Job Description

POSITION - Agile Coach

WORK LOCATION - Hyderabad

ABOUT FACTSET:

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and industry-leading services for the investment and corporate communities. As a publicly traded company (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) recently added to the S&P 500 index, FactSet delivers superior content, analytics, and flexible technology to help more than 162,000 users see and seize opportunity sooner. For over 40 years, the company has served financial professionals, which include portfolio managers, investment research professionals, investment bankers, risk and performance analysts, wealth advisors and corporate clients. FactSet gives our clients the edge to outperform with informed insights, workflow solutions across the portfolio lifecycle, and industry-leading support from dedicated specialists

OUR CULTURE:

We value work/life balance and provide our employees with flexible working options to help them manage their work and personal obligations. We are proud to have established our new working standard with the goal of preserving flexibility and trust while fostering creativity, innovation, collaboration and enabling mentorship. Remote, hybrid, or in-person - whichever works best for you, we allow you the flexibility to choose.

As a globally inclusive community unified by the FactSet spirit of going above and beyond for each other, we enable our people to be themselves at work and to join in, be heard, contribute, and grow. Our work environment maximizes diversity values, engagement, productivity, and ultimately makes FactSet a fun place to work.

The Agile Coach serves as a mentor, teacher, facilitator and coach for individuals, teams, and the organization. They have a mastery level understanding of Agile-Lean values, principles and practices and know how to apply them appropriately to drive agility at each level of the organization. They use their skills and hands-on experience to build trust, inspire, and develop and drive Agile strategy and transformation for the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide hands-on Agile coaching to Scrum Masters and their teams on all aspects of Scrum, Lean, and Kanban practices

Display a solid understanding of agile values and principles and different frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean, etc.) that help achieve agility. Understand when to apply specific practices to solve specific problems identified in the team.

Evaluate and mentor existing Agile teams; assess the teams agile maturity and coach to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Deliver training to new teams to promote and improve agility

Guide the organization towards Agile maturity through formal training sessions and informal communication channels.

Contribute to the evolution of our Agile strategy and transformation journey for the organization

Proactively collaborate and communicate with internal/external stakeholders to address Agile knowledge gaps to support Agile effectiveness.

Promote and advocate a culture of continuous improvement. Challenges the teams and greater organization to reflect and improve

Establish measurements that matter for organizational, leader and team Agile success

Contribute to monitoring and measurement activities around the success of the Agile transformation

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience in large scale agile transformations with multiple teams with multiple engagements standing up Agile teams utilizing Agile practices and principles

5+ years of experience as an Agile Coach within an organization

Extensive background in coaching and developing people and teams. Adept at influencing behavior change towards constant improvement

Experience with design and delivery of related skill development programs (e.g. agile roles, user story writing, story splitting, road mapping and visioning, team building, collaboration / gamification techniques etc.) highly desired

Deep knowledge and experience with multiple Agile frameworks

Extended track record of delivering training in a manner than ensures knowledge transfer

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Agile certifications (e.g. Scrum, ICAgile, SAFe) desired when accompanying demonstration of an agile mindset and relevant examples of experience and skills to help enable teams

Enterprise Business Agility strategic and systems thinking

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WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

Joining a stable and growing firm with a proven track record of success for over 40 years

A community of thoughtful, innovative minds that value collaboration, and welcome your new ideas to the table

Mentorship and growth opportunities from senior employees

A focus on your career development with dedicated monthly time to attend conferences, online learning seminars and build your network

A robust social community involved in volunteerism, intramural sports, and team building events

Business resource groups that align with our to create an inclusive environment for all

Flexible working options: in-person, remote, hybrid

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At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, family status or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify.

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