Agile coach

Job Title: Agile Coach

Location: Charlotte, NC (Onsite)

Job Description


The Agile Coach plays a critical role in enabling the SAP S/4HANA transformation by driving Lean-Agile adoption, coaching teams and leaders, and improving delivery maturity across Agile Release Trains to ensure consistent, high-quality value delivery and business alignment.

Agile Transformation and Coaching Excellence:


Lead the adoption of SAFe and Agile practices across SAP S/4HANA programs


Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and Agile teams to improve

Agile maturity, self-organization, and delivery effectiveness:


Drive mindset shift from traditional SAP waterfall delivery to iterative, value-driven execution


Provide training, workshops, and coaching to embed Lean-Agile principles across teams


Establish good practices, playbooks, and standard operating procedures for Agile delivery

ART and Team Enablement:


Support Agile Release Trains in adopting SAFe practices and improving execution


Guide teams in backlog refinement, story writing, estimation, and Agile ceremonies


Enable effective collaboration across SAP functional, technical, and integration teams


Ensure alignment between team execution and business priorities across SAP modules


Foster high-performing teams with a focus on quality, predictability, and continuous delivery

PI Planning and Execution Enablement:


Coach teams and leaders in PI Planning preparation, execution, and follow-through


Ensure proper backlog readiness, dependency identification, and capacity planning practices


Support Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, and other ART events to improve execution


Guide teams in delivering PI Objectives aligned with business outcomes and SAP roadmap


Drive adoption of Inspect and Adapt practices for continuous improvement

Delivery Optimization and Continuous Improvement:


Analyze team and ART performance using metrics


Identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities across SAP delivery lifecycle, ensuring consistency of Agile practices across ARTs


Facilitate retrospectives, root cause analysis, and problem-solving sessions


Promote DevOps practices, automation, and continuous integration within S/4HANA delivery


Drive adoption of Lean principles to improve flow and reduce waste

Governance and Standards Alignment:


Ensure adherence to Agile governance frameworks, quality standards for SAP delivery


Align Agile practices with enterprise architecture, compliance, and SAP template standards


Support implementation of Agile metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms

Stakeholder and Leadership Engagement:


Partner with executive leadership, business owners, and program stakeholders


Provide coaching to leaders on Lean-Agile mindset, decision-making, and org. change


Facilitate alignment between business strategy, SAP roadmap, and Agile execution


Act as a trusted advisor for Agile adoption across the SAP S/4HANA transformation


Communicate progress of Agile adoption, risks, and improvement opportunities SAP S/4HANA Transformation Enablement

Align Agile practices with SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle:


Enable coordination across fun ctional, technical, data, and integration workstreams


Support delivery alignment with SAP Activate methodology and hybrid Agile-Waterfall rollout model

Qualifications:


SAP S/4HANA & Technical Understanding


Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle


Experience working with SAP functional areas such as Finance (FI), Integrated Supply Chain, Lead to Cash and Information Technology Outsourcing etc. • Familiarity with SAP integrations, data migration, testing cycles, and release management


Understanding of SAP ecosystems including SAP BTP, middleware, and integration platforms


Ability to collaborate effectively with Solution Architects and technical teams SAFe and Agile Expertise


Certified in SAFe frameworks SAFe Program Consultant


Proven experience coaching teams in scaled Agile environments and supporting ARTs


Strong understanding of roles, ceremonies, and practices across team, program, and portfolio


Experience facilitating PI Planning, Agile ceremonies, and continuous improvement initiatives


Hands-on experience driving Agile transformation in large-scale enterprise programs

Leadership and Coaching Skills:


Strong coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to influence without authority


Proven ability to drive behavioral change and Agile mindset adoption at all levels


Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills


Ability to manage organizational resistance and enable transformation at scale

Program and Delivery Expertise


Experience in large-scale transformation programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders


Ability to identify and resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments


Strong analytical mindset to drive continuous improvement using delivery metrics


Experience working in complex environments with distributed teams and global stakeholder