Agile Coach

ESM • Vienna, VA

2d • $123,000 - $147,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is a rapidly growing government contractor that provides strategic IT services that meet mission needs for Defense and Federal customers. We are hiring an Agile Coach to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Agile and Lean methodologies, frameworks, ceremonies, portfolio management, governance, and digital service delivery practices.
• Understanding of Agile team structures, roles, behaviors, performance metrics, and organizational change management.
• Skilled in coaching, mentoring, facilitation, workshops, and applying Agile practices to improve team performance and delivery.
• Skilled in establishing Agile processes, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing delivery activities, and supporting knowledge sharing.
• Ability to drive organizational adoption of Agile practices and foster a collaborative, continuous-improvement culture.
• Ability to communicate project and program status, define meaningful performance metrics, and guide stakeholders and staff in effective Agile delivery practices.
• Undergraduate Degree
• Five (5) years of relevant experience
• Scrum Alliance Enterprise Coach or equivalent
• Relevant certification from nationally recognized technical authority.
• Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

• Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations
• Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customers
• Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Provides coaching, mentoring, and guidance to delivery teams, leaders, and stakeholders in the adoption of Agile and Lean principles, practices, and methodologies.
• Drives organizational Agile transformation by establishing effective processes for managing portfolios of work, improving team performance, and embedding an Agile culture across the organization.
• Facilitates Agile ceremonies, workshops, and knowledge-sharing activities while addressing impediments and improving team roles, behaviors, collaboration, and delivery practices.
• Establishes and maintains meaningful metrics, requirements, and reporting processes to provide stakeholders with accurate project and program status.
• Promotes effective cross-team coordination, program management, governance, and continuous improvement across digital service delivery.
• Develops internal coaching capabilities and provides executive coaching and strategic guidance to support sustained Agile adoption and organizational maturity.

Benefits

• ESM provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identification or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior