Agile Coach
Location: Chicago, Illinois (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months, Contract
Pay: $55-60/hour W2
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide hands-on support to teams in adopting an agile mindset and practices with a focus on growing capabilities in teams.
- Educate employees at all levels, on Agile principles, providing them with tools for implementing the process in their own work.
- Provide training sessions, charter boot camps and other interactive workshops as required that lead toward the organization-wide adoption of Agile methodologies.
- Ensuring adoption of the Agile methodology and playbook is consistent across the organization by working with Agile teams and product owners.
- Work with the Product owners and the engineering team to align the product vision with the delivery roadmap, quarterly & sprint goals
- Facilitating multi-team events like Scrum of Scrum, Big Room Planning, Retrospectives.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in a technology related field or equivalent experience
- SPC 6.0 Certification
- 5 experience acting as a scrum master or agile coach in a fast-moving tech environment
- Experience working with Jira and Confluence
Preferred Qualifications:
- Retail experience
- Consulting Experience
- MBA or advanced degree in relevant technology or business-related field
Category Code: JN008