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Agile Coach
Nashville, Tennessee
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Brooksource
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Job Description:
Product & Agile Transformation Coach
Nashville, TN
Hybrid role
Compensation: $85-$90/hour
Contractor / Consultant (Project-based, with potential extension)
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our client is seeking an experienced Product & Agile Transformation Coach to guide teams, leaders, and partners through the transition from project-based to product-centric delivery models and from waterfall to agile methodologies. This hybrid role, based in Nashville, TN, involves hands-on coaching of product managers, delivery managers, and cross-functional technical teams to embed modern delivery practices, foster continuous improvement, and align with organizational goals and constraints. You will work alongside IT leadership, product managers, delivery teams, and governance partners to embed product-centric thinking, modern delivery practices, and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include facilitating workshops, supporting the evolution of governance and funding models, and providing actionable feedback to leadership. Experience with public sector or large enterprise transformations and relevant agile certifications are preferred. This is a contractor/consultant position with potential for extension, reporting to IT/Product Transformation Leadership.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Coach teams and leaders through the transition from project-centric to product-oriented delivery
- Support the shift from waterfall delivery models to agile and hybrid agile practices
- Provide hands-on coaching to Product Managers, Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters, and cross-functional technical teams
- Help teams establish and refine product vision, pipelines, roadmaps, outcome-based planning, metrics, and backlog management and prioritization practices
- Assess current delivery practices and recommend pragmatic improvement approaches
- Facilitate workshops and working sessions (e.g., agile fundamentals, product mindset, team charters)
- Partner with leadership to align governance and funding models, intake and prioritization processes, and delivery metrics and reporting
- Support teams in adapting agile practices to enterprise or public-sector constraints
- Model servant leadership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety
- Provide feedback, observations, and recommendations to leadership throughout the engagement
- Deliverables may include: agile and product maturity assessments, team and leadership coaching plans, product and delivery working agreements, training materials and workshop outputs, and recommendations for sustained product and agile practices
WHAT YOU BRING
- Demonstrated experience as an Agile Coach, Product Coach, or Delivery Transformation Coach
- Proven success coaching teams through project-to-product and waterfall-to-agile transitions
- Experience working with cross-functional technical teams (engineering, business analysts, QA, operations, security, data)
- Strong understanding of agile and lean principles, product management practices, and incremental/iterative delivery models
- Ability to coach at multiple levels (team, product, leadership)
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills
- Comfortable working in complex, matrixed, or highly regulated environments
- Experience in public sector, government, or large enterprise transformations (preferred)
- Familiarity with frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, LeSS, or other scaling approaches (used pragmatically, not dogmatically)
- Experience evolving governance and funding models to support product delivery (preferred)
- Change management or organizational design experience (preferred)
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Agile Coach, SAFe SPC, ICP-ACC/ATF, PMP transitioning to agile) (preferred)
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
- Opportunity to drive meaningful transformation in a complex, high-impact environment
- Flexible hybrid or remote work arrangements
- Potential for contract extension based on performance and organizational needs
- Engagement with forward-thinking IT/Product Transformation Leadership
- Chance to shape and embed modern delivery practices at scale
Disclaimer: Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.
EEO:
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Benefits & Perks:
Eight Eleven Group offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Pay Disclaimer:
The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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