Agile Coach / Scrum Master
Our client, a leading global business, is on a transformative journey towards agility. As they embark on implementing agile processes within their product delivery globally, they are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to join their dynamic team.
Position Summary: As an Agile Coach, you will play a pivotal role in driving the adoption of agile methodologies across the organisation. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, leadership, and stakeholders to enhance agility, foster continuous improvement, and optimise product delivery. Additionally, you’ll take on Scrum Master responsibilities, ensuring effective sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Recruiter: Adam Titmus
Position Summary: As an Agile Coach, you will play a pivotal role in driving the adoption of agile methodologies across the organisation. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, leadership, and stakeholders to enhance agility, foster continuous improvement, and optimise product delivery. Additionally, you’ll take on Scrum Master responsibilities, ensuring effective sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Agile Transformation: Lead the organisation’s agile transformation by coaching teams, managers, and executives on agile principles, practices, and mindset.
- Scrum Master Duties:
- Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Remove impediments and foster a collaborative environment.
- Ensure adherence to Scrum practices and ceremonies.
- POV, POC, and MVP Experience:
- Drive the creation of Proof of Value (POV) and Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives to validate agile practices and demonstrate their impact.
- Collaborate with teams to define and deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), iterating based on feedback and learning.
- Thriving in a Highly Matrix Environment:
- Navigate complex organisational structures, working effectively across multiple teams, reporting lines, and geographies.
- Influence and drive change in a matrixed setting.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Identify areas for improvement and implement agile best practices.
- Promote a culture of experimentation and learning.
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate with product owners, development teams, and business units.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders to drive alignment.
- Metrics and Reporting:
- Track team performance metrics and provide actionable insights.
- Report progress to leadership and recommend adjustments.
- Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master.
- Proven success in leading agile transformations.
- Certifications:
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent.
- Additional agile certifications (e.g., SAFe, PMI-ACP) preferred.
- Skills:
- Excellent coaching, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
- Ability to adapt to diverse organisational contexts.
- Global Mindset:
- Experience working in a global or multi-cultural environment.
- Ability to navigate complexities and drive change across geographies.
- Competitive basic salary of up to £95,000 + bonus
- 27 days holiday + bank increasing each year
- Highly comepetitive pension
- Private healthcare and additional benefits
- Opportunity to shape the agile journey of a global organisation.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
Recruiter: Adam Titmus
- Company
- IMT Resourcing Solutions
- Location
- GL50 3AW, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £80000 - £100000/annum Up to £95,000 + bonus
- Posted
- Company
- IMT Resourcing Solutions
- Location
- GL50 3AW, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £80000 - £100000/annum Up to £95,000 + bonus
- Posted