What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Agile Coach position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
Job Summary
As a Agile Coach with 13 to 17 years of experience you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Critical Manufacturing MES projects within the Automotive Industry. Your expertise in Operations will be crucial in optimizing our processes. This hybrid role requires a deep understanding of domain knowledge and technical skills to deliver exceptional results.
Responsibilities
Objectives of this role
Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices
Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met
Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams as well as for key stakeholders
Promote a culture of continuous improvement setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility
Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices
Responsibilities
Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching
Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down
Communicate agile principles scrum practices and overall operating model across the organization
Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams
Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery
Required skills and qualifications
Five or more years of experience as agile coach
Experience in using scrum kanban and scaled agile framework (SAFe)
Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity
Strong skills for leading educating and coaching
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred skills and qualifications
Certification as agile coach or scrum master
Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies
Educational background in computer science
Certifications Required
Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) Project Management Professional (PMP) Agile
