IT Americas Lean & Agile Coach (experienced level professional)

Michelin - Greenville, SC

Full-time - Mid Level

Greenville, SC

10,001+ employees

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing

About the position

The IT Americas Lean & Agile Coach at Michelin is a key role within the IT Americas Applications; Performance & Improvements team, focusing on supporting Agile teams and their managers. This position is responsible for ensuring the adoption of Agile methodologies and best practices, enabling teams to deliver maximum value while maintaining quality. The role involves coaching, mentoring, and training teams on Agile processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and collaborating with global Agile coaches.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit solid understanding of Agile Value and Principles and how those translate to practical implementation in the teams.
• Coach teams to self-assess performance and deliver continuous improvements; collaborate with the Global Lean & Agile coach team.
• Teach and coach the full Agile iterative and incremental process from Discovery to Delivery.
• Coach teams using different frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.); mentor teams and individuals as needed on the tough issues they may be facing in their Agile journeys.
• Coach Managers on ways to support their teams in the Agile maturity, ensuring Agile Team Leads are well equipped to serve as guarantors of the Agile mentality & practices within their team.
• Assist managers with coaching their teams and providing the right environment to encourage Agile adoption; researching topics related to Agile and bringing new content, activities and thought patterns to the Michelin teams.
• Support the evaluation and improvement of team performance and delivery with Gemba's and assessments (Agile Maturity Survey, Ever blue Journey Assessment, Accelerate Performance Metrics, Product Approach, etc.)

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years working in an Agile team is required.
• Demonstrable ability to coach is required; Agile coaching experience is preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) or higher.
• CSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC (IC Agile Coaching Certification) is a plus, but is not a substitution for experience in Agile.
• Management or Leadership experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of Lean concepts and methodologies; Green Belt certification is a plus.
• Excellent communications skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using Jira Agile, Miro, Online Retro Tools (ex: MetroRetro), Planning Poker, Quiz Tools (ex: Kahoot!)

Benefits

• Skill and career development
• Training
• Career exploration
• Work with cross-functional teams
• Diversity Resource Groups (BRGs) for employee engagement and professional development