Braz Brandt

Enterprise Agile Coach at Cigna

2023 – Present

Richmond VA

I'm currently working as an Enterprise Agile Coach at Cigna Healthcare, supporting internal client organizations in Cigna's Government verticals.

I'm working to help Cigna adopt a product-focused mindset, and build the operating system that will support their teams and people while they delight Cigna's customers.

President, Agile Richmond

2019 – Present

Richmond, VA

Since 2019, I've led the Board of Agile Richmond, the community non-profit supporting Agile practitioners and companies in the Central Virginia region and beyond. The highlight of our programs is InnoVAte Virginia, our annual conference serving an average of 1,500 members of our community.

Vice President, Enterprise Agile Coach at Truist

2022 – 2023

Richmond VA, Charlotte NC, and Atlanta GA

I've been an Enterprise Agile Coach at Truist, where I was working to help the whole organization adopt agile practices and mindsets across all levels and divisions, so that we could achieve our long-term business outcomes, delight out customers, and live our values.

After a reduction in force due to the economic climate, I joined Cigna Healthcare in May of 2023.

Enterprise Product and Agile Coach, Eliassen Group

2020 - 2022

Richmond, VA and Client Sites

I worked with a Fortune 100 mortgage company to help them adopt agility practices, applying them to their mission-critical business rules program and associated teams. I worked with their teams, people managers, and leaders as they aligned on their outcomes, learned and adopted new ways of working, and built a predictable system of work.

I also worked with a Fortune 150 financial services client as we worked together to apply the principles and practices of agile into their work as a second-line risk organization. I helped the organization – from their C-level leader down to individual team members and every person in-between – understand how agility could work in their unique context, and build "Empowered Teams Aligned to Deliver Value".

Enterprise Agile & Product Coach at CirrusLabs

2019 – 2020

Richmond, VA and Client Sites

At CirrusLabs, I worked to help one of The Big Four consulting companies, and a Fortune 50 company, understand and implement Agile practices using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Helping lead a team of Agile Coaches, I primarily worked with client leaders as they shifted their practices and own personal leadership to become more agile-aligned, and support their organizational change.

I also worked with a Fortune 100 financial services client inspect, adapt, and expand their adoption of Agile practices in their credit card operations division, where we aligned teams around value, shortened delivery cycle times, and increased quality while migrating infrastructure to cloud platform providers.

Enterprise Agile Coach at Agile Velocity

2017 – 2019

Richmond, VA, Austin, TX, and Client Sites

While at Agile Velocity, I worked with a major US airline to implement rapid experimentation to delight customers and increase booking revenue; I worked with a major insurance company to scale agile practices across their entire organization; and I worked with startups in and around the Austin area to rapidly respond to market and customer demands.

Sr. Agile Coach & Engagement Lead at SolutionsIQ

2014 – 2017

Richmond, VA, and Client Sites

At SolutionsIQ, I led a team of 20+ coaches and consultants as we helped a large Fortune 100 financial services company adopt agility in their marketing operations division. Based on that success, our team then replicated our success for their entire retail banking division, where we applied agility practices in marketing, operations, and even retail construction efforts.

Sr. Director of Technology at GuideStar USA

2005 – 2014

Williamsburg, VA

While at GuideStar, I held many roles – from Director of Enterprise Development to Senior Director of Technology Strategy. In addition, I also started GuideStar's adoption of Agile and Scrum, serving as Scrum Master, Product Owner, and de facto Agile Coach – helping stand up teams, train and coach peers, managers, and leaders across the organization.