Lead Agilist

We are seeking a Lead Agilist III to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Scrum, Agile coaching, and team facilitation and a proven ability to build high-performing teams, remove impediments, and deliver business value.

Responsibilities:

• Coach Agile Squad(s) on Scrum values, principles, and practices, fostering self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure value realization, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement.
• Coach Product Owner and Development Team in effective Product Backlog management and shared understanding of outcomes and success criteria.
• Identify and remove impediments using multiple approaches, escalating when necessary to appropriate organizational entities.
• Create a trusting and safe environment where issues are discussed and resolved collaboratively, shielding the team from external interference.
• Leverage data, feedback loops, metrics, and information radiators to guide inspect-and-adapt practices and drive measurable improvement.
• Encourage creative problem identification and solutioning through effective messaging and powerful questions.
• Promote collaboration, courage, openness, and servant leadership by modeling desired behaviors.
• Support risk identification and management by openly exchanging ideas, elevating concerns, and adhering to policies and procedures.
• Collaborate across teams and the Agile Center to improve effectiveness of all Agile Squad roles.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience with solid understanding of the Scrum Framework and agility principles.
• Proven ability to present, teach, mentor, and facilitate across multiple organizational levels within team environments.
• Strong oral and written communication with demonstrated skill in removing impediments outside of the team.
• Coaching skills to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts effectively.
• Ability to resolve interpersonal and organizational conflicts as a capable mediator.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle disciplines, including Project Management, Requirements, Analysis & Design, QA & Testing, Implementation, Deployment, and Change Management.
• Working knowledge of practices that support agility such as CI/CD, TDD, and automated testing approaches.
• Working knowledge of other Agile frameworks and practices, including Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob programming.
• Leadership through servant leadership, team-first mindset, and focus on building trust, rapport, and effective workplaces.

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience