Agile Coach

Lead Agilist | 2- 3 days onsite | Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Solid understanding of the Scrum Framework and principles of agility
• Understand of how to build high performing teams that utilize inspect and adapt loops to continuously learn and approve
• Understand how to use empirical data collection to benefit team and organization
• Critical and creative problem solving skills
• Able to present, teach, mentor, and facilitate at multiple levels of the organization, particularly inside of a team environment
• Collaborates with other team members; values team success over individual success
• Continuous learning regarding Agile, Scrum, coaching, facilitating, emotional intelligence, team dynamics, listening for self and team
• Understanding of all software lifecycle development disciplines - Project Management, Requirements Management, Analysis & Design, Quality Assurance & Testing, Implementation, Deployment, Configuration & Change Management
• Working knowledge of a variety of practices that support agility (Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Test Driven Development, Automated Test-Driven Development, etc.)
• Working knowledge of other Agile frameworks and ways of working (Kanban, Scrumban, XP, Mob programming, etc.)
• Understanding of priorities and goal setting for teams and organizations in an agile business environment

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a directly related field or equivalent in work experience
• Years of Scrum experience
• Experience presenting, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating at multiple levels of the organization, particularly inside of a team environment.
• Experience communicating and removing impediments outside of team
• Coaching skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts
• Ability to resolve interpersonal and organizational conflicts - strong mediator
• Active coach and mentor whose goal is to grow and maximize potential
• Brings high-energy and passion to the job with a focus on building strong teams

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