Sr. Principal Coach

About the role

We are seeking a visionary leader to architect and lead a data-driven strategy to measure and accelerate productivity, efficiency, and secure development practices across agile teams. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, agile transformation, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the development of analytics frameworks that measure team productivity, velocity, quality, and security posture.
• Drive requirements for the development of transformation dashboards and reporting tools that provide actionable insights to engineering leadership, coaches, and teams.
• Partner with Agile Coaches, DevSecOps, and Software & Quality Engineering leaders to define and evolve best practices for secure software development.
• Translate qualitative and quantitative data into strategic recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with engineers and analysts to build scalable data pipelines and models.
• Ensure data integrity, governance, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights that influence investment decisions and transformation roadmaps.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Security, and Engineering teams to align metrics with business outcomes.

Requirements

• 8+ years in analytics, engineering, or agile transformation roles.
• Deep familiarity with agile metrics (e.g., cycle time, lead time, DORA metrics, story point velocity).
• Experience with secure SDLC practices and DevSecOps principles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic Thinker with a strong understanding of agile/lean methodologies and secure software development.
• Technical Expertise in data engineering, analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Harness, Planview etc.), and cloud-native environments.
• Change Agent who thrives in ambiguity and can drive adoption of new practices through influence and data storytelling.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments with complex team structures and regulatory requirements.