Agile Coach 

Location: Chicago, Illinois (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months, Contract
Pay: $55-60/hour W2

JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide hands-on support to teams in adopting an agile mindset and practices with a focus on growing capabilities in teams.
• Educate employees at all levels, on Agile principles, providing them with tools for implementing the process in their own work.
• Provide training sessions, charter boot camps and other interactive workshops as required that lead toward the organization-wide adoption of Agile methodologies.
• Ensuring adoption of the Agile methodology and playbook is consistent across the organization by working with Agile teams and product owners.
• Work with the Product owners and the engineering team to align the product vision with the delivery roadmap, quarterly & sprint goals
• Facilitating multi-team events like Scrum of Scrum, Big Room Planning, Retrospectives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a technology related field or equivalent experience
• SPC 6.0 Certification
• 5 experience acting as a scrum master or agile coach in a fast-moving tech environment
• Experience working with Jira and Confluence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Retail experience
• Consulting Experience
• MBA or advanced degree in relevant technology or business-related field