Important Information
Experience: 12+yrs
Location: Bangalore (Hybrid/Remote)
Job Summary
As an Consultant Lead, you will spearhead the implementation and optimization of Agile methodologies across multiple teams and projects within the organization. You will lead efforts to foster a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring teams are aligned with Agile principles and delivering high-quality results. Your leadership will drive strategic Agile transformations, mentoring Agile coaches and team members to achieve organizational goals.
Responsibilities and Duties
Lead the adoption of Agile practices across multiple teams, guiding them through Agile transformations.
Facilitate and oversee Agile ceremonies, ensuring consistency and alignment with best practices.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders to prioritize and manage the product backlog effectively.
Mentor and coach Agile teams and Scrum Masters, promoting continuous learning and improvement.
Identify and resolve challenges that impede Agile adoption and team performance.
Develop and implement strategies for scaling Agile practices across the organization.
Provide leadership in the development and execution of Agile training programs.
Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business administration, or a related field.
Extensive experience in Agile coaching or consulting roles, with proven leadership capabilities.
Deep understanding of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe.
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
Experience in managing and scaling Agile practices in large, complex organizations.
Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a strategic mindset.
Additional Requirements
- Lead or manage the OCM activities on a high-complexity, transformational, or program-wide change.
- Function well in a highly matrixed organization and synthesize direction from multiple sources.
- Work directly with sponsors/business owners of the change; understand goals for the change and be able to translate them
into impacts to the organization.
- Lead or help manage other OCM resources in the same work stream.
- Work in concert with the OCM team to help mature the discipline through observation of areas in need of improvement
and suggestions for maturing the processes or tools.
- Assess and manage risks based on adoption of change.
- Assess audience readiness for the change including identifying people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance.
- Develop an actionable change management strategy for the change based on situational awareness.
- Develop/manage communication and training plans that utilize various channels and are consumable by specific audiences.
- Oversee deliverables against the communication plan, crafting or coordinating clearly articulated messages that prepare
and motivate users for adopting the change.
Competencies: experience leading OCM, experience supporting an organizational change management effort
Certifications: OCM
About Encora
Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.
At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.
