Agile Coach

Job Description:
**Position Title**
- Agile Coach

**Function/Group**

Digital and Technology

**Location**

Mumbai - Powai

**Shift Timing**

Regular

**Role Reports to**

Sr. D&T Manager, Transformation & Portfolio Management

**Remote/Hybrid/in-Office**

Hybrid

**ABOUT GENERAL MILLS**

**We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents.**With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

**JOB OVERVIEW**

**Function Overview**

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided Link

**JOB OVERVIEW**

**Function Overview**

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the following Link

**Purpose of the role**

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills executes a portfolio of projects leveraging multiple methodologies ranging from traditional to agile product management. We are looking for an experienced, passionate, outcome-oriented team level Agile Coach to contribute to the Global Digital Transformation initiative at General Mills.

Agile Coaches need to sense and respond to group situations, requiring exceptional listening, discernment, experience design, and written and verbal communication skills. Our ideal hire has a diverse and ever-expanding toolkit of methods to get groups to shared understanding, possibly including: Product definition, developing personas, story mapping, product and team chartering, forming working agreements, visualizing work, product definition/discovery, wicked problem solving, appreciative inquiry, innovation games, or others. We welcome a diverse range of professional and educational backgrounds.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Support teams in assessing their current agile maturity and identifying areas for improvement.
- Assist in facilitating workshops and training sessions to educate teams on agile principles, practices, and tools.
- Support Product Group leadership and teams on drafting of impactful and clear OKRs.
- Assist teams on effectively using agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Help teams adopt and adapt agile practices to their specific needs and context, balanced with adherence to required standard ways of working.
- Track key Agile maturity metrics; lead glidepath towards sustained and increased maturity.
- Assist in identifying and addressing roadblocks and impediments that hinder team progress.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Advocate the benefits of agile to stakeholders across the organization.
- Stay informed on the latest Agile trends and best practices.
- Collaborate with other Agile Coaches and Agile Practitioners to share knowledge and best practices.
- Involve in shaping the forecasting of resourcing, succession planning, resource allocation
- Manage and evolve operating rhythms, ensure governance and effective capabilities of the team

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
- Experience supporting teams in adopting and improving agile practices with ability to master execution (observe cadence, conduct ceremonies, resolve impediments).
- Understanding of agile principles, practices, and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
- Ability to undertake financial/budget management, value analysis.
- Demonstrated collaborative leadership thru influence by focusing on the growth and development of people.
- Ability to build trust and rapport with individuals a