About This Role
Agility Partners is seeking qualified Agile Coach to support one of Cardinal Health's growing organizations. We are seeking servant leader and coach for a Cohort (Squad of Squads) which could be in support of a singular, large product, or a mix of products focused on a cross-product initiative, who is responsible for maximizing the flow of value created by the collection of squads.
Accountabilities
- Facilitate Cohort events (Squad of Squads) such as: Cohort Increment Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Solution Demo, Cohort Inspect & Adapt, etc.
- Design dashboards to provide squads roll up metrics for program level reporting
- Teach/Participate Cohort Leadership Trio in managing Product roadmap and progress tracking using Jira & Jira Portfolio plugin
- Remove or Facilitate the removal of Systemic Impediments at Cohort level
- Guard squads to help them focus on valuetized work
- Partner with people managers to provide the competencies and skills needed to enable the environment for results.
- Coach Squad ATFs within Cohort to foster the flow of value delivery
- Facilitate/Collaborate Cross-squads and cross-cohorts impacts and risk management
- Facilitate/ Coordinate the integration of Squad's Increment within Cohort
- Guide Agile Team Facilitators on impediments removal
- Partner with Solution owners and Delivery Mangers to ensure awareness of Total Cost of Ownership, and balance the prioritization of technical debt and SRT fixes.
- Facilitate positive relationships and harmonious collaboration with the Business Product Manager and Product Owner
- Protect the autonomy of Squads, allowing for self-organization without outside influence
- Encourage interactions and collaboration to foster value delivery
- Encourages and enables open and honest communication among the Squads
- Situationally applies the values and principles of both agile and lean in practice
- Serve the Cohort Leadership Trio to achieve their objectives
- Ensure Cohort events are effective and achieve its desired outcomes
- Teach/Coach on visual management practices
Benefits And Perks
This is a great opportunity to join a team that is responsible for creating cutting-edge solutions and supporting innovative projects.
- You will have the ability to shape the future of the products as they expand across the enterprise platforms
- Have the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with a product-centric team that values relationships and innovation
- Working in an environment where technology and healthcare converge to help solve tough healthcare issues
- A casual work environment with a startup feel; the ability to work remote, but travel will be required a few times a year to engage with the team in person
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Life Insurance
- Disability coverage
The Ideal Candidate
The Ideal Candidate Would Bring The Following
- Experience creating automations in Jira
- Extremely proficient in calculating metrics from Jira (burn downs, point estimation, etc.)
- Lean Agile Mindset
- Servant Leader mentality