OPEN: Senior Agile Coach

We are currently requesting resumes for the following position: Senior Agile Coach

Resume Due Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Job ID: 25-061

Number of Vacancies: 1

Level: MP4

Duration: 12 Months

Hours: 35 Hours per Week

Location: 889 Brock Road, Pickering

Work Mode: Hybrid – 2 days remote

Job Overview

JOB DUTIES:

• Enhance Agile Proficiency: Successfully coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and development teams, resulting in measurable improvements in Agile practices and team performance.
• Adopt Agile Frameworks: Facilitate the adoption of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) across IT projects and product teams, leading to increased efficiency and project success rates.
• Improve Team Collaboration: Guide teams in improving collaboration, communication, and overall performance within a product-based structure, evidenced by higher team satisfaction and productivity metrics.
• Foster Agility and Innovation: Support leadership in fostering a culture of agility, innovation, and continuous improvement, resulting in a more adaptive and forward-thinking organizational environment.
• Implement Agile Practices: Partner with teams to implement Agile practices that align with the organization’s product-based delivery model, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced delivery outcomes.
• Align Business Objectives: Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, ensuring alignment between business objectives and team practices, leading to better strategic alignment and goal achievement.
• Overcome Barriers to Agile Adoption: Identify and address barriers to Agile adoption, providing actionable solutions that drive progress and enhance the overall Agile maturity of the organization.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Demonstrate the ability to take on additional responsibilities and tasks as needed, contributing to the overall success and adaptability of the team and organization.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• A four-year university degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.

EXPERIENCE

• The role requires proven experience as an Agile Coach in IT or product-based organizations.
• A deep understanding of Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean, and Agile tools like Jira, GitHub, ServiceNow, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience in guiding Agile Transformation, embedding Agile principles into culture, processes, and operations, and working effectively with cross-functional product teams in a matrixed environment.
• Experience in conducting retrospectives, promoting continuous improvement, and identifying areas for team growth.
• The ability to scale Agile practices across teams or departments, design and deliver Agile training programs, and use performance monitoring and metrics for data-driven decision-making.
• A period of over 4 years and up to and including 6 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.