- Coach, mentor and teach squads, leaders and individuals
- Improve cross-functional collaboration between Product, Engineering, Data, Science and other disciplines
- Improve flow by reducing batch sizes, slicing work effectively and shortening lead times
- Support squads in becoming outcome-focused and self-organising
- Facilitate workshops, retrospectives and difficult conversations
- Use qualitative and quantitative evidence to identify improvement opportunities and assess changes
- Improve interactions between squads and other teams, reducing friction and organisational bottlenecks
- Develop training, tools and practical approaches for multiple teams
- Support formation of new squads and improve onboarding across Technology, Product and Data
- Work alongside squads and leaders to identify opportunities and make practical, sustainable changes
- Help teams become capable of improving without relying on the coach
Requirements
- Experience helping multiple cross-functional product, technology or data teams become more effective
- Experience working in high-performing product and engineering environments
- Broad understanding of modern product development, software engineering and delivery practices
- Experience improving flow, collaboration, quality, customer value or organisational capability
- Ability to coach and influence individual contributors through senior leaders
- Confidence moving between coaching, mentoring, teaching, facilitation and direct advice
- Experience using evidence and data to understand problems and measure improvements
- Strong judgement and pragmatism
- Comfortable operating in regulated, governed, constrained or traditional environments
- Real-world experience, a strong point of view and judgement to adapt approach to the situation
- Experience with Scrum, Kanban, XP, DevOps or continuous delivery can be useful
- Experience with scaled Agile frameworks is not required and advocacy for SAFe is not sought
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in coaching and mentoring cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration, improve flow, and drive organizational capability. Proficient in using qualitative and quantitative evidence to identify improvement opportunities and facilitate effective change.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Coaching And Mentoring
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Continuous Delivery
Hard Skills
- Product Development
- Software Engineering
- Delivery Practices
- Flow Improvement
- Organizational Capability
Soft Skills
- Facilitation
- Judgement
- Pragmatism
- Teaching
- Influencing
Industry Keywords
- High-Performing Environments
- Agile Frameworks
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Outcome-Focused Teams
- Self-Organizing Teams
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Senior Agile Coach in London employer: Jobtailor
As a Client Services Coordinator at our dynamic company, you will thrive in a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. We offer comprehensive training, opportunities for advancement, and a collaborative environment where your contributions are valued. Located in a vibrant area, our team enjoys a healthy work-life balance and the chance to engage with diverse clients, making every day rewarding and meaningful.
