ABOUT US
Do you have a passion for higher education? Do you want to make a positive impact on the college admissions process? Our staff helps to remove barriers and encourage students to forge their path to a better future. Common App is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Each year we support more than 1 million students, one-third of whom are first-generation, as they apply to our more than 900 diverse member colleges & universities using the Common App's free online application.
If you are an experienced Scrum Master professional and want to be part of a mission-driven non-profit that uses innovative technology to advance the college admission process, Common App may be an excellent match for you. Common App is currently searching for an Agile Coach.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Agile coach provides agile coaching to programs, teams, and individuals on various aspects of the product development and delivery process, leveraging Scrum, lean, Kanban, SAFe, and DevOps principles and practices.
Reporting to the Director of Technology Operations, the Agile Coach provides coaching, mentoring, and advising to teams applying Agile values, principles, frameworks, and approaches. They will also guide teams in Agile release planning, kickoff, and sprint planning events. This role would ensure teams are creating, managing, and using product backlogs, identifying project interdependencies, and delivering value using doneness and acceptance criteria.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
This role requires:
- Candidates must live in the United States.
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Education, Business, Information Technology, Business Information Systems, or other relevant degrees; or a combination of education and relevant experience,
- 2+ year’s experience as Scrum Master or Agile Coach; i.e. hands-on experience applying lean/Agile methodologies within infrastructure, hardware, and operational environments
- 2 years of experience assessing team performance
- At least 3 year’s experience in Agile Project Management
- Hands-on experience using various Agile Tools
- Help teams implement Agile development approaches
- Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, CSPO, CSP, PSM, PSPO)
- Proven ability to facilitate and lead multiple teams in Agile, Lean, and SCRUM Methodologies.
- Provide program, team, and individual coaching on Agile practices, principles, roles, artifacts, and mechanics.
- Leading teams as they learn and adopt Agile practices by supporting them through coaching, mentoring, facilitating, and teaching.
- Help write and implement new methodologies and development practices.
- Collect feedback from the development team and continuously improve processes and practices
- Act as an Agile Coach, concentrating on developing execution leaders (RTE and Scrum Masters) and closely partnering with the Product Owner, Product Manager, and Technology Delivery Owner to guide one agile release train.
- Demonstrate initiative by anticipating risks, issues, and opportunities, and remediating and/or escalating them accordingly.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Education, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Technical, Information Systems, MBA, Project Management, Military.
- PMI-ACP certification.
- Experiencing implementing SAFe in an organization not using Agile at the executive/strategic level.
- Experience with administration of a modern project management technology suite, including certifications with Atlassian or Salesforce platforms.
- Perform similar activities where Agile support is needed for initiatives not using Scrum
- Skilled in advocating the Agile mindset, developing use cases for adoption, and coaching the implementation of evidence-driven best practices.
- A passion for higher education is a plus.
Benefits
Common App is a virtual first environment. We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including:
- Paid time off
- Vacation Leave (starting at 10 days per year)
- Sick Leave (15 days per year)
- Paid Holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day)
- Floating Holidays (9 days to be used at employee’s discretion)
- Healthcare
- Medical (2 plan options with Cigna including an option for 100% employee coverage)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with annual employer contribution starting at $1,500 or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), depending on plan election
- Dental (plan with MetLife offering 100% employee coverage)
- Vision benefits (plan with Cigna offering 100% employee coverage)
- Short + Long Term Disability (100% employer paid)
- Life + AD&D (100% employer paid)
- Additional Voluntary Life + AD&D insurances available
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Added compensation
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with 5% employer contribution + additional 5% employer match
- Stipends (virtual office set up and monthly remote work support)
- Future growth opportunities within the organization
We work to maintain the best possible environment for our staff, where people can learn and grow. We strive to provide a diverse, collaborative, team-oriented, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.
HOW DO I APPLY
To apply for this opportunity, send your resume and cover letter with salary expectations.
