Lead Agilist

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Lead Agilist to join our dynamic team focused on Enterprise Modernization, Consumer, and Commercial projects. The Lead Agilist will play a critical role in fostering Agile practices across multiple teams, ensuring the successful application of Scrum values, principles, and frameworks. This role requires strong facilitation skills, a deep understanding of team dynamics, and the ability to coach, mentor, and guide teams in delivering continuous business value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a servant leader to guide Agile Squads, promoting a culture of self-organization, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Ensure teams understand and apply Agile and Scrum principles, helping them achieve optimal productivity.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement, ensuring the team gains value from these events.
• Coach the Product Owner and Development Team in effective Product Backlog management to ensure clear, actionable, and prioritized tasks.
• Identify and help resolve impediments affecting team progress, removing obstacles that hinder productivity and progress.
• Encourage collaborative problem-solving within the team, ensuring that solutions are driven by the team’s collective insight.
• Provide objective guidance to the organization, fostering trust and open communication across all levels.
• Promote the use of empirical data and feedback loops for continuous learning and improvement within the team.
• Work cross-functionally with other teams and stakeholders to ensure smooth collaboration and alignment of goals and priorities.
• Coach others in the organization regarding Agile practices and impacts that actions have on the team and its self-organization.
• Foster a safe and inclusive environment where team members feel empowered to voice concerns, share ideas, and grow their skills.

Key Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of full-time business experience, with at least 3 years in Scrum roles (Scrum Master or similar).
• Deep understanding of the Scrum framework, Agile principles, and continuous improvement practices.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and facilitating teams in Agile environments.
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills with the ability to drive team decision-making and performance.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including presenting, teaching, and facilitating.
• Experience in conflict resolution and the ability to mediate interpersonal or organizational challenges.
• Knowledge of various Agile frameworks and practices (Kanban, XP, Test-Driven Development, etc.).
• Familiarity with software lifecycle development disciplines and practices that support agility (e.g., Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment).
• Proven leadership skills, with a focus on building high-performing, self-organized teams.
• A learning mindset, continuously improving both personal and team practices.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to present complex messages in an understandable way.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

If you're passionate about Agile methodologies, fostering team collaboration, and creating impactful results through servant leadership, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.