Agile Coach

About the position

Piper Companies is hiring an Agile Coach to join a well-established organization located in Boston, MA.

Responsibilities

• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and troubleshoot them by applying agile principles.
• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status.
• Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery.
• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching.
• Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down.
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization.
• Collaborate with coaching team to build out collateral to support coaching, including frameworks, matrices, etc.
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams.
• Lead coaching efforts from individual contributors to high level leadership levels.
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met.

Requirements

• 6+ years of previous agile coaching experience, and overall 10+ years of experience.
• Substantial experience with Jira, Kanban, and Lean.
• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (e.g., definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
• Leadership Skills: Strong communication, servant leadership, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Benefits

• Full comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays.