Agile Coach
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Job type
- Contract
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- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including substantial hands-on Agile coaching experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Join a large-scale Agile transformation supporting crews and squads across a complex banking environment. This role provides hands-on Agile coaching across approximately 5 to 12 squads, partnering with leaders, Product Owners, and delivery teams to improve Agile practices, team effectiveness, and continuous improvement. The position offers broad exposure across technical and business teams while working alongside Agile Coach Chapter Leads. This opportunity supports enterprise-wide Agile maturity initiatives within a regulated financial services organization.
Contract, Hybrid two days per week onsite, but candidates should be prepared to work onsite three to four days per week depending on the squads they support.
6 months
Must Haves
10+ years of relevant experience, including substantial hands-on Agile coaching experience.
Practical experience coaching, mentoring, teaching, and facilitating, rather than providing only theoretical or high-level guidance.
Experience applying multiple Agile frameworks and methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
Strong experience developing Agile capabilities, including Product Owner coaching, user-story development, ceremonies, team measurement, and continuous improvement.
Strong facilitation, relationship-building, communication, conflict-management, and problem-solving capabilities.
Nice to Have:
Experience facilitating Product Increment Planning or Big Room Planning.
Experience supporting design-thinking activities and discovery sprints.
Previous experience in banking, financial services, or another large regulated enterprise.
- Experience supporting business-oriented teams, including marketing or other non-technology functions.
Responsibilities
- Coach assigned crews and squads across Agile ways of working
- Partner with leaders, Product Owners, teams, and Agile Coach Chapter Leads
- Assess competing team needs to prioritize coaching support
- Train Product Owners and support user-story development
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement activities
- Support teams in establishing meaningful measures
- Apply Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile approaches based on team needs
More about this job
Responsibilities
Coach assigned crews and squads on Agile practices, tailoring Scrum, Kanban, and other approaches to team needs. Partner with leaders, Product Owners, delivery teams, and Agile Coach Chapter Leads to develop capabilities, facilitate ceremonies, prioritize coaching support, and improve team effectiveness through meaningful measures and continuous improvement.
Requirements
Requires 10 or more years of relevant experience, including substantial hands-on Agile coaching, mentoring, teaching, and facilitation. Candidates should have experience with multiple Agile methodologies, Product Owner coaching, user-story development, team measurement, and continuous improvement, along with strong communication, relationship-building, conflict-management, and problem-solving skills.
Skills
- Agile Coaching
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Product Owner Coaching
- User-Story Development
- Agile Ceremonies
- Facilitation
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Measurement
- Conflict Management
- Relationship Building
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Product Increment Planning
- Design Thinking
- Discovery Sprints
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Finance & Accounting
- Technology
Keywords
- Agile Transformation
- Agile Coaching
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Product Owner
- User Stories
- Agile Ceremonies
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Effectiveness
- Team Measurement
- Product Increment Planning
- Big Room Planning
- Design Thinking
- Discovery Sprints
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Regulated Enterprise
- Business Teams
- Technical Teams
- Agile Maturity
- Facilitation
- Conflict Management