Agile Coach SC ACTIVE

Agile Coach

Rate: £540

Clearance Required: SC ACTIVE

Duration: 6 months

Location: London with 2 days/week in office

Job Description:

Purpose of the Role

The Agile Coach supports the organization in adopting and improving agile practices across teams and departments. This role ensures alignment between strategy and execution by facilitating quarterly planning events, enabling transparency, collaboration, and prioritization across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Coaching

• Guide teams, Product Owners, and leadership in applying agile principles and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, etc.).
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and adaptability.
• Mentor teams on agile ceremonies, roles, and artifacts.
• Support leadership in understanding and embracing agile mindset and servant leadership.

Skills & Competencies

• Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of agile frameworks and scaling practices.
• Facilitation: Strong ability to lead large-scale planning events and workshops.
• Communication: Excellent stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to coordinate multiple teams and dependencies.
• Analytical Thinking: Skilled in interpreting metrics and driving data-informed decisions.

Experience

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach in multi-team or scaled environments.
• Experience organizing and facilitating quarterly or PI planning events.
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Rally, or similar for backlog and dependency management.