Senior Agile Coach

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Revamp CINC's release and delivery methodology from a stage-gated approach to a continuous flow model leveraging Lean, DevOps, and flow principles.

• Mentor engineering and product teams while collaborating with leaders on trunk-based development, small-batch flow, test automation, and continuous delivery practices.

• Implement and maintain operational systems that facilitate the flow of value, including visual management, delivery cadence, and alignment of product/platform initiatives.

• Assess delivery performance utilizing DORA and flow metrics, such as deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, mean time to recovery, WIP, and flow efficiency.

• Organize release planning and readiness evaluations at both product-line and team levels.

• Collaborate with Platform and DevEx teams to integrate automated quality and compliance indicators.

• Detect bottlenecks and propose enhancements through data analysis, experimentation, and structured decision-making processes.

• Highlight demand, capacity, and dependency signals to Product and Engineering leaders.

• Lead retrospectives, postmortems, and system-wide reflection sessions.

• Ensure visibility of ongoing work, risks, and dependencies using VSM tools and dashboards.

• Guide teams in resolving conflicts and engaging in constructive debates.

• Implement governance models and delivery practices that align with speed and safety objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in software delivery or engineering leadership roles, with at least 3 years dedicated to coaching and supporting delivery transformation in organizations of 50 or more individuals.

• Proven track record of enhancing release processes towards continuous delivery in complex, multi-team software environments.

• Strong technical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, trunk-based development, automation, and DevOps methodologies.

• Solid understanding of Lean flow principles, constraints theory, systems thinking, and agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).

• Proficient in utilizing and interpreting delivery data (DORA, flow metrics, SLOs) to foster improvement and alignment.

• Comfortable working across a range of technologies, from monolithic systems to microservices.

• Strong facilitation skills and the ability to collaborate diplomatically and assertively amidst conflicting priorities.

• Capable of using data and structured reasoning to resolve conflicts and make progress without direct authority.

• Experience in balancing speed, safety, and quality through continuous learning cycles.

• Exceptional communication skills to influence senior leaders and motivate technical teams.

• Versatile coaching skills that adapt to the maturity of each team.

• Experience with SQL Server or other enterprise database systems is a plus.

• RTE certification, such as SAFe RTE, is advantageous.

• Background in cloud-native and service-oriented architectures is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Generous paid time off and holiday policies.