Senior Consultant - Agile Coach

About Astellas

At Astellas, we believe that nurturing exceptional relationships with our employees delivers exceptional business results. Everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. From the first moment, Astellas will inspire you to put this ethos into practice – with a positive, agile company culture and with well-defined ethical principles, values, and systems.

About This Role

Works as part of a team within one or more strategic initiatives in a CxO Function or enterprise wide. Supports the Transformation Office leadership team in the development and building of critical transformation capabilities for the successful execution of Astellas’ transformation agenda. Coaches more junior members of the team as applicable.

This role includes supporting agile ways of working across the organization (beyond IT), helping embed agile mindsets, practices, and behaviors within cross-functional business teams. As part of the broader Transformation Office, the consultant may also support other change and execution-related workstreams as agile capabilities mature.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Works with Transformation Managing Principals, Principals, and Lead Consultants on one or more strategic initiatives within a CxO Function (or enterprise-wide as needed) as part of the initiative team
• Could lead small workstreams of strategic initiatives depending on experience, manage all resources involved (people and non-payroll budget)
• Supports in the identification and building of coalition of key stakeholders and sponsors to help deliver such strategic initiatives
• Supports in the coordination with other transformation initiatives to ensure alignment and in the delivery to initiatives targets, flagging deviations prior to them occurring where needed
• Supports the Transformation Office leadership team in the development and building of one or more transformation capabilities
• Supports the Transformation Office leadership team in the execution of the Transformation Office strategy
• Coaches other junior team members globally as applicable, depending on experience
• Work in accordance with Transformation Office standards
• Embeds agile practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) within business teams by guiding them in adopting agile principles, facilitating key ceremonies, and supporting continuous improvement
• Supports agile coaching efforts across business functions to enable mindset shifts and sustainable agile adoption
• Contributes flexibly to broader transformation work (e.g., execution, change management) beyond agile coaching, depending on the evolving needs of the organization.
  
  

Required

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Management, or a related field
• 5+ years of transformation execution experience, including hands-on experience as an agile coach driving adoption across business teams (not limited to IT)
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills to guide diverse stakeholders at all levels in adopting agile ways of working
• Experience facilitating agile ceremonies, retrospectives, planning sessions, and team health checks
• Good project management skills, with the ability to manage small workstreams and deliver results within specified timelines and budgets
• Good change management skills, consistent past delivery of varied types of projects in relevant areas of the business
• Ability to recognize complex situations and use multiple formal and informal methods to find solutions, as well as the networking and influencing skills to drive change in senior and mid-level leaders
• Ability to present complex issues to management and contribute to discussions in order to drive decision-making
• Proven experience in executing change and managing resistance within an organization
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to a rapidly changing business environment
  
  

Preferred

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and digital transformation trends
• Certified or experienced in agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
• Ability to shift from agile-specific roles to other transformation assignments as business needs evolve.
  
  

This position follows our hybrid working model. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.

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Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans