JobDescription:Enterprise AgileCoach

Role:EnterpriseAgileCoach

Location:UAE,but canbeginremote workinitially.

Background:

TheBankembarkedonanAgileTransformationprogramlastyear.Theaimoftheprogramistocreateandmaintainmomentum in the transition to new ways of working, with the aim of
delivering world class banking services.Theprogram is gaining momentum: The
Technology Division has been re-structured to support Agile delivery, and theTransformationTeamiscurrentlyworkingwithagrowingnumberofAgileteams.TheEnterpriseAgileCoachwillbeassignedtoanareaofthebank,adomain,e.g.PersonalBankingGroup,CoreSystems,etc.tocoachandtraincross-functional,self-organizingteamsinAgileprinciples,practices,processes,andbehaviors.Inadditiontoworkingwiththe Agile teams, the Enterprise Agile Coach is also expected to
contribute to the overall transformation program byformulatingrecommendationsforbetter
waysofworkingcollaborativelywithother
Agile coaches.

Keyresponsibilities:

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Supportyourassigneddomainandtheirstakeholdersinthetransformation;mentortheseniorteam,identifytheirkey blockers,andmaintaina roadmapofteamsto
entertheprogram.

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Conductteamobservationstoidentifythemostappropriateapproachfortraining/coaching

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Providecoachingtotheteams,bothatateamandindividuallevel,sotheyadoptanAgileway ofworking

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Deliver AgiletrainingtotheAgileteamsandotherstakeholders

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Createorcontributeto,andevolveAgiletrainingmaterialsthataretailoredtotheBank,includingAgileteamtraining, rolespecific training, and Agileleadership

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Liaisewithothercoachestoensurewe capturedependenciesandlearnings,particularlyintheearlystages

·       
Contributetothedevelopmentoftheprogramincludingbutnotlimitedtodefiningthebestwayto:

o   
engageseniorstakeholders fromtechnologyandbusinessintheprocess

o   
scaleupbeyondthepilots

o   
continuallyoptimisetheapproach

o   
supporttheTransformationTeamindefiningtheTargetOperatingModel

o    support the
re-design of processes in the Bank designed for waterfall projects, e.g. the
funding /planningcycle

·       
Createanddeliverawarenesssessionstoseniorstakeholders

Keyexperience/skills:

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Workedin Agileforaminimumof10years,inamixofdeliveryandcoachingroles,someofwhich
wasspentin a large, complex organization

·       
BeenpartoftwoormoreAgiletransformationprograms

·        ·  Candemonstratetheirabilitytoinfluenceseniorstakeholdersandcontributetoachangeofmindsetinanorganisation

·      ·   
In-depthknowledgeofdifferentAgileframeworks,inparticularScrumandKanban,plusoneormorescalingframeworkslikeSAFe,LeSS,
Nexus,DAD,ortheSpotifycase-study.

·       ·  Certified as an Agile Coach and/or Scrum Master. Basic certification
(CSM, PSM1, SA, TKP or equivalent) isnecessary,andadvancedcertificationsareaplus(SPC,SPCT,CAL,CSP, CAC, PSM2orequivalent).

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Ableto workin ahands-onrole,whilstalsocontributingataprogramlevel.

·       
Flexibleapproach,andproactiveinidentifyingadditionalvaluetheycanadd.

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UptodateoncurrenttrendsandemergingbestpracticesinAgileengineeringandprojectmanagementpractices.