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Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Jira Administrator & Agile Coach in Glen Allen, VA.

Role Description

The JIRA Administrator & Agile Coach will lead modernization, standardization, and rehabilitation of enterprise JIRA boards across the bank while coaching teams and leaders on Agile best practices. This hybrid role combines deep hands-on JIRA administrative expertise with Agile coaching to ensure proper adoption of tools and frameworks across technology teams.

• Conduct assessment of current JIRA usage and configurations.
• Lead rehabilitation and standardization of JIRA boards, workflows, and governance.
• Serve as Agile Coach for Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe teams.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support and coach Product Owners in backlog refinement, prioritization, and story definition.
• Review Azure DevOps or JIRA boards to manage sprint delivery, updating tasks as necessary.
• Remove impediments and proactively identify risks impacting delivery.
• Promote Agile best practices and coach teams on self-organization and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate dependencies across multiple products, teams, and stakeholders.
• Track and communicate team performance metrics such as velocity and predictability.
• Foster strong collaboration between IT, Product Owners, and business stakeholders.
• Support Agile transformation initiatives across the organization.
• Encourage a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Create Product Status Reports in alignment with PMO standards.

Skills & Requirements

• 5+ years JIRA Administration experience.
• 3+ years Agile Coaching experience.
• Experience establishing governance and standards.
• Strong communication and leadership coaching skills.

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.

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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’.
We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.

Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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