Agility Lead/Coach
Columbus, OHContract$60–68/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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BCforward seeks an Agility Lead / Product Owner to coach teams and leaders, support Lean/Agile practices, and drive process improvement across multiple products. The role uses data and analytics to identify root causes, guide operational and transformation plans, and influence stakeholders. It is a six-month contract-to-hire position in Columbus, Ohio, with a stated hourly pay range.
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Job Title: Agility Lead / Product Owner Location: Columbus, OH Duration: Contract to hire, 6 months Pay Range: $60/hr $68/hr (W2) Job ID: 374249 About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Job responsibilities * Operates as an influencer and builds trusted partnership across Area Products comprised of multiple teams * Provides coaching to both Business and Technology Leaders and stakeholders above the team level to ensure alignment and buy-in * Leverages data and analytics to develop thoughtful insights, identify root causes, and recommend and implement necessary improvements at multiple levels * Collaborates with other Agile Coaches and Leaders to drive complex scalable solutions across multiple Products. * Lead and coach teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies, and promote open communication and engagement among team members ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals * Use advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders while communicating organizational impediments to leadership * Develop and implement short to mid-term operational and transformation plans, prioritize tasks and manage resources to achieve product goals in a timely and efficient manner through the utilization of metrics and evidence-based decisions * Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies and best practices within the discipline Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills * Demonstrated experience coaching beyond the team level in driving process improvement, efficiency, and Lean/Agile thinking * Operates with high emotional intelligence in how to drive change and improvement while operating in complex organizational situations * Contributes to the development of new Lean/Agile Solutions and helps make improvements to existing patterns, practice and ways of working * 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management * Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teams * Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and scaling frameworks, monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability * Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes within the domain context Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills * Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications Why BCforward? At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and
How this job compares
Set against the 1,485 open Product Owner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60–68/hr
- US median$65–75/hr96 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $64/hr, is 9% below the US median midpoint ($70/hr) — in the middle half of Product Owner hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 62 open Product Owner jobs in Ohio and 1,485 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Accenture7 open
- JPMorgan Chase6 open
- Riverside Research Institute6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Product Owner postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,248 postings).
- Education
- 426 of the 1,485 open Product Owner jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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