Company: to be released via phone call

Role: Lead Scrum Master/Agile Coach

Duration: 3-6 month contract to HIRE

Location: Hybrid in Charlotte, NC - onsite 3x per week

Pay Rate: $60-$70 per hour

Must Haves:

10+ years of experience working in an Agile Environment
8+ years of experience working as a Scrum Master OR Agile Coach/Champion/Delivery Lead
Must hold either CSM or SAFe Agilist Certification
Experience with Jira, Confluence and Trello

Plusses:

Experience working in the data engineering space
Experience in the retail industry, with knowledge of retail operations
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) and their data-related services.
Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Kanban, Lean) and Agile scaling frameworks (e.g., LeSS)
Experience with marketing automation platforms

Day-2-Day:

Our client is looking for a Lead Scrum Master/ Agile Coach to join their team. The Lead Scrum Master/Agile Coach is crucial in spearheading the development and embedding agile ways of working & methodologies across the client's engineering & BI organization. The AGILE Coach/Scrum Master lead will be a dedicated advocate for Agile principles and methodologies, with a proven ability to drive collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within data engineering & BI teams. This role will play a critical part in promoting Agile excellence, enhancing agility, and fostering a culture of innovation. This role will be accountable for setting up and guiding multiple agile teams across the Engineering & BI organization.

Additional responsibilities are shown below:

Agile Transformation Leadership: Lead a Global Data Engineering & BI agile transformation efforts by defining agile principles, practices, and frameworks tailored to the specific needs of the organization. Develop and implement strategies to drive agile adoption and maturity across development teams and departments
Agile Work Coaching : Provide leadership and team-level coaching for roadmap and backlog management, prioritization, and work decomposition. Leverages continuous improvement process to provide guidance for evolving Agile model and approach
Project Coordination: Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize and manage the product backlog. Ensure that the teams have a clear understanding of the product vision and goals. Remove impediments and obstacles that may hinder team productivity and progress.
Community Engagement and Knowledge Sharing: Actively engage with Agile practitioners, enthusiasts, and stakeholders to foster a vibrant and inclusive Agile community. Organize regular forums, events, meetups, and knowledge sharing sessions to promote collaboration, networking, and the exchange of best practices among agile teams
Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate with the Data Engineering & BI leadership, and other stakeholders to align Agile initiatives with business goals, priorities, and strategic objectives. Ensure transparency and foster strong relationships between IT and business teams.
Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement: Champion agile principles and practices across the organization and promote buy-in and support from stakeholders at all levels. Partner with senior leadership, functional leads, and cross-functional teams to drive cultural change and overcome resistance to agile adoption
Scalability and Enterprise Agility: Collaborate with enterprise agile coaches and leaders to ensure alignment of agile practices and initiatives with broader organizational goals and objectives. Develop strategies to scale agile practices across the enterprise and drive alignment and consistency in agile implementation
Agile Coaching and Training : Provide guidance, mentorship, and coaching to Agile teams, Scrum Masters, Data Engineering & BI leadership, and other stakeholders to enhance their understanding and application of Agile methodologies
Metrics and Reporting : Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness and impact of Agile practices within the organization. Generate reports and insights to track progress and identify areas for improvement. Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to all relevant parties

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