Lead Agilist I

Job#: 3040963

Job Description:
Lead Agilist I

Location: Farmington Hills, MI (Onsite)

Position Summary

The Lead Agile Coach / Scrum Master is responsible for supporting one or more Agile teams in the successful adoption and execution of Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role serves as a servant leader, coach, facilitator, and mentor, helping teams deliver business value while fostering collaboration, self-organization, transparency, and accountability. The Lead Agile Coach partners with Product Owners, Development Teams, and organizational stakeholders to improve team effectiveness, remove impediments, strengthen Agile delivery practices, and cultivate a culture of learning and innovation. The role provides objective guidance and coaching while helping teams identify and solve challenges through Agile mindsets and practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach Agile teams on Agile values, principles, and Scrum practices.
• Foster self-organization, continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and team accountability.
• Observe team dynamics and identify opportunities to improve performance and effectiveness.
• Promote growth and professional development across team members.
• Guide teams in risk identification, dependency management, conflict resolution, and continuous learning.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and Agile activities, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement.
• Coach Product Owners and Development Teams in effective Product Backlog management.
• Remove or help resolve organizational and team-level impediments.
• Protect teams from unnecessary interruptions and external distractions that impact productivity.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Experience: 5+ years of professional business experience. 3+ years of Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or related Agile delivery experience. Demonstrated experience facilitating, coaching, mentoring, and teaching within team-based environments. Experience identifying, communicating, and helping resolve team and organizational impediments.

Technical Skills: Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum principles, practices, and framework implementation. Experience in removing impediments and using good facilitation techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coaching experience.
• Conflict resolution techniques.
• Experience using metrics to help teams improve.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks such as Kanban, Scrumban, or Extreme Programming (XP).
• Working knowledge of Agile engineering practices like Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD), or Test-Driven Development (TDD).

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