Senior Agile Coach at Vanguard

An advocate for Agile mindsets, behaviors and processes, the Agile Coach is responsible for helping teams perform by instilling an Agile mindset and methodology through coaching, improving team processes and championing continuous improvement.

The Agile Coach has a deep understanding of the organization and team processes and adds new value with broader perspective of having seen other teams go through the same transition before.

This role should also consider broader process improvements. Ensuring the teams have a strong Agile Coach in position to embed best working practices and carry culture.

Responsibilities:

• Champion implementations of Agile standard methodologies across teams, and at Enterprise level, and partnering with counterparts globally, with high level of collaboration
• Guide teams to develop OKRs (Objectives & Key Result) to ensure product alignment to business priorities.
• Support continuous improvement of methods and incorporate them into day-to-day work of the teams.
• Promote self-organization, collaboration, and improved team dynamics.
• Advocate for the right, not the easy solution.
• Remove and/ or appropriately bring up impediments to the team to enable business value delivery.
• Launch new teams, setup result delivery processes (e.g., facilitate workshops, trainings, help teams to define the cadence)
• Provide guidance on Agile practices for the organization, including creating training materials and other tools.
• Identify challenges and opportunities for teams and key roles (e.g., Product Owner, Chapter Lead, Scrum Master, Tech Lead, Senior Tech Lead, Senior Product Owner) and generate a tailored coaching plan for each to help them on their journey.
• Identify and communicate solutions, behavior changes, mentality shifts required for team members and key roles and provide 1:1 coaching as needed, and to be available when teams are onsite to collaborate, and when teams work remote.
• Identify tools, trainings or additional resources individuals should use to build on their opportunity areas as part of their coaching plan.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years related work experience with progressive responsibility required.
• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience required. Graduate degree preferred.
• Process improvement certification preferred. Ability to obtain certification within 1 year period required.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose – and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.