Agile Coach

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Agile Coach

Remote with occasional travel at Reston, VA/Washington, DC for PI planning, Training and meeting purpose (Once in a one/two weeks – Depending upon need)

Duration: 12 Months (C2H)

Job Summary:

Serves as a strategic change agent, who champions enterprise-wide lean agile enablement and transformation. Drives continuous improvement across the organization through the use of Agile, Scrum and Lean values/practices and servant leadership. Comfortable working at all levels (team, stakeholder, and organizational leadership) to help the organization use Lean Agile as a strategic asset for culture change and business value generation. Creates and nurtures a culture of continuous learning, growth mindset and agile maturity at the enterprise level by partnering with stakeholders at various levels; and through Lean Agile coaching. Influences leaders and associates in the enterprise to be Lean-Agile Leaders demonstrating a Lean-Agile Mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Champions enterprise-wide lean agile adoption and continued improvement across the organization. Comfortable working at all levels (team, stakeholder, and organizational leadership) to help the organization use Lean Agile as a strategic asset for culture change and business value generation. Works with peers and management to define and refine the enterprise agile vision, drives the organization-wide lean agile enablement/transformation strategy and roadmap. Develops, implements and improves lean-agile metrics, support roll out. Continuously improves enterprise lean agile practices, enhances/develops training materials. Works with stakeholders to understand the flow of value across the enterprise, identifies and removes enterprise level blockers that impact business agility.
• Provides coaching to teams and programs on all aspects of Lean Agile, and helps them decide team and program level frameworks (e.g. SAFe, Scrum, Kanban etc.). Works with the teams to mature their agile mindset, practices, ceremonies, and coaches the key roles to achieve business results. Helps teams improve predictability, productivity, quality, flow etc. Supports and guides efforts to bring transparency across the organization and the stakeholders. Drives the journey towards high performing team/program by creating psychological safety and trusts to enable self-managing teams, transparency, team empowerment and continuous learning. Helps identify Value Streams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), prepares the teams for ART launch, trains teams and leadership, coaches ART execution, and helps drive continuous improvement at the ART level. Experience applying SAFe and Agile/product mindset to creating and sustaining Platform teams.
• Organizes workshops and presentations that helps promote agile maturity across the organization. Conducts training which includes, but is not limited to, the areas of release planning, backlog grooming, story writing, roles and responsibilities, the ceremonies of Scrum, Kanban and technical best-practices; product management teams, Scrum masters and other roles.
• Remains current with industry trends in order to identify characteristics of high performing teams/organizations and to help improve business agility within the enterprise.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 10 years or equivalent in the use of Lean, Agile methodologies. Proven success leading large-scale Agile transformation.
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
• Five plus years coaching and training teams in SAFe Agile enablement and transformation.

Benefits Overview:

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive pre-tax health, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Life Insurance: Group term life insurance and voluntary life insurance coverage.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) retirement savings plan to help you plan for your future.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.