About the position
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an Agile Coach to join their team on a contract basis.
IT / FINANCE
Qualifications & Experience
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Business, Engineering or related field.
- Certified Agile Coach and/or recognised Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe Agilist/Program Consultant, Scrum Master, Kanban certifications).
- 8+ years' experience in Agile environments, with at least 3-5 years in an enterprise or portfolio-level coaching role.
- Proven experience coaching across portfolio, programme (ART) and team levels within complex technology and operational delivery environments.
- Demonstrated experience implementing and scaling frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum and Kanban in large organisations.
- Strong experience facilitating value stream mapping, flow optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Practical experience working with Agile tooling such as Jira and Confluence, including dashboards and reporting.
- Experience working closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, HR and finance within transformation initiatives.
- Background in software delivery, digital transformation, or large-scale technology programmes.
- Experience in hybrid delivery environments (Agile and traditional governance models).
Responsibilities
- Drive enterprise agility across portfolio, programme and team levels, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution.
- Support the evolution of Agile maturity across value streams and delivery domains.
- Enable improved collaboration, transparency and delivery outcomes across operational and technology teams.
- Coach leaders and senior stakeholders to embed Agile mindset and principles into decision-making and governance practices.
- Facilitate conflict resolution, problem-solving sessions and psychological safety interventions.
- Promote trust, accountability and cross-functional collaboration across business and delivery teams.
- Design and deliver structured coaching engagements, workshops and enablement sessions tailored to organisational needs.
- Guide teams using Agile principles from frameworks such as SAFe, Scrum and Kanban, while remaining outcome-focused and framework-agnostic.
- Support the adoption of fit-for-purpose Agile practices aligned to business objectives.
- Facilitate value stream mapping and flow improvement workshops to identify bottlenecks and optimise throughput.
- Improve prioritisation, delivery predictability and visibility across initiatives.
- Coach teams towards greater self-organisation, collaboration and cross-functionality.
- Agile Practices & Delivery Governance
- Initiative, epic, feature and story slicing
- Backlog refinement and prioritisation techniques
- Flow metrics and delivery measurement
- Lead and lag performance indicators
- Support the integration of Agile practices within existing governance and reporting structures.
- Enable effective adoption and optimisation of Jira and Confluence for delivery management.
- Develop and refine dashboards and reporting mechanisms to enhance transparency and data-driven decision-making.
- Use delivery metrics to improve performance, forecasting and stakeholder confidence.
Competency
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence at all organisational levels.
- Ability to coach senior leaders and delivery teams with credibility and confidence.
- Skilled facilitator capable of navigating complex organisational dynamics.
- Ability to connect strategy to execution and understand interdependencies across portfolios and value streams.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret flow metrics and performance indicators.
- Excellent facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to simplify complex Agile concepts for diverse audiences.
- Strong conflict resolution and negotiation capabilities.
- Proven ability to lead cultural and behavioural change initiatives.
- Resilient and adaptable within complex, evolving environments.
- Passion for continuous improvement and organisational learning.
- Outcome-driven with a focus on value delivery and measurable improvements.
- Strong understanding of delivery governance, risk management and performance tracking.
- Ability to balance coaching, mentoring and hands-on enablement to drive sustainable Agile maturity
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
Desired Skills:
- Jira
- Agile coaching
- Scrum Coaching
- Agile management
