Agile Coach

Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of strategy for the area, ensuring that plans are aligned to wider departmental strategy and overall School goals.
• Contribute to the development of broader operational plans, manage operational plans in own area and enable successful implementation by prioritising and aligning planned activities.
• Collaboratively with IT SMT develop Key Performance Indicators to measure the quality and efficiency of programme delivery.
• Lead agile workshops for both product development and functional teams, as well as key stakeholders.
• Promote and advocate a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and being accountable for them.
• Facilitate learning and development through individual and team coaching.
• Coach senior management, both within IT and across the School in Agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices.

Who we are looking for

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience of leading projects in Agile Methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences.
• Sound working knowledge of policies, regulations and legislation in area of specialism.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise and focus on material issues.
• In-depth knowledge of business education/specialist area.
• Experience in effectively managing external suppliers/contractors.

Why [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 21.4% employer contribution!!! (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Job Details

• Salary: Competitive
• Frequency: Annual
• Job Reference: lbs/TP/39043/445
• Contract Type: Fixed term – Full time
• Closing Date: 29 April, 2022
• Job Category: Technology
• Business Unit: Technology
• Location: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], United Kingdom
• Posted on: 2 March, 2022