Agile Coach (Contract) Jobs

Reporting to the Manager of the Project Management Office, the Agile Coach coaches, mentors, transforms, and trains individuals, teams, domains, and the organization towards a high level of Agile maturity! The successful candidate is a diligent project manager that loves to win as a team. You easily progress between high level planning discussions to tactical “roll up your sleeves” execution to get work done! A natural orator and expert change management leader, you can facilitate in-person offsites, run virtual inter-departmental collaborations, lead change discussions, and draw out the key value from sophisticated meetings.
Responsibilities

• Provide Agile training to teams and individuals at our Vancouver, Calgary locations and various Teck operational sites.
• Facilitate in-person events and workshops.
• Add to Teck's library of Agile knowledge through the development of Agile Playbook articles, blogs, case studies, podcasts, or generation of video content.
• Support both co-located and distributed teams.
• Develop, coach, and mentor highly effective teams.
• Use empiricism to improve product value and bring transparency to build trust and strengthen relationships between the delivery group and business customers.
• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Ensure teams actions are aligned with product goals/vision.
• Use industry standard methodologies in identifying process improvements, and Agile methodologies to help teams deliver business value.
• Facilitate both virtual and in person workshops and engagements to support the progress of transformation.
• Facilitate project status meetings, team meetings, and other team/project-related communications.
• Support, write and document practices into processes as part of the Management Operating System.
• Work closely with key collaborators to define areas of the program, and understand the impact of change (process, framework, culture).
• Cultivate a continuous learning environment helping teams to inspect & adapt.
• Ensure Scrum, Kanban, and/or Scaled Agile practices are used and improved within and across teams.
• Be responsible for the Agile maturity journey for an assigned domain/portfolio/team of teams pathing out and documenting their plan with them to reach their maturity goals.
• Support and mentor the planning and delivery of team onboarding, uplifting, and/or accelerator programs.
• Provide mentorship when required for teams to guide an Agile approach to daily meetings, planning, teamwork, and running workflow.
• Combines Agile methods with Lean methodologies and non-Agile techniques, such as the Waterfall method, to obtain the best collaborative results.
• Complete plans that support the department reach their set objectives.

Qualifications

• PMP designation or Agile Certified would be an asset.
• Hard-working problem solver and facilitator who thrives in navigating ambiguous situations.
• Proven experience mentoring and coaching Agile delivery teams.
• Elevated Certifications: A-CSM, CSP-SM, SAFe, PSM III, ICAgile ICE-AC, and/or Scrum Alliance Guide Level / “Path to …” certifications.
• Post-secondary education in business, engineering, computer science or a directly related field.
• Excellent presentation, training, and coaching skills, a working engagement product is the highest measure of progress, you also bring concise narratives and strong transparency through high-quality presentation documents.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience leading and delivering large -scale, sophisticated multi-year projects and teams
• Practiced in interpersonal, cultural, or digital transformation.
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience applying Lean/Agile methodologies as an Agile Coach, and as a Scrum Master or Product Owner
• Experience transforming business processes alongside systems in an engaging and transparent way that helps others in the business adapt and support the changes.
• A strong bias for action, you are highly motivated and comfortable with change and creating clarity where there is ambiguity.
• Experience in mining and/or operations would be an asset.
• Understanding of DevOps and DevOps tools is desirable (Azure DevOps in particular)
• An MBA or advanced degree will be an asset.
• Excellent executive function skills proven through excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Know how to leverage a core skillset to drive action and results on any project.
• Able to work in a hybrid environment (remote/in-office).
• 2+ years of hands-on change management and documentation experience
• Consistent track record of completing projects and getting the job done.

About Teck
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.
The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck is building partnerships and capacity to confront sustainability challenges within the regions in which it operates and at the global level. In 2018, Teck was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the ninth straight year, indicating that Teck’s sustainability practices rank in the top 10 per cent of the world’s 2,500 largest public companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index.
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