Agile Coach

CONAGRA • Omaha, NE

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager Information Technology, you will serve as a servant‑leader, change agent, and mentor who drives the adoption of lean principles and practices across the organization. You will guide delivery teams and leadership to improve collaboration, deliver value more predictably, and help the enterprise respond quickly to market changes. You will support scaling through the SAFe framework, contribute to governance within the Agile Center of Excellence, and promote a continuous improvement mindset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Six or more years of experience applying lean methodologies; Consumer Packaged Goods experience is a plus.
• Certified Scrum Master certification required.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and coaching skills with the capacity to influence all organizational levels and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Demonstrated success fostering servant leadership, team empowerment, and continuous improvement across delivery teams and business partners.
• Experience managing projects and programs within a matrixed organization and balancing multiple priorities and dependencies.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization, with experience automating reports and dashboards using tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, and AI‑driven analytics.
• Interest in learning, experimentation, and driving cultural and organizational transformation.
• Understanding of software development life cycles and modern delivery practices.
• Hands‑on experience with lean‑agile principles, flow‑based delivery, and scaling frameworks such as SAFe.
• Proficiency with Agile management tools, including Jira and Confluence.
• Travel up to 10 percent annually.

Nice To Haves

• Consumer Packaged Goods experience is a plus.
• SAFe certification, such as SAFe Practice Consultant or equivalent, preferred.
• Experience facilitating or participating in SAFe ceremonies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor leaders, including executives, managers, and business partners, in lean mindsets and servant leadership.
• Coach all levels of the organization to strengthen lean practices and team performance.
• Foster self‑organization, ownership, and accountability across teams.
• Develop internal coaching capabilities and facilitate Communities of Practice.
• Guide delivery teams through key ceremonies with a focus on delivering value to the business.
• Support implementation of flow‑based delivery, built‑in quality, automation, and continuous integration and deployment.
• Identify and help remove organizational and cultural impediments to value delivery.
• Assess delivery team maturity and drive targeted improvement actions.
• Use data to develop and report key metrics to inform decisions and improvement efforts.
• Promote a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and deliver training content across the organization.
• Partner with change management to align structures, incentives, and culture with a lean‑agile way of working.
• Develop and deliver process automations and tools that support continuous delivery adoption.
• Support defining and communicating the lean‑agile transformation vision, roadmap, and strategy.
• Help lead and sustain the Agile Center of Excellence.
• Promote organizational alignment on SAFe principles, values, and practices.
• Monitor transformation progress and adjust coaching strategies as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level