Senior Agile Transformation Coach -Tech Mod - Cognizant Technology Solutions

• Exhibit the behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader with a Lean-Agile Mindset 

• Help the team embrace Agile core values, adopt/apply Agile principles, & implement Agile practices 

• Know how to Facilitate events such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, etc. 

• Enable team members in their roles & coach them on best practices as a Product Owner or Team Member 

• Able to cover multiple roles as required such as an RTE, Product Owner, Scrum Master or Coach 

• Monitor, make visible, & coach on best practices with the artifacts for Scrum (Backlog, Burn Down, etc.) 

• Makes visible, facilitates, and supports the team in identifying, addressing and eliminating impediments  

• Act a team facilitator to continuously improve team performance in areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity  

• Support the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope 

• Help team create increments of value each iteration and achieving daily and sprint goals 

• Coordinates with other teams to support the team’s efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams.  

• Supports estimating – Guides the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate Stories by decomposing Features. 

• Able to work in an advisory capacity on short assignments covering assessments of People, Process and Tools 

• Technologist who can quickly learn new technologies such as Jira Align, AgilityHealth and Kaiburr 

• Work on a team to help drive and execute transformation plans 
   

Consulting Responsibilities 

• Create new insights that will drive business growth and profitability in the short and long term 

• Work collaboratively with clients to develop a roadmap based on the client’s transformational initiatives and goals 

• Present point of view and discuss merits of recommendations with technologists and leaders  

• Create business cases and support planning to achieve the future state 

• Qualitatively and quantitatively assess both business and technology challenges 

• Define success factors and definition of deliverables with estimation in the creation of client contracts and proposals 

Experience 

• Experience working with teams to adopt Agile disciplines with a focus on building and managing product backlogs – the transition from traditional requirements to user stories 

• IT consulting experience passionate to align technology strategies to business objectives fostering the belief that IT should be delivered as a service. 

• Collaborate in processes to drive continuous improvement 

• Contribute to the transformation roadmap working business owners to envision a new way of working 

• Create training artifacts and provide training/coaching clients in the adoption of Agile disciplines 

• Champion in evaluating team progress, inspect and evaluate Lean-Agile progress through each iteration, accountable for each stage of developmental progress.  

• Understanding of modern IT systems architecture with experience working with solution architects and development teams to manage IT ecosystems 

• Understanding of software development, product development, & process improvement 

• Experience working in SAFe Agile framework, in-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology 

• Demonstrated maturity in the areas of communication, conflict resolution, process constraints and problem solving 

Qualifications 

Preferred Skills  

• A positive, collaborative attitude and the proven ability to work and lead in a team-based environment to deliver flawless results for clients, thrive in transparency 

• Flexibility to take on non-traditional & adjacent roles with potential expand your knowledge breadth & meet business needs. 

• Demonstrated ability to work directly with technical and product teams demonstrating a strong command of Agile frameworks, technology, values and principles  

• Experience with Agile collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Slack, Miro, Mural, etc.) 

• Understanding of backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition. 

• Experience transforming teams and organizations from waterfall to Agile methodologies  

• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships 

• Able to resolve conflicts, facilitate discussions, propose viable alternatives, and consider different approaches. 

• Strong analytical, problem solving, time management, relationship building and influencing skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams’ delivery 

• Demonstrated Agile execution discipline, bias toward action 

• STEM background or equivalent can quickly learn new technologies 

• Experience using Agilityhealth radars, Kaiburr and other assessment SaaS platforms 

• Experience configuring and standardizing ALM tools like Jira and ADO 

• Experience building metrics dashboards 

Years of Experience Required  

• 8+ years of previous hands-on experience with agile roles in mature DevOps environments 

• 7+ years of experience in software development and/ or enterprise lifecycle management 

• 6+ years of experience in consulting 

• Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing, collaboration and time management skills are required 

• Experience communicating with senior executives to achieve buy-in to major changes by presenting fact-based evidence to show why urgent change is required 

• Listens, supports, engages and encourages team suggestions and input to achieve excellent results. 

• Experience designing and leading Scrum of Scrums a plus 

• Agile Certifications or equivalent experience – example – SAFe, Scruminc., DAD, LeSS, Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org 

Work Authorization 

·       Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.) 

Salary and Other Compensation: 

Applications will be accepted until 03/18/2024. 

The annual salary for this position is between $131,880-$203,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. 

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans. 

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:  

·       Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance 

·       Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 

·       401(k) plan and contributions 

·       Long-term/Short-term Disability 

·       Paid Parental Leave 

·       Employee Stock Purchase Plan 

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.