Agile Coach

Title: Agile Coach- 5248

Client: NYC Agency

Location: Broadway NY (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Months

Work Hours: 37.5 hrs/week

Job Description:

Client is seeking experienced Enterprise Agile Coaches to support the Agile Product Transformation within the MTA-IT Agile Center of Excellence (CoE). This consulting role focuses on hands-on coaching mentoring and guiding product teams leaders and stakeholders toward Agile maturity. The Agile Coach will drive adoption of Agile and product-centric practices while aligning with organizational transformation goals. This role has no direct people management responsibility and reports to CoE leadership.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coach large-scale Agile product transformation initiatives across complex enterprise environments
• Partner with CoE leadership to design and execute Agile transformation roadmaps
• Coach Product Teams Scrum Masters Product Owners and stakeholders on Agile frameworks (Scrum Kanban SAFe)
• Design and deliver Agile training workshops and hands-on coaching sessions
• Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and metrics-driven insights
• Guide teams on technical best practices including DevOps CI/CD and XP practices
• Drive alignment and collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Standardize Agile ceremonies practices metrics and tooling (Jira Confluence Jira Align)
• Act as a trusted Agile advisor to teams and mid-level leadership

Mandatory Skills:

• 8 years of experience in Agile coaching roles
• 5 years of software development experience
• Hands-on expertise with Agile frameworks: Scrum Kanban SAFe
• Strong knowledge of Agile product transformations in large complex organizations
• Experience with Agile metrics team health velocity and transformation reporting
• Strong understanding of DevOps CI/CD pipelines automated testing
• Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills

Certifications (Mandatory / Strongly Preferred)

• Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC ICP-ATF)
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
• Or equivalent Agile certifications

Desirable skills:

• Experience transitioning organizations from Waterfall to Agile
• Knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
• Product-centric and outcome-driven delivery experience
• Strong background in organizational change management
• Metrics-driven coaching and data-informed decision making
• Passion for mentoring teams on technical excellence (TDD pairing CI/CD)
• Proven ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement