Senior Agile Transformation Coach

hatch I.T. is partnering with an IT consulting and professional services company to find a Senior Agile Transformation Coach. See details below:

About the Role:

The company is part of a team leading an agile operating model transformation for an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) division. You will be embedded alongside your coaching team full-time with the client, working with military and civilian leaders inside secure program spaces to build agile practices the division can sustain after the engagement ends.

This is a shoulder-to-shoulder coaching role. You will model agile practices directly, coach leaders and teams through real program work, and contribute to assessments, workshops, playbooks, and training as part of a structured, release-based roadmap. The initial engagement runs approximately six months with potential for follow-on work.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities:

As a Product Coach, you'll be responsible for helping your client understand how to build and lead a product culture that focuses on creating valuable and viable solutions.

Solve complex problems using sound logic and compelling narratives

Advise on agile, SAFe, and Scrum @ Scale strategies to implement across the organization

Build trust and collaborative relationships among all stakeholders across the ART

Mentor Scrum Masters, leadership, PO/PMs, and other ART team members on agile and SAFe best practices

Facilitate the identification of objectives and key results (OKRs) that are product-team specific, but roll up to organizational goals

Coach clients on agile principles and processes and on building compelling Product Vision and Product Strategy descriptions and how to orient Product Roadmaps around the delivery of customer value as opposed to output

Partner with teams and stakeholders to help improve their agile practices

Identify practical ways to keep team members engaged and motivated in a remote environment

Escalate impediments and risks, and clearly explain their impact in plain language

Requirements:

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following requirements.

US Citizenship or Green Card status with the ability to pass a Public Trust clearance process with a US Government client

At least three years of experience as an Agile Coach

Experience leading agile transformations

Effective coach - excellent communicator , exudes patience and loves to teach others

Understanding of software development methodologies like Scrum or Kanban

Excellent facilitation skills, experience leading training, backlog development and refinement sessions, and problem-solving workshops

Experience with all facets of the product management life cycle

Certifications: SPC 5.0

Strongly preferred: RTE and Scrum Master certifications

Strongly preferred: lives in a US SBA HUBZone ( )

Strongly preferred: Knowledge of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Automation

Passionate about product management and continuous learning

Ability to maintain composure in the face of challenges

Propose logical approaches to address issues

Good written and oral communication skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience