Position: Agile Coach Location: Hartford, CT or Basking Ridge, NJ
Duration: 6+ Months Contract Requirements: USC/GC/EAD Phone + In- Person(If Local) 2 Phone+ Skype(Skype) *Agile Coach- Hartford, CT or Basking Ridge, NJ* Job Description: The Agile Coach will interact with and *influence Agile and SAFe adoption* and attendant organizational transformation among a broad and varying audience from Senior Leadership to the Agile team level. The Agile Coach will work with leadership with varying levels of Agile knowledge to educate, propose and facilitate the adoption of Portfolio and Program level *SAFe/Agile* adoption. The Senior Agile Coach will play a key role in establishing, growing and continuously improving the foundational materials, processes and brand of the Agile Practice. The Agile Coach will lead team-level adoption as necessary to ensure effective application of Agile principles and applicable standards in alignment with the Agile methodologies used (*Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe*). Approximately 40% of the Agile Coach's time would be spent focusing on the following: Uses consultant-level Agile and SAFe experience to influence Agile and *SAFe* adoption and attendant transformation among a broad and varying audience from Sr. Leadership to Agile teams. Uses expertise to conduct organizational assessments for *Agile/SAFe* adoption and project management skills to create organization adoption plans and lead execution of the plans. Deliver coaching primarily at the Portfolio and Program levels. Approximately 25% of the Agile Coach's time would be spent focusing on the following: Leveraging extensive training, communication and delivery experience and certifications, plays the lead internal training role for Agile and SAFe adoption including input to and delivery of the established Agile Practice training program; creating and delivering additional training needed; leading Agile training strategy and partnering with the Agile Program Manager to evolve the change management strategy and associated execution plans. Approximately 20% of the Agile Coach's time would be spent focusing on the following: Combining varied external experience with acquired understanding of internal culture, drive change and grow organizations to the desired level of Agile/SAFe maturity via establishment, growth and continuous improvement of the foundational materials, processes and brand of the Agile Practice. Lastly, about 15% of the time, the Agile Coach will mentor Agile Practice teammates. Provide team-level coaching and onboarding as necessary. The Agile Coach will be a recognized leader in the TRP Agile transformation effort and a critical "face of Agile" to both leadership and execution teams. In addition to the extensive experience, skills and knowledge that will enable the credibility required, the Agile Coach will exhibit an effective balance of poise and maturity critical to effective change management efforts. Minimum Requirements College degree and 6 years of related work experience, or Associate degree and 8 years related work experience, or High School diploma/equivalent and 10 years related work experience • At least six years of experience in *Agile Coaching and Mentoring* • At least two years’ experience implementing SAFe • At least six years of demonstrated experience leading business and/or IT process change efforts • At least seven years’ experience in IT Project Management or technical leadership • Ability to influence change at the leadership level to the team level; Ability to form productive relationships quickly and create the spheres of influence required for organizational transformation • Outstanding training, presentation and facilitation skills including strong PowerPoint skills • Must be able to develop productive working relationships with a wide variety of teams and leaders • Demonstrated high level of analytical and problem solving skills • Strong negotiation and influencing skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills Preferred Skills Preferred education, work experience, certifications/licenses/accreditations, and knowledge and skills, if different from above: 7+ years of project management experience including 3+ years of people management experience • Technical background or working understanding of technical environments; Experience coaching and implementing Agile technical practices, i.e. XP, TDD • Master’s degree in a technical area, Communication, or Business preferred • Certified SAFe Program Consultant; Certified Sr. Scrum Coach from an recognized industry organization Thanks, *Kuldeep Yadav* *Technical recruiter* *Net**2**Source Inc.* *[email protected] <[email protected]>* *Gtalk&Yahoo:: kd.intime* *Direct ::2014792783* *Tel: (201) 340.8700 x 4**52**|* *Fax: (201) 685.8135* *Address: 15 Exchange Place, Suite # 500, Jersey City, NJ - 07302* *Website:* www.net2source.com *Microsoft Gold Certified Partner **|** Cisco Certified Premier Partner **|** Oracle Gold Partner** | **IBM Business Partner** | **ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company** | **NASSCOM Certified Company **| **E-Verified* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "American Vendor--IT Consulting" group. 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