agile transformation coach

Openkyber

<div>Job Title: SAFe Agile Coach Location: Remote Duration : 12+ Months Job Description : A SAFe Agile Coach is responsible for driving Agile transformation at scale, enabling teams, programs, and leadership to adopt the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) effectively. This role operates at team, program (ART), and enterprise levels, focusing on coaching, governance, and continuous improvement. SAFe Agile Coach Job Description Role Overview The SAFe Agile Coach leads and supports the enterprise Agile transformation journey, ensuring alignment across teams, programs, and business stakeholders. The role involves coaching leadership, facilitating SAFe ceremonies, and improving delivery outcomes through Agile best practices. Key Responsibilities 1. SAFe Implementation &amp; Transformation Lead the adoption and rollout of SAFe across teams and programs. Define and implement: oAgile Release Trains (ARTs) oValue streams oSAFe governance structures Develop and execute the Agile transformation roadmap. 2. Coaching &amp; Mentoring Coach: oScrum Masters oProduct Owners oRelease Train Engineers (RTEs) oLeadership teams Promote Agile mindset and principles across the organization. Support teams in transitioning from traditional delivery to Agile/SAFe. 3. Program Increment (PI) Planning Facilitate and guide PI Planning events. Ensure alignment of: oBusiness objectives oTeam commitments oCross-team dependencies Support backlog readiness and prioritization. 4. Agile Delivery Excellence Improve team performance by: oRemoving impediments oEnhancing collaboration oDriving continuous improvement Introduce best practices in: oScrum oKanban oLean Agile delivery 5. Governance &amp; Metrics Establish Agile governance frameworks. Track and report key metrics such as: oVelocity oPredictability oPI objectives achievement Ensure visibility of program progress to stakeholders. 6. Stakeholder &amp; Leadership Engagement Work closely with senior leadership to: oAlign Agile initiatives with business goals oDrive cultural change Conduct executive briefings and Agile maturity assessments. 7. DevOps &amp; Continuous Improvement Promote DevOps practices and CI/CD adoption. Identify bottlenecks and optimize workflows. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across teams. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 10 15+ years of experience in Agile delivery and transformation. Hands-on experience with enterprise Agile frameworks (SAFe preferred). Certifications (Preferred) SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) SAFe Agilist (SA) Certified Scrum Master (CSM) PMI-ACP or equivalent Agile certifications Key Skills SAFe Implementation &amp; Coaching Agile Transformation Program &amp; Portfolio Management Stakeholder Management Facilitation &amp; Leadership Coaching Change Management Metrics &amp; Delivery Governance Typical Deliverables SAFe transformation roadmap PI planning facilitation artifacts Agile maturity assessment reports Program dashboards and metrics Coaching plans for teams and leadership
For applications and inquiries, contact: hirings@openkyber.com</div>

Collaboration Consultant

NavitasPartners

<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Job Title: Agile Coach (Contract)</h3>

Location: Washington, DC 
Duration: 7 Months 

<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Job Summary:</h3>

We are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to support a large-scale Agile transformation program. This role focuses on improving team effectiveness, facilitating program-level planning, enhancing Agile maturity, and enabling delivery of cloud-based enterprise systems. The Agile Coach will work across multiple teams to drive collaboration, continuous improvement, and alignment with strategic goals.

<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Key Responsibilities:</h3>
<h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Agile Coaching &amp; Transformation:</h4>
<ul><li>Establish and coach Agile teams across multiple product development groups</li>
<li>Guide teams in adopting and improving Agile frameworks and best practices</li>
<li>Support transformation into DevOps-enabled teams with CI/CD and automation</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Program &amp; Planning Facilitation:</h4>
<ul><li>Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning / Big Room Planning events</li>
<li>Lead Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and retrospectives</li>
<li>Support team alignment and cross-functional collaboration</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Strategic Planning &amp; Execution:</h4>
<ul><li>Collaborate with leadership to define strategic roadmaps and priorities</li>
<li>Align team objectives with business goals and program outcomes</li>
<li>Provide guidance on Agile scaling practices (SAFe framework)</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Team Effectiveness &amp; Continuous Improvement:</h4>
<ul><li>Assess Agile maturity and recommend improvements</li>
<li>Implement best practices to enhance delivery performance</li>
<li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives across teams</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Stakeholder Collaboration &amp; Communication:</h4>
<ul><li>Engage with stakeholders across all organizational levels</li>
<li>Address Agile knowledge gaps and promote best practices</li>
<li>Provide regular updates on program health and team performance</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Training &amp; Knowledge Transfer:</h4>
<ul><li>Deliver Agile training sessions and workshops</li>
<li>Develop documentation and processes to support long-term adoption</li>
<li>Mentor team members and leaders on Agile principles</li>
</ul><h4 class="jobSectionHeader">Reporting &amp; Metrics:</h4>
<ul><li>Track and report team maturity, delivery metrics, and program health</li>
<li>Provide actionable insights and recommendations for improvement</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Required Qualifications:</h3>
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in IT, Business, Computer Science, or related field</li>
<li>8+ years of IT experience (development, architecture, product, or QA)</li>
<li>1+ year as a Program-Level Agile Coach supporting large programs or Agile Release Trains</li>
<li>2+ years as a Team-Level Agile Coach</li>
<li>3+ years in Agile roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner, or leadership)</li>
<li>Experience coaching Agile teams into DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation)</li>
<li>At least one certification:
<ul><li>CSM / ACSM / SAFe Scrum Master / PMI-ACP</li>
</ul></li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Required Skills:</h3>
<ul><li>Experience with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methodologies</li>
<li>Strong facilitation of PI Planning / Big Room Planning events</li>
<li>Experience with ServiceNow ITSM, Agile tools, and analytics platforms</li>
<li>Ability to coach teams on retrospectives and iterative improvement</li>
<li>Strong communication and stakeholder management skills</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Preferred Qualifications:</h3>
<ul><li>Experience supporting cloud-based ERP systems</li>
<li>Experience with digital transformation initiatives</li>
<li>Strong background in Agile program strategy and roadmap development</li>
</ul>
For more details reach at resumes@navitassols.com</div>

Agile Coach - 26-03528

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

<div>
 Agile CoachEmployment Type: Full-Time, ExperiencedDepartment: Project Management
 
 
 CGS is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic team member to act as an Agile Coach within our team supporting a large federal agency. The agency is committed to an operating model based on Agile, Product-focus, and DevSecOps in pursuit of increasing efficiency, efficacy, and overall success of various IT verticals and missions. The ideal candidate should embody an Agile mindset and be passionate about empowering an Agile culture through experience coaching, guiding, and supporting executives, managers, product owners, Scrum Masters, and others.
 
 
 CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government?s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities. Skills and attributes for success:- Oversee the Agile transformation for multiple teams at both the team and program level to enable successful delivery of large strategic system development initiatives.- Facilitate team workshops to help new teams understand Agile and Lean principles, Scrum, Kanban, individual and team roles and responsibilities.- Lead in the creation, delivery, and strategy of Agile Training to government stakeholders and contractors regarding agency Agile processes, tools, and policies- Help teams with sprint planning and implementation, as well as provide ongoing Agile Coaching support for new Agile teams throughout multiple iterations.- Provide ad hoc coaching to teams that have implemented Agile but need assistance to refine their processes.- Provide practical hands-on mentoring to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members of new and existing Agile teams.- Help teams set up their team boards, workflow automation, and automated reporting. Assist organizations to define, prioritize, and decompose requirements in Product and Program Backlogs- Evolve and maintain the Agile Maturity Assessment model, Assess team performance and Agile maturity, and report findings.- Provide feedback on processes, policies, procedures, training, and tooling changes to better support the enterprise's Agile transformation.- Facilitate and coordinate cross-team planning workshops and coach other scrum masters to facilitate cross-team planning workshops.- Facilitate and coordinate cross-team grooming sessions. Lead and participate in Agile communities of practices. Prepare and/or update organization-wide Agile artifacts and methodology documentation.- Help iterate on and provide recommendations to advance the Agile Transformation Roadmap. - Embed an agile culture using techniques from a wide range of agile and lean methodologies and frameworks.- Ensure Agile project metrics are being tracked and monitored for indications of potential problem areas and assist teams in identifying and implementing solutions to address the problems.- Oversee the coaching and planning of multiple high-performing Agile development teams and large-scale programs across the enterprise.
 
 
 Qualifications:- Familiar with DevSecOps tools and techniques such as modern IDE's, GitHub, containerization, everything as code, and zero-trust.- Ability to demonstrate superior organizational skills with an acute attention to detail.- Ability to work effectively under pressure in time-sensitive situations and prioritize multiple projects with similar deadlines.- Agile coaching experience.- Minimum of 5 years of practical Agile experience.- Strong understanding of Agile concepts with an emphasis on SAFe including Scrum, Kanban, Product Ownership, and Agile Scaling.- Experience as a hands-on organizational change agent working across multiple teams- Experience with assisting leadership and team members with removing barriers and embracing transformation by assisting each organization to customize its own path, approach, and solutions to becoming Agile..- Experience with launching Agile Release Trains, building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps culture, empowering a Lean Portfolio, and clearly understanding what it takes to successfully implement SAFe in the enterprise (starting with teams? / Program levels and scaling up to Large Solutions and Portfolio levels).- Experience supporting and executing PI Planning events and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
 
 
 Ideally, you will also have:- Master?s degree or other higher education degree in Information Technology-related field.- Certifications including or equivalent to Scaled Agile Framework ? SPC - ScrumAlliance ? CST - ICAgile ? ICE-AC / ICP-CAT- Equivalent Expert / Senior Coaching Certifications.- Secure coding knowledge.- Open-source tools management.- SEI-CMMI and NIST experience.- Project Management Training or Education such as PMP program. Our Commitment:Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client?s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
 
 
 For the past seven years, we?ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we?ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.
 
 
 Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.
 
 
 We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.- Health, Dental, and Vision- Life Insurance- 401k- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
 
 
 Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
 
 
 Join our team and become part of government innovation!Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:Email: [email protected] #CJ$81,536 - $110,656 a yearWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
</div>

Agile Coach

NTT DATA

Req ID: 363715
 
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
 
We are currently seeking a Agile Coach/Scrum Master to join our team in Nashville, Tennessee (US-TN), United States (US).
 
Key Responsibilities
 
Agile Delivery Leadership
 <ul>
<li>Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives)</li>
<li>Ensure backlog readiness and sprint discipline</li>
<li>Coach Product Owners on prioritization and backlog refinement</li>
<li>Remove impediments that affect team velocity and delivery predictability</li>
<li>Establish and monitor key performance metrics (velocity, cycle time, throughput, defect trends)</li>
<li>Balance planned sprint work with operational interruptions and production support</li>
</ul>
Agile Transformation Coaching
 <ul>
<li>Lead the organization’s transition from waterfall to agile delivery practices</li>
<li>Educate teams and stakeholders on agile principles and values</li>
<li>Coach leadership on agile governance and portfolio alignment</li>
<li>Introducing agile best practices while adapting to healthcare regulatory requirements</li>
<li>Promote continuous improvement and psychological safety within teams</li>
<li>Assess team maturity and implement improvement roadmaps</li>
</ul>
Governance Enterprise Alignment
 <ul>
<li>Align team delivery with enterprise strategic objectives</li>
<li>Integrate agile practices within existing PMO and change governance structures</li>
<li>Support traceability between initiatives, releases, and compliance requirements</li>
<li>Ensure audit readiness and documentation standards are maintained in an agile model</li>
<li>Partner with portfolio management and leadership teams to increase delivery transparency</li>
</ul>
Cross-Platform Delivery Coordination
 <ul>
<li>Support teams delivering across enterprise platforms</li>
<li>Coordinate cross-team dependencies</li>
<li>Collaborate with infrastructure, integration, and operations teams</li>
<li>Ensure delivery practices account for ITSM and change management requirements</li>
</ul>
Metrics, Reporting Continuous Improvement
 <ul>
<li>Establish baseline delivery metrics</li>
<li>Provide executive-level reporting on delivery health and risk</li>
<li>Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements</li>
<li>Utilize data to drive improvement</li>
</ul>
Required Qualifications
 <ul>
<li>5+ years as a Scrum Master in enterprise environments</li>
<li>3+ years’ experience leading agile transformation from waterfall to agile</li>
<li>Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and scaled agile concepts</li>
<li>Experience in regulated industries (healthcare preferred)</li>
<li>Familiarity with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar backlog systems</li>
<li>Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills</li>
<li>Ability to operate at both team and executive levels</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
 <ul>
<li>Experience in healthcare provider or behavioral health environments</li>
<li>Experience integrating agile with ITIL / ITSM practices</li>
<li>Experience in enterprise portfolio alignment or SPM environments</li>
<li>SAFe, CSM, or similar certifications (practical experience prioritized over certification)</li>
</ul>
About NTT DATA
 
NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in RD.
 
Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees. NTT DATA recruiters will never ask for payment or banking information and will only use @nttdata.com and @talent.nttdataservices.com email addresses. If you are requested to provide payment or disclose banking information, please submit a contact us form, https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us.
 
NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here.

Agile Coach/Scrum Master

JPMorganChase

<div>JOB DESCRIPTION 
As a Senior Agile Coach, you'll act as a servant leader for your team(s) by facilitating clear communication to management and to the team. Our Agile Coaches are open, approachable, collaborative, and enjoy working with passionate people. They're proactive in solving problems to help their team(s) succeed. The Agile Coach drives Agile and Lean frameworks that result in quality product delivery and continuous improvement. They embrace agility as a practice. The Agile Coach is responsible for removing impediments that hinder the team from reaching their goals and has a flexible approach that enables the team to rapidly respond to changes.
The Senior Agile Coach will evaluate the health of the portfolio and respective products in order to identify opportunity for improvements around scaling Agile and product management, as well as assisting the leaders and teams in maturing their product vision, planning, and delivery. This role will be accountable for partnering with leaders (Exec Leaders, VPs and Directors across the portfolio) to develop a strategy to set and achieve the Agile and product educational goal for their respective products.
Our culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, and problem solving is essential to our success. We bring people together with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We support teamwork, thinking big, and taking risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on relevant projects, while building an environment that provides support and mentorship needed to learn and grow. We are excited to see what you will bring to our team.
Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>
Lead assessment and optimization of Agile operations across CODE engineering teams</li><li>
Coach and mentor Agility leads, Scrum Masters, and product teams to elevate Agile maturity</li><li>
Define, implement, and mature Agile metrics frameworks including velocity, cycle time, lead time, sprint predictability, and quality indicators</li><li>
Establish governance frameworks and best practices to standardize CODE Agile practices in alignment with CT-wide frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)</li><li>
Monitor and manage Agile operations performance, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions</li><li>
Conduct regular assessments of team maturity using Agile capability models and drive targeted improvement initiatives</li><li>
Drive cultural transformation, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration</li><li>
Work with the Product owners to align team with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information</li><li>
Partner with Agility Leads and Engineering Leads to optimize sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery cadence</li><li>
Champion servant leadership principles and foster accountability across cross-functional teams</li><li>
Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts</li><li>
Champion continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity; coach organization to conduct continuous improvements events</li><li>
Communicate organizational impediments to leadership; teach team to remove impediments
</li><li>Bring ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, conflict management, mediation and so on to help the team become a high-performance team</li></ul>
This role requires a wide variety of strengths and capabilities, including:<ul><li>
BS/BA degree or equivalent experience</li><li>
10+ years in Agile coaching, program management, or delivery leadership in large-scale technology organizations</li><li>
5+ years coaching Agile transformations across multiple teams or portfolios</li><li>
SAFe (SPC/SA), CSM/CSP/PSM, and Agile Coach certifications (ICP-ACC preferred)</li><li>
Deep expertise in Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), SDLC, DevOps, and Agile tooling (Jira, Confluence)</li><li>
Strong stakeholder management, coaching, and communication skills with ability to influence senior leadership</li><li>
Financial services or regulated industry experience preferred</li><li>
Ability to leverage skills from coaching, facilitation, conflict resolution, and more to serve the team(s)</li><li>
Ability to evaluate organizational maturity and create a plan to improve it</li><li>
Executive coaching experience, and ability to coach multiple teams across the product</li></ul>
ABOUT US 
<div>
<div>JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world&rsquo;s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
</div><div>We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
<div>We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants&rsquo; and employees&rsquo; religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans 
</div></div></div> 
 
ABOUT THE TEAM 
 
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we&rsquo;re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.</div>

Agility Lead – Client Onboarding & Documents Engineering (CODE)

TransCore

<div>TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is actively seeking experienced Senior Scrum Masters to join our Software Development team. This position will be based in San Diego, CA.

Summary

As a Senior Scrum Master at TransCore, you will champion the optimization of the Scrum-based Agile delivery process across multiple cross-functional teams building and modernizing mission-critical Toll and Intelligent Transportation Systems. You will provide leadership and coaching to Product Owners and engineering teams aligned to TransCore&rsquo;s Infinity&reg;, MPS/Host, roadside systems, and emerging AI/ML capabilities. This role is both strategic and hands-on&mdash;driving delivery excellence, enabling team self-management, improving cross-tier architecture flow, and supporting platform transformation (containerization, cloud alignment, automation).

You will be a key force in elevating Agile maturity across the organization while ensuring predictable, high-quality delivery across complex hardware-software ecosystems.

Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position (onsite/remote), and occasional travel will be required to other TransCore offices and client sites per business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Leadership Across Multiple Teams
<ul>
<li>Lead Agile delivery for 1-3 Scrum teams across lane systems, Infinity UI/services, MPS/Host pipelines, OCR/ML workflows, and deployment readiness.</li>
<li>Coach and mentor Scrum Team, providing guidance, training, and feedback to elevate overall Agile maturity.</li>
<li>Ensure consistent application of Agile principles across teams and alignment with TransCore&rsquo;s engineering model.</li>
<li>Recommend and guide adoption of better/best practices when appropriate.</li>
<li>Help establish and actively contribute to a Scrum Master Community of Practice to promote knowledge sharing, consistency in Agile practices, and continuous improvement across teams.</li>
</ul>
Strategic Delivery Ownership
<ul>
<li>Initial focus is to partner with R&amp;D leadership to align sprint execution with enterprise goals such as:
<ul><li>Platform modernization</li>
<li>Shift to containerized and cloud-ready services</li>
<li>Audit automation and ML model lifecycle improvements</li>
<li>Infinity ecosystem enhancements</li>
</ul></li><li>Manage cross-team coordination for features that span multiple tiers and technologies (Lane MPS Host Cloud Services).</li>
<li>Ensure delivery predictability by tracking key Agile metrics, facilitating data-driven decisions, and continuously improving team performance.</li>
</ul>
Proactive Impediment Resolution at the Organizational Level
<ul>
<li>Remove systemic impediments impacting engineering velocity and quality.</li>
<li>Work directly with:
<ul><li>DevOps/Infrastructure (CI/CD, VM images, Linux/Windows alignment)</li>
<li>Architecture (platform strategy, service modernization)</li>
<li>Hardware Engineering (controller firmware, ATD/AVI integrations)</li>
<li>Field Deployment (baseline loads, parameter packages)</li>
<li>Vendor teams and DOT/state stakeholders</li>
</ul></li><li>Anticipate risks early, escalate appropriately, and help eliminate recurring bottlenecks.</li>
<li>Track recurring impediments, drive root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions to prevent reoccurrence.</li>
</ul>
Champion Backlog Quality and Product Alignment
<ul>
<li>Influence backlog structure and flow&mdash;not just facilitate it.</li>
<li>Partner with the Product Owner to ensure the product backlog is well-groomed, prioritized, and aligned with business value and sprint goals.</li>
<li>Facilitate collaboration between Product, Engineering, and stakeholders to maintain clarity on scope, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.</li>
<li>Partner with Project Teams, and Product Owners to ensure:
<ul><li>Clarified priorities across teams</li>
<li>Features broken down into incremental deliverables spanning complex systems</li>
<li>Acceptance criteria reflect real-world scenarios</li>
</ul></li></ul><ul><li>Promote high-quality backlog refinement practices, ensuring user stories are clear, testable, appropriately sized, and ready for development.</li>
<li>Ensure sprint work aligns with product vision, roadmap priorities, and measurable business outcomes.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Product Management to ensure Roadmaps are realistic and aligned with engineering capabilities</li>
</ul>
Drive Continuous Improvement at Scale

<ul><li>Lead organization-wide improvement initiatives:
<ul><li>CI/CD optimization</li>
<li>Reduction of cross-tier defects</li>
<li>Increased automation (functional, integration, synthetic lane tests)</li>
<li>More efficient regression cycles (especially for AI/ML model updates)</li>
<li>Better SME knowledge capture and parameter management</li>
</ul></li><li>Drive continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives, promoting actionable insights, and implementing measurable enhancements across teams.</li>
<li>Use Agile metrics and team health indicators to identify improvement opportunities and guide sustainable performance gains at scale.</li>
</ul>
Strengthen Cross-Functional Communication &amp; Stakeholder Alignment
<ul>
<li>Facilitate alignment between Product, R&amp;D, PMO, Deployment, QC/QA, and Field Services.</li>
<li>Serve as a bridge between Agile teams and stakeholders, proactively addressing alignment, clarifying objectives, and ensuring cohesive execution against strategic goals.</li>
<li>Improve transparency around sprint goals, risks, dependencies, and release readiness.</li>
<li>Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership regarding delivery health.</li>
</ul>
Foster High-Performance, Self-Managing Teams
<ul>
<li>Develop engineering teams into highly accountable, predictable units capable of:
<ul><li>Independent decision-making</li>
<li>Managing cross-tier dependencies</li>
<li>Early risk identification</li>
<li>Stable sprint commitments</li>
</ul></li><li>Reduce team reliance on escalation and external intervention.</li>
<li>Coach and empower Agile teams to become high-performing, self-managing units capable of delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes.</li>
</ul>
Advance TransCore&rsquo;s Organizational Transformation
<ul>
<li>Lead Agile maturity efforts across R&amp;D and Deployment.</li>
<li>Mentor teams through:
<ul><li>Cloud-native adoption</li>
<li>Containerization workflows</li>
<li>DevOps maturity assessments</li>
<li>ML/AI lifecycle integration</li>
</ul></li><li>Help establish a culture of transparency, lean thinking, continuous learning, and experimentation.</li>
<li>Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to embed Agile frameworks, strengthen governance, and improve delivery capabilities across the organization.</li>
<li>Facilitate and contribute to Agile transformation initiatives, preparing teams for scalable delivery models and cross-team synchronization in a growing product organization.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications

Required
<ul>
<li>BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience</li>
<li>5+ years&rsquo; experience as a Scrum Master, Team level Agile Coach, or similar role.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience coaching teams at scale and mentoring other Scrum Masters.</li>
<li>Proven success driving Agile transformation in complex, multi-tier technical environments.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of DevOps practices and modern software delivery models.</li>
<li>Exceptional communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.</li>
<li>Deep experience removing systemic impediments in matrixed organizations.</li>
</ul>
Preferred
<ul>
<li>Experience in transportation systems, tolling, or other mission-critical hardware/software ecosystems.</li>
<li>Exposure to .NET, SQL Server, Angular, Docker/containers, CI/CD pipelines, Linux/Windows admin basics.</li>
<li>Experience supporting AI/ML pipelines and model deployment cycles.</li>
<li>Background interacting with hardware engineering, field deployment teams, or large public-sector programs.</li>
<li>Agile certifications such as CSM, SSM, PSM-II, PSM-III, CSP-SM, or PMI-ACP.</li>
<li>Experience in scaled environments such as SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, etc.</li>
</ul>
Pay Range: $120,000 - $145,000 per year based upon qualifications and experience.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be seated for extended periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
<ul><li>TransCore complies with federal and state disability laws and provides reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities.</li></ul></div>

Senior Scrum Master

LTD Global

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">About the Organization 
A nationally recognized research institution where your work directly supports groundbreaking scientific programs. We build the infrastructure behind some of the most impactful research in the country.</h2><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
About the Role 
As a Scrum Master, you will lead multiple Scrum teams and serve as a champion of Agile practices across the organization. You'll facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, remove blockers, coach teams toward self-organization, and help build a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.</h2><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
What You'll Do</h2><ul><li>
Lead multiple Scrum teams using Agile methodologies in sprint or Kanban environments</li><li>
Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies &mdash; daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives</li><li>
Coach teams and the broader organization on Scrum practices, fostering a culture of real value delivery</li><li>
Support Product Owners with backlog management, scope, stakeholder requests, and priority setting</li><li>
Build and maintain reports for velocity, burndown, capacity, and project planning to provide ongoing insights</li><li>
Drive story point estimation, roadmap adjustments, quarterly planning, and cross-functional collaboration</li><li>
Resolve conflicts, remove impediments, and reduce context switching to accelerate team performance</li><li>
Provide support within planning and reporting tools such as Jira</li><li>
Foster a team culture grounded in commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
What We're Looking For</h2>
Education &amp; Experience<ul><li>
Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field</li><li>
Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent)</li><li>
5+ years of experience in a Scrum Master or Product Owner role within a software development environment</li><li>
Hands-on experience with Jira</li><li>
Proven experience coaching teams new to Agile and Scrum</li></ul>
Skills &amp; Abilities<ul><li>
Excellent communication, active listening, and servant leadership skills</li><li>
Deep knowledge of Scrum elements and artifacts &mdash; user stories, sprints, kanban boards, backlog refinement, velocity, definition of done, and more</li><li>
Strong conflict resolution skills with the ability to think quickly and act calmly under pressure</li><li>
Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple teams simultaneously</li><li>
Highly flexible and adaptable in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments</li><li>
Empathetic coach who puts people first and understands team dynamics</li><li>
Ability to lead Agile transformation efforts while honoring team culture, norms, and values</li></ul> 

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Scrum Master

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