Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest-growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative, and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in the US, UAE, India, Malaysia and Australia.
Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Agile Coach to guide our teams in adopting and maturing agile practices. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Scrum, strong facilitation abilities, and a passion for fostering high-performing, self-organizing teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: Lead all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure effective collaboration and delivery.
- Coach Teams & Product Owner: Mentor the development team and Product Owner on agile values, principles, and best practices to enhance team performance and product outcomes.
- Remove Impediments: Identify, track, and resolve obstacles that impact team velocity, efficiency, or delivery timelines.
- Support Backlog Management: Assist the Product Owner with backlog refinement, prioritization strategies, and writing clear, effective user stories.
- Assess & Improve Agile Maturity: Evaluate team agile maturity levels and design tailored coaching plans to drive continuous improvement.
- Promote Agile Culture: Foster a culture of transparency, continuous learning, collaboration, and self-organization across teams.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to align delivery cadence, expectations, and goals with organizational priorities.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master
- Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and scaled agile frameworks
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills
- Certifications such as CSM, PSM, ICP-ACC, or SAFe are a plus
The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
