Agile CoE SAFE CoachPPL Corporation

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPLs companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.
Overview

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The Agile Coach is accountable for being a servant leader, coach, mentor, trainer, and facilitator of Lean-Agile practices ensuring fast product development through transparency, inspection and adaptation. The Coach will improve product teams increasing collaboration, innovation, and introducing new techniques to ensure effective outcomes for the organization. The Coach is tasked with encouraging the agile mindset and framework is embraced and successfully utilized across the organization. Progression to Lead level is limited on the basis of business requirement.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Coach,mentor,andfacilitatetheteammemberstoadoptLean-Agilemindset,includingownership,self-managementandempowerment
• ServesasamentortoRTEs andScrumMastersprovidingguidanceonAgile,and Coachesproductleadersandproductteamsonhowtobestdeliver value, through toolsandkeyactivitiessuchasconductingAgileceremonies,Epic / Feature / Story workshop, writing acceptance criteria, team capacity/velocity, metrics, team agreements, definition of done and definition of ready, DevOps, Testing and Release management
• ProvideshandsondeliveryofScrumCeremoniesandAgileprinciplestoenableteamstoseefirsthandhowtoexecuteproperlyandeffectively.
• Runs and helps developPPL specificAgile training,ranging fromlunch-and-learnsto refresher classes and learning videos.
• Is licensedand experienced conductingSAFeCertification classesfor Leaders,Teams,Scrum Masters, and Product Managers / Owners.
• Implementsactionablecoachingplans, and guides RTEs and team coaches in creating and implementing their own coaching plans,basedonkeyactivitiesthataimtoproduceproductlevelsuccess
• Helpsprovidesolutionstoproductteamissues,whichmayormaynotbespecifictoAgile
• Helps lead Agile ceremoniesand value deliverywithing the Lean Agile COE agile team
• Champions adoption of agile mindsetwith coworkers throughout PPL, including business and Senior / Executive Leaders, under the guidance oftheleadership and key stakeholders.
• Conductsteam/departmentassessments(AgileReadiness,ReleaseRetrospectiveandAIMmaturity)andrecommendsAgilecertificationstopursue
• Conductsteam/departmentassessments(AgileReadiness,ReleaseRetrospectiveandAIMmaturity)andrecommendsAgilecertificationstopursue
• ParticipatesinthecontinuousimprovementofPPLsAgilepractice, includingreference material, process refinements, tooling,andAgileCOPs
• FacilitatesscrumofscrumandcommunitiesofpracticewithScrumMastersandpossiblyothers
• PromotesAgilelearningacrossorganizationusingtechnology,i.e.Planview, ADO, Miro
• Workscollaborativelywithdifferentpartsoftheorganizationassistingwithmitigationplanningthatareimpactingproductteamstoaddressrisks&issues
• BasedontheAgileadoptionacrosstheorganization,AgileCoach mayhaveRelease Train Engineerresponsibilitiesinmanagingproductteamsbasedondemandforcoachingandimplementationofassessmentmaturityresults
• MaybeassignedanElectric Utilitiesemergencyandstormrole.Thisisaspecialassignmentthatcomesintoplayduringstormsandotheremergencieswhenthecompanyneedstorestorepowerorrespondtootherissuesaffectingcustomerservice.Thisrolemaynecessitatetheneedtoworkafter-hours,outsideofyournormalschedule.
• Thecompanyreservestherighttodetermineifthispositionwillbeassignedtoworkon-site,remotely,oracombinationofboth.Assignedworklocationmaychange. Inthecaseofremotework,physicalpresenceintheoffice/on-sitemayberequiredtoengageinface-to-faceinteractionandcoordinationofworkamongdirectreportsandco-workers
• Performsotherdutiesasassigned
• Complieswithallpoliciesandstandards

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree OR additional four years of IT value delivery experience.

Required Experience:

• 7+ years of related work experience.
• 10+ years IT value delivery experience, including SAFe / Agile, Lean, Product leadership, etc.

Licenses / Certifications / Other Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using SAFe in highly regulated environments, ideally utilities.