Enterprise Agile Coach

About the role

FDM Group is seeking an Enterprise Agile Coach/Process Coach to work with a financial services client in Edinburgh. The role is a 6‑12 month contract, hybrid, focused on embedding Agile delivery practices, accelerating adoption of new ways of working and driving continuous improvement across the software delivery lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Coach delivery teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and engineering practitioners on Agile frameworks, processes and ways of working.
• Support CIO engagement leads and transformation owners in planning and executing process adoption and continuous improvement activities.
• Facilitate onboarding of teams onto delivery frameworks, portals, workflows, governance controls and supporting guidance.
• Monitor adoption, engagement and maturity metrics, identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness and value realisation.
• Establish baseline delivery measures and help teams track progress against agreed performance and adoption outcomes.
• Work with local champions, change agents and delivery leaders to embed sustainable delivery behaviours and practices.
• Identify barriers to adoption and partner with stakeholders to implement improvements and remove impediments.
• Capture lessons learned, feedback and emerging requirements to inform future process and framework enhancements.

Required profile

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach, Agile Practice Lead, Delivery Lead or Senior Scrum Master.
• Demonstrable experience coaching Agile teams, delivery leaders and technical practitioners.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle, Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps.
• Experience driving behavioural, cultural and process change within large, complex organisations.
• Excellent workshop facilitation, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to use delivery metrics and performance data to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience establishing Communities of Practice and supporting large‑scale transformation initiatives.
• Strong communication, coaching and relationship‑building abilities.

Required skills

• Agile
• Scrum
• DevOps
• SDLC

What we offer

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your FDM career.
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad.
• Opportunities to re‑skill and up‑skill into new areas, developing non‑linear career paths.
• Annual leave and workplace pension.