Agile Coach - Birmingham, United Kingdom - BT Group

BT Group
BT Group
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description
Agile Coach


Job Req ID:25900
Posting Date:6 Nov 2023
Function:Agile Capability
Location:Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary:Competitive
Why this job matters

Our Agile Coaches are servant leaders and enablers, coaching multiple teams at scale, providing guidance and expertise on Agile methodology, standards and frameworks and uplifting capability across our Digital unit, dedicated to building value for BT Business customers.

You'll focus on embedding agile principles, methods and practices to improve delivery, ways of working and maturity within the organisation to achieve desired outcomes.

You'll foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement.

Key focuses include facilitating planning and alignment at a program/portfolio level in a transparent, collaborative manner; identifying opportunities to unlock business value earlier, championing the embedment of best practices, great leadership and truly autonomous teams.


What you'll be doing

  • Executes the implementation of Agile process focused on product planning, development and delivery and establish governance across crossfunctional teams.
  • Supports strategic consulting for development squads, engineering leadership, Scrum masters, product management, product owners, and leadership to determine strengths and weaknesses and set action plans for continuous and relentless improvement.
  • Organises and participates in partnerships with leaders across the group to foster Agile principles.
  • Leverages the Scrum master community to identify systemic inhibitors of Agile ways of working and drive the resolution of these to enable the successful scaling of Agile delivery.
  • Follows BT Group's Agile learning programme delivering Agile training and curriculum solutions, individually and in partnership with human capital partners.
  • Delivers Agile capability uplift through working with Scrum masters, across the squads, and broader BT (e.g. training, custom workshops, coaching, mentoring, value stream analysis, etc.).
  • Executes the implementation of practices, tools and professional standards and frameworks across Agile disciplines continuously evolving based on business need or industry changes.
  • Collates Agile internal support documentation in a central repository (i.e., documentation, diagrams, presentations, flowcharts, and other artefacts).
  • Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in Agile Coaching.

Experience you'll have

We're looking for someone with experience implementing Lean-Agile ways of working in a large, complex organisation, with a good understanding of the software delivery lifecycle.

Given the nature of the role, we'd also expect that you'd have strong knowledge of different Agile frameworks.


The skills you'll need

  • Agile Development
Continuous Improvement
Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
Stakeholder Management
Coaching
Agile Methodologies
Software Development Lifecycle
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Definition & Tracking
Sprint Events/Ceremonies
Inclusive Leadership


Benefits
At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We're a brand built on connecting people - whether that's friends, family, businesses, or communities.

Working here, you'll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but - more than that - you'll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development.


  • On top of a competitive salary, your benefits will include:
  • An annual bonus of up to 10% (company & personal performance dependent)
  • BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
  • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
  • Range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
  • Worldclass training and development opportunities
  • Heavily discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
  • Access to 100's of retail discounts including the BT shop

Our leadership standards

Looking in:


Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.


Looking out:


Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.


Looking to the future:


Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.


About us

  • BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plus
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