Company Description

NielsenIQ (NIQ) is a leader in data-driven solutions, partnering with the world’s largest brands to deliver insights that drive strategic decisions. With a global presence and deep expertise in analytics and technology, we ensure that companies stay ahead in a constantly changing marketplace. Our mission extends beyond understanding consumer behaviour; it also includes refining and optimizing our internal systems that support the NIQ company operations worldwide

Your Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end Agile transformation for new ARTs / programs, from team setup through delivery stabilization and continuous improvement.

- Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Data Science leadership to design scalable team structures, and operating models.

- Coach Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners to strengthen execution, flow, and outcome-driven planning.

- Facilitate PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and leadership alignment sessions.

- Establish effective backlog practices, governance models, and delivery rhythms.

- Define and embed meaningful delivery metrics (flow, predictability, say/do ) to guide continuous improvement.

- Actively identify and implement AI-enabled improvements in Agile ways of working,



including automation of repetitive activities and smarter decision support.

- Coach teams and leaders on adopting AI-supported delivery practices and experimentation culture.

- Contribute to the Agile Coaching Practice by sharing knowledge and shaping standards.

Qualifications

- Over 15 years of experience in IT, with substantial experience in software development.

- Extensive experience leading large-scale Agile / SAFe transformations in complex enterprise environments.

- Strong expertise in SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban, including ART setup and program coaching.

- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and facilitate high-impact workshops.

- Robust understanding of flow-based metrics and data-driven delivery improvement.

- Hands-on experience with Jira Cloud, Confluence, and Miro.

- Practical understanding of AI application in software delivery, including:

- effective prompting techniques
- identifying automation opportunities in Agile processes
- experience with tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar AI assistants
- awareness of AI capabilities in modern delivery platforms (e.g., Atlassian ecosystem)

📌 Senior Agile Coach (Chennai)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Chennai