Enterprise Agile Coach

Role Overview

HCLTech is seeking an Enterprise Agile Coach to lead enterprise-scale Agile and operating model transformation across portfolios, value streams, and product organizations. You will partner with executives, transformation offices, product leadership, and engineering teams to define and operationalize Agile operating models, governance structures, AI-enabled delivery practices, and scalable ways of working aligned to business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Transformation Leadership

• Lead Agile and operating model transformation initiatives across portfolios, value streams, and product organizations.
• Define and implement Agile operating models, governance frameworks, and value-stream-oriented ways of working.
• Drive adoption of product-centric delivery models aligned with DevOps, engineering excellence, and AI-enabled Agile practices.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and change agent for leadership and delivery organizations.

Portfolio & Value Stream Enablement

• Manage transformation outcomes for assigned value streams or portfolios.
• Support quarterly planning, PI planning, dependency management, and governance forums.
• Ensure enterprise objectives align with execution across ARTs and teams.
• Identify impediments, execution bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Improve flow, predictability, quality, execution transparency, and operational agility.

Leadership Coaching & Governance

• Facilitate leadership workshops on:
  • Agile transformation strategy
  • Operating model design
  • OKRs and outcome management
  • Portfolio governance
  • Value stream optimization
  • AI adoption in Agile delivery practices
• Coach leadership, RTEs, Product Managers, Scrum Masters, and Agile teams.
• Establish governance balancing agility, quality, compliance, and predictability.
• Define transformation metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.

Organizational Assessment & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct enterprise/portfolio Agile maturity and operating model assessments.
• Create customer-specific maturity models and transformation roadmaps.
• Track progress and provide executive-level insights and recommendations.
• Build internal Agile capability and sustainable coaching practices.

Requirements

• 12+ years total IT experience, including 5+ years in enterprise Agile transformation and coaching roles.
• Proven experience leading large-scale Agile and operating model transformations in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong stakeholder management with portfolio/value stream and leadership-level groups.
• Hands-on experience with scaled Agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, Nexus, or Disciplined Agile.
• Experience across Application Development and AMS/Support organizations.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, DevOps, product operating models, Lean Portfolio Management, and AI-enabled Agile.
• Experience with distributed global and multi-geo delivery models.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and leadership coaching skills.
• Experience conducting transformation assessments and leadership workshops.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe SPC, ICP-ENT, ICP-ACC, or equivalent Agile certifications.
• Prior software engineering/development background.
• Experience with Jira Align, Jira, Azure DevOps, or other enterprise tooling.