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We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
This is an exciting new opportunity for an agile coach to join a team evolving into product led teams and to support the transition to product led agile working practices. Working with the delivery squads to support them in addressing the challenges they uncover and supporting the agile advocate in sharing and promoting successes and innovation arising from squad activities and approaches.
The Role:
Key priorities and responsibilities for this role include:
Champion agile skills, culture and processes through training and coaching
Establish and build the Agile Excellence Chapter aligning with experts across Cambridge
Drive a dynamic community of colleagues from across Cambridge interested in learning best practice approaches from inside and outside Cambridge
Promote and support the formation and operation of guilds to maximise their value to the members and the wider organization
Break down barriers and demystify misunderstandings about agile and help colleagues across Cambridge make the transition to Agile working
Support the delivery squads with ideas, resources and alternative perspectives regarding challenges and hurdles they encounter in their work
Mentor and support squad team members within Product Families
Perform the Scrum Master role as required to support Scrum/Kanban development teams, with a focus on facilitating delivery and building team togetherness and ability to self-organise
About You:
You will bring knowledge and experience of working and ideally implementing agile practices and have a clear appreciation of how the key principles of agile working come together to deliver value. You will have the vision to be able to appreciate how the promotion of successes and positive outcomes can influence other users and help generate demand for these practices.
You will also have the following insights and experience:
Understanding of the triple diamond model - particularly development, delivery and dual agile
In-depth understanding of Agile methodologies, backed up with actual experience.
Experience of software application development and delivery
Accomplished trainer and coach with strong communication skills
Sound stakeholder management and influencing skills
Building good relationships across teams, including Product Owners, Scrum Masters, development teams, business stakeholders, and others
Championing the value and benefits of guild activities, supporting and strengthening the guilds' value to the Chapters and squads
An evangelist for agile and better ways of working
Managing through influence and negotiation, being an enabler for success and a pragmatist
Facilitate constructive communication and collaboration within and between product teams
Fostering a culture of openness and awareness, helping establish a trusting and safe environment where problems and ideas can be raised openly
Keeping abreast and actively sharing knowledge of Agile practices such as continuous integration, test-driven development, automated testing, forecasting tools, etc.
Please note: this is a rolling campaign and interviews will be held as and when candidates apply. Therefore, we reserve the right to close the campaign early, so please do not delay in submitting your application.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet.
To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role.