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Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Sr Agile Coach

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Clark, New Jersey, us, 07066


You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.In this role, you will:

Coaches and facilitates teams in all aspects of Agile mindset and execution. Scope includes jump-starting new teams and on-going coaching for project teams and product teams (scrum, Kanban or hybrid).Act as primary coaching resource (hands-on coaching) for Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Agile teams.Provide one on one coaching to Product Owners related to product backlog management, release planning, backlog refinement, writing quality user stories, story splitting/breakdown, defining acceptance criteria, sprint planning and user acceptance testing.Provide one on one coaching to Scrum Masters on how to serve the Scrum team, serve the Product Owner and serve the Organization.Provide coaching to teams in implementing Scrum/Kanban, capacity planning, estimation (including but not limited to story pointing), backlog refinement, measuring velocity and other metrics, improving quality and effectiveness and driving continuous improvement of team performance.Develop agile training materials and training modules for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Agile Teams and Leadership.Deliver hands-on training in classroom and in virtual setting using collaboration tools (like Mural, Miro or others) in support of enterprise-wide initiatives for internal agile development paths.Coordinate and facilitate agile related community of practice activities to drive shared learnings across the enterprise.Be a part of the Agile Center of Excellence and help roll out best practices like Agile metrics.Provide ideas to IT leadership based upon experience scaling multi team products and or projects (scrum of scrums or other scaling approaches).Observe teams to assess the agile maturity and use the outcome as input into improvement roadmaps.Provide guidance to support migration from project centric organization to product centric organization.Influence leadership and their teams throughout to drive adoption of Agile methods.About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.In one of our technical roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:B.A. or B.S./M.S. (Advanced degree preferred) in a relevant field; 12+ years of Professional experience with a minimum of 4 years of Information Technology experience.5 - 7 years IT delivery experience.+5 years working in an Agile Software Delivery Environment.+3 years providing coaching to Agile Teams.+1 years acting as a Scrum Master.Experience working with Agile Project Teams, Scrum Teams, Kanban teams, and Product Teams.Experience coaching agile teams that are dispersed globally.Excellent training skills in classroom and in virtual setting using collaboration tools like Mural, Miro or others.Experience with Agile Life Cycle Management Tools (JIRA or Azure Devops).Strong Virtual meeting facilitation, interpersonal communication, training, negotiation, and presentation skills.Experience designing and implementing scrum of scrums for global products with regional delivery.Expert problem-solving ability and experience leading groups through problem solving methodology.Prioritization and time management.Preferred Qualifications

+2 years Product Management experience.+2 years Product Owner experience.Experience in both developing and implementing new methodologies.To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.And finally, the fine print…

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.#LI-HybridPrimary Location

IT Centre Bengaluru GDTCAdditional Locations

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