Agile Coach

Roche•Town of Riga, NY

7d•$3,200•Hybrid

About The Position

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Position Agile Coach - maternity cover The Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) organization provides services and solutions to the Roche organization out of our Headquarters in Basel / Kaiseraugst and the four strategic locations: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Budapest (Hungary), San José (Costa Rica) and Riga (Latvia). This is a recently established and rapidly growing global organization with a follow-the-sun ambition to support Roche affiliates and Global functions worldwide. The opportunity: As one of our Agile Coaches, you provide leadership for transformation activities and strategic delivery initiatives necessary for our progressive organizational evolution. You will work with multiple teams to evolve ways of working, ensuring the successful execution of complex projects and the realization of business value. You are responsible for guiding our partners through the agile culture shift while applying structured change management to ensure long-term adoption. You will facilitate shifts in mindset and behaviors, while also providing the governance and roadmap oversight needed to navigate roadblocks in the adoption process. Who You Are: You’re someone who wants to influence your own development with a positive personality and a hands-on attitude. You are a pragmatic problem-solver who values results over rigid adherence to frameworks. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions—moving fluidly between the roles of coach, project lead, and change agent. You believe a job title is not the final definition of who you are, but the starting point for driving organizational impact. For this position, you bring the following qualifications: Growth mindset with a OneRoche, entrepreneurial/start-up mentality; eager to develop (all levels encouraged to apply). Deep understanding of agile ways of working (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) coupled with strong project management capability. You can drive multiple initiatives simultaneously, manage dependencies, and set clear priorities in a fast-paced environment. Expertise in Change Management: Proven ability to lead people through organizational transitions using structured approaches. You understand how to assess change readiness, manage stakeholder expectations, and sustain new behaviors. Strong coaching, mentoring, and facilitation skills; you guide teams to solutions and are an adept designer of workshops that bridge the gap between technical teams and business leadership. Outcome-focused delivery: A track record of improving team performance by resolving bottlenecks; you are comfortable challenging the status quo and providing the structure necessary to move projects from ideation to completion. Skilled at influencing and engaging toward common goals in complex, multicultural, highly matrixed environments; you are as comfortable discussing project milestones with executives as you are coaching a squad on their backlog. Proactive facilitator with a consistent focus on business outcomes, continuous improvement, and enabling high-performance ways of working. In Exchange we provide you with: Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. Excellent benefits & flexibility: Roche Annual Bonus, Monthly transportation allowance, Home Office set - up equipment, Health Insurance, Life/Accident insurance, Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days, Eyeglasses settlement, One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth, Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment, Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office). A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion. Salary starts from 3200 EUR gross/monthly. Final salary depends on the successful candidate's level of experience, skills and qualifications. Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Riga. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process. Who we are A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Growth mindset with a OneRoche, entrepreneurial/start-up mentality; eager to develop (all levels encouraged to apply).
Deep understanding of agile ways of working (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) coupled with strong project management capability. You can drive multiple initiatives simultaneously, manage dependencies, and set clear priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Expertise in Change Management: Proven ability to lead people through organizational transitions using structured approaches. You understand how to assess change readiness, manage stakeholder expectations, and sustain new behaviors.
Strong coaching, mentoring, and facilitation skills; you guide teams to solutions and are an adept designer of workshops that bridge the gap between technical teams and business leadership.
Outcome-focused delivery: A track record of improving team performance by resolving bottlenecks; you are comfortable challenging the status quo and providing the structure necessary to move projects from ideation to completion.
Skilled at influencing and engaging toward common goals in complex, multicultural, highly matrixed environments; you are as comfortable discussing project milestones with executives as you are coaching a squad on their backlog.
Proactive facilitator with a consistent focus on business outcomes, continuous improvement, and enabling high-performance ways of working.

Responsibilities

provide leadership for transformation activities and strategic delivery initiatives necessary for our progressive organizational evolution.
work with multiple teams to evolve ways of working, ensuring the successful execution of complex projects and the realization of business value.
responsible for guiding our partners through the agile culture shift while applying structured change management to ensure long-term adoption.
facilitate shifts in mindset and behaviors
providing the governance and roadmap oversight needed to navigate roadblocks in the adoption process.

Benefits

Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
Roche Annual Bonus
Monthly transportation allowance
Home Office set - up equipment
Health Insurance
Life/Accident insurance
Full salary when on sick leave for the first 9 days
Eyeglasses settlement
One-time payment options for various events in the life e.g. wedding, childbirth
Service Awards: We value loyalty with additional holidays and bonus payment
Work in a hybrid model (2 days/week from the office).
A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.