Sr. Agile Lean Enterprise Coach

2 weeks ago


Chicago, United States Career Guidant Inc. Full time

Career Guidant, an internationally acclaimed, trusted multi-faceted organization in Information Technology Custom Learning Services for Enterprises, Lateral Staffing Solutions, Information Technology Development & Consulting, Infrastructure & Facility Management Services, and Technical Content Development as core competencies. Our experienced professionals bring a wealth of industry knowledge to each client and operate in a manner that produces superior quality and outstanding results.

Career Guidant's proven and tested methodologies ensure client satisfaction as the primary objective. We are committed to our core values of Client Satisfaction, Professionalism, Teamwork, Respect, and Integrity.

Career Guidant, with its large network of delivery centers, support offices, and partners across India, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Far East, Europe, and the USA, is committed to rendering the best service to clients, ensuring their operations continue to run smoothly.

Mission: To build customer satisfaction and strive to provide complete Information Technology solutions you need to stay ahead of your competition.

Job Description

• Implement the Lean Enterprise Transformation Strategy.
• Coach senior IT and Business Leadership.
• Define Operational Value streams aligned to the SAFe framework.
• Assess the current state of an IT vertical in relation to the target operating model.
• Agree with the Agile CoE lead on an intervention strategy.
• Lead the intervention strategy within an IT vertical to achieve the overall DevOps and Agile transformation.
• Have regular catch-ups with the Head of Agile Enterprise Transformation, highlight issues, report on progress, and agree on the overall direction.

Key Characteristics of the Role

• 15 years of IT experience.
• 5 years of coaching experience.
• SAFe Certification (SPC).
• SAFe implementation experience in a large organization.
• Strong and proven experience leading and coaching teams in the adoption of an Agile mindset, particularly by implementing the Scrum Framework.
• Strong and proven experience in the successful implementation of a DevOps initiative with a proven track record before and after the intervention.
• Extremely strong knowledge of Lean Enterprise thinking, Business Value Hypothesis Driven Delivery, Cost of Delay, One Metric That Matters, and so on.
• Extremely strong experience with Testing Automation, from a leadership perspective.
• Great leadership and influencing skills when driving large transformation programs that involve both technology and the business.
• A strong past as a technologist (whether development, operations, or testing automation).

Qualifications

Basic
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.

Additional Information

Additional Information
• U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
Note:
• U.S. Citizens can apply.

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