Job Description:

The Agile Coach supports the squad/s through facilitating the end-to-end value
flow by coaching on agile practices and mind-set and working to achieve the
squad's optimal sustainable velocity and improved value to the customer.
Driving and supporting the adoption of an agile mind-set, behaviors, methods,
and tools across the organization, this role works closely with key agile
squad members, such as the Scrum Masters and Product Owners to help them to
develop a mind-set of continuous improvement thereby allowing them to
continuously improve their agile processes and practices.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership:

• Guide and coach multiple Scrum teams (‎2-‎3) with different team sizes, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.


• Facilitate medium to large team organization on Agile ceremonies.


• Ensure full transparency with velocity, burn down/up reporting, and communicating team progress with value focused metrics


• Leverage your expertise to change mindsets, empower team members, and build a great team


• Responsible for facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo, backlog grooming / refinement and retrospective meetings.


• Remove internal or external impediments or guide the team to remove impediments


• Ensure observance of DoD (definition of done)


• Assess the Scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and the organization


• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information


• Work as a release manager (where applicable)


• Align with the PO on the agreed feature list and related release date.


• Make sure with the PO that all stories are added on Jira with their details and assigned per each feature.


• Set Sprint review meeting and demos with the PO to confirm on the delivered scope.


• Plan for retrospective meeting (Internal and External). Enhance process while moving forward with the development team and ensure that the corrective actions are taken.


• Support Handover, on boarding and KT sessions for all team members with a proper planning.

Core Competencies, Knowledge and Experience:

• At least ‎5 years of experience in software development with at least ‎2 years of dedicated full-time Scrum Master experience in software development


• Experience working in large-scale products and/or programs


• Experience with SDLC (both Waterfall and Agile hands on experience)


• Experience in Agile / Scrum development methodologies & tools (Jira)


• Experience being a Scrum Master on multiple Scrum teams


• Strong understanding of software development life cycle and DevOps.


• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.


• Experience in applying Scrum patterns and techniques (like Burn-down techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)


• Master of JIRA, Confluence etc.


• Excellent communication and mentoring skills


• Documentations (backlog, sprints, releases etc.)

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Must Have Technical/Professional Qualifications:**
* Proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments, especially, in a facilitator role.
* Technical background (optional) and ability to understand architecture & technical issues to drive effective agile delivery.
* Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
* Ability to maintain calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressuring situations.
* Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
* Experience in maintaining and reporting against relevant metrics (i.e. burn down and velocity, risks, timelines, etc.). In timely manner.
* Strong team player with an ability to identify and remove impediments or conflicts that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint & project goals.
* Self-starter & self-motivated with a drive to identify opportunities for improvement across the agile delivery processes.
* Highly independent, takes ownership, does not need to be told what to do and seeks feedback and execute actions.

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