Business Consulting - Agile Coach - Project Management Office

As an Agile Coach at EY, you will play a vital role in guiding cross-functional teams in the implementation of Agile practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and enhancing team collaboration to deliver high-quality products. Your responsibilities will include: - Coaching and Mentoring: You will coach teams in Agile principles and practices, helping them to adopt and adapt methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean. Engage with team members to explore areas of improvement in Agile practices and promote a culture of continuous improvement. - Scrum Master Responsibilities: Partner with Product Owners to prioritize work through the backlog and manage Scrum artifacts. Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement. - Performance Metrics: Define process metrics within the Scrum team to ensure seamless communication with stakeholders. Measure team progress using metrics like burn-down charts and track dependencies with other Scrum Teams for seamless delivery. - Organizational Change: Collaborate with senior leadership to embed Agile principles in day-to-day scenarios and drive organizational change. - Identify Continuous Improvement Opportunities: Proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement and share best practices. Navigate the organization to remove impediments impacting team progress. In addition to the specific responsibilities, you will also be involved in Agile Project Management, stakeholder management, and ensuring alignment on project goals and deliverables with Product Owners and stakeholders. To qualify for this role, you must have: - Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology, MBA, MCA, or any other related Master's degree. - Experience: 5-10 years of relevant Agile experience (Scrum Master, Agile Coach/Mentor) with at least 3-7 years of hands-on project management experience delivering technology solutions. - Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. - Mandatory Agile Certifications: Preferably SAFe Agile or Scrum.org (PSM I + PSM II) or Scrum Alliance (Certified Scrum Master). - Project Management Certification: PMP is preferred but not mandatory. Desired Skills include substantial experience working as part of Agile teams, ability to embed and foster Agile ways of working, proactively upskill the team in Agile practices, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. EY is dedicated to building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. With the help of data, AI, and advanced technology, EY teams shape the future with confidence and develop solutions for today and tomorrow's most pressing issues. Working across a full spectrum of services, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories, fueled by sector insights and a globally connected network.,