Job#: 3024162

Job Description:

Job Title: Lead Agilist I

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Pay Range: $69-$78

Length: 6 months

Job Description

Title: Lead Agilist

General Function

Lead Agilists are members of Commercial IT and serve as servant leaders who guide Agile Squads in the effective application of Agile and Scrum values, principles, and practices. Lead Agilists bring a minimum of five (5) years of full-time business experience and at least three (3) years of Scrum experience. After completing internal Agile, Scrum, and Scrum Master training, they are assigned one or more Agile Squads to support.

Lead Agilists focus on enabling high-performing, self-organizing teams by observing team dynamics, identifying needs, and intervening appropriately. They promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability, helping teams stay focused on delivering meaningful business value.

They embody agility through servant leadership, leading by example, fostering trust, encouraging transparency, and facilitating open, neutral discussions that allow teams to determine the best course of action.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Agile Squads understand and effectively apply Agile and Scrum values, principles, and practices
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure value is realized from each, including:
• Sprint Planning
• Daily Scrum
• Sprint Review
• Sprint Retrospective
• Backlog Refinement
• Coach Product Owners and Development Teams on effective Product Backlog management, ensuring shared understanding of scope, value, priorities, and success criteria
• Guide Agile Squads in:
• Self-organization
• Continuous improvement
• Cross-functionality
• Risk identification and dependency management
• Conflict resolution and collaboration
• Software craftsmanship
• Encourage teams to solve their own problems using Agile mindsets, data-driven insights, and healthy team dynamics
• Provide objective guidance without personal or political bias
• Build and sustain trusting, safe environments where challenges can be openly discussed and resolved
• Shield Agile Squads from external distractions to maintain focus and productivity
• Facilitate effective collaboration across teams, stakeholders, and Agile communities of practice

Continuous Improvement & Coaching

• Apply a learning mindset to help teams inspect and adapt using feedback loops, metrics, and information radiators
• Identify improvement opportunities beyond standard Scrum practices using foundational knowledge of:
• DevOps practices
• Pipeline automation
• Testing frameworks and tooling
• Leverage concepts from other Agile frameworks and ways of working (e.g., Kanban, XP, Scrumban, Mob Programming) to support team growth
• Coach others across the organization on Agile practices and the impact of organizational behaviors on team effectiveness

Risk Management & Accountability

• Collaborate with Agile Squads to proactively identify, assess, escalate, and manage risks
• Operate within established risk appetite and policies while ensuring ethical, customer-focused decision-making
• Promote behaviors that result in positive customer outcomes and sustainable delivery
• Escalate Agile Squad impediments when appropriate and partner with leadership to remove systemic barriers

Essential Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong understanding of the Scrum Framework and Agile principles
• Ability to build and sustain high-performing teams using inspect-and-adapt practices
• Proficiency in applying empirical data to improve team and organizational outcomes
• Critical and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong facilitation, mentoring, teaching, and presentation abilities at various organizational levels
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, including:
• Project Management
• Requirements & Analysis
• Design
• Quality Assurance & Testing
• Deployment, Configuration, and Change Management
• Working knowledge of Agile-supporting practices such as:
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Automated testing frameworks
• Proven servant leadership skills and the ability to lead by example
• Ability to remove or escalate team impediments, including cultural, logistical, and cross-team challenges

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time business experience
• 3+ years of hands-on Scrum experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring, and facilitating teams
• Strong conflict resolution and mediation skills
• High energy, passion for Agile, and commitment to building strong, resilient teams
• Ability to foster trust, innovation, and continuous self-improvement

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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