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Job Summary
The Lead Agile Coach fulfills key roles in executing new "ways of working" and partnering with cross-functional IT and business teams to deliver value. The Lead Agile Coach will champion Agile values and principles in the organization, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. This role will partner with delivery teams, Product Owners, and senior leadership to develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for agile adoption and sustainment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the development of coaching strategies and plans for agile adoption based on assessment outcome and transformation goals
- Drive organizational change and advance Agile mindset by championing Agile values, principles, and practices
- Lead initiatives to promote adoption and sustainment of Agile ways of working at all levels of the organization
- Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning to support transformation efforts
- Expose teams to the latest innovative thinking and ideas from the Lean, Agile, Product communities
- Mentor and coach Agile Leads, Product Owners, Leadership and other related roles to build their capabilities and effectiveness
- Provide guidance and support to teams and individuals in adopting Agile practices, overcoming challenges, and optimizing their performance and effectiveness
- Provide coaching on discovery and continuous delivery of customer centric work, including creation of product roadmaps, user journey, story maps, product backlogs, and iterative delivery
- Deliver hands-on coaching to individual teams in all aspects of scrum and kanban frameworks
- Conduct assessments and retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and tailor coaching approaches accordingly
- Develop and deliver training programs, workshops, and learning resources to increase awareness and proficiency in Agile and Product approaches
- Collaborate with internal and external training providers to design customized learning experiences tailored to the organization's needs
- Analyze data and performance metrics to identify trends, assess progress, and make data-driven decisions to drive continuous improvement
- Regularly report on the status and outcomes of Agile transformation efforts to stakeholders and senior leadership
- Support efforts to define, embrace, and celebrate our organizational culture
- Collaborate with leadership to identify opportunities, facilitate conversations, and drive execution of solutions that improve cultural health
- S. or B.A. required; advanced degree preferred
- Advanced Agile, Product, scaling certifications or equivalent education
- 8+ years' experience coaching teams and organizations in agility.
- Experience with product management practices including product vision, strategy, objectives and key results, discovery, and delivery
- Certification in Business Process Engineering, Six Sigma or Lean experience a plus
- Experience working in financial Services a plus
- Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence) knowledge a plus
- Advanced knowledge and demonstration of Agile principles, practices, and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean, scaled), as well as product principles and practices
- Ability to create and deliver training content, workshop materials, and guides
- Demonstrated ability to coach teams in environments where Agile is not fully understood
- Strong leadership and change management skills with the ability to influence and inspire change at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated servant and influential leadership
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and independently deliver on high complexity assignments
- Exceptional presentation, facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to build rapport and trust with stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build strong relationships
- Ability to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to collaborate, facilitate, and coach across an organization in a virtual environment utilizing collaborative tools
- Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and metrics to drive decision-making and measure the impact of Agility initiatives
- Knowledge of information technology integrations, development processes, and CI/CD
- Perform other functions, duties and projects as assigned
- Regular and punctual attendance
- Some travel required (less than 10%)
Additional Information
Work Environments
F&G believes in an employee-centric flexible environment, which is why we offer the ability for in-office, hybrid and remote work arrangements. During the hiring process, you'll work with your leader to decide what works best for your role.
F&G complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for F&G. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact talentacquisition@fglife.com.
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About F&G
Since 1959, Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (F&G) has offered annuity and life insurance products to those who are seeking security in retirement and protection during life's unexpected events.
As a national Top Workplace1, an Iowa Top Workplace2 and a proud equal opportunity employer, F&G team members are empowered, collaborative, dynamic and authentic. We believe that by embracing these values, we will continue to build and strengthen the company while continuing to be a great place to work.
1Top Workplaces USA 2022 - 2023
2Des Moines Register Top Workplaces 2018 - 2022
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