Agile Transformation Coach (Extensive US Travel Required)

Team: Solutions

Location: Remote

Commitment: Contract

Workplace Type: remote

Salary:

The posted compensation range reflects the anticipated annual compensation for this opportunity. Depending on the role, client requirements, and business needs, compensation may be structured as a salaried position with bonus eligibility and benefits or as an hourly contract engagement (including 1099 independent contractor arrangements). 

Final compensation and engagement type will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, market conditions, and the nature of the role.

CompassX is partnering with a global manufacturing client on a plant-by-plant operational transformation - and were looking for an Agile Product Coach to help scale it. Youll work directly with our CompassX program manager, learning the playbook firsthand before taking it out to additional sites. A key part of this is implementing new solutions, tools, technology, and ways of working. This role will be essential in bringing stakeholders and users along in this transformation.

Air travel within the US and across the Americas is essential to this success, so you should only apply if you are based within the US and comfortable with regular visits to plant locations to roll out this work. Ideally, you will be based near a major well-connected airport hub. 

What Youll Do

Coaching & Transformation

Shadow and learn the existing transformation approach directly from the lead consultant on-site, then take it to new plants independently

Coach plant leadership and floor teams on ways of working and leveraging new technology - sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, backlog management - adapted for a manufacturing environment

Facilitate ceremonies and working sessions that build team ownership rather than dependency on the coach

Identify and remove process bottlenecks, handoff friction, and waste on the floor and in cross-functional workflows

Coach team leads and site managers individually on mindset shifts, not just process mechanics

Change Management & Adoption

Drive adoption of new ways of working across plant teams, including change-resistant stakeholders

Track and report transformation health metrics (velocity, adoption indicators, team maturity) back to the lead consultant

Provide white glove follow-up support post-implementation to ensure the change sticks rather than reverting once the coach moves to the next site

Help build local capability so plants can self-sustain the new way of working over time

Execution & Travel

Travel extensively between plant locations - expect frequent domestic and Americas-region travel, with potential for wider international travel (EMEA/APAC). 

Implement whats already working rather than introducing a new methodology - this is execution of an existing playbook, not a from-scratch transformation design

Report progress and roadblocks back to the lead consultant and adjust delivery based on direction given

What Youll Bring

Background in agile ways of working, backed up by relevant certifications and experience. Shaped by time in product or software development rather than a career built solely around agile-transformation consulting
Experience of the shift from traditional to agile delivery firsthand — not someone whos only ever coached agile from the outside
Hands-on facilitation experience: running ceremonies, coaching teams through resistance, translating agile principles into a non-software environment
Comfortable taking direction and executing rather than driving your own strategic agenda — this is a lieutenant, not a chief. Youre here to implement a working playbook, not redesign it
Manufacturing exposure is a plus, not a requirement
Easygoing, likable, low-ego - someone teams want to work with, not someone who clashes with existing leadership
Willingness to travel extensively and frequently, including potential international travel
US passport required