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Agile Coach

Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Hybrid
Permanent | Full time
Closing date:  Apr 28 2025

Agile Coach

  • Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • Full time
  • Closing on: Apr 28 2025
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What is the opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to join our Data Solutions team.

In this role, you will guide and coach data solutions delivery teams (business and technical) on Agile principles, practices, and methodologies, to ensure the successful delivery of Data projects. You will work closely with our Agile Practices Lead to drive continuous improvement and cultivate an Agile mindset within the organisation

In this role you will:

  • Coach Scrum Masters and delivery teams on Agile principles and practices to enhance productivity and collaboration.
  • Guide the teams to use Bank of Ireland's Scaled Agile Framework and Agile practices and values.
  • Teach, lead, co-lead or support activities where required in Value Stream roll out and events, Program Increment (big room) planning and standard Agile ceremonies.
  • Provide training and support to team members on Agile tools and techniques.
  • Support and guide our individuals, teams, and organisations in using our tooling (Atlassian Suite - Jira, Confluence and EazyBI)
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the organisation.

What will make you stand out?

The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of Agile including Scrum, Kanban, as well as other key Lean Agile practices. A deep understanding of Scaled Agile principles and prior engagements in supporting highly distributed teams in transformation. You will have industry experience within a technology environment and have experience in coaching teams who are new to agile ways of working.

You will also have experience with agile collaboration tooling, knowledge of current software development technologies and practices and experience implementing either SAFe or Disciplined Agile at Enterprise or Value Stream level in an organisation.

Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out for this role:

  • Experienced Jira user - knowledge of JQL, how to structure a query, custom searches, create & configure Scrum & Kanban boards, set up projects, knowledge of workflows, Jira metrics, integration with Confluence.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and frameworks.
  • Proven experience working as an Agile Coach in a software development or IT environment

Essential Qualifications

Certified Scrum (CSM) or equivalent Agile certifications.

More about the team

In this role, you will guide and coach data solutions delivery teams (business and technical) on Agile principles, practices, and methodologies, to ensure the successful delivery of Data projects. You will work closely with our Agile Practices Lead to drive continuous improvement and cultivate an Agile mindset within the organisation.

Why work with us

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

Key Competencies

  • Customer Focused - People Manager
  • One Group, one team - People Manager
  • Agile - People Manager
  • Accountable - People Manager
  • Manage Risk - People Manager

We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.

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