Agile Coach (6-Month Renewable Contract)

The Domain Coach is pivotal in embedding agile principles and ways of working within the Domain, guiding the leadership team, and ensuring that the delivery of value is customer-centric and aligned with Rio Tinto's strategic objectives. This role is responsible for facilitating the adoption and maturity of agile ways of working, advocating continuous improvement, and enhancing team collaboration and decision-making.

By driving the adoption of lean-agile metrics and practices, the Domain Coach plays a crucial role in optimising processes, resolving conflicts, and acting as a liaison with governance bodies to tailor domain strategies effectively within the broader organisational framework. Their expertise in SAFe principles and leadership skills are central to nurturing a culture that is adaptable, innovative, and committed to delivering sustained value. The Domain Coach’s primary responsibility lies in leading by influence rather than authority, playing a supportive role in the Domain’s agile journey.

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- Customer Value Optimisation:
Articulate and continually refine the Domain's value proposition, tailoring lean-agile principles to maximize customer-focused outcomes and guide Domain strategy

- Agile leadership and role modelling:
Champion and lead the Domain’s ways of working, supporting agility, advocating for cultural shifts towards a more innovative and responsive mindset, and coaching the Domain Leadership Team on embracing and implementing an agile mindset through training and coaching, helping to guide the pathway to agile maturity. Brings in lean-agile standards and capabilities from their Chapter and the LACE. Helps to transform mindset, brings knowledge and support to teams and individuals

- Governance Collaboration:
Maintain a transparent and effective interface between the Domain and Rio Tinto's governance structures, negotiating any necessary adaptations to standard processes to better suit Domain objectives

- Empowerment and Decision-Making:
Instill a culture of distributed decision-making and empowerment, fostering collaborative cross-domain interactions and coordinating efforts to optimise the Domain's performance

- Continuous Improvement and Facilitation:
Drive ongoing improvements aligned with organisation principles, utilising feedback mechanisms for iterative enhancement and leading agile practices and events to facilitate team progress

- Data-Driven Insights and Conflict Management:
Leverage agile metrics for informed decision-making and problem-solving, assisting in conflict resolution to nurture a collaborative and progressive Domain environment