Job Description :
Hi,



Hope you’re doing great.

This is Shivangi with KPG99 Inc. . I have the following job opportunity of Agile Coach in Boston, MA. Please see the job description below and let me know if you would be interested in it. You can either reply to this mail or call me at



Title: Agile Coach

Location: Boston, MA
Duration: 6+ month ongoing project
Interview Process: The manager will NOT hire from Skype. The candidate must go in for an onsite interview before an offer will be extended.

Agile Coach Job Description
The Agile Coach will be responsible for leading, planning and implementing the Agile adoption initiative for multiple software delivery teams.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of successfully leading Agile adoption initiatives and a strong background in software development lifecycles.
Additionally, the ideal candidate will be a seasoned, mature, and organizationally savvy leader with a broad understanding of how technology affects and is integrated in a non-technology-focused organization. The candidate must be an excellent listener, possess outstanding facilitation and conflict-resolution skills, the ability to work in collaborative environments, and have an energetic, self-motivated, value-driven and customer-focused mindset.


Primary Responsibilities


Coach, mentor, and advise technology, business, and management teams in applying Agile values, principles, frameworks, and approaches. Conduct training sessions and workshops.
Coach, mentor, and guide teams in Agile release planning, kickoff, and sprint planning events.
Coach and mentor teams in creating, managing, and using product backlogs, identifying project interdependencies, and delivering value using doneness and acceptance criteria.
Encourage and promote established engineering practices like unit testing, pair programming, test-driven development, and continuous integration.
Encourage and promote engineering practices that lead to an appropriate level of quality; foster learning and use of automated testing
Guide Scrum Masters in facilitating Scrum events and activities (sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospective, backlog refinement, release planning
Develop Scrum Master and Product Owner skills in team members.
Guide teams in using and sharing data to improve outcomes, delivery, and organizational support.
Guide teams in removing impediments, finding agreement, and resolving conflicts; promote continuous improvement and continuous transparency throughout delivery cycles.
Assist teams in effective use of JIRA and Confluence for sharing delivery data and progress across locations and time.



Required Experience


5+ years of experience in training, mentoring, and coaching teams in adopting and maintaining an Agile mindset, with deep experience in employing Scrum, Kanban, and modern engineering practices.
Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, leading complex multiple technology programs/projects using Scrum; experience with other Agile approaches.
Experience using tools like Jira, VersionOne, or Rally (CA Agile Central
Experience coaching geographically dispersed teams across multiple time zones.
15+ years of IT experience, with end-to-end experience on large-scale systems development projects and process improvements efforts.






Thanks and Regards ,

Shivangi Singh | Team Lead | KPG99, INC
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