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Agile Lead

AGILE COACH
12+ MONTH CONTRACT (W2 LOCAL BASED CANDIDATES ONLY)
PLANO, TX (ONSITE)    
 
Summary
A seasoned Agile practitioner with deep Agile/Scrum Master knowledge and practical enterprise experience in driving Agile transformations, coaching teams, and applying Agile best practices to drive technology delivery. 
 
Responsibilities

• As an Agile Lead, you will provide wide range of Agile coaching and operational support to one or more product domains or horizontal departments, each of which is a scaled team of teams.
• You will be a trusted partner and advisor to the group’s leadership. Sharing the goal of efficient value delivery to our customers, you will be guiding the teams on the Agile ways of working in their day-to-day operations.
• Guided by the enterprise framework and based on data, you will tailor coaching and guidance to meet your customer’s unique needs.
• Other operational responsibilities may include providing Agile tools support, facilitating planning and other ceremonies, delivering documentation and training, enforcing standards compliance, gathering metrics, and assisting leadership with reporting, and risk and dependency management.

 
Requirements:

• Deep knowledge of various Agile frameworks/methods is required – Scrum, Kanban, SAFe.
• 5+ years of experience working in hands-on roles leading or coordinating complex technology delivery (software development preferred) across multiple teams, using Agile methods.
• 7+ years coaching multiple technology teams through Agile transformation and maturation, including leveraging metrics and KPIs.
• Practical understanding of software development and CI/CD processes.
• Certified Scrum Master or similar certifications.
• Worked in large enterprises with matrix structures and strong governance and compliance requirements.
• Concise and impactful communication skills with the ability to adapt to different levels of audiences.
• Proven track record of influencing without clear authority, both up and down.
• Highly proficient with Jira and Confluence, as well as other common productivity tools.
• Experience in helping an organization scale up from simple Scrum teams to a scaled Agile framework like SAFe.
• Expertise in reporting tools like Power BI.
• Experience working in a product-driven organization.
• SAFe certifications.

Estimated Min Rate: $70.00
Estimated Max Rate: $87.00


What’s In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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