Technical Agile CoachDescription -HP is looking for a highly capable Agile Technical Coach to help enable more effective ways of working across our Print Software Platform organization. It is an exciting time to be at HP as our services and solutions businesses are growing fast! The Print software organization has grown significantly, and we need to evolve the way we work to keep up. This role will be part of the newly formed Agile Coaching Office that will help define the approach and roll out the transformation across a large software organization, covering multiple geographies and technologies. The Technical Agile Coach at HP will help define and implement our agile strategy and business agility roadmap to help our internal customers achieve their desired outcomes. The coach will train and educate on agile principles and tools and provide coaching toward improved ways of working. The overall goal is to enable and equip individuals and teams to use agile ways of working to achieve better outcomes across the organization. The Technical Agile Coach will collaborate with various cross-functional teams including software development, testing, program and product management, support, etc. to implement portfolio management, new scaling practices, and define and implement new ways of working. He or she will also co-lead a culture of continuous improvement to facilitate the delivery of valuable technology solutions rapidly, collaboratively, and reliably to the organization. The Technical Agile Coach mentors across the organization and between team boundaries on technical practices and principles, providing them with skills and techniques to help them improve their work. As a mentor, the Technical Coach is responsible for guiding teams, providing employees with feedback and means of improvement, catalyzing organizational growth and answering questions. Responsibilities: Work closely with the Technical Program Management Organization and Print Hadware, Firmware and Software teams to assess current state while also defining, implementing, and operationalizing an agile roadmap and playbook Coach and mentor business units within the organization to adopt and grow agile mindsets, practices, and ways of working to deliver customer value Assist in the development of training and leading workshops to educate individuals and teams on Agile principles, values, and practices Help teams create programs and product backlogs along with roadmaps Define, implement, and track agile flow metrics in areas that drive value and indicate potential problems/risks. Assist teams with implementing solutions to remediate those problems as well as proactive solutions Help implement Portfolio Management and scale agility to enable product teams to effectively plan, manage dependencies and risks, while successfully delivering strategic goals Support and enable teams to effectively use tools to enable iterative and incremental delivery Ensure a balance of autonomy and consistency across the teams and business units, where needed, to ensure successful scaling and portfolio management Ability to work alternative time zones when necessary Ability to travel when needed Knowledge & Skills: Knowledge and experience of lean-agile practices from serving as Program level coach, transformation office coach or lean-agile champion. Three years or more in DevOps experience Hands-on experience with XP (extreme programming) practices, including pairing/ensembling, test-driven development and continuous integration and delivery Extensive experience in agile frameworks such as XP, , Kanban, Scrum and Modern Agile Experience coaching large-scale agile transformations from pilot through full-scale implementation. Lean mindset, agile coaching, and mentoring expertise to facilitate product intake and refinement, story mapping, development, and delivery best practices. Ability to facilitate discussion at all levels of the organization to resolve conflicts. Excellent analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills. Understands hardware, firmware and software development processes and procedures, particularly in cloud platform and printer environments. People and Leadership Skills Passionate about communication, group dynamics and coaching others. Strong collaboration and influencing skills; Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships. Effectively navigates all levels of the organization to influence the necessary culture shift to help the organization realize its goals. Ability to coach leaders and team members on overcoming organizational impediments. Brings the right questions and challenges people in their thinking. Deploys strong communication and problem-solving skills at all levels of the organization. Exhibits patience and resilience in the absence of clear signs of success and progression. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree preferred. 10+ years technology experience, with at least 5+ years direct experience in Agile Transformation. 5+ years working as an Agile coach Experience with refactoring code smells and legacy code Knowledge of different approaches (XP, Scrum, SAFe, Lean,, etc.) Experience with Systems Thinking and Lean Flow Software development background Strong people and communication skills Excellent speaking and writing skills in English Strategic thinker with coaching skills Ability to speak candidly with consideration, meeting clients where they are #LI - PoJob -SoftwareSchedule -Full timeShift -No shift premium (India)Travel -Relocation -EEO Tagline - HP Inc. is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.
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