What you’ll doAs Head of Agile Coaching you will lead and grow our expanding Agile team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join Adevinta as a key part of the Global Operations Leadership team if you are an experienced agile coach used to leading a team and shaping what the future delivery culture looks like. 

You will work right across our global teams, shaping our strategy, leading and growing a team of mature, highly motivated coaches, creating an inclusive learning culture, and coaching teams and individuals in agile practices. You will be responsible for leading the strategy to continuously improve the standard of agile collaborative delivery. We’re looking for people who create inclusive environments, with a passion for agile delivery and the behaviours to lead, shape, guide and inspire our teams. 

• Defining the strategy for maturing the standard of agile collaborative delivery in Global Product & Tech teams, aligning it to our product goals and wider delivery strategy

• Designing and shaping agile skills initiatives and training programmes to grow in-house capabilities and improve understanding of agile ways of working across Adevinta

• Coaching individuals and teams, including developing and mentoring delivery managers and agile coaches

• Leading the Community of Practice and associated internal and external events

• Advocating for agile practices inside and outside the organisation

• Shape and support our education efforts to further our teams’ personal and professional development

• Role modelling a collaborative and inclusive approach to improving agile practices working in concert with peers in Operations, Product, Engineering and UX

• Recruiting agile delivery professionals and procuring and managing suppliers to deliver successful outcomes and value for money

Additional Information

What you’ll get from us

• Competitive compensation package

• Opportunity to shape the way we work. Your feedback and opinions are valued at all levels of the organisation

• Benefits including private health insurance, stock purchase plan and bonus

• Flexibility to work when and how you want - flexible hours, autonomy to set your own agenda, choice of phone and computer

• Smart Working Policy - work remotely some of the time, balanced with time in the office together with your team - between 5 and 45 days per quarter in the office

• ‘Work from anywhere’ weeks - up to four weeks working from anywhere, including from another country, as long as you have an internet connection!

• Career development, including individual training budget and language classes

Who you are

• A skilled agile coach and digital leader with the gravitas to shape, lead, motivate and coach teams to be high performing

• An expert in agile practices with in-depth knowledge of the latest techniques and trends and their practical application

• Have demonstrable experience building communities of practice and creating an inclusive learning culture

• Experience designing and delivering learning materials and can create, run and facilitate training for individuals and teams

• Experienced at diagnosing problems and making significant improvements to teams’ ways of working

• An advocate for agile ways of working with a love for building high performing teams. Someone who can inspire and influence people from all disciplines across all areas of an organisation

• Exceptional communication skills with an ability to influence, present, and facilitate workshops with senior leaders

• Be a team player who works easily across organisational boundaries and can provide collaborative leadership and build relationships amongst teams, peers and senior leaders.