Agile Coach - Enterprise Applications - ORACLE, SAP or SALESFORCE - Any US Location - Remote+Travel
Plano, TX

Job Description

Req ID: 14163

At NTT DATA Services, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company's growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA Services and for the people who work here.

NTT DATA Services currently seeks a Agile Coach - Enterprise Applications - ORACLE, SAP or SALESFORCE - Any US Location - Remote+Travel to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Job Duties:

* The Agile Leadership Coach is a senior leader of department and team level coaches and is the point of function with the C Level stakeholders.
* The agile leadership coach will have prior experience to train/coach teams and organizations in Agile concepts, principles, practices and methods.
* The Agile Leadership coach is the mentor and trainer for a team or a set of teams. The Agile coach is an expert on agility and Scrum and is a champion of process improvement and impediment removal.
* The Agile Coach is accountable to help the teams apply Scrum, Agile and Lean thinking, and to provide training to the team on agile process, velocity, quality, impediment removal etc.
* Delivers hands-on coaching to individual teams and programs/organizations in all aspects of Scrum and agility.
* Partners with other coaches and keeps the organization current on agile practices, industry trends and best practices concerning Agile.
* Develops and maintains stakeholder relationships supporting agile product development.
* Develop and refine skills of existing and new agile teams cross the client organization / department
* Increase adoption of Agile skills & Scrum
* Increased skills and expertise in Agile for both Scrum / Agile teams and traditional teams
* Create Agile expertise within the client organization's teams and ability to self-sustain and continuously improve without coaching

Basic Qualifications:

* Minimum 5 years working as an Agile Coach, Trainer or Program-level Scrum Master/Agile PM. Experience working as a Product Owner is a plus, but not required.
* Minimum 3 years working as a project or program manager in large enterprise initiatives. This can be combined with the Agile PM experience.
* Minimum 1 year working in either of SFDC, SAP or Oracle, but prefer SFDC experience
* Minimum 2 years working as an IT consultant in multiple client engagements

Others Qualifications:

* Expert knowledge of Agile / Scrum terms, language and process.
* Expert teaming and interpersonal skills
* Highly developed communication skills to collaborate, build relationships, influence, negotiate and persuade others at all levels both within and outside of IT.
* Strong facilitation skills, both verbal and written communication.
* Bilingual in English and Spanish highly desired

This position is only available to those interested in direct staff employment opportunities with NTT DATA, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Please note, 1099 or corp-2-corp contractors or the equivalent will NOT be considered. We offer a full comprehensive benefits package that starts from your first day of employment.

About NTT DATA Services

NTT DATA Services partners with clients to navigate and simplify the modern complexities of business and technology, delivering the insights, solutions and outcomes that matter most. We deliver tangible business results by combining deep industry expertise with applied innovations in digital, cloud and automation across a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, applications, infrastructure and business process services.

NTT DATA Services, headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a division of NTT DATA Corporation, a top 10 global business and IT services provider with 100,000+ professionals in more than 50 countries, and NTT Group, a partner to 85 percent of the Fortune 100. Visit nttdataservices.com to learn more.

NTT DATA, Inc. (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.