Lead Agilist

Job Description

Job Description

ComResource is looking for a Lead Agilist.

Responsibilities:

• Coach, facilitate, and mentor Agile teams at multiple levels of the organization.
• Foster high-performing teams through inspect-and-adapt loops to continuously learn and improve.
• Apply empirical data collection to benefit the team and organization.
• Facilitate communication, cooperation, and collaboration inside and outside the Agile squad.
• Shield the Agile squad from external requests and interference to ensure the team remains fully functional and productive.
• Remove or escalate Agile squad impediments, including cultural barriers, logistical challenges, and coordination with other teams.
• Foster self-organization, learning, and growth within the Agile squad.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear.
• Work to improve the effectiveness of all roles within the Agile squad.
• Maintain continuous learning regarding Agile, Scrum, coaching, facilitation, emotional intelligence, and team dynamics.
• Apply working knowledge of practices that support agility, including Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Test-Driven Development, and Automated Test-Driven Development.

Essentials:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Solid understanding of the Scrum framework and principles of agility.
• Working knowledge of other Agile frameworks including Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and mob programming.
• Understanding of all software lifecycle development disciplines including project management, requirements management, analysis and design, quality assurance, testing, implementation, deployment, and configuration and change management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience presenting, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating at multiple levels of the organization.
• Coaching skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts.
• Ability to resolve interpersonal and organizational conflicts; strong mediator.
• Ability to build trust and rapport that creates a sustainable and effective workplace.
• Ability to promote innovative thinking and self-improvement.
• High energy and passion for building strong teams.

Req ID: AM904625819