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Position Overview
Autodesk’s Agility Coaches in the Platform Services and Emerging Technologies (PSET) organization play a crucial role in partnering with cross-functional managers and development teams to drive excellence in software delivery. As a Agile Coach, partner with teams to drive continuous improvements in improving product roadmaps, quarterly planning, backlog refinement, and overall agility performance.
Reporting to the Director of PSET Agile Transformation, you will be part of a team of agility coaches dedicated to enhancing cross-functional performance across various levels, including vice presidents, directors, managers, and development team leads. Your broad expertise in software delivery will be key to influencing the business and driving meaningful change.
As an Agile Coach, you will empower teams, foster collaboration, and guide the organization through its continuous journey of improvement. You are not just managing agile processes, you are transforming the way people work and think, ensuring that they remain flexible, data-driven, and aligned with the overall vision.
Responsibilities
Strategic Impact: Leverage your comprehensive knowledge of software delivery to impact the business positively and drive agile transformations across multiple teams
Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with department heads, functional managers, and team leaders to ensure teams align with strategic goals and continuously improve their processes
Coaching & Mentoring: Utilize your skills in product strategy, cross-functional design, road mapping, delivery planning, dependency management, defect tracking, Scrum, Kanban, and other agile disciplines to guide teams toward increased agility
Data-Driven Decisions: Employ a data-centered approach to assess team performance, provide insights, and drive continuous improvement
Team Engagement: While Autodesk follows a hybrid-first work model, this role will require regular face-to-face interactions with teams in India. You will also have opportunities for international travel to attend key meetings and facilitate team interactions
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of experience in Agile Coaching or related roles
Deep expertise in Agile/Scrum, Product Management, Program Management, and Software Development Methods
Experience with Data Science, Analytics, and Research roles and responsibilities
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and influencing skills
Proven ability to identify improvement areas within programs, projects, and scrum teams, and to lead incremental improvements
Ability to unify diverse perspectives and ideas, driving collaborative solutions
Experience working across international cultures is a plus
Ability to actively serve and support 8-10 scrum teams
Expert interpretation of agility and software quality engineering (SQE) related metrics
Advanced skills in JIRA configuration and reporting
Proficiency in curating workshop materials and documentation using tools like Confluence and others
Preferred Qualifications
Scrum or Agile Coaching certification
The Ideal Candidate
You are a problem solver who thrives on tackling complex challenges
Your deep experience in agile methodologies enables you to understand that no single model fits all situations
You are adaptable and innovative, able to break away from rigid processes when needed and open to trying new approaches
You have the insight to recognize patterns and opportunities for improvement, and the courage to speak up and drive meaningful change
Your ability to see the big picture and translate strategy into action makes you a trusted partner at all levels, from development teams to executive leadership
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