Agile Coach

Location: Södertälje / Stockholm, Sweden (Hybrid)

Start Date: 01/06/2026

End Date: 30/11/2026

Allocation: 100% (full-time)

Language: Fluent English required; additional languages are considered meritorious

Description:

We are looking for a Delivery Excellence Lead to join our Financial Services and support the Solution Delivery organization in driving predictable and outcome-focused deliveries across complex, cross-functional value streams.

In this role, you will work closely with managers, team leads, project managers, architects, and other stakeholders to strengthen Lean-Agile ways of working and improve delivery performance. The assignment includes coaching teams and leaders, facilitating Program Increment (PI) activities, and driving continuous improvements across planning, prioritization, follow-up, and delivery processes.

You will act as a change agent within the organization, contributing to improved collaboration, transparency, and flow efficiency while supporting markets with high-quality deliverables and cross-functional alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and lead Program Increments (PIs) together with managers, team leads, and project managers.
• Drive improvements related to inflow, prioritization, follow-up, and capacity planning.
• Facilitate PI-related events such as readiness sessions, PI Planning, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Monitor bottlenecks, optimize flow, and support continuous improvement activities using data and transparency.
• Ensure dependencies and risks are visible, tracked, and managed.
• Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Managers, Architects, and other stakeholders in Lean-Agile practices.
• Support collaboration across product, architecture, and operations.
• Establish escalation paths and coordinate resolution of risks and delivery issues.
• Measure and follow up on delivery-related metrics such as predictability, lead time, flow efficiency, and quality.
• Communicate progress, status, and outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide training and hands-on support when needed.
  
  

Experience & Skills:

• Proven experience in leadership roles within Agile delivery environments, such as RTE, Delivery Lead, Program Lead, or similar.
• Experience facilitating large-scale Agile deliveries using SAFe or comparable frameworks.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and training capabilities.
• Experience working with Program Increments (PI) and Agile planning processes.
• Good understanding of metrics and flow diagnostics, such as predictability and cumulative flow.
• Experience using Jira and related Agile planning and visualization tools.
• Ability to influence and drive change without formal authority.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in multicultural and cross-functional environments.
• Experience from Agile software development environments is considered meritorious.
• Understanding of financial services and market needs is considered an advantage.
• Relevant university degree or equivalent experience.
  
  

Who You Are

You are a collaborative and structured professional with a pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset. You are comfortable working in complex organizations and leading virtual teams across functions and geographies. You have a strong ability to motivate others, drive improvements, and create alignment between stakeholders while maintaining focus on delivery and business value.