Job Summary

The Lead Agile Coach is responsible for driving Agile adoption across multiple Tribes and Centers of Excellence (CoEs). In addition to coaching technical teams directly, this role provides leadership, mentoring, and capability development for other Agile Coaches within the organization. The Lead Agile Coach ensures consistent application of Agile practices, supports strategic transformation initiatives, and helps teams deliver highquality business and technical outcomes.

Core Responsibilities Coaching

• Provide coaching services to multiple IT Tribes, with strong emphasis on technical aspects of agility.

• Support teams in applying Agile principles tailored to software development, IT infrastructure, DevOps, and CI/CD environments.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for improving the software development lifecycle (requirements, design, coding, testing, deployment, maintenance).

• Design and deliver Agile training sessions to teams, managers, and stakeholders.

• Support change management initiatives to align organizational culture with Agile ways of working.

• Embed KPIs such as velocity, cycle time, lead time, and provide regular reporting.

• Build strong crossfunctional relationships (Product Owners, Developers, QA, Designers, etc.).

Lead Responsibilities Leading Agile Coaches

• Lead, mentor, and develop Agile Coaches across Tribes.

• Ensure consistent coaching standards, quality, and alignment with enterprise Agile frameworks.

• Provide regular feedback, growth plans, and performance development guidance for Agile Coaches.

• Facilitate knowledge sharing (communities of practice, dojos, peer coaching, accelerators).

• Manage coaching portfolio assignments and ensure optimal resource allocation.

• Handle escalations related to coaching delivery, team dysfunction, or Agile adoption blockers.

Strategic Alignment & Transformation Leadership

• Partner with Tribe Leads, CoE Leaders, and senior stakeholders to refine the Agile transformation roadmap.

• Act as a trusted advisor on scaling Agile practices and organizational design.

• Support leaders in adopting Agile leadership behaviours and data-driven decision making.

• Lead crossTribe change initiatives and enterprise-level improvement efforts.

Training, Facilitation & Workshops

• Facilitate strategic workshops (Quarterly Business Reviews, OKRs, planning increments, retrospectives).

• Deliver advanced training on Agile frameworks, technical agility, DevOps, and collaboration tools (Jira, GitLab, CI/CD).

Technical Expertise

• Strong understanding of software and infrastructure engineering methodologies.

• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with Agile tools and version control systems (Jira, GitLab, Git).

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) is an advantage.

Requirements Education & Experience

• Masters degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Minimum 5 years as an Agile Coach, plus 35 years leading other coaches or coaching at scale.

• 10+ years technical background in software or infrastructure engineering.

• Proven track record of Agile transformation across multiple teams or Tribes.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflictresolution abilities.

• Ability to coach leaders and influence without authority.

• Capable of creating psychological safety and supporting cultural transformation.

Nice to Have

• Experience running an Agile Coaching Chapter or CoE.

• Certifications such as ICAGile Expert (ICE-AC), SAFe SPC, Scrum@Scale Practitioner.

Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package from one of the best employers

Hybrid working and flexible hours
A multinational and multicultural working environment with opportunities for development
Collaboration in a professional environment with a team of specialists working with very new technologies
Competitive benefits package: meal vouchers worth 40 lei, annual bonus of a basic salary, performance bonus, holiday bonuses, preferential banking conditions, contribution to the 3rd pension pillar, professional and personal development programs, medical subscription in the private health system, discounts at various partners and much more

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