
Agile Coach
- Posted August 4, 2025
- Negotiable
- London
- Contract
Duration- 6 months
Location London/Hybrid
We’re looking for an experienced Agile Coach to help transition our working practices to embrace Agile methodology. The coach will mentor and guide our teams in how to figure out the best solutions for the challenges of their specific initiatives.
Objectives of this role
- Work with portfolio, program and project teams to analyse current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting Agile best practices
- Guide teams in how to stay on track with Agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met
- Lead Agile workshops for Program, Product Owners, Architects and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders
Deliver recommendations for the program to achieve:
- Planning and designing the adoption of Agile across multiple teams.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement
- Drive cultural change by championing an Agile mindset
- Plan training sessions on Agile frameworks, like Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe.
- Foster a culture of openness and psychological safety.
- Developing operating models or roadmaps for portfolio/program level Agile practices
Responsibilities
- 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 organisation
- Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to 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 initiative delivery
Required skills and qualifications.
- Five or more years of experience as Agile coach, overall, 10 years delivering programs with Agility / Scaled Agile
- Experience in using scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe, Less, Squads & Tribes)
- Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
- Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity
- Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
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