Piper Companies is hiring an Agile Coach to join our organization.
Responsibilities of the Agile Coach:
- Maintain objectivity regarding issues and 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.
- 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.
- Collaborate with coaching team to build out collateral to support coaching, including frameworks, matrices, etc.
- Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams.
- Lead coaching efforts from individual contributors to high level leadership levels.
- Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met.
Requirements of the Agile Coach:
- 6+ years of previous agile coaching experience, and overall 10+ years of experience.
- Substantial experience with Jira, Kanban, and Lean.
- Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments.
- Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (e.g., definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
- Leadership Skills: Strong communication, servant leadership, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
Benefits for the Agile Coach:
- Salary Range: $65/hour - $72/hour depending on professional experience
- Full comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays.
Keywords:
- Agile Coach, Agile, Scrum, Jira, Kanban, Lean, Coaching, Agile Practices, Stakeholder Management, Sprint, Collaboration