2VP Agile Coach

Company: Astound LLC
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 24, 2020

Job Description:

We're looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company

• As a servant leader and change agent, coach individuals and teams across a large or complex business area to adopt Agile principles, values and practices while role modeling company's leadership behaviors.
• Understand and support implementation of metrics to optimize delivery of KPIs through the assessment of responsiveness, quality, productivity, and customer and business value.
• Manage a team of Agile delivery experts; responsible for building and developing Agile practice capabilities, equipping individuals with the skills, tools, and approaches to deliver functional excellence as part of a cross-functional Agile team. Develops robust talent pipeline; Provides unique opportunities and challenges to each team member to enrich development.
• As a player-coach, may serve as an individual contributor to an Agile Product team (e.g. developing solutions to achieve defined business outcomes) in addition to leading a team of Agile experts.
• Run workshops and training on Agile topics, leveraging tool kits and internally developed content.
• Actively raise observed issues and remove impediments; resolve conflicts within and across teams. Anticipate challenges, identify risks, and recommend mitigations and solutions.
• Continuously assess the Agile maturity of teams and individuals at all levels of leadership, educating and mentoring to address gaps.
• Contribute to internal and external Agile communities to stay abreast of challenges, leading practices, and emerging trends; utilize learnings in furthering the effective use of Agile practices at company.
• Facilitate open communication at all levels; Promote positive team dynamics to ensure members collaborate and work effectively within and across teams.
• Use coaching techniques that increase collaboration, transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation.

• 3 years of Agile delivery experience required.
• 5 years of business and/or technology related experience required.
• 2 years of experience as a coach required.
• 2 years of people leadership/management experience required.
• Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of one or more business units (i.e. Claim, Risk Control, IT, Project Management, Production, Application Development, etc.) required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5 years of Agile experience preferred.
• 4 years of experience as a coach preferred.
• 4 years of people leadership/management experience preferred.
• 3 years of experience championing organizational change initiatives preferred.
• 4 years of experience implementing Agile principles and practices in different cultures and environments preferred.

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