Agile Coach
Posted 4 days ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Glasgow, Scotland
Summary: The Agile Coach role in Glasgow, UK, is a fixed-term contract position requiring extensive experience in agile methodologies. The successful candidate will assess and enhance existing delivery models while promoting agile practices across teams. This position demands strong coaching abilities and a focus on measurable business outcomes in complex environments. The ideal candidate will facilitate the transition to sustainable, outcome-driven agile practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess existing delivery and operating models to drive agile adoption.
- Enable effective end-to-end product delivery.
- Coach teams and stakeholders on agile best practices.
- Identify gaps and improvement opportunities in current processes.
- Drive effective planning, backlog management, and continuous improvement.
- Articulate expected benefits and value realization from proposed changes.
Key Skills:
- 12-16+ years of experience as an Agile Coach or Agile Transformation Lead.
- Hands-on experience with delivery and operating models.
- Deep understanding of agile frameworks and product-centric delivery.
- Strong data-driven decision-making skills.
- Expertise in OKRs and outcome-based metrics.
- Coaching experience with leaders and senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency in tools like Jira, Confluence, and Miro.
- Certifications such as ICP-ACC, PSM II/PSM III, CAL I/II/E are desirable.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Glasgow
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Position: Agile Coach
Location: Glasgow, UK (Hybrid 2 days onsite a week)
Duration: Fixed Term Contract
Job Description:
We are looking for a highly experienced Agile Coach (12-16+ years overall experience) who can assess existing delivery and operating models and drive the adoption of improved agile and product-centric ways of working. The ideal candidate will enable effective end-to-end product delivery and help teams transition toward sustainable, outcome-driven agile practices. This role requires strong coaching and facilitation skills, the ability to influence across teams and leadership levels, and a clear focus on delivering measurable business and delivery outcomes in complex enterprise environments.
Technical Skills:
Strong experience working as an Agile Coach or Agile Transformation Lead within large, complex enterprise environments.
Hands-on experience assessing and improving delivery models, operating models, and product practices.
Deep understanding of agile frameworks, product-centric delivery models, and scaling practices.
Strong data-driven decision-making and use of agile analytics
Strong expertise in OKRs, outcome-based metrics, and value measurement
Coaching leaders, executives, and senior stakeholders on agile mindset and behaviors
Tools expertise: Jira, Confluence, Miro
Mentoring Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile Leaders
Process Skills:
Assess current ways of working across product and delivery teams to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
Assess current ways of working across product and delivery teams to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
Coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, teams, and stakeholders on agile best practices, roles, and responsibilities.
Drive adoption of effective planning, backlog management, governance, metrics, and continuous improvement practices.
Clearly articulate expected benefits, outcomes, and value realization resulting from proposed changes and transformations.
Behavioral Skills:
Good Attitude
Quick learner
Leadership
Team player
Flexible to work with client
Certification:
Certifications such as Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC), PSM II/PSM III, Certified Agile Leadership (CAL I/II/E) are desirable.