Agile Coach

Location: Remote in Toronto

Job Type: Full Time - Permanent

Hours: Mon-Fri, 40 hours/week

If interested, please apply to this through our career site using the link provided:

https://jobs.lever.co/homestars/67ca3dfd-2f31-46ba-af28-06d0eb6d4d6d

Perks of joining HomeStars:

All our roles are currently remote. Office equipment supplied!
Equity in the business: Share in HomeStars’ success with a $5,000USD/year grant
Comprehensive benefits package. We want our employees to stay healthy!
Monthly wellness activities to support your mental and physical health
Home Improvement Credit: All employees receive a yearly credit to use toward a service from HomeStars
December Closure: Our whole team takes a break in the last week of December, every year
Personal Days: 5 extra days off per year, on top of vacation and sick days
Beautiful brick & beam office in the heart of Toronto’s entertainment district, including a rec room with lounge, ping pong, darts, and foosball

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced Agile Coach to help transition our business from its existing work practices to infuse an accurate, agile understanding. You will coach, mentor and guide our people to figure out the best solutions for their specific department challenges. You will analyze the organization's existing infrastructure and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, you will play a vital role in the long-term strategy across the entire organization, enabling our teams to deliver better products faster and more efficiently.

Your typical day at HomeStars:

Coach agile teams in the methodology.
Integrate related methodologies within the company.
Develop standards and requirements for the agile process.
Provide training to employees on the agile methodology.
Help teams navigate agile tools and software.
Encourage employee and stakeholder buy-in.
Evaluate the practices against the standard agile framework

Must-have qualifications:

Scrum Master certification.
5+ years of Scrum Master experience.
2+ years of experience as an Agile Coach.
Can showcase examples of implementing agile techniques in different cultures and environments.
Experience running agile projects of varying size and complexity.
Strong leader, educator, and coach.
An excellent communicator and motivator.
Strong interpersonal skills and patience.

Nice-to-have qualifications:

Scaled Agile framework certification (e.g., SAFe).
Computer Science background.

About HomeStars

HomeStars is Canada’s leading platform connecting homeowners with qualified service professionals for their home improvement needs. Every month, over half a million homeowners visit HomeStars to research and select the best-rated professionals nearby. Check out homestars.com to learn more!

HomeStars Core Values

Our Core Values are woven into everything we do. They guide how we behave, how we act, and what we will aspire to be. They underpin the culture of HomeStars and act as drivers for impact, personal growth, and collective performance.

Customer Obsessed: When our customers thrive, we thrive. We put their needs first.
Think Big: We think without limits. We believe in the possible.
Embrace Candor: We speak up, listen and challenge respectfully.
Act Like an Owner: We’re invested, we own our outcomes.
Bias for Action: We take action to accelerate our success. Speed matters.
We’re Stronger Together: Our differences empower us, our will to win unites us.

HomeStars has recently been recognized as:

Great Place to Work® CertifiedTM
Best Workplaces for Hybrid Work, Canada 2022
Best Workplaces Managed by Women, Canada 2021
Best Workplaces in Technology, Canada 2020
Best Workplaces for Today’s Youth, Canada 2020

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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