Senior Agile Transformation Coach -Tech Mod - Boca Raton Florida

Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
Posted On: 05/03/2024

Senior Agile Transformation Coach


USA





ABOUT US


Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business,operating,and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build,and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100,is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital atwww.cognizant.com.


COGNIZANT CONSULTING


Within Cognizant is CognizantConsulting,a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technologyexpertise. With over 6,000consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industryexpertise,programand change management capabilities,and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value.Weprovidea number ofBusiness/IT Consulting Services includingBusiness Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base andincreasinglybeing recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner.Andwe'regrowing!


The Role


We are seekingagileconsultantto join our Consulting Practice. Thisnotyour ordinary technology role! We are looking for technically proficient leaders who have that "special sauce",who bring vision and grit, who can work directly with clients in the F100, driving to outcomes that years ago werenot thought possible. This team is about usingcutting-edgetechnology and best practices to drive the best type of business outcomes.We'relooking for someone who can translate their technical knowledge into products that deliver business value and delight our clients.We go beyond the technical framing and take it a step further to drive customer-focused results that are changing the world.


In this role,you'llhave the support of a seasoned team who will support your ambitions.You'llhave the chance to learn and to lead.You'llbe a strategic thinker andyou'llwork directly with executives who are industry leaders in insurance, digital, customer service, and sit across other industry segments.You'llget to work on a variety of engagements, which means that there is always an opportunitylearnsomething new. The expectations are high but so is the level of teamwork that you can expect to have with your team. What weaccomplish, we do together, and we are looking for the next member of this high-achieving team to come and add to our shared success.


Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds create perspective and new ways of thinking. We are looking for someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft relevant solutions through true collaboration, passion, and teamwork. Sound like you? Join us!


Responsibilities


This role will driveteamevolution in a digital ecosystem through the establishment of aHigh Performing Agile Team(s)applyingAgile& Lean practices.





AgileConsultantResponsibilities





Exhibit the behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader with a Lean-Agile Mindset


Help the team embrace Agile core values, adopt/apply Agile principles, & implement Agile practices


Know how toFacilitate events such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, etc.


Enable team members in their roles & coach them on best practices as a Product Owner or Team Member


Able to cover multiple roles asrequiredsuch as an RTE, Product Owner, ScrumMasteror Coach








Monitor, make visible, & coach on best practices with the artifacts for Scrum (Backlog, Burn Down, etc.)


Makes visible,facilitates,and supports the team inidentifying,addressingandeliminatingimpediments


Act a team facilitator to continuously improve team performance in areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity


Support the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team whilefacilitatinga healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope


Help team create increments of value each iteration and achieving daily and sprint goals








Coordinates with other teamstosupport the team's efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams.


Supports estimating - Guides the team inestablishingnormalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimateStories by decomposing Features.


Able to work in an advisorycapacityon short assignments coveringassessments of People, Process and Tools


Technologist who can quickly learnnew technologiessuch as Jira Align,AgilityHealthandKaiburr


Work on a team to help drive and execute transformationplans






Consulting Responsibilities




Create new insights that will drive business growth and profitability in the short and long term


Work collaboratively with clients to develop a roadmap based on the client's transformational initiatives and goals


Present point of view and discuss merits of recommendations with technologists and leaders


Create business cases and support planning to achieve the future state








Qualitatively and quantitatively assess both business and technology challenges


Define success factors and definition of deliverables with estimation in the creation of client contracts and proposals







Experience




Experience working with teams to adopt Agile disciplines with a focus on building and managing product backlogs - the transition from traditional requirements to user stories








IT consulting experiencepassionateto align technology strategies to businessobjectivesfostering the belief that IT should be delivered as a service.






Collaborate inprocesses todrive continuous improvement


Contribute tothetransformation roadmap working business ownerstoenvision a new way of working


Create training artifacts andprovidetraining/coaching clients in theadoption of Agiledisciplines






Championin evaluatingteamprogress,inspectandevaluateLean-Agileprogress through each iteration, accountable for each stage of developmental progress.








Understanding of modern IT systems architecturewith experience working withsolution architects and development teams to manage IT ecosystems


Understanding of software development, product development, & process improvement


Experience working inSAFeAgile framework,in-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology


Demonstratedmaturityin the areas of communication, conflict resolution, process constraints and problem solving









Qualifications


Preferred Skills




A positive, collaborative attitude and the proven ability to work and lead in a team-based environment to deliver flawless results for clients, thrive in transparency


Flexibility to take on non-traditional & adjacent roles with potential expand your knowledge breadth & meet business needs.


Demonstrated ability to work directly with technical and product teamsdemonstratinga strong command ofAgileframeworks,technology,valuesandprinciples








Experience withAgile collaboration tools (Jira,Confluence,Slack,Miro, Mural,etc.)


Understanding of backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition.


Experiencetransformingteams and organizations fromwaterfall toAgile methodologies


Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships


Able to resolve conflicts,facilitatediscussions, proposeviablealternatives, and consider different approaches.








Strong analytical, problem solving, time management, relationship building and influencing skills.


Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams'delivery


DemonstratedAgile execution discipline, bias towardaction


STEM background orequivalent can quickly learnnewtechnologies


Experience usingAgilityhealthradars,Kaiburrand other assessment SaaSplatforms








Experience configuring and standardizing ALM tools like Jira and ADO


Experience building metricsdashboards







Years of Experience Required




8+ years ofprevioushands-onexperiencewith agile rolesin matureDevOpsenvironments








7+ years of experience in software developmentand/orenterprise lifecycle management


6+years of experiencein consulting


Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing,collaborationand time management skills arerequired


Experience communicating with senior executives to achieve buy-in to major changes by presenting fact-based evidence to show why urgent change isrequired


Listens, supports,engagesand encourages team suggestions and input to achieve excellent results.








Experience designing and leading Scrum of Scrumsa plus


AgileCertificationsor equivalent experience- example -SAFe, More...

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