Agile Coach

TechDigital
  • Hartford, CT
    14 days ago

    Job Description

    Experience & Knowledge
    • 7+ years of hands-on agile experience in professional environments a MUST
    • 3+ years in an agile coaching role supporting multiple teams a MUST
    • Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and other agile frameworks
    • Demonstrated experience working in traditional or hybrid project management environments
    • Practical knowledge of traditional project management approaches and how to integrate them with agile practices
    • Experience coaching teams through incremental improvement

    Skills & Competencies
    • Exceptional facilitation skills for workshops, retrospectives, and difficult conversations
    • Strong coaching mindset - asking questions rather than providing all answers
    • Adaptability - able to adjust approach based on team maturity, organizational context, and specific needs
    • Systems thinking - understanding how organizational structures, incentives, and culture affect behavior
    • Communication versatility - comfortable with technical teams, executives, and everyone in between
    • Cultural sensitivity - ability to work effectively in a global organization with diverse perspectives

    Personal Attributes
    • Pragmatic and outcome-focused rather than dogmatic about specific frameworks
    • Patient with gradual change and comfortable with incremental progress
    • Curious - seeks to understand context before prescribing solutions
    • Collaborative - builds consensus and helps others succeed
    • Self-aware - recognizes your own biases and continuously learns
    Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience in regulated industries (insurance, financial services, healthcare)
    • Familiarity with scaled agile approaches
    • Experience with both co-located and distributed teams
    • Relevant certifications (CSM, PSM, ICP-Client, etc.) are valued but not required
    • Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and technical practices that support agility
    • Familiarity with AzureDevOps (ADO) and/or other agile lifecycle management tools

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHartford, CT
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size100 to 499 employees

    Skills

    • Coachingunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • DevOpsunmatched
    • Financial Servicesunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • ICPunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Kanbanunmatched
    • Microsoft ADO (ActiveX Data Object)unmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
    • ScrumMasterunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched

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