Agile Coach

Summary: The Agile Coach will lead the transformation of Reporting and BI and Chatbot teams towards agile methodologies, ensuring a smooth transition and successful adoption of agile practices. This role involves assessing team structures, providing training, and guiding initial delivery iterations over a limited engagement of 3-6 months. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders to align on agile processes and track performance metrics. The role is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and requires on-site presence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the transformation of the teams to adopt appropriate agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Assess the current team structure and recommend changes to optimise for agile delivery.
• Provide training and mentoring to team members on agile principles, practices, and tools.
• Run the first few delivery iterations, including planning, execution, and retrospectives, to ensure the team is effectively implementing agile practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging experimentation, feedback, and learning.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and understanding of agile processes and benefits.
• Establish and track key performance metrics to measure the success of agile implementation and identify areas for improvement.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach or similar role, with a strong track record of successfully implementing agile methodologies.
• Needs chatbot experience.
• Deep understanding of agile principles, practices, and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean).
• Excellent leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with team members and stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to identify and resolve issues that may hinder agile adoption and delivery.

Salary (Rate): 575.00

City: Newcastle upon Tyne

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT