Temporary Senior Manager, Agile Coach

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with TDIO leadership to develop and enhance the Capability Operating Model.

• Establish scalable Agile methodologies that align with the firm’s culture, governance, and strategic goals.

• Create and refine playbooks, templates, planning frameworks, operating rhythms, intake and prioritization models, RACIs, metrics, and dashboards.

• Formulate practical strategies, templates, and coaching resources for Capability Owners to develop and advance capability backlogs.

• Work alongside Learning & Development and Change Management to provide Agile guidance, training, and communication initiatives.

• Guide teams in the progressive adoption of Agile methodologies, including Kanban, Scrum, or Hybrid delivery methods.

• Mentor Capability Owners, Agile Leads, and Capability Teams on Agile principles and product-focused delivery.

• Facilitate activities related to prioritization, roadmapping, capacity planning, dependency management, and continuous improvement.

• Promote servant leadership behaviors through mentoring and workshops.

• Observe team practices and ceremonies, providing actionable coaching insights.

• Enhance team practices including planning, backlog refinement, board walks, reviews, retrospectives, and others.

• Evaluate team maturity and suggest practical enhancements and delivery metrics.

• Identify organizational challenges and collaborate with leadership to eliminate obstacles.

• Create reusable templates, guides, and standards.

• Develop training materials and lead workshops.

• Collaborate with PMO, Product Management, Architecture, and Delivery leadership.

• Partner with Learning & Development to curate role-specific learning paths.

• Keep abreast of Agile, Lean, product management, organizational design, and delivery methodologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Organizational Development, or a related discipline is required.

• Agile certification (e.g., ICAgile, CEC, SPC, CSP, PSM) is preferred.

• Over 8 years of experience in leading Agile transformations or coaching organizations in Agile adoption.

• Proven experience in implementing Product or Capability Operating Models in complex organizational settings.

• Experience in coaching senior leaders, product teams, and cross-functional groups through organizational change.

• Professional services or consulting background is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, product-centric delivery, Agile operating models, and continuous improvement principles.

• Experience in executive coaching, facilitation, stakeholder management, workshop delivery, organizational change, and Agile tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira.

• Ability to tailor Agile frameworks to meet organizational needs while maintaining a balance between governance and delivery objectives.

• Capacity to influence without direct authority, develop effective operating models, and drive organizational adoption of innovative working methods.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees.