Current Position | Agile Coach | CGI

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Job Overview:

No of positions: 1
Position: Agile Coach
Work location: Bangalore
Experience: 12 to 18 Years

Position Description:

CGI is looking for an Agile Coach. We are actively pursuing development of new products to market in an aggressive campaign and require an experienced Agile Coach who can champion adoption and continual improvement of Agile practices for software development. Candidates must be comfortable working at all levels (team, stakeholder and organizational leadership) to help the

organization use agile software development methodologies as a strategic asset to foster business value delivery. Candidates must have evolved facilitation skills and be comfortable in mentoring, training and/or offering professional coaching.

Your future duties and responsibilities:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
– Create and drive portfolio-wide Agile adoption strategy and rollout plans.
– Provide Agile coaching to teams on all aspects of the project management framework, with a strong focus on Scrum practices. This includes working in a hands-on manner with the teams, as well as in a consultant model.
– Embrace servant leadership and embody the qualities and mindsets that are associated with Agile methods.
– Enable the continual improvement of software development projects. This includes better predictability of scheduling, improvement of productivity, emphasis for quality of delivery commitments.
– Coach teams and management towards improving agile processes and metrics. Help with new Scrum team setup or evaluate and mentor existing Scrum teams. Deliver training classes as part of coaching for roles including product owners, developers and testers.
– Develop and evaluate team metrics and make recommendations to teams and management for improvements.
– Capture feedback and continuously improve Agile guidance, training materials and content.
– Guide the organization towards Agile maturity by organizing workshops and presentations.
– Bring disclosure and transparency to the business and earn the trust of the company.
– Participate in Agile knowledge communities; continuously share and improve related practices and knowledge.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
– 5+ years in the use of  methodologies and supporting tools
– 2+ years working in an Agility training/coaching role with exposure to large organizational transformations
– Must have enterprise-level Agile and organizational change management experience
– Solid background utilizing an Agile framework (e.g. Scrum, Extreme Programming, Kanban, SAFe) in software development
– Strong presentation and facilitation skills, coaching and mentorship experience
– Solid oral, written, and presentation skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills
– Experience with independently transitioning software teams to a variation of Agile process.
– Experience coaching and mentoring software teams on Agile process transitions. Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff and leadership
– Experience in creating and delivering Agile training/workshop
– Able to handle conflict resolution well, facilitating discussion and alternatives of different approaches
– Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
– Project management experience within agile software development environments
– Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification
– Solid technical software development background

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
– Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) certification
– BS in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field
– Experience with Scaled Agile (preferably SAFe) implementations

What you can expect from us – CGI – Company Profile Description:

At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company – one that has grown to 68,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients – and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at http://www.cgi.com.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Write me an email with your updated profile on (amith.somani@cgi.com)

Amith Somani | Human Resource– Talent Acquisition
India Global Infrastructure Services Delivery Center | CGI
Divyasree Technopolis, 124-125, Yemlur P.O. Off Airport Road, Bangalore – 560037
M: +91 8123000300  Email – amith.somani@cgi.com | cgi.com

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