Lead Agilist

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢, 𝐎𝐇 – 𝐎𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 The Lead Agilist will act as a servant leader, Scrum coach, facilitator, and mentor, helping Agile squads improve collaboration, delivery, and continuous improvement. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 Serve as Scrum Master/Lead Agilist for one or more Agile squads. Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement. Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles and practices. Remove team impediments and coordinate resolution of cross-team or organizational blockers. Coach Product Owners and development teams on effective backlog management. Build high-performing, self-organizing, and collaborative teams. Promote continuous improvement using team feedback, metrics, and data. Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams and stakeholders. Support risk identification, dependency management, and conflict resolution. Mentor team members and promote learning and professional growth. Apply Agile practices such as CI/CD, TDD, automated testing, and DevOps. Work with other Agile frameworks such as Kanban, Scrumban, and XP. Create a trusting and safe environment where team members can openly raise concerns. Help teams stay focused on delivering business value. 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 5+ years of full-time business experience 3+ years of Scrum experience Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum frameworks Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong experience in facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and presentation Experience identifying and removing team and organizational impediments Strong conflict-resolution and mediation skills Ability to communicate complex concepts and teach new practices Experience building and coaching high-performing Agile teams Strong servant-leadership mindset Ability to promote collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Bachelor's degree in business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. Agile/Scrum certification such as CSM, PSM, SAFe, or equivalent Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, TDD, and automated testing Knowledge of Kanban, Scrumban, XP, or other Agile methodologies Experience working in enterprise or financial services environments