Team Agilist

Overview 

The Team Agilist ensures that a single Agile Team operates effectively and continuously improves. Serving as a servant leader and coach, the Team Agilist leads the team transformation, facilitates team cadences, promotes proactive risk management, and removes impediments that block progress. This role fosters a culture of transparency, accountability, and learning while helping the team continuously increase their proficiency and maturity, and deliver high-quality outcomes aligned with product objectives. 

Key Responsibilities  

• Facilitate team sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. 

• Coach the team in Lean and Agile product managerial and Agile technical practices to maintain sustainable, predictable, fast and adaptable delivery. 

• Ensure all work items meet the Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). 

• Partner with the Product Owner to strengthen backlog management and grooming practices. 

• Partner with the staff engineer and engineering manager in improving the Agile technical practices of teams. 

• Collaborate with the Product Agilist to ensure practices and processes are consistent with organizational standards and framework. 

• Help the team identify and resolve impediments within its control, escalating systemic issues to the appropriate parties. 

• Guide the team in risk management, including mitigation and contingency planning. 

• Drive continuous improvement, advancing team maturity and agility. 

• Maintain transparency of progress, impediments, and risks through effective reporting and metrics. 

• Foster a collaborative environment that values feedback, innovation, and continuous learning. 

• Engage actively in communities of practice leading improvements, contributing, mentoring and being mentored. 

Required Qualifications 

• 7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Team Coach, Service Delivery Manager, or equivalent role. 

• Delivered the transformation of several Agile Teams, including examples of all stages from team formation to high levels of agility and performance (team is reliable – able to make promises and keep them, fast – able to deliver stories within days and features within a few weeks, and adaptable – able to change direction swiftly and with minimal waste). 

• Strong knowledge of Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and associated product, process and technical practices. 

• Experience working within a team-of-teams (e.g. Product delivered by 5 Agile Teams collaborating). 

• Proven facilitation and servant leadership skills. 

• Ability to coach stakeholders, leaders, and team members on Agile principles and practices. 

• Familiarity with Agile metrics and Inspect & Adapt techniques. 

• Experience in product development (both new product introduction and sustaining), distinct from IT services or bespoke software development. 

• Proven experience mentoring and being mentored 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in fintech, SaaS, or other fast-paced technology industries. 

• Exposure to DevOps practices and modern engineering approaches. 

• Relevant certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or PMI-ACP. 

Core Competencies 

• Facilitation Skills – Leads engaging and effective team ceremonies. 

• Servant Leadership – Builds trust, empowers the team, and removes barriers to progress. 

• Coaching Mindset – Develops individuals and teams through guidance, mentoring, and feedback. 

• Collaboration – Builds strong partnerships with Product Owners, Developers, and Designers. 

• Continuous Improvement – Promotes team reflection, learning, and adaptation to enhance performance. 

Reporting & Relationships 

• Reports to: Lead Agilist 

• Collaborators: Product Owner, Agile Developers, Designers, Product Agilist 

• Peers: Other Team Agilists within the product