Agile Coach (London Area)

• Facilitate and champion Agile best practices and Scrum events across squads to ensure productive, positive, and time-boxed ceremonies.
• Enable iterative delivery of customer value by supporting backlog refinement, sprint execution, and alignment of deliverables to business goals.
• Empower teams by removing blockers, resolving conflicts, and using metrics to enhance transparency and flow of work.
• Build and coach high-performing teams by promoting collaboration, encouraging continuous improvement, and fostering a resilient Agile mindset.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders (product owners, business partners, and vendors), ensuring trust, transparency, and alignment on priorities.
• Guide teams and leaders through Agile transformation, applying deep facilitation skills and influencing change in ways of working.
• Contribute to governance by ensuring high data quality and effective representation at relevant forums.
• Translate complex technical discussions (Java, AWS, BDD concepts) for broader audiences, ensuring clear understanding across functions.
• Champion secure Agile delivery practices and advocate for technical excellence within cross-functional delivery teams.
• Remain current with Agile and DevOps trends, contributing to internal communities of practice and knowledge sharing.

Technical & Professional Skills

• Proven experience in Agile coaching or Scrum Mastery within large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Solid understanding of Java, BDD testing, and Public Cloud (AWS) environments.
• Knowledge of IAM solutions (e.g., PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS) and secure architecture principles is a plus.
• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills with technical and business stakeholders alike.
• Accredited Agile certification (Scrum.org, SAFe, ICAgile, etc.) highly desirable.
• Resilience, patience, and a growth mindset to navigate and influence change.