Join us as an Agile Coach at Barclays where you’ll be working alongside Technology Delivery leads and Scrum leads, guiding teams, leaders and organizations in adopting and optimizing Agile practices.
* Mentor and coach: Guide teams and leaders on Agile principles, practices, tools and methodologies in alignment with the Business Unit’s strategic needs and delivering value to clients and customers.
* Facilitate Colleague Development: Coach and develop colleagues to embed Agile ways of working, championing an Agile mindset and behaviors to drive cultural change.
* Build High‑Performing Teams: Help teams identify and address impediments to Agile execution and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous learning.
* Continuous Improvement: Use data and metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and growth.
* Cross‑Business Collaboration: Collaborate with other Agile Coaches, share best practice and contribute to a network of Agile champions across Business Units.
* Agile Adoption: Own the Agile coaching strategy to continually improve maturity levels across the organisation by embedding best practices.
* Enterprise‑Level Agile expertise: Scale Agile frameworks – Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, hybrid models – with proven experience driving transformation.
* Team Coaching and facilitation skills to drive maturity of Agile practices.
* Leadership and Organisational influence: Influence senior stakeholders to adopt Agile ways of working and partner with senior leaders to align Agile initiatives with strategic business goals.
Other Highly Valued Skills
* Understanding of relevant toolsets – case management systems, workflow automation, regulatory frameworks.
* Use of AI tools to analyse Agile metrics, sprint performance and leverage machine learning models for backlog refinement.
* Demonstrable ability for continuous learning – staying updated with Agile trends and best practices.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills. This role will be based out of our Knutsford campus.
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