Agile Transformation Coach

The Agile Transformation Coach is responsible for leading and championing agility across the organization. In this role, you will assist teams across our businesses in adopting the FBIN Agile mindset, principles, and best practices. Use subject matter expertise and act as a change agent to coach, influence, teach and mentor employees at all levels regarding the ways of working, key behaviors and frameworks that drive success.Location:  Deerfield, IL, HybridKey ResponsibilitiesLead Agile Transformation Engagements - Achieve stakeholder-defined outcomes by implementing FBIN Agile practices throughout the organization to enhance business unit agility and delivery efficiency.Advise Leadership & Stakeholders - Collaborate with product owners, senior management, and executives to define and evolve the Agile transformation roadmap and governance model. This model focuses on business value, driving outcomes, and a faster time to market.Coach & Mentor Teams and Coaches - Guide cross‑functional teams, Scrum Masters, and other Agile Transformation Coaches in agile principles, ceremonies, and consistently encourage continuous improvement. Use coaching techniques that increase collaboration, transparency, and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation.Build Agile Delivery Mindset - Offer strategic guidance on Agile methodologies, effectively facilitating conflict resolution and removing obstacles to expedite delivery and ensure overall team and individual success.Design and Facilitate Agile Ceremonies - Develop and facilitate Scrum events, ensuring they are action-oriented, results-driven, and time-bound.Promote Open Communication - Facilitate open communication among teams and stakeholders; promote an inclusive, positive environment for strong collaborations and work effectivenessShare Best Practices - Partner with other Agile Transformation Coaches to exchange insights, standardize practices, and scale successful approaches across multiple teams and portfolios.Measure & Report Progress - Define key performance indicators (KPIs) such as flow efficiency, cycle time, and team health to measure adoption. Guide teams in analyzing these metrics. Conduct Agile maturity assessments and present status and improvement opportunities to leadership.Focus on Team Health - Monitor the team's health, ensuring commitments, pace, and quality are on track. Help the team understand how to inspect and adapt as needed.Required Qualifications & ExperienceAgile Coaching Experience - Minimum 5–8 years in Agile roles, with at least 3 years leading or managing Agile Coaches/Scrum Masters at an enterprise scale. Demonstrated experience in implementing, coaching, and teaching Agile, including support of Mission/OKR development, prioritization, metrics, and leadership behaviors.Deep Expertise in Agile Frameworks - Hands‑on mastery of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or other scaled Agile frameworks, with demonstrated ability to tailor practices to context and need.Leadership & Influencing Skills - Proven aptitude for influencing at all organizational levels, from team members to C‑suite, and driving change without direct authority.Communication & Facilitation - Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops, training sessions, and leadership briefings. Able to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting approach as needed to a target audience.Enterprise Transformations - Prior success delivering Agile transformations in large, complex environments (20+ teams)Mentoring Coaches - Experience building and scaling an internal Agile coaching community or competency centerTooling & Automation - Familiarity with agile project tooling (e.g., Jira) and continuous delivery pipelines to support data‑driven coachingCross‑Functional Collaboration - Demonstrated track record partnering with Product Management, Architecture, QA, and DevOps to remove impediments and foster end‑to‑end agilityCore CompetenciesServant Leadership - Prioritizes team needs, empowers self‑organization, and fosters psychological safetySystems Thinking - Understands organizational interdependencies and optimizes flow across value streamsCoaching & Mentoring - Applies adult‑learning principles, powerful questioning, and feedback to accelerate capability developmentChange Management - Skilled in stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and overcoming resistance to change EducationBachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related fieldWorking Environment & ReportingReports to Director of Agile OperationsPartner closely with Product/Category Management, Program Management, HR Learning & Development, and executive sponsorsThis role is hybrid and requires commuting to work 3 days per week(Tue-Thu)