Agile Coach

Schedule Weekly Hours:

Join Our Team as an Agile Coach!

Are you passionate about Agile methodologies and ready to make a significant impact? We're looking for an Agile Coach to lead our teams on their journey towards agility and continuous improvement.

Why you'll love it here:

• Competitive Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, pet insurance, and a generous retirement contribution.

• Work-Life Balance: Your well-being is our priority. Enjoy a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, generous PTO, and paid holidays.

• Health & Wellness: Recharge in our Zen Room with massage chairs, or stay active with our corporate gym, yoga classes, and local gym discounts.

• Professional Development: Invest in your future with our Tuition Invest Program (up to $3,000 per year), access to hundreds of internal courses, and our Career Development Center.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment with our celebration program, Unconscious Bias Training, and Patient Care resources.

As an Agile Coach, you will:

• Lead and mentor agile teams, guiding them through the adoption of Agile practices and methodologies.

• Educate and support employees at all levels, including product owners, developers, leaders, and clinicians.

• Advocate for Agile mindsets, behaviors, and processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• Provide thought leadership to drive cultural change and ensure a smooth transition towards an Agile mindset.

• Use techniques that enhance collaboration, predictability, transparency, and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation.

What you'll need:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or related field

• 10+ years of project or product management experience including at least 8 years practical experience in roles within an agile team and within a scaling environment

• Advanced Agile certification such as Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), ICP-ACC, Professional Scrum Master (PSM) II or other Agile related certifications

• A passionate advocate for Agile methodologies with experience in coaching and mentoring teams.

• Skilled in fostering collaboration and driving cultural change.

• An excellent communicator who can engage and inspire employees at all levels.

• Committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

• Hybrid eligible, but candidates must reside in WI, MN, or IA at the time of hire, and should live within a reasonable driving distance to La Crosse, WI for frequent on-site visits.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help us transform our organization with Agile practices!

The Agile Coach has primary responsibility to lead agile teams and educate and guide employees at all levels, including product owners, developers, leaders, and clinicians, on agile methodology. This role will be an advocate for Agile mindsets, behaviors, and processes. The Agile Coach is responsible for helping teams perform by instilling an Agile mindset and methodology through coaching, improving team processes, and championing continuous improvement. The Agile coach will provide thought leadership to drive cultural change and ensure a smooth transition towards the Agile mindset throughout Gundersen Health System. The Agile Coach must use techniques that increase collaboration, predictability, transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Coaching and mentoring Agile teams and leaders on agile methodologies.
2. Work with multiple teams, engaging with Product Owners, and developers to help build and reinforce the Agile mindset and to embed Agile principles in the day-to-day work.
3. Supporting the development of Agile project metrics in Agile teams to track and monitor for indications of potential problem areas and assist teams in identifying and implementing solutions to address the problems
4. Identify need and provide as necessary structured and ad-hoc training in Agile principles and practices for teams, stakeholders, and leaders.
5. Collaborate within the Agile Center of Excellence (ACoE) to develop enterprise-wide agile transformation capabilities - Portfolio Teams, Strategic Work Teams, Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, and others.
6. Be an active participant in ongoing development of agile capabilities across different functional, operational, and business areas.
7. Collaborate within ACoE to ensure development and execution of Agile transformation strategies within different portfolio and/or programs teams.
8. Foster strong spirit of communication and collaboration between teams to align program goals, deliver final products, and ensure leadership transparency to impediments and progress.

9. Adheres to regular and predictable attendance.
10. Deliver routine reporting on agile activities and maturity.

Education and Learning:

REQUIRED

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Engineering or a related field

Work Experience:

REQUIRED

10+ years of project or product management experience including at least 8 years practical experience in roles within an agile team and within a scaling environment

License and Certifications:

REQUIRED

Advanced Agile certification such as Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), ICP-ACC, Professional Scrum Master (PSM) II or other Agile related certifications

Age Specific Population:

Nonage Specific (N/A)

Osha Category:

Category 3 - Employees in this job title have no reasonably anticipated risk of occupational exposure to blood and/or other potentially infectious materials.

Environmental Conditions:

Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).

Physical Requirements/Demands of The Position:

Sitting Continually (67-100% or 8 hours)

Walking/Standing Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)

Driving Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours)

Reaching - Below Shoulder Rarely (1-5% or .5 hours)

Repetitive Actions - Pinch Forces Rarely (1-5% or .5 hours) Pounds of force 0-25

Repetitive Actions - Fine Manipulation Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267

Equal Opportunity Employer