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Our client, a leading global business, is on a transformative journey towards agility. As they embark on implementing agile processes within their product delivery globally, they are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to join their dynamic team.
Position Summary: As an Agile Coach, you will play a pivotal role in driving the adoption of agile methodologies across the organisation. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, leadership, and stakeholders to enhance agility, foster continuous improvement, and optimise product delivery. Additionally, you’ll take on Scrum Master responsibilities, ensuring effective sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Agile Transformation: Lead the organisation’s agile transformation by coaching teams, managers, and executives on agile principles, practices, and mindset.
Scrum Master Duties:
Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Remove impediments and foster a collaborative environment.
Ensure adherence to Scrum practices and ceremonies.
POV, POC, and MVP Experience:
Drive the creation of Proof of Value (POV) and Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives to validate agile practices and demonstrate their impact.
Collaborate with teams to define and deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), iterating based on feedback and learning.
Thriving in a Highly Matrix Environment:
Navigate complex organisational structures, working effectively across multiple teams, reporting lines, and geographies.
Influence and drive change in a matrixed setting.
Continuous Improvement:
Identify areas for improvement and implement agile best practices.
Promote a culture of experimentation and learning.
Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with product owners, development teams, and business units.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders to drive alignment.
Metrics and Reporting:
Track team performance metrics and provide actionable insights.
Report progress to leadership and recommend adjustments. Qualifications:
Experience:
Minimum 5 years of experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master.
Proven success in leading agile transformations.
Certifications:
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent.
Additional agile certifications (e.g., SAFe, PMI-ACP) preferred.
Skills:
Excellent coaching, facilitation, and communication skills.
Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
Ability to adapt to diverse organisational contexts.
Global Mindset:
Experience working in a global or multi-cultural environment.
Ability to navigate complexities and drive change across geographies. What's on Offer:
Competitive basic salary of up to £95,000 + bonus
27 days holiday + bank increasing each year
Highly comepetitive pension
Private healthcare and additional benefits
Opportunity to shape the agile journey of a global organisation.
Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
Professional growth and development opportunities. This position will require you to be on site in Cheltenham 2 days per week so please only apply if you are within commutable distance or relocating.
Recruiter: Adam Titmus
