Agile Transformation Coach (Extensive US Travel Required)

CompassX is a boutique business and technology consulting firm. We help Fortune 500 and high-growth clients deliver their most strategic initiatives, from enterprise transformations to digital and data-driven projects. With over 15 years of proven results, we’ve expanded across industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, consumer products, and quick service restaurants.

We are honored to be recognized as a three-time winner of Consulting Magazine’s Best Boutique Firms to Work For, and previously recognized as a “Best Place to Work” in Southern California and one of INC.’s 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

CompassX is partnering with a global manufacturing client on a plant-by-plant operational transformation - and we're looking for an Agile Product Coach to help scale it. You'll 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.

\n

What You'll 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 what's 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 You'll 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 who's 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. You're 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

\n

$130,000 - $160,000 a year

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.

\n

Our consultants say CompassX is a place where they can truly find their own path. As part of a smaller firm, they see the impact of their work, have an identity, and know their voice matters. They value the freedom to take the reins of their careers, shape their client work, and maintain a direct line to leadership.

With CompassX’s focus on serving local Southern California clients, consultants not only build lasting relationships but also see the results of their work in the communities where they live.

At CompassX, you won’t just follow a path - you’ll create one.