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# Lead Agilist / Agile Coach

- **Company:** SM Global IT LLC
- **Location:** Columbus, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Scrum Methodology, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Atlassian Tools, ServiceNow Customer Service Management
- **Published:** August 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6946c76f-8775-4865-9c7d-fd46e9c5f5a3

## About the Role

* Strong background in Agile delivery, Scrum, Agile Coaching, or related roles.
 * Experience as an Agile Coach, Lead Agilist, Scrum Master, or Agile Delivery Lead.
 * Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Agile principles.
 * Experience coaching multiple Agile teams in an enterprise environment.
 * Strong understanding of Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.
 * Experience with Agile metrics, team performance, delivery planning, and dependency management.
 * Strong facilitation, communication, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
 * SAFe, SPC, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, or similar certification is a plus.

## Description

* Seeking a Lead Agilist / Agile Coach to provide leadership and guidance across Agile teams, improve delivery practices, and support Agile transformation initiatives., * Lead and coach Agile teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and delivery stakeholders.
 * Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
 * Drive continuous improvement across teams and delivery processes.
 * Identify and remove organizational, technical, and process impediments.
 * Establish and monitor Agile metrics, KPIs, velocity, throughput, and delivery performance.
 * Coach teams and leadership on Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean practices.
 * Support cross-team planning, dependency management, and release planning.
 * Establish consistent Agile standards, processes, and governance.
 * Work closely with product, technology, business, and executive stakeholders.


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