Agile Transformation Lead

Agile Transformation Consultant / Agile Coach (DV Cleared)

Location - UK (Hybrid)

Security Clearance - Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance is essential. Applicants must currently hold active UK DV clearance.

The Opportunity

Our client is seeking an experienced Agile Transformation Consultant / Agile Coach to support the delivery of large-scale transformation programmes within highly secure environments. This is an opportunity to work with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and portfolio leadership to drive meaningful organisational change, improve delivery performance, and embed agile ways of working across the enterprise.

The successful candidate will bring a blend of coaching, facilitation, transformation, and delivery expertise, helping teams and leaders achieve better business outcomes through modern delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach and support teams in adopting agile principles, practices, and mindsets to improve value delivery, quality, and team effectiveness.
• Lead and guide cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies, workshops, and team delivery events where required.
• Work with programme, portfolio, and executive-level stakeholders to improve enterprise-wide delivery processes, governance, risk management, and portfolio flow.
• Identify and remove impediments impacting team performance and delivery outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across teams and programmes.
• Support the development and implementation of transformation strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
• Influence senior stakeholders and leadership teams to enable sustainable change and agile adoption.
• Capture and share lessons learned, best practices, and innovative approaches across the wider business and client community.
• Contribute to an inclusive and collaborative culture where individuals are recognised and empowered to achieve collective goals.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience delivering complex business and technology transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of both Agile and traditional delivery methodologies .
• Experience shaping programmes and translating business challenges into effective delivery solutions.
• Demonstrable experience working with agile teams at varying levels of maturity.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and facilitation skills.
• Experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders, including executive and portfolio-level leadership.
• Experience developing and implementing transformation strategies.
• Experience working with portfolio functions to redefine initiatives into outcome-based delivery models and value streams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Proven ability to drive measurable outcomes and organisational change.

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

One or more of the following certifications would be highly desirable:

• ICAgile
• Disciplined Agile
• Kanban certifications
• Scrum certifications
• SAFe