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.