JIRA Administrator & Agile Coach

Job Description

Job Description

LHH is working w/ a client based in the Greater Richmond, VA area that is looking to hire a JIRA Admin/Agile Coach to join our team for a 6+ month project. The role will be hybrid (3 days onsite).

• Candidates MUST be local to the Richmond, VA area to be considered. We can consider relocation candidates but you MUST be committed in writing that you will relocate on your own dime upon offer.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years JIRA Administration experience.

• 3+ years Agile Coaching experience.

• Experience establishing governance and standards.

• Strong communication and leadership coaching skills.

Pay Details: $39.00 to $64.00 per hour

Search managed by: William Staadt

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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