**Agile Transformation Lead**

5 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hyperdrive Full time

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced Agile Transformation Lead to join our team at Hyperdrive Agile. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for driving the implementation of Agile methodologies to deliver outstanding business results within a professional services firm.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Agile Coaching & Mentorship:
    • Provide expert advice on Agile principles, practices, and values to create meaningful business outcomes.
    • Mentor and coach teams, Scrum Masters, and business leaders in Agile methodologies.
    • Continuously develop the skills of potential and existing coaches impacting all levels of the organization.
    • Embrace servant leadership and display behaviors aligned with Agile methods.
    • Coach teams and management towards improving Agile processes and metrics, evaluating and mentoring existing Scrum teams.
  • Facilitation & Servant Leadership:
    • Lead the adoption of Agile methods, facilitating Scrum activities, planning sessions, and iterative development processes.
    • Foster a collaborative work environment by supporting team success and promoting new ways of working.
    • Introduce cutting-edge Agile concepts to enhance team agility and performance, ensuring teams deliver consistent results.
  • Team Support & Development:
    • Guide teams in managing backlogs, optimizing sprint planning, story sizing, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
    • Help teams understand Product Management lifecycles and team of team principles through Program Management.
    • Create, build, and deliver customized Agile training programs.
    • Create, launch, and facilitate Agile collaborative groups, Communities of Practice, and Agile Working Groups.
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of business operations including planning, budgeting, and people management.
    • Clearly define enterprise-wide guidelines such as DoD, SM, and PO qualifications and responsibilities.
    • Ensure strong organizational information flow and effective scaling of coaching practices.
    • Analyze team data to support informed business decisions and improve team effectiveness.
    • Foster visibility and open communication within and between teams, promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Creating Business Outcomes:
    • Provide expertise, knowledge, and guidance on the application of Agile values, principles, and practices as appropriate.
    • Support teams in building accountability in managing their backlogs and delivering results reliably.
  • Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
    • Expose teams to the latest innovative thinking and ideas from the Agile community to increase agility, leveraging Lean, Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile thinking.
    • Guide teams toward more effective planning that minimizes sprint-to-sprint carry-over and improves morale, including the application of Story sizing, allocation of capacity for ad-hoc work within sprints, and the application of acceptance criteria and definition of done.
  • Visibility & Transparency:
    • Promote visibility and transparency within and across teams.
    • Distill and analyze team performance data in support of teams making good business decisions that improve business outcomes.

Requirements:

  • Experience: Minimum 5 years (typically 7-10) of hands-on Scrum Master and Agile coaching experience with Agile teams, particularly in professional services environments.
  • Certifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent qualifications. Advanced certifications in Agile (e.g., IC-Agile Coaching, IC-ACC, or IC-ENT) are highly desirable.
  • Skills: Strong facilitation skills, deep understanding of Scrum and Kanban, proficiency in Lean practices, and experience in coaching techniques (ICF certification is a plus).
  • Knowledge: Familiarity with Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and team performance science. Understanding of Agile principles and practices and the ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of the organization.
  • Qualities: Excellent listening skills, humility, flexibility in Agile application, and effective facilitation
  • Executive presence: Excellent communication, presentation, and training skills.
  • Consulting and facilitation skills in leading non-technical teams in the adoption and improvement of Agile methodologies.
  • Ability to connect theory with pragmatic examples from your experience (your personal 'war stories')

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