Agile Coach

Synechron

Overall Responsibilities

• Facilitate the organization s adoption of agile principles and practices across teams and departments

• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members on agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean

• Conduct workshops, training sessions, and one-on-one coaching to enhance agile maturity and skills

• Assess team performance and provide actionable feedback to improve agility and delivery outcomes

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align agile processes with organizational objectives and business priorities

• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying bottlenecks and implementing process optimizations

• Facilitate agile ceremonies, retrospectives, and planning sessions to foster collaboration and transparency

• Measure and report on agile adoption success and team performance progress to leadership

Technical Skills (By Category)

• Frameworks and Practices: Scrum, Kanban, Lean (Essential), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), LeSS (Preferred)

• Tools: JIRA, Trello, Confluence, Miro (Preferred)

• Development Processes: Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps principles (Preferred)

• Industry Standards: Understanding of telecom industry standards and practices relating to IT and software delivery (Preferred)

• Programming Languages, Databases, Cloud Technologies: Not typically required for this role

Day-to-Day Activities

• Conduct agile assessments and maturity evaluations across teams and functions

• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and coaching engagements to build agile expertise

• Support teams in adopting agile ceremonies, artifacts, and workflows

• Provide ongoing mentoring to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members

• Track and report on agile adoption metrics, team improvement, and transformation progress

• Collaborate with management to identify barriers and implement solutions for agile process adoption

• Act as a change agent to foster a mindset of continuous improvement and adaptability within teams