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Agile Coach
Louisville, Kentucky
Remote
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Job Description:
Agile Coach
Fortune 50 Health Insurance Client
Remote
We are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to support and guide Lean-Agile transformation across multiple portfolios within a complex, scaled environment. This role is crucial in enabling true business agility, optimizing the flow of value, and aligning teams to strategic outcomes using SAFe® and Lean Portfolio Management practices.
While coaching is a part of this role (~15-20%), the focus is on strategic enablement, tooling leadership (especially Jira Align), and partnering across both leadership and delivery teams to ensure the portfolios are structured for agility — not hierarchy. This is a role for a strong self-starter who can work independently, influence change, and navigate complex enterprise dynamics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lean-Agile Coaching & Transformation Leadership
- Serve as a coach to Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Scrum Masters, and Agile teams within the portfolio spokes.
- Partner with IT and Business leaders to challenge traditional structures and facilitate meaningful conversations about value delivery and team design.
- Model and promote SAFe® principles, Lean thinking, and Agile values throughout the organization.
- Organize and support Communities of Practice (CoPs) and local LACE initiatives.
- Mentor and support leadership (especially in platform environments) on how to lead through influence rather than hierarchy.
- Enterprise Tooling – Jira Align Champion
- Lead Jira Align adoption across ARTs and portfolios.
- Partner with teams to ensure alignment between configuration and organizational structure.
- Conduct training sessions and offer ongoing support tailored to each portfolio’s needs.
- Collaborate with Agile tooling teams to evolve tool usage and maintain best practices.
- Portfolio & Flow Optimization
- Facilitate Value Stream Mapping, Portfolio Kanban adoption, and transformation planning.
- Coach leadership on flow metrics and SAFe’s 8 Flow Accelerators.
- Support and optimize portfolio-level events such as PI Planning and Solution Demos.
- Provide thought leadership around Lean Portfolio Management and its integration with business strategy.
- Leadership Coaching & Advocacy
- Act as a strategic partner to business and IT leaders to promote agile thinking and enterprise agility.
- Help influence leadership by demonstrating value through new ways of working.
- Create and maintain transformation communication plans that promote alignment and transparency across spokes.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Active SAFe® 6.0 Program Consultant (SPC) certification.
- Experience implementing Lean Portfolio Management at scale.
- Strong working knowledge and hands-on experience with Jira Align.
- Demonstrated experience in Agile transformation efforts within large, complex organizations.
- Proven ability to coach across organizational levels, including executives, product leaders, and delivery teams.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and influencing skills.
- Comfortable navigating platform-oriented portfolios and understanding their unique dynamics.
Nice to Have:
- Advanced SAFe® Program Consultant (ASPC) certification or willingness to obtain within 4 months.
- Experience working in platform portfolio environments.
- Previous experience working in spoke/hub organizational models.
- Background in change management and enterprise tooling strategy.
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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