Agile Coach

Job Title: Agile Coach
Are you an Agile Coach seeking a dynamic and rewarding opportunity? Our client Public sector client is looking for a talented Agile Coach to join their growing team in Atlanta, GA

About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Description:

Location Requirements

• Must be able to work onsite at our Downtown Atlanta office located at West Peachtree
• Must be accessible and local to the Metro Atlanta area.
• Hybrid Work Schedule - 3 days onsite.

Objectives of this role
• Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices
• Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met
• Lead agile workshops for people of various technical disciplines, as well as for key stakeholders
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility
• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices
• Work directly with Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and the PMO to nurture a healthy and productive agile environment

Responsibilities
• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching
• Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
• Support leadership in understanding and participating in good agile practices
• Facilitate the development of working agreements between teams and departments to improve cross-functional collaboration
• Guide the organization in implementing structured prioritization frameworks based on business value
• ssist in establishing clear escalation paths and practices to reduce workflow interruptions
• Help teams develop strategies for managing technical debt within agile frameworks
• Support the formation and maintenance of stable teams with clear ownership boundaries

Required skills and qualifications
• Five or more years of experience as agile coach
• Experience in using scrum, kanban, and knowledge of how agile scales best
• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
• Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity, even in a hybrid waterfall environment
• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Heightened personal skills to resolve conflicts and enable people of different skills to work well together
• bility to work directly with people in any position, regardless of technical skill or title
• ble to recognize antpatterns within team dynamics and proactively work to avoid or remove them
• Experience breaking down organizational silos and improving collaboration between development and operations teams
• Demonstrated success in shifting organizations from reactive to proactive approaches
• Knowledge of techniques for integrating quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle
• Experience implementing value-based prioritization frameworks
• Track record of successfully managing organizational change in environments with entrenched practices

Preferred skills and qualifications
• Certification as agile coach or scrum master
• Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies
• Educational background in computer science, business management, and/or project management
• Previous management experience

Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need."
It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665
Rewards:
Medical, dental, vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client

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