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What you’ll be doing...

At Verizon Connect, we’re looking for an experienced agile coach to help transition our existing work practices to a full embrace of agile methodology, from the top down. The agile coach will mentor and guide our employees in how to figure out the best solutions for their specific departmental challenges. This person will analyze our organization’s existing infrastructure and implement improvements across the organization and GTS teams to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, the agile coach will play a key role in long-term strategy across the business, helping our teams deliver better products in a faster, more efficient manner.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with project teams & GTS Scrum Masters to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices

• Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met

• Lead agile workshops & training for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility

• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices

• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching

• Coach Leaders in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down

• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization

• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams

• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met

• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles

• Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree or five or more years of agile experience

• SAFe 6.0 certification, SSM (SAFe Scrum master), and ICP-ACC certifications

• Experience in using scrum, Kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe)

• Experience in JIRA, Google Suite, Lucid Suite & Confluence

• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments

• Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity

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Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• PMP Certification

• Master's Degree

• Five or more years of experience as agile coach

• Familiarity with Verizon Connect systems and processes

• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and minimum assigned in office days that will be set by your manager.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.