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Fueled by creativity and ideation, World Wide Technology strives to accelerate our growth and nurture future innovation. From our world class culture, to our generous benefits, to developing cutting edge technology solutions, WWT constantly works towards its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is a great place to work. We encourage our employees to embrace collaboration, get creative and think outside the box when it comes to delivering some of the most advanced technology solutions for our customers.At a glance, WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ over 7,000 individuals and closed nearly $13 Billion in revenue. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the ninth consecutive year!Job Summary The Agile Consultant is primarily accountable for facilitating agile transformations for WWT clients' Organizations, their leaders and their teams, both within and outside of IT. They develop and implement a consistent, repeatable approach to successfully lead, plan, direct, coordinate and execute agile transformation engagements. They lead the agile transformation engagement by holding responsibility and accountability, ensuring success both for teams and the organization as a whole. The Consulting Agile Coach is also responsible for coaching WWT clients' leaders to help them become better agile leaders, and lead and facilitate the agile transformation's governance with the client's key stakeholders and WWT's consulting leads. This position holds the responsibility and accountability ensure the quality delivery of WWT's services as well as the engagement of the project's consulting team. As the leader of the project, the Consulting Agile Coach will facilitate the consulting teams' alignment as well as driving the engagement's agile transformation and technical recommendations and decisions. The Agile Consultant is accountable to support WWT's business development activities by representing the Agile Transformation & Software Craftsmanship practice in conversations with clients. The Consulting Agile Coach is also expected to engage in the creation of new offerings and services as well as in the practice's continuous improvement initiatives.This position reports to the Director of Agile Transformation & Software Craftsmanship and is considered a peer to the Tech Mentors. The Agile Consultant is expected to collaborate with others to help teams deliver successfully and is expected to escalate if problems are not being addressed.Job Responsibilities/Essential Functions/Competencies • Provide strategic and tactical leadership in agile transformation and tech mentoring engagements, ensure clarity and alignment around the engagement and the client's priorities and goals • Facilitate agile transformation at organizational, leadership, and team level• Lead large group activities including workshops, feedback sessions, retrospectives, ideations, story mapping, and other interactive sessions • Coach WWT clients' leaders, individuals and teams to facilitate and accelerate the client agile transformation• Work collaboratively with clients, consulting team members as well as other WWT practices• Catalyze our organization's standards for consulting engagement and client interactions • Take on engagements' escalation and resolution duties where needed, representing WWT in front of high-level customer stakeholders, and providing objective and accurate reports to WWT leadership when called upon• Guide and advise practice leadership where needed to ensure prospective and current engagements are effectively supported• Participate as needed and when available in the enablement of the account teams seeking to sell WWT services, providing assets, advice, pre- and post-sales customer interaction to promote a more effective and successful sales process• Understand and align to the overall goals and objectives of the Agile Transformation & Software Craftsmanship practice, collaborating and assisting wherever possible to promote the success of the practice and WWT as a whole• Proactively engage and co-develop continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance the practice's effectiveness• Exemplify our organization's mandatory Core Values and Job Requirements in addition to the Agile values and principles• Lead by example with personal discipline and continuous improvement Additional Requirements: • Ability to give and receive feedback. A central part of living our core values is our environment of safe, timely, and direct feedback. We require and coach our employees on how to provide constructive and critical feedback to their peers, reports, and leadership. This can take on many forms; written, verbal, in a group setting, and one on one, and can involve topics ranging from job performance and leadership effectiveness to root cause analysis, communication, and integrity. While not always comfortable, we see the ability to give and receive feedback in a safe environment as a job requirement common across all practices and roles, and a vital aspect of our culture and continuous improvement. • Possesses a high level of Integrity. Acts ethically and is above reproach. Builds trust through their honesty, reliability, and authenticity. Possesses a strong concern for the needs of his/her colleagues. Takes tough principled stands even if they are unpopular. Meets commitments and keeps promises. • Demonstrates Self-control. Manages his/her impulsive feelings and distressing emotions and operates without any personal agenda. Stays composed, positive and unflappable even in trying moments. Thinks clearly and stays composed and focused under pressure. • Must be Flexible. Smoothly handles multiple demands, shifting priorities and rapid change. Is able to work collaboratively to get things done. Proactively seeks the advice and suggestions of peers, subordinates, and superiors. Adapts strategies and tactics to fit fluid circumstances. Is flexible in how he/she sees events. • Is Optimistic. Demonstrates a positive mental attitude. Persists in seeking goals despite obstacles and setbacks. Operates from a hope of success rather than a fear of failure. Sees setbacks as due to manageable circumstances rather than a personal flaw. • Continuously Develops Others. Committed to the continuous process of education and development of self and colleagues. Acknowledges people's strengths and accomplishments. Offers useful feedback and helps to identify others' needs for future growth and improvement. Mentors and gives timely coaching that fosters an individual's skills. • Able to Intuitively Understand the way people think and work. Understands the forces that shape views and actions of clients, customers, or competitors. Accurately reads an organizational and external reality. • Models Leadership qualities. Articulates and arouses enthusiasm for a shared vision and mission. Leads by example. • Is a catalyst for Change. Recognizes the need for change and removes barriers. Challenges the status quo to acknowledge the need for change. Champions the change and enlists others in its pursuit. • Fosters Excellence in Communication. Is effective in give-and-take, registering emotional cues in attuning their message. Deals with difficult issues straightforwardly. Listens well, seeks mutual understanding, and welcomes the sharing of information fully. Fosters open communication and stays receptive to bad news as well as good. QualificationsEducation• A bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience required.Work Experience• Minimum of 5 years' experience in agile transformation consulting and leading large, multi-faceted projects• 10+ years of pragmatic IT and/or software development and delivery experience • Experience working with delivery teams using a variety of agile practices: stand-ups, pairing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, retrospectives and whole-team approach• Successfully leveraged agile practices, tools and frameworks without becoming reliant upon any single approachSpecialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities• Experience in leading high-value customer engagements related to agile adoption and transformation • A strong background in delivering Agile Transformations and/or Agile Solutions • Critical thinker with the ability to navigate poorly defined problems• Deep understanding of Kanban Method and other reflective-improvement frameworks • Broad understanding of agile methodologies including Lean, Kanban, Scrum, XP, and SAFe • Ability to facilitate retrospectives, project kick-off activities and other ceremonies• Ability to effectively gain buy-in and teach Agile practices, principles and values • Highly motivated and dependable with excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills• Able to excel in high-pressure situations• Excellent personal presence with proven ability to represent and work with all levels of management internally and externally • A self-starter that relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish engagements and initiatives' goals • Exhibits natural servant leadership skills and attitude • Continuous learner and natural teacher • Outstanding mindfulness, collaborative, and interpersonal skills• Thorough understanding of the consulting mindset and ability to speak effectively to customers in high-level organizational leadership• Able to effectively navigate difficult conversations and have a backbone to make difficult engagement decisionsWorking conditions (if needed)- Travel required up to 75%, including outside the US
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