Senior Agile Coach

Job Summary

As a Agile Coach with 13 to 17 years of experience you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Critical Manufacturing MES projects within the Automotive Industry. Your expertise in Operations will be crucial in optimizing our processes. This hybrid role requires a deep understanding of domain knowledge and technical skills to deliver exceptional results.

Responsibilities

Objectives of this role

Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices

Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met

Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams as well as for key stakeholders

Promote a culture of continuous improvement setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility

Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices

Responsibilities

Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching

Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down

Communicate agile principles scrum practices and overall operating model across the organization

Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams

Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met

Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles

Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status

Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery

Required skills and qualifications

Five or more years of experience as agile coach

Experience in using scrum kanban and scaled agile framework (SAFe)

Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments

Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity

Strong skills for leading educating and coaching

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred skills and qualifications

Certification as agile coach or scrum master

Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies

Educational background in computer science

Certifications Required

Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) Project Management Professional (PMP) Agile