🌍 Hello World!

We are The Codest - an international software development company with successful product-based DNA, with tech hubs in Poland.

Our core values lie in “Customers and People First” approach that prioritises the needs of our customers and a collaborative environment for our employees, enabling us to deliver exceptional products and services.

Our expertise centers on web development, cloud engineering, DevOps and quality.  After many years of developing our own product - Yieldbird, which was honored as a laureate of the prestigious Top25 Deloitte awards, we arrived at our mission: to help tech companies build impactful products and scale their IT teams through boosting IT delivery performance. Through our extensive experience with product development challenges, we have become experts in building digital products and scaling IT teams. 

But our journey does not end here - we want to continue our growth. If you’re goal-driven and looking for new opportunities, join our team! What awaits you is an enriching and collaborative environment that fosters your growth at every step.

We are currently looking for:

AGILE COACH

💡Project Description:

Our client is one of the leading financial services with an office located in Limassol, Cyprus. As one of the biggest banks in Asia, they are leading the financial sector in terms of innovation and future-proof IT products. Having adopted strong Agile principles for their developer teams, they are now looking for an experienced Agile Couch to support the full embrace of this methodology top-down, meaning other teams and stakeholders as well.

In this position, your presence in the office is required every day during onboarding (first 3 months) - which is why we would like to extend to you a proposition of relocation to Limassol for 6 months. Your move will be supported by our relocation package worth 2000 EUR.

Please note - for this position we can relocate only candidates from EU.

Project Length: Long-term

Work Model: On location (5 days a week during onboarding, then 1-2 days/week)

📈 Your Responsibilities:

• Evaluating the current organizational structure and coming up with areas of improvement 
• Working closely with key roles within the organization like Upper Management, Heads of Software Engineering, Chapter Leads and other Project Managers to ensure high alignment between teams
• Streamlining processes to create efficiency - you will play an important role in the long-term strategy of the organization
• Support stakeholders and non-developer teams in adapting to the Scrum framework: roadmaps, workshops, coaching…
• Providing insight into the performance, compatibility and security of projects
• Working closely with Scrum Masters and Product Owners, supporting them in their strategies
• Promoting a culture of constant improvement, accountability, and ownership
• Becoming a Scrum and Agile ambassador for the entire organization
• Improving product and service team’s Scrum Maturity - assessing it first and then fine-tuning it at a sustainable level
• Analyzing team metrics - working with data to pinpoint areas for improvement and then coming up with plans to tackle them

🔑 Key Requirements:

• Four or more years of experience as an Agile Coach
• Advanced English in speaking and writing (you will be working with international clients only)
• Experience in the following: Kanban, Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Spotify Model
• Strong familiarity with the technicalities of the software development processes as well as quality assurance processes
• An Agile Coach and/or Scrum Master certification
• Strong knowledge of multiple established Agile methodologies such as different Burndown approaches, different Retrospective formats, how to handle bugs, estimation approaches, Scrum of Scrums, DoD, Release Management, etc
• Successful Scrum introduction to teams of a varying scale - from simple to complex

➕ Nice to have: 

• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence workspace
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of coaching techniques
• Deep understanding of scaling processes and how to apply them to a large, international organization
• Experience with project management in fintech specifically
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field is welcome

📜 Our Promise (what you can expect from us):

• 16 - 20k PLN on B2B/useme
• Relocation package - 2000 EUR to support your relocation to Limassol
• 1800 PLN per year for your self-development
• 1800 PLN per year for all of your home office needs
• Our B2B contract contains provisions that allow you to obtain IP BOX support
• Integration events, education opportunities and much more…
• A unique opportunity to take your career to the next level - we’re looking for people who want to create an impact. You have ideas, we want to hear them!

📌 Recruitment process:

• 30 minute screening call online with our recruiter
• 1h interview with the Project Management team
• Offer

Questions, insights? Feel free to reach out to our recruiting team:

ewa.szczodrak@thecodest.co

In the meantime, feel free to visit our website where you can find key facts about us.