Agile Coach

Job Description

As an Agile coach, you will guide the Scaled teams or individual teams by taking an active role in planning, facilitation and measurement to help the team achieve its committed outcomes. You will collaborate intensively with team members, Product Owners and with leaders to mentor, consult, and make decisions towards digital transformation. You will lead an enablement Scaled team that may help multiple Scaled teams or individual team collaborate and partner on an agile product to drive value at the right time and in the right way in a Scrum @ Scale environment.

Responsibilities:

• Coach senior leaders in Agile & Lean practices to enable them to be effective Agile Champions.
• Coach Agile teams and requisite business IT and Business partners (Product Executives/Owners, Value Stream Owners) on transparency, empowerment, ethics, self-organization and responsive action.
• Contribute to continuously evolving processes to align to enterprise agile transformation strategy.
• Drive the required cultural transformation in adopting the Agile way of working.
• Design and execute custom coaching plans at the portfolio, team of teams, and team level.
• Own outcomes to ensure the Scaled Teams deliver value.
• Guide teams to improve their efficiency by using the right metrics to manage and measure.
• Teach and mentor teams on Lean, Agile, and Scrum/Kanban principles and best practices.
• Facilitate team events that brings out the ideas of everyone on the team. Ensure the outcomes of the events are achieved.
• Work with the teams to implement and create new practices that will improve the team's ability to deliver better outcomes.
• Foster a Kaizen mindset within and outside the team.
• Help the teams remove their own barriers, leverage Scrum of Scrum's to remove barriers the team is unable to remove and challenge organizational impediments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Agile, Project Management related disciplines
• 7+ years experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner or Agile Coach
• 2+ years of prior experience as a leader, RTE or Scrum of Scrums Master
• 2+ years' experience working in a Scaled environment, preferable Scrum @ Scale or SAFe
• Experience with innovative product coaching including design thinking principles, product journey mapping, problem statement development, prototyping, and visioning
• Strong communication, interpersonal, coaching, teaching and mentoring skills
• Embody the Scrum Values: Openness, Respect, Courage, Commitment and Focus
• Must have a bias for action and be comfortable in an ever changing or ambiguous environment
• Able to navigate complex situations and serve as a role model of agile values and principles
• Able to effectively facilitate, coach, mentor, and teach in an agile team context
• Demonstrated ability to guide multiple teams through successful large-scale (Scrum @ Scale preferred) planning, coordination, and delivery with continuous improvement
• Ability to create trusting relationships and influence partners through effective collaboration
• Advanced or Coaching credential from the Scrum Alliance, Scrum Inc, Scrum.org, or ICAgile preferred
• Tech savvy, experience with project and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro and Office 365 preferred
• Encourage an experimental and fail-fast and learning mindset preferred
• Experience working with teams applying DevSecOps capabilities to achieve delivery speed and operational stability preferred
• Work with teams from a variety of technical domains, including but not limited to warehouse management systems, ERPs, financial systems and data-warehouses preferred
• Remote work with the ability to travel to office locations as needed

About Us

This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.


For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.


In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.

About the Team

At Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on.


Our Company's greatest asset is our people. Wesco is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed. We promote a culture that is grounded in teamwork and respect. With a workforce of over 20,000 people worldwide, we embrace the unique perspectives each person brings. Through comprehensive benefits and active community engagement, we create an environment where every team member has the opportunity to thrive.


Learn more about Working at Wesco here and apply online today!


Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company.


Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Wesco") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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This posting is for a current, active vacancy intended for immediate hire.