Agile Coach

We are seeking a strong technical Agile Coach who can help with Agile Transformation supporting global technology and business teams As an Agile Coach you will play a critical role in driving the adoption and implementation of Agile methodologies across our organization You will work closely with teams leaders and stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement collaboration and high performance Your expertise will help us accelerate our product development cycles improve quality and deliver innovative biotech solutions The ideal candidate will be responsible for Product Team motivation and innovation Must have the ability and experience to push drive and motivate the product teams for completing all work according to the business value Must continuously be two steps ahead of the team and stakeholders Key Responsibilities Agile Transformation Lead and support the SAFe Agile transformation efforts within the organization including the adoption of SAFe Agile principles practices and mindset Assess the current state of Agile maturity and develop a roadmap for improvement Provide guidance and support to teams and leaders in transitioning to Agile methodologies Coaching and Mentoring Coach and mentor Agile teams to improve their performance collaboration and delivery capabilities Provide one-on-one coaching to Scrum Masters RTEs Product Owners and team members to enhance their Agile skills Facilitate workshops training sessions and Agile ceremonies e g daily stand-ups sprint planning retrospectives Training executives managers and leaders on the SAFe framework Socializing the new concepts and providing orientation and overview training Process Improvement Identify and remove impediments that hinder Agile adoption and team productivity Promote a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging teams to experiment learn and adapt their processes Implement metrics and KPIs to track the effectiveness of Agile practices and make data-driven recommendations for improvement Identifying Value Streams and the Agile Release Train Creating the implementation plan Coaching ART execution Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate with stakeholders including senior management to align Agile initiatives with business goals Communicate the benefits of Agile methodologies and promote their adoption across the organization Foster an environment of trust and transparency facilitating open communication and collaboration between teams and stakeholders Demonstrated success in coaching leadership teams and individuals to increase Agile fluency and delivery outcomes Proven ability to partner with senior business and product leaders aligning Agile execution to strategic priorities Agile Community Building Build and nurture an internal Agile community of practice to share knowledge experiences and best practices Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging Agile practices and introduce innovative ideas to the organization Represent the organization in external Agile communities and events Tools Jira Jira Align Smartsheet s Confluence MS Office 365 Word Excel PowerPoint Teams OneNote Webex Miro Qualifications Bachelor s degree in computer science Information Technology Business Administration or a related field preferred or equivalent experience 12 years of Agile delivery experience across enterprise-scale organizations 5 years acting in a Release Train Engineer RTE Agile Coach or Senior Scrum Master role using SAFe at scale Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum Kanban SAFe and Lean Proven track record of leading Agile transformations and coaching Agile teams to success Pharmaceutical or life sciences industry experience preferred including understanding of regulatory frameworks e g GxP CSV Agile certifications such as SPC SAFe RTE SAFe SAFE Certified ScrumMaster CSM Certified Agile Coach ICP-ACC or equivalent certification is required Experience in the biotech or life sciences industry is a plus