Saturday, 26 July 2014

Agile Coach | Twitter, Inc. | San Francisco, CA


Agile Coach | Twitter, Inc. | San Francisco, CA


Agile Coach

Software Engineering | San Francisco, CA

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  • At Twitter, our mission is to reach every person on the planet. To do that we need to effectively scale our engineering organization. Come be a catalyst for a transformation from ad hoc to agile methods. We are looking for an agile coach that combines consumer product and growth expertise with the ability to enable teams to improve their productivity, throughput and predictability through a transformation to agile methods.
  • The ideal candidate has successfully transformed a consumer internet company from ad hoc to agile methods.
Role & Responsibilities
  • Drive the organization-wide agile transformation strategy and rollout plans
  • Design and deliver transformational agile training for engineering managers, product managers, development teams, and executives
  • Coach development teams, engineering managers, product managers and stakeholders on applying lean principles to their specific products and work environment
  • Embrace servant leadership and demonstrate behaviors in line with lean principles
  • Evaluate team metrics and make recommendations to teams and management for improvements.
  • Establish yourself as a thought leader in the agile community through speaking and writing
  • Identify opportunities to continuously optimize and improve of the whole company
Experience & Skills
  • 10 years experience in a product company, in a variety of roles from developer to leader, manager or coach
  • 5 years of hands-on experience with scrum, kanban and other agile practices
  • Strong presentation, coaching and facilitation skills
  • Capable of multitasking and transforming multiple teams at once
  • Experience with coaching Executives
  • Able to work with individuals and teams across all levels within the company
  • Able to influence peers / managers and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity
  • Plays well as a member of a team
  • Excellent communication skills
Preferred Qualifications & Ideal Candidates
  • Certified Scrum Coach or Kanban Coaching Professional
  • Hands-on experience with highly-available, scalable software and services
  • Hands-on experience with experimentation and data driven decisions in an agile environment
  • Hands-on experience with data centre engineering and Platform as a Service products
  • Strong track record of shipping projects with broad customer impact
  • Proven ability to identify and resolve systemic issues
  • Active Twitter user
 
 
 
 
 

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