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Team Coach

Guardian Life

ChennaiStaff
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Location
Chennai
Work model
On-Site
Level
Staff
Posted
Aug 17, 2026

Skills

AgileCI/CDJira

About this role

The Team

Coach - Coaching & Transformation for India supports the scaling and sustained adoption of BTOM-aligned ways of working and promotes consistent, high-quality coaching practices across assigned product teams and value streams Job Description: · Coach product teams on agile practices to drive delivery discipline and predictability. Provide 1:1 role-based coaching for Product Owners and other team members to strengthen agile maturity. · Apply coaching methodologies to support cross-functional product teams in improving collaboration, enhancing delivery cadence, and achieving outcomes aligned with product goals. · Facilitate team-level ceremonies (e.g., planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) to ensure effective collaboration, alignment, and dependency management. · Coordinate with other teams to manage cross-team dependencies and maintain alignment. Escalate blockers to senior coaches or leadership as needed to ensure timely resolution. · Support teams in improving performance through ongoing inspection of team practices and adoption of new approaches. · Work with teams to define and develop objectives and key results (OKRs) aligned with enterprise and value stream priorities; assist in tracking progress through performance dashboards. · Guide teams to leverage flow and outcome metrics effectively to inform improvement; support development of targeted coaching plans to enhance team performance and maturity. · Contribute as a member of the Center of Excellence by adopting standards, sharing learnings, and supporting continuous evolution of the operating model. · Partner with Product Owners to build and maintain a strong backlog aligned with product strategy and priorities. · Collaborate with stakeholders to support team needs and maintain alignment with product goals. · Reinforce team understanding of how their work contributes to product and value stream OKRs. Must have:  · 9–10 years of experience in roles such as Scrum Master or Agile Coach, working with agile teams in a scaled environment. · Good knowledge of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.) with experience in agile delivery practices and ability to reinforce strong team habits. · Ability to coach teams using supportive and adaptive techniques to drive continuous improvement. · Experience with agile tooling (e.g., Jira, SPM) and applying best practices for team-level adoption. · Exposure to OKR development and outcome-based performance tracking. · Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and technology delivery. · Familiarity with product platform constructs preferred. · Working knowledge of engineering practices such as test automation, CI/CD, and DevOps. · Good facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills. · Ability to maintain alignment and transparency across teams and stakeholders. Good to have skills: · Developing enterprise mindset beyond team-level execution · Ownership and accountability for team-level outcomes · Inclination towards action, experimentation, and continuous improvement Location: This position can be based in any of the following locations: Chennai Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday

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