Agile Coach

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3500000 - Rs 6000000 (ie INR 35- 60 LPA)

Min Experience: 10+ years

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced Agile Coach to lead and accelerate Agile adoption across teams, departments, and enterprise programs. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in Agile coaching and Agile transformation, who can drive organizational change while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and customer-centric delivery.

As an Agile Coach, you will work closely with senior leadership, product teams, engineering, PMOs, and cross-functional stakeholders to implement Agile best practices, improve delivery effectiveness, and build high-performing Agile teams. You will mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leaders while enabling organizations to successfully scale Agile methodologies across multiple business units. Experience with enterprise-level Agile frameworks and transformation initiatives will be highly valued.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead organization-wide Agile transformation initiatives and establish a sustainable Agile culture.
• Coach executives, business leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile teams on Agile values, principles, and practices.
• Assess organizational Agile maturity and develop tailored transformation roadmaps to improve delivery outcomes.
• Mentor cross-functional teams to adopt Agile methodologies, enhance collaboration, and continuously improve performance.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, leadership workshops, retrospectives, and strategic planning sessions when required.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using metrics, feedback, and coaching interventions.
• Help teams identify delivery bottlenecks and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and predictability.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and business stakeholders to align Agile execution with organizational objectives.
• Support large-scale Agile implementation across multiple teams and programs.
• Develop Agile training programs, coaching materials, and knowledge-sharing sessions for various organizational levels.
• Promote servant leadership, transparency, accountability, and a mindset of continuous learning throughout the organization.
• Guide leadership in building governance models that support Agile delivery without compromising business objectives.

Required Skills

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience as an Agile Coach in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proven expertise in leading complex Agile transformation programs across multiple teams and business units.
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Extreme Programming (XP).
• Excellent coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with senior leadership to drive organizational change and Agile maturity.
• Strong conflict resolution, communication, and change management capabilities.
• Ability to establish Agile metrics, measure team performance, and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience coaching distributed and cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience implementing SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) across enterprise programs.
• Exposure to Enterprise Agile transformation strategies and governance models.
• Knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management and Agile PMO practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD practices, and Agile engineering principles.
• Agile certifications such as Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), ICAgile, Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of professional experience, including significant experience in Agile coaching, organizational transformation, and enterprise delivery.
• Demonstrated success in coaching multiple Agile teams while influencing leadership and organizational culture.