Agile Coach (Contractor)

Location:

New Haven, CT, US, 06511

Category: Information Technology

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Overview

The Knights of Columbus Agile Coach will lead various organizational teams in understanding and embracing the Agile methodology. The Agile Coach will drive the Agile Roadmap, identifying and tracking Agile accomplishments across the organization. They will be the liaison between the Delivery Excellence team and the scrum teams. They will promote incremental organizational adoption of Agile, including guiding teams into the Agile methodology, providing employees with feedback and means of improvement, promoting organizational growth, and answering questions.

The Agile Coach promotes the Agile mindset and acts as an effective change agent for Agile teams to improve the effectiveness of development and business efforts by facilitating improved Agile adoption and maturity across the enterprise The coach provides hands-on support to all employees, collaborating with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading teams toward further understanding and adoption of Agile as well as overall company growth and improvement.

Core Responsibilities

Skills Qualifications

Expert on different Agile methodologies; Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile
Exceptional oral and written communication skills
Exceptional leadership skills to support collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines, along with the ability to effectively motivate people to work as an integrated team across locations, and cultures
Experienced in facilitation skills to support conflict resolution, meeting facilitation, group dynamics, considering different personality styles
Experienced in Organizational Change Management (OCM)
Experienced in business process design, process documentation (i.e. BPMN), requirement gathering, testing, and user training
Strong understanding of project management and Agile methodologies
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Relates well to others, engages people and helps them understand change, provides and looks for feedback, articulates clearly, and actively listens

Education

BS in Business, Operations, Management, Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
6+ years’ experience coaching and implementing change
One or more Agile certifications (e.g. CSM, CSPO, CSP, PSM, PSPO)

Physical Demands

Must be able to remain in a stationary position for a majority of the workday.

KofC Cares

Our mission is focused on family and faith, and we support our employees in seeking a balanced life.

Employee benefits include:

Time Away: 13 paid holidays per year in addition to vacation and paid sick leave, and flexible workweek schedules.

Professional Development: Certifications, designation, and tuition reimbursement.

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching company contributions, and cash balance retirement plans fully funded by the company.

Health and Wellness:

Short-term disability and term life insurance fully paid for by the company;
Up to 12 weeks of childbirth leave under STD policy.
One week of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and foster parents.
A variety of health insurance options, including premium-level family coverage and a pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions. The Order's health plans do not cover abortion, sterilization, or contraception, and the Order has helped advocate for other employers who do not want to provide coverage.
Long-term disability insurance;
Dental insurance;
Vision insurance;
Health club membership reimbursement;
Employee Assistance Program