Dojo Coach

Opportunity Overview: Develop an enterprise strategy for the Dojo including vision, mission, value proposition, KPIs, and operating model. For each team engagement, formally create and execute against a dojo coaching plan and communicate to Product Team and the team's leader chain (up to director). Ensure Product Teams can demonstrate their learning based on the educational goals by the end of the dojo challenge. Formally communicate the outcomes (positive and negative) of the dojo challenge and key coaching observations with the Product Team and the team's leader chain (up to VP). Ensure all Product Teams have a positive learning experience in the dojo (achieve a Net Promoter Score of 40+). The Dojo Coach will be an advocate and educator for agile and product principles and related methodologies and practices within the Dojo. As such, these individuals will need to be involved with internal and external Agile networks in order to stay current on best practices and strategies related to this way of working. Partnership and learning are cornerstones of the agile mind set, thus the Dojo Coach will need to actively participate in thought leadership within these Agile communities and seek out opportunities to continuously improve their own skills in order to better support the Product Teams. Participate in internal Community of Practices and foster internal relationships across the enterprise. Participate in external professional organizations relevant to this role. Attend and/or present at conferences, trade shows, or industry events. Key Responsibilities: Provide strategic consulting and support for teams, business owners and leaders. Understand firm vision and strategy, and ensure program goals, business direction, and technical direction all align to support the vision and strategy Work closely with other internal and external coaches to ensure agile alignment of messaging and methodology used across the firm Work closely with Agile teams, Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, Product Delivery Managers and Product Owners to determine strengths and weaknesses and set action plans for continuous and relentless improvement Be an ambassador for the Agile mindset and a catalyst for change in the organization Participate in coaches working groups or Centers of Excellence to develop and build strategies for transformation (i.e. Scaling Agile, Advancing team maturity, etc) Coach and offer guidance to other Agile Coaches Apply and encourage Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose and a pragmatic approach Contributing to internal web and email content to update the Firm on current and upcoming Agile initiatives Work with both Internal and External Coaches to develop and implement programs and plans that will assist with continuing the success of the Agile Transformation Training and Certification The Dojo Coach will be responsible for understanding the internal training and learning materials that apply the principles of agile and product. They will leverage these materials with the Products Teams, and thus be accountable for ensuring all Product Teams understand these concepts and how they apply to the working processes of the Product Teams. The Dojo Coach will be responsible for the active coaching of Product Teams in the dojo in order to provide more "hands-on" direction in the moment. Contribute to instructional content (including training programs, written procedures, or any other instructional material). Identify and promote enhancements to coaching and the learning objectives for teams. Deliver formal instruction to others (for example, lead classroom training or certification sessions). Coach teams and show/teach others how to do tasks on the job. Consulting and Process Improvement The Dojo Coach will be responsible for coordinating with the Enterprise Coach to align agile coaching strategies and practices for a Product Team's dojo challenge based on Scrum, Kanban and other frameworks. The Dojo Coach will work closely with partners, particularly Scrum Masters and Product Managers, during a dojo challenge to evaluate how teams work together, develop strategies to improve the Product Teams ability to define, discover, and deliver customer-centric value, and ensure the Product Teams can actively demonstrate their understanding of the concepts and practices before they exit the dojo. The Dojo Coach will also provide one-on-one role specific education and coaching to the Scrum Master and Product Manager, so they are able to apply the learned skills with the Product Team upon exiting the dojo. Demonstrate Product Team adoption of best practices and repeatable processes through KPIs pre and post Dojo engagement. Provide subject matter expertise to Product Teams and specific roles (Scrum Masters, Product Managers). Position Requirements: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 6+ years Agile work experience across a variety of Agile teams and Agile methodologies and frameworks. Facilitated coaching and/or learning programs for product teams and leaders DESIRED REQUIREMENTS: Agile certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe/Scaling, Product Owner, Coaching, etc.) 5+ years Agile coaching experience Lean, Kanban, Continuous Improvement, Process experience/certifications DevOps experience (build automation, test automation, test driven development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Development (CD), Infrastructure as code, etc.) Technical/development experience (java/o. o. p. coding, scripting, infrastructure development, application development) Design, UX experience Active engagement in external agile and product communities with a network of professional contacts outside of the organization