Enterprise Agile Coach

At Xenon7, we work with leading enterprises and innovative startups on exciting, cutting-edge projects that leverage the latest technologies across various domains of IT including Data, Web, Infrastructure, AI, and many others. Our expertise in IT solutions development and on-demand resources allows us to partner with clients on transformative initiatives, driving innovation and business growth. Whether it's empowering global organizations or collaborating with trailblazing startups, we are committed to delivering advanced, impactful solutions that meet today’s most complex challenges.

About the Client:

Join one of Egypt’s premier financial institutions, renowned for its extensive suite of banking services, including Institutional Banking, Personal Banking, and Islamic Banking. With a global presence through over 50 branches and correspondents, we serve a diverse and dynamic clientele. As we embark on a groundbreaking digital transformation journey, we are committed to leveraging the latest technologies to establish a state-of-the-art data architecture that will redefine our performance and service delivery.

Role Overview:

As an enterprise agile coach in Corporate Technology, your primary responsibility is to drive organizational agility and enable successful agile transformations at the team of teams and leadership altitudes. This role will partner closely with senior-level leadership to develop and execute strategies that foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.

Your expertise will be instrumental in coaching and mentoring leaders across the organization, empowering them to embrace agile methodologies and practices. You will facilitate workshops, trainings, and coaching sessions to enhance their understanding of agile concepts and equip them with the tools needed to lead agile teams effectively. Through your guidance, teams will gain a comprehensive view of the agile ecosystem and learn how to optimize processes, remove impediments, and deliver value-driven outcomes. Ultimately, your role as an enterprise agile coach will contribute to the organization's ability to adapt to change rapidly, foster innovation, and achieve sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive market.

About the contract:

• The role is hybrid in Cairo - 3 days onsite / 2 days remote.

• The role is a long-term (one-year renewable) contract position through Xenon7, which is the approved vendor of the client. 
• The payments are paid out in gross amount in USD on a monthly schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end business agility transformation at an enterprise scale, working with teams across the organization to build and support an agile ecosystem.
• Act as a coach for teams, facilitating the adoption and advancement of agile ways of working at the team of teams and value stream level.
• Advocate and facilitate a culture shift within the organization, promoting an agile mindset and behaviors and ensuring these principles are deeply ingrained in our everyday work.
• Develop learning paths and provide individual coaching to team members to enhance their agile practices and mindset.
• Identify and address any systemic issues that may impede agile practices within the organization.
• Foster a continuous improvement environment, encouraging teams to inspect and adapt their practices to increase effectiveness.
• In charge of people management to both Agile coaches, delivery and scrum masters across the organization.

• Agile Coaching Certification (ICE-AC, CEC, CTC) or Professional Coaching Certification (ICF-ACC, ICF-PCC, or ICF-MCC)
• Experience in a strategic agile coaching role and practices for at least 10 years that was diligently applying agile principles, practices, and theory.
• Deep lean/agile skills, including at least 5 years in one or more of the agile roles, Scrum of Scrums Scrum Master, Release/Solution Train Engineer, or Enterprise Agile Coach.
• Deep understanding of major agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, or Scrum @ Scale) and 5 or more years' experience in at least 1 framework
• Excellent skills in Facilitation, Training, Mentoring, and Professional Coaching
• Strong social and emotional intelligence.
• Good skills and knowledge of lean, servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Proficiency in coaching models and frameworks (e.g., Co-Active Coaching, Integral Coaching)
• Mastery of coaching techniques, such as powerful questioning, active listening, and direct communication
• Ability to create a safe and non-judgmental coaching environment
• Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques (example: scrum, Kanban, XP, DevOps, story mapping, example mapping, transformation plans, operating models, scaled agile frameworks).
• Knowledge of professional coaching approaches such as ORSC, Co-Active, etc.
• Fluency in English and/or Arabic