Agile Coach PSM, CSM, CSP-SM, ICP-ATF, ICP, ICE at Kforce Inc.

Houston, TX 77002

About the Job

Kforce's client, one of the world's largest financial institutions is seeking to hire 2 Certified PSM 2/3, A-CSM, CSP-SM, ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC, ICE-AC Agile Coaches in Houston, TX. This is an opportunity for fulltime employment with client. Duties Include:

Acts as a catalyst of positive change, inspiring and motivating individuals to embrace an agile mindset
Mentors, coaches, and supports individuals, teams and the organization across mindset, culture, practices and structure towards organizational adaptability and delivery effectiveness
Facilitates highly effective events and sessions for the teams and organization as needed, such as reviews, retrospectives, workshops, and training
Continually builds their knowledge and grows the knowledge of the teams and organization with the latest advancements in agility
Partners with agile thought leadership across the organization to solve problems and increase adoption and understanding
Supports and enables effective approaches for de-scaling and scaling agility ensuring transparency and reduction of handoffs and dependencies across teams of teams
Supports the removal of impediments to increasing agility and effectiveness for the team and the organization
Cultivates the health and the effectiveness of teams through qualitative and quantitative measures along key dimensions of culture, practices, mindset, and structure, while ensuring appropriate usage of the measures by the teams and the organization

Requirements:

Scrum Master and Team Coaching certifications: PSM 2/3, A-CSM, CSP-SM, ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC, ICE-AC
Several years of software development experience such as leadership, engineering, or testing
Several years of Scrum Master and agile team coaching experience
Expert in agile and lean practices and approaches
Solid understanding of de-scaling and scaling approaches for agility, such as Team Topologies, Nexus, LeSS, Scrum of Scrums, Scrum at Scale, SAFe
Ability to collaborate and influence people at various levels
Deep understanding of the core skills of facilitating, coaching, mentoring, training, and leading in an agile lean context

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

Tools: Jira, Jira Align, Lucidspark, Confluence; Or similar
Financial Services or regulatory industry experience

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.