsible and compliant use of AI tools including governance traceability cybersecurity and regulatory considerations.
• Facilitate collaboration across teams to scale Agile (e.g. multi-team coordination program-level alignment release planning).
• Support leadership in defining transformation roadmaps operating models and change management strategies.

Required Qualifications:

Education

Bachelors / Masters Degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or equivalent.

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development Agile coaching or engineering transformation roles
• Hands-on experience applying Agile methodologies (Scrum Kanban or scaled Agile frameworks) in complex product development environments
• Experience in regulated industries (medical devices preferred) with understanding of IEC 62304 and design control practices is highly desirable
• Proven experience coaching cross-functional teams and enabling Agile transformation at team and/or organizational level
• Experience with modern engineering practices such as DevOps CI/CD and AI-assisted development approaches (e.g. Harness Engineering) is strongly preferred

Certifications:

Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certified Product Owner or equivalent system software development certification is a plus.

Preferred Skills (Technical/Functional Skills):

• Agile transformation and coaching at team program and organizational levels
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum Kanban SAFe or equivalents)
• Experience working in regulated software environments (IEC 62304 quality systems design controls)
• Value-driven development backlog management and product delivery optimization
• Organizational change management and stakeholder alignment
• Facilitation coaching and mentoring skills across different roles and seniority levels
• Metrics-driven improvement (velocity flow quality predictability etc.)
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement practices
• DevOps mindset and modern engineering practices
• Harness Engineering and AI-assisted software engineering practices
• Governance and compliance awareness in AI-assisted development
• Strong communication influencing and stakeholder management skills

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations.
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