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Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to serve as the primary day-to-day practitioner embedded at Client’s Atlanta headquarters. This onsite (3 days a week) role is central to the execution of Client’s Phase II Agile Maturity Rollout — a multi-workstream initiative spanning multiple business units, plus a Train the Trainer program to build lasting internal capability.

The Agile Coach will operate at the team level and the program-level dynamics, facilitating ceremonies, delivering training, conducting maturity assessments, and coaching Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Executives, and delivery teams toward measurable improvements in value delivery and agile maturity.

$95 - $100 per hour W2.

3 days onsite required in Atlanta, GA.

• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and cross-functional delivery teams across multiple business unit workstreams simultaneously.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives and drive continuous improvement cadences.
• Support program-level coordination where workstreams intersect using SAFe constructs such as PI Planning and ART synchronization.
• Guide the Fuel/Gulf workstream through a structured 30/60/90-day Agile Onboarding Program with inspect-and-adapt checkpoints.
• Support the stand-up of an Agile Release Train aligned to a Portfolio SAFe configuration.
• Deliver role-specific SAFe training including SAFe for Teams, Product Owner/Product Manager, and Lean Portfolio Management.
• Help establish portfolio governance and Lean Portfolio Management practices.
• Administer and facilitate AgilityInsights maturity assessments across business unit workstreams.
• Track and report maturity progression and synthesize results into actionable coaching plans.
• Facilitate OKR development at Enterprise, Portfolio, and Agile Tactical layers and connect strategy to delivery.
• Lead Value Stream Mapping sessions and provide prioritized improvement recommendations.
• Conduct Team Structure Workshops and Role Assessments across PO, BA, Dev, QA, and Delivery Manager functions.
• Design and deliver tailored Agile training curricula and build internal coaching capability through Train the Trainer.
• Develop structured onboarding materials for internal practitioners.
• Contribute to monthly progress reports and executive updates and maintain the living Implementation Plan.
• Proactively flag impediments, risks, and escalation needs to engagement leadership.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate training materials, summaries, status reports, and coaching artifacts and guide teams on AI usage in delivery workflows.

• Proven team-level Agile coaching experience with exposure to program-level or scaled agile environments.
• Current SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC 6) certification with experience delivering SAFe training, ART stand-up, and PI Planning.
• Experience with AgilityInsights or comparable maturity assessment platforms and the ability to translate results into coaching priorities.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps including boards, backlogs, sprint tracking, reporting, and SAFe-aligned best practices.
• Proficiency with collaboration platforms such as Confluence, SharePoint, and Miro.
• Strong facilitation skills for ceremonies and workshops with technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience developing OKRs and connecting strategic objectives to team delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to synthesize complex information for executives.
• Ability to work onsite in Atlanta, GA three days per week.
• Preferred experience in multi-workstream or enterprise agile transformations.
• Background in Value Stream Mapping and Lean practices.
• Experience building or delivering Train the Trainer programs.
• Exposure to retail, fuel or convenience, or consumer-facing industries.
• AI fluency with practical application to agile practices including backlog refinement, dependency mapping, and sprint planning.
• Core competencies including servant leadership, adaptive coaching, pattern recognition, comfort with ambiguity, stakeholder influence without authority, and a data-driven mindset.

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Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening  and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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