Agile Coach

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with more than 54,000 patents to our name, we’ve made it our business to make a mark. When joining our team at Ericsson you are empowered to learn, lead and perform at your best, shaping the future of technology. This is a place where you're welcomed as your own perfectly unique self, and celebrated for the skills, talent, and perspective you bring to the team. Are you in?

Come, and be where it begins.

Our Great Opportunity
An Agile Coach is pivotal /one of the key pillars for the successful transformation of the organization into Lean Agile WoW and support implementation of product oriented operating model.

The individual will be supporting Group IT (GIT) in its implementation of Product Oriented Operating Model which will include but not limited to: establishing OKRs for the new organization (Product Areas and Chapters), supporting Leadership capability development, building Roadmaps for teams transformation, developing Teams Collaboration and Empowerment, Enabling teams for value generation for Business Stakeholders with growth mindset. To coach and mentor diverse and cross-functional teams in establishing agile ways of working.

Responsibilities
Advising on org design, crafting adoption roadmaps, adapting Product Oriented operating model in GIT.
Working as Management Coach/Sparring partners for leaders on creating conditions of success for high-performing teams.
Assessing the maturity of teams and organizations and coaching to higher levels of maturity
Developing high potential employees with limited proven experience into Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners / Managers
Facilitating/mentoring big-picture exercises like Objectives and Key Results, Value Stream Mapping etc.
Facilitating/mentor Scrum and Scaled Agile ceremonies (e.g., Big Room Planning); intake and prioritization at the team, program, and portfolio levels; cross-team dependency management; user story slicing, story writing, and backlog maintenance
Co-creating a broad Delivery Practices toolbox that is framework-agnostic.
Building a safe environment with an emphasis on transparency, collaboration, and problem solving.
Participating in Communities of Practice; using creativity and a sense of humor to make building great products' fun!



Skills and Experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to communication anywhere from the team level to C-level executives.
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, empowerment, and increasing transparency
Must be a hands-on practitioner, able and willing to work with teams while coaching them to sustainability.
Strong coaching skills: ability to meet practitioners at their level of Agile experience and empower them to join the Agile journey
Experience as a Scrum Master for a team that was diligently applying Scrum. Experience with scaled Agile (SAFe, LESS) in a hands-on leadership role (e.g., Release Train Engineer, Agile Program Manager) would be a plus.
Experience with non-Scrum flavors of Agile (Kanban, Lean, etc.)
Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD Tools, Agile Workflow Tools, Testing practices like TDD, ATDD and BDD and Familiarity with Testing tools/frameworks.
Continuous and recent education in Scrum and Agile, including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc is considering a merit.



We encourage you to apply!

What´s in it for you?
Here at Ericsson, our culture is built on over a century of courageous decisions. With us, you will no longer be dreaming of what the future holds – you will be redefining it. You won’t develop for the status quo, but will build what replaces it. Joining us is a way to move your career in any direction you want; with hundreds of career opportunities in locations all over the world, in a place where co-creation and collaboration are embedded into the walls. You will find yourself in a speak-up environment where empathy and humanness serve as cornerstones for how we work, and where work-life balance is a priority. Welcome to an inclusive, global company where your opportunity to make an impact is endless.

What happens once you apply?
To prepare yourself for next steps, please explore here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/careers/job-opportunities/hiring-process
Location: Kista, Stockholm, Sweden
Please send in your application in English as soon as possible since the process is ongoing.
Please apply to the system by attaching your CV. Please be advised that due to GDPR we cannot accept CVs sent by email.
In case of questions please contact recruiter Sara at sara.a.andersson@ericsson.com
You will report to: GIT Chapter lead, Agile Coach Chapter
Do you believe that an organization fostering an environment of cooperation and collaboration to execute with speed creates better business value? Do you value a culture of humanness, where fact based decisions are important and our people are encouraged to speak up? Do you believe that diverse, inclusive teams drive performance and innovation? At Ericsson, we do.
We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, religion, political opinion, nationality, ethnic background, social origin, social status, indigenous status, disability, age, union membership or employee representation and any other characteristic protected by local law or Ericsson’s Code of Business Ethics.

Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || || Stockholm || [[mfield2]]
Req ID: 544256