Red Hat Agile Continuous Improvement Coach
Job Summary:
Red Hat IT is seeking an Agile Continuous Improvement Coach to support all internal Agile teams at Red Hat, with a primary focus on Red Hat IT teams. This role will establish an Agile Continuous Improvement Group as part of the IT Strategy & Enablement Planning and Execution team. This role will enable continuous improvement of Agile practices through coaching, training, mentoring, documentation and governance where appropriate. The Agile CI Coach will work to understand the current state of Agile practices for teams, and choose from a variety of capabilities to support and improve agile adoption and team performance.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Define and implement a plan for the creation of an Agile Continuous Improvement Coaching Group, focused on support and continuous improvement for Agile practices in IT, working to evolve the Agile maturity of teams. Support teams and organizations on their Agile journey by helping them identify their opportunities for continuous improvement practices that will help them deliver their product. Identify opportunities to standardize tools, techniques and measurements being used in IT, to improve overall agile methodologies and delivery Lead Agilists and other coaches in sound methods and practices that help teams deliver and help Red Hat have a common Agile “voice” Ensure that teams and organizations understand Agile principles, why those principles will help them in their product delivery, and how Agile itself is evolving. Build Coaching relationships with individuals, teams, and organizations that will foster long-lasting and effective Agile adoption Prepare engagement analysis tools and measurements with teams and organizations Provide to teams analysis and feedback that will help them grow while holding them accountable for continuing their own improvement Present Agile practices and cultural models to internal teams, leaders, and executive sponsorship so that they can mature to match the Agile culture Partner with IT teams to build out a Product Management/Product Owner model, utilizing current tools (CA PPM) to define product roadmaps and resource management Collaborate with Open Innovation Labs on Agile coaching practices and methods
Required Skills:
4+ years as a scrum master or Agilist working with multiple teams simultaneously Demonstrated track record of developing relationships across multiple Agile teams within and across organizations Experience in working with multiple Agile frameworks including kanban, XP, DevOps, and Lean Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or industry-recognized equivalent Certified Team Coach (CTC) in progress or higher Training teams in Agile and facilitating workshops Experience with aligning Agile methodologies to Project Portfolio Management Controls, Tools and Methodologies. Active in the local or regional Agile Community Must become an active member of Red Hat’s Agile Coaches group Must become an active member of Red Hat’s Agile + DevOps COP
Experience in the following is a plus:
Applying Agile in industries beyond IT Coaching certification or coursework outside of Agile Continuously learning and experimenting Driving organizational change Project management Product management