Senior Agile Coach
We are looking for a Senior Agile Coach to join our team! You will work closely with product management, delivery management and engineering teams as to successfully release new innovative products. Goal will be to support agile teams, become self-organizing by applying Scrum framework and Agile principles.
- Coaching, training, mentoring teams on Agile values, principles, and practices mainly around Scrum and Kanban.
- Keep track of KPIs and recommend and facilitate changes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
- Coordinate Agile Ceremonies such as planning, refinement, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, reviews etc.
- Resolve conflicts, impediments, and issues that affect the teams and the organization.
- Establish and maintain metrics and dashboards and report progress or blockers
- Provide frequent status updates and raise in timely manner issues that cannot be resolved within the team
- Record dependencies and facilitate discussions with relevant parties
- Shield team from interruptions
- Record team’s decision on improvements and help them to be applied
- Work with product owners to handle backlog items and form the roadmap
- Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each iteration
- Track story points and workflow efficiency and create future projections
- Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field.
- 4+ years of experience as an Agile Coach and/or Scrum Master
- Proven track record of leading and facilitating improvements at a team and organizational level
- Excellent knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving skills with adaptability to changes
- Leadership and management experience with the ability to influence, motivate and inspire others.
- Certifications in Agile Coaching, Scrum or Kanban are preferred.
- Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.
- The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow.
- Exciting projects with opportunities for creating positive change to our game engineering ecosystem.
- A stunning work location and flexible working practices whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.
Light & Wonder, Inc. is a leading cross-platform gaming company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as Scientific Games, it rebranded in 2022 after divesting its lottery and sports-betting businesses to focus on gaming. The company operates across three segments - Gaming (slot machines, table games and casino systems under brands such as Bally, WMS and Shuffle Master), SciPlay (social casino games) and iGaming (online casino content). Listed in both the US and Australia, it supplies content and systems to casinos and online operators worldwide.
