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The Senior Agile Coach helps foster successful adoption of Agile methodologies using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with a primary focus at the Agile Team and Agile Release Train level. This role will serve as an agile transformation coach, in addition to acting as educator and mentor for Team- and ART-level roles. This role also serves as the Jira Align Champion lead, training and coaching the use of the tool to other Jira Align Champions.

The work hours for this position are 8am - 5pm Eastern Time Zone. The Senior Agile Coach guides agile practice and tool implementation for a business segment in alignment with the organizational agile transformation roadmap. They are responsible for planning, facilitating, and executing ART, Solution and Portfolio related activities, including gaining executive buy-in, providing coaching to business partners, facilitating Value Stream Workshops, and developing custom micro-trainings/workshops that proactively address the needs of those you serve. You will mentor, coach, and train leaders and leader roles within a segment so they can embody the principles and mindset needed to support a true, generative agile culture where innovation and relentless improvement are prioritized and thrive.

As a Senior Agile Coach, you will guide the agile implementation strategy across an entire business segment, helping leaders shift to organizing around value and launching appropriately-scoped ARTs at a sustainable, thoughtful pace. You will help leadership and ART-level coaches build behaviors and patterns that support a culture of servant leadership, innovation, and relentless improvement.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in agile coaching/mentoring role, change management experience

• Experience working in at least two agile transformations at the line of business or department level

• Active SAFe 6 Program Consultant (SPC6) certification

• Completed at least one Value Stream Workshops

• Lean Portfolio Management implementation experience

• Understanding of agile development processes and methodology (more than just SAFe)

• Demonstrated success in implementing DevOps practices as part of increasing business and technical team agility

• Demonstrated success in implementing Quality Engineering as a discipline across a line of business

• Experience creating Agile implementation roadmaps and strategies in different cultures and environments—especially related to bridging the gap between IT and business partners

• Ability to develop productive working relationships with a wide variety of teams and leaders

• Coaches with a focus on empathy, seeking to understand, and supportive collaboration

• Team-oriented, passionate about developing others’ skills and competencies

• Strong communication, facilitation, training, and presentation skills

• Ability to work well with people with varying technical and business abilities

• Ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business, Agile, Project Management, or a related field or experience is preferred

• Knowledge of agile lifecycle management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, etc.)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$112,400 - $154,900 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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