Product Transformation Coach
Guiding both product management practices, principles and agile methodologies within a team or organization, ensuring alignment between business needs and efficient product development by facilitating communication, prioritizing features, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement through agile principles. Focusing on Consumer Obsessed through skills of Human Centered Design, Design thinking and Product Management.
Key responsibilities may include:
- Product Strategy Coaching:
- Collaborate with product teams to refine product vision, roadmap, and prioritize features based on customer needs and business goals.
- Facilitate product discovery sessions to gather user feedback and identify market opportunities.
- Help product teams develop strong product metrics to measure success and track progress.
- Agile Coaching:
- Train teams on Agile principles, practices (Scrum, Kanban), and ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups).
- Identify and address impediments that hinder team progress, working with stakeholders to remove obstacles.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within teams.
- Alignment and Communication:
- Bridge the gap between product vision and technical implementation by facilitating communication between product owners, developers, and stakeholders.
- Ensure transparency in product development by providing clear updates on progress and roadblocks.
- Facilitate backlog grooming sessions to refine user stories and prioritize features.
- Leadership and Mentorship:
- Coach product manager and owners on effective backlog management, user story writing, and stakeholder engagement.
- Mentor team members on agile practices and help them develop their skills in collaboration and problem-solving.
- Drive Teams Product and Agile maturity
Required Skills and Experience:
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
- Proven 3+ coaching team coaching experience
- Proven experience in product management, including product strategy, roadmap development, and market analysis
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to facilitate cross-functional teamwork
- Strong coaching and mentoring abilities to guide individuals and teams
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and navigate complex organizational dynamics
- Product Orientation and proven results driven experience.
- 8+ years Product Management Experience
- JIRA experience: Expert level user and admin
Certifications:
- Required: One of Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), Certified Product Manager (CPM) or
Agile Certified Product Manager and Product Owner (ACPMPO):
Preferred Certifications and Experience
Scaled Agile SPC
Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) or Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
Rally User and Admin experience
RTC User and Admin experience
Required Skills : Agile Methodology
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
Background Check : Yes
Drug Screen : No