Senior Agile Coach

Siemens EDA is a global technology leader in Electronic Design Automation software. Our software tools enable companies around the world to develop highly innovative electronic products faster and more cost-effectively. Our customers use our tools to push the boundaries of technology and physics to deliver better products in the increasingly complex world of chip, board, and system design.

We are looking for a motivated and self-driven Senior Agile Coach with real-world software development background and proven track record to drive large-scale (30+ Scrum Teams, 300+ people) Agile transformations. This role reports directly to executive leadership and requires high level of being able to deal with ambiguity and navigate complex situations without guidance.

As a Senior Agile Coach,
you will be a pivotal leader, guiding our teams, leaders, stakeholders and the broader organization in adopting and continuously improving agile mindsets, practices, and frameworks. You'll be instrumental in fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and delivery excellence, helping us build better products and solutions faster. You will drive organizational Agile Strategy, collecting feedback directly from Scrum Teams and defining a vision that is balanced around both consistency and flexibility. You will work directly with VP level stakeholders to secure alignment and buy in for your vision. We are looking for someone who is able to partner-up with Director-level employees to define Agile ways of work and at the same time someone who is not afraid to get their hands dirty and step in to help individual Scrum Team to resolve most complex impediments which their Scrum Masters and managers were not able to resolve themselves.

Our organization believes in empowering teams, minimizing classical management layers, and nurturing a culture where everyone can express ideas, contribute openly, and grow both professionally and personally. This role requires a blend of deep agile expertise, software development background, strong coaching and mentoring abilities, and strategic vision to drive large-scale organizational change. You should thrive on empowering others and be committed to making a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Agile Leadership:

• Partner with leadership to define and implement agile strategies that align with organizational goals and drive business value.
• Assess current agile maturity, identify gaps, and develop tailored coaching plans for managers and broader organization.
• Proactively drive large-scale cross-organizational changes, normalize discordant views, drive stakeholder alignment from Scrum team to Executive leadership level.

Process Optimization & Implementation:

• Help identify and remove organizational impediments that hinder agile adoption and flow.
• Promote engineering excellence practices (e.g., TDD, BDD, CI/CD, DevOps) and assist teams in their adoption.
• Promote data-driven decision-making using metrics such as throughput, flow efficiency, time-in-status, and defect trends.

Coaching & Mentoring:

• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and communities of practice on Agile frameworks product discovery and flow-based practices to foster continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Support transformation initiatives and coach stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Proactively step in to hands-on resolve the most complex impediments, working together directly with Scrum Team and their manager.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
:

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders, effectively communicating the value and progress of agile transformations.
• Facilitate strategic planning sessions and help align multiple teams towards common objectives.
• Act as a change agent, influencing mindsets and behaviors across all levels of the organization.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and actively engage various subject matter experts (SMEs) across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to ensure holistic problem-solving and integrated solutions.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and new developments in the agile space.
• Continuously refine coaching techniques and materials based on feedback and outcomes.
• Help establish metrics and reporting to demonstrate the impact of agile adoption and identify areas for further improvement.
• Analyze division performance, delivery patterns, and constraints to identify opportunities for optimization.

Qualifications:

• Solid experience as an Agile Coach or senior Scrum Master in a software development environment.
• Solid software development background as a Software Engineer or similar role.
• Proven track record of driving large scale (30+ Scrum Teams) organizational initiatives across independent product organizations.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks/methods, etc. (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and scaling approaches (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, or similar).
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and engineering culture.
• Very good analytical skills and problem-solving mindset.
• Proven ability to analyze high-level processes and delivery data to drive measurable improvements.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation abilities, capable of influencing diverse audiences, from individual contributors to VP-level Executives.
• Ability to influence without authority and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and drive change effectively.

Beneficial Skills:

• Knowledge of DevOps principles and engineering practices (CI/CD, trunk-based development, automation).
• Experience with EBM, flow metrics dashboards, and Agile performance reporting.
• Workshop design skills (Discovery, Design Thinking, Impact Mapping, Value Stream Mapping).
• Certification(s) such as PSM/PSPO II/III, CEC, PAL-E, ICP-ACC, ICAgile, SAFe PC (SPC).

We are Siemens:
A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future, one day at a time in over 200 countries. We're dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow.

We offer a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance, pension, and private healthcare.

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