Senior Agile Transformation Coach

Senior Agile Transformation Coach

Join our team as a Senior Agile Transformation Coach in Washington, DC, partnering with our Randstad client. As an experienced Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SPC) 6, you will play a pivotal role in driving the adoption of Agile methodologies and ensuring the successful implementation of Lean-Agile practices. Your expertise in coaching, training, and mentoring, coupled with a deep understanding of SAFe, will contribute to the organization's Agile transformation journey.

Responsibilities:

• Lead SAFe 6 courses and certifications, leveraging SAFe Collaborate across various roles and domains.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement the ORK framework for measuring progress and effectiveness.
• Drive end-to-end Agile transformation, emphasizing Lean-Agile methodologies, with SAFe as a cornerstone.
• Provide guidance on operating models and transformation governance.
• Conduct AgilityHealth maturity assessments and recommend strategies for growth items.
• Coach and mentor leadership and teams on their respective functions within SAFe.
• Exemplify Agile values, principles, and success patterns, serving as a role model for the organization.
• Facilitate Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and Agile Release Train (ART) events.
• Support Agile tooling administration, strategy, and adoption, including SAFe for Enterprise, AgilityHealth, and Atlassian Cloud.
• Identify and coach Agile champions within functional areas to act as local mentors.
• Develop Lean-Agile training materials and deliver content to existing teams and new talent.
• Assist in launching and maturing Communities of Practices across departments.
• Identify and address recurring issues and bottlenecks, implementing comprehensive solutions.
• Coach the organization through change, addressing impediments that hinder productivity and quality.
• Develop and monitor metrics to track Agile adoption and maturity, accelerating transformation efforts.
• Cultivate an environment promoting autonomy, skill mastery, empowerment, transparency, innovation, and learning.
• Foster a fail-safe, fail-fast environment encouraging experimentation for optimal solutions.
• Advocate for lean thinking principles, reducing cycle times, limiting work in progress, understanding flow, and identifying waste/inefficiencies.

Qualifications:

• SAFe 6 Practice Consultant (SPC) Certification & Enablements.
• 6+ years of agile coaching experience.
• Minimum of 5 years in engineering, IT, or a related field.
• 3+ years guiding Agile portfolios, product lines, and budgeting.
• Experience transitioning from waterfall to Agile in a complex, regulated environment.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, AgilityHealth, and SAFe Enterprise.
• Strategic thinking and effective communication skills.
• Active engagement in external agile and product communities.
• Quarterly travel for in-person PI planning on the North East Corridor is required.
• Ability to operate effectively in a virtual environment.

Required Skills: Agile Methodology. Additional Skills: Agile Coach. This is a high PRIORITY requisition.