GDOT Agile Coach

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Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate business processes, upgrade or modify existing systems, and review system-wide capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.We are seeking an experienced coach to help transition our existing work practices to a full embrace of agile methodology, from the top down. The agile coach will mentor and guide our employees in how to figure out the best solutions for their specific departmental challenges. This person will analyze our organization?s existing infrastructure and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, the agile coach will play a key role in long-term strategy across GDOT IT, helping our teams deliver better products and services in a faster, more efficient manner.Location RequirementsMust be able to work onsite at our Downtown Atlanta office located at West PeachtreeMust be accessible and local to the Metro Atlanta area. Hybrid Work Schedule - 3 days onsite. 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 people of various technical disciplines, 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? Work directly with Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and the PMO to nurture a healthy and productive agile environmentResponsibilities? 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 leadership in understanding and participating in good agile practices? Facilitate the development of working agreements between teams and departments to improve cross-functional collaboration? Guide the organization in implementing structured prioritization frameworks based on business value? Assist in establishing clear escalation paths and practices to reduce workflow interruptions? Help teams develop strategies for managing technical debt within agile frameworks? Support the formation and maintenance of stable teams with clear ownership boundariesRequired skills and qualifications? Five or more years of experience as agile coach ? Experience in using scrum, kanban, and knowledge of how agile scales best? Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments? Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity, even in a hybrid waterfall environment? Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching? Excellent written and verbal communication skills? Heightened personal skills to resolve conflicts and enable people of different skills to work well together? Ability to work directly with people in any position, regardless of technical skill or title? Able to recognize antpatterns within team dynamics and proactively work to avoid or remove them? Experience breaking down organizational silos and improving collaboration between development and operations teams? Demonstrated success in shifting organizations from reactive to proactive approaches? Knowledge of techniques for integrating quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle? Experience implementing value-based prioritization frameworks? Track record of successfully managing organizational change in environments with entrenched practicesPreferred 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, business management, and/or project management? Previous management experienceRequired Skills Experience in using scrum, kanban, and knowledge of how agile scales bestRequired5YearsExperience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity, even in a hybrid waterfall environmentRequired5YearsAble to recognize ant patterns within team dynamics and proactively work to avoid or remove themRequired5YearsExperience breaking down organizational silos and improving collaboration between development and operations teamsRequired5YearsWhy Work with UsBenefitsAt Cook Systems, we don't just offer jobs we build futures. Our team is the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to supporting you with benefits that go beyond the basics. We want you to feel secure, valued, and empowered from the very beginning of your journey with us. 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