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Portfolio Agile Coach

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Apex Systems

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United States , Charlotte

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Salary:

100.00 - 110.28 USD / Hour

Job Description:

The Agile Coach will work with TI leaders to provide guidance around facilitating and leading Agile transformation as well as providing consultation around organizational Agile practices/processes with automation and AI enablement mindset.

Job Responsibility:

  • Work with TI leaders to provide guidance around facilitating and leading Agile transformation
  • Providing consultation around organizational Agile practices/processes with automation and AI enablement mindset
  • Coordinates and coaches APSE leaders across the organization within the framework architecture of Agile methodology, specific to Scrum, Scrum Master skills, Lean and Kanban
  • Responsible for providing knowledge, architecture and expertise around enterprise Lean Agile processes while coaching leadership roles in the organization to successfully lead and manage concepts at the enterprise level
  • Instructing B of A specific Agile implementation and facilitation of Agile learning solutions
  • Discovering B of A specific opportunities to champion Agile values and adoption across IT
  • Developing B of A specific training materials and process guidelines
  • Delivering Agile training sessions, workshops and one on one coaching for B of A specific LOB’s and IT participants at the bank Portfolio Program and Team level
  • Facilitating B of A specific cross-functional team mediation and communication across various technical teams
  • Assess bank teams against Agile best practices and provide B of A specific recommendations
  • Educate, train, mentor other bank resources at all levels, including senior executives on Agile principles as applied specifically to the uniqueness of B of A
  • Enablement of standardization and toil reduction using AI and Automation

Requirements:

  • Agile Coach Skills Both strong leaders and advocates for the adoption of Lean-Agile
  • Agile Coaches must be assertive about adoption of Lean-Agile processes and enthusiastic about Agile practices and their benefits
  • They are both educators and coaches, and thus possess great interpersonal skills, teaching abilities, and a capacity to inspire and motivate
  • To stay ahead, Agile Coaches must be self-taught, and they must constantly update their information, attend conferences, and continuously learning
  • Ability to think strategically and deliver both, strategically and tactically on goals and deliverables effectively
  • Strong Team Player, having some programming and delivery experience
  • Showing proficiency in relevant programming languages
  • Demonstrating strong knowledge of and background with Agile concepts
  • Possessing prior experience coaching teams in Agile adoption or as a Scrum Master
  • Having some background or coursework in Computer Science
  • Scrum Coach certification Scrum Master certification
  • Lean/Agile Coach certification
  • Experience coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies

Nice to have:

  • Education and experience in the Agile Coach role and can apply Agile / Scrum principles, practices and theory in everything we do
  • Pragmatic ability to apply servant leadership (putting the team before self)
  • Robust facilitation skills and situational awareness
  • Ability to drive continuous improvement through transparency and learning
  • Exhibits a continuous learner mindset and is comfortable when faced with complex problems
  • Strong navigation skills and organizational awareness
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Coachable and open to feedback
  • Background or understanding of Technology Infrastructure Delivery and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Copilot, Automation and Scripting
  • Pragmatic scripting skill set, understanding of Python or related skills
  • Understanding of Jira REST API and integration skills
What we offer:
  • Medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • disability
  • and other insurance plans
  • ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
  • 401K program with company match after 12 months
  • HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
  • SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
  • corporate discount savings program
  • on-demand training program
  • access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure
  • certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
  • dedicated customer service team
  • certified Career Coach

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 17, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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