Agile Coach

Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master / Agile Coach to drive delivery excellence across distributed, cross-functional teams spanning Mumbai, Bangalore, Canada, and the US
• This role partners closely with Engineering Team Leads, Product, and Business stakeholders to ensure predictable delivery, strong execution discipline, and continuous improvement across multiple domains
• You will own Agile execution and team flow, while enabling leaders to focus on technical strategy and people development
• This is a senior role with increasing scope in Agile coaching and operating model maturity

Key Responsibilities

• Agile Delivery & Execution Leadership Own Agile delivery across multiple teams and domains, aligned to Engineering and Product priorities
• Plan and facilitate Scrum ceremonies with clear outcomes, decisions, and accountability
• Ensure sprint goals, capacity planning, and commitments are realistic and transparent
• Track delivery health using sprint metrics, flow metrics, and qualitative signals
• Proactively surface risks, dependencies, and delivery constraints across teams and geographies Cross-Geo Team Enablement
• Enable effective collaboration across India (Mumbai & Bangalore) and North America (Canada & US)
• Manage time-zone challenges through thoughtful ceremony design and async practices
• Drive alignment across distributed teams without increasing process overhead
• Create clarity in ownership, handoffs, and communication across locations
• Partnership with Engineering & Product Leadership Partner closely with Engineering Team Leads to support execution without stepping into technical ownership
• Work with Product Managers to ensure backlog readiness, prioritization clarity, and scope discipline Facilitate trade-off conversations on scope, timelines, and dependencies Provide leadership with clear, honest delivery insights and forward-looking risk views
• Continuous Improvement & Agile Coaching Facilitate retrospectives that result in concrete, trackable improvements Identify recurring delivery and collaboration issues across teams and domains
• Coach teams on Agile mindset, accountability, and outcome-focused execution
• Support adoption of Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models based on team context and maturity
• Ways of Working & Delivery Standards Establish consistent delivery rhythms while allowing team-level flexibility Improve estimation practices, forecasting accuracy, and delivery predictability
• Support onboarding of new team members into Agile ways of working Contribute to evolving Agile playbooks, templates, and delivery dashboards

What Success Looks Like

• Distributed teams deliver predictably with fewer last-minute escalations Engineering and Product leaders have clear visibility into delivery health
• Cross-geo collaboration feels structured, not chaotic Teams demonstrate ownership, focus, and continuous improvement
• Agile practices actively support speed, quality, and scale

Required Skills & Experience

Essential

• 8 10 years of experience in technology or delivery environments
• 4+ years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master in complex setups Proven experience working with cross-geography, distributed teams Strong command of Scrum principles, Agile delivery metrics, and flow management Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM II, or equivalent)
• Strong working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Atlassian Goals, or similar tools
• Preferred Experience supporting Data Engineering, Platform, or AI/ML teams
• Exposure to Kanban, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models

Key Competencies

• Delivery-first mindset with strong execution discipline
• Systems thinker who looks beyond individual teams and sprints
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and scaling environments
• Calm, structured, and decisive under pressure
• Coaching-oriented, but pragmatic

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