Agile Coach (Manchester, GB)

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind. Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

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About the Team

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the insurance division of Swiss Re, serving the needs of our corporate customers around the world. Working in close collaboration with brokers and customers, we aim to achieve our purpose of "advancing corporate insurance together"

The Innovation and Transformation Office is key to building Swiss Re Corporate Solutions future technology and product propositions. It consists of multiple agile Teams called Product Areas, who each focus on a specific area of our business.

With this set-up, we expect to be able to maximise the autonomy of Squads contributing to the mission of the defined Product Areas and strengthen customer proximity. At the same time, we can ensure the integrity of our data and the use of our technology platforms.

About the Role:

Are you a catalyst leader passionate about motivating sustained organisational change? Do you enjoy enabling teams and leaders to create safe and fun working environments conducive to learning and growth? Then you are exactly the person we are looking for!

As an Agile Coach, you are part of the shared leadership team for one or more of our teams. In close collaboration with the product and technical lead, you play a key role in positively challenging agile teams to stay focused on business outcomes and delivering customer value. Taking the lead in developing the agile capabilities, you help the team fully capitalise on the strengths of a scaled agile set-up and remain firmly on a path of continuous improvement and learning.

In addition, you are an integral part of the Agile Coaching chapter, and develop and implement standard methodologies tailored to our needs.

As an experienced change leader, you understand the strategic importance of nurturing a strong agile demeanour and enduring agile ways of working across the organisation. Furthermore, you are capable of leading and supporting this journey, seeing opportunities and removing roadblocks where required.

Your main responsibilities:

Squad Onboarding & Training - ensure that the team is learning and growing in their agile ways of working

Agile Process Support - coordinate scrum master activities across all Squads and conduct large scale ceremonies (e.g., Big Room Planning)

Identify & Remove Impediments - drive the efficient working of the team by addressing impediments with other Agile Coaches and key partners

Supervise and develop agile maturity - understand the growth status from an agile perspective, and help develop knowledge and understanding

About you:

As a successful candidate for this role, you possess …

10+ years of work experience in an enabling role in a business, consulting or IT related role

A university degree in applied sciences, engineering or business

Experience with supporting (agile) transformation in organisations, building teams and driving continuous improvement (incl. providing training and coaching)

At least one relevant agile certification (e.g. Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Project Management, Kanban, etc.) and/or the equivalent hands-on experience in building scaled agile frameworks

A firm understanding of the Agile manifesto and the principles behind it as well as the ability to apply them in the context of business product/service development

A passion for learning and continuous improvement, both of yourself and your team members

Expert facilitator, coaching and mentoring skills and the ability to apply different techniques to create engagement and keep teams focused on the organisational goals

The dedication to encourage an environment in which people share information and communicate clearly, candidly and openly

High emotional intelligence and the ability to explain complex concepts in understandable terms tailored to the audience. High levels of empathy so that you can inspire and encourage others

The ability to mentor the team and drive collaboration and learning to benefit your area and the broader organisation

Strong executive presence and outstanding written and verbal skills

The personal drive to perform by stepping up and taking personal responsibility while encouraging others through passion and dedication

Interested in this new challenge? We are looking forward to your application!

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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