Agile Coach

Nexeo
Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
Dutch, English, French
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Integrated Development Environments
Scrum
Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Job description

As part of a Product-Centric transformation, you will work closely with Agile teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and business stakeholders to help embed Agile principles, improve collaboration and accelerate value delivery. You will play a key role in scaling Agile practices, fostering team autonomy and supporting the transition towards a modern product operating model.

Working alongside a team of Agile facilitators, you will combine coaching, mentoring and hands-on Scrum Master responsibilities to drive continuous improvement across multiple product teams.

Your Responsibilities

Agile Coaching & Transformation

  • Support the organization's transition toward a Product-Centric operating model.
  • Coach Agile teams on Scrum principles, Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
  • Promote a culture of collaboration, ownership and customer value delivery.
  • Help teams adopt Agile ways of working tailored to the organization's context.

Scrum Master Activities

  • Act as Scrum Master for one product team.
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
  • Remove impediments and support team autonomy.
  • Help teams become self-organized, high-performing and customer-focused.

Coaching Product Owners & Scrum Masters

  • Mentor Scrum Masters and support their development into servant leaders.
  • Coach Product Owners on product vision, backlog management, value prioritization and stakeholder management.
  • Encourage empirical planning and continuous experimentation.

Organizational Improvement

  • Identify organizational impediments affecting delivery and collaboration.
  • Recommend and facilitate improvements to governance, processes and ways of working.
  • Support change management initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Foster collaboration between product teams and business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of experience working in Agile environments.
  • At least 5 years of experience as an Enterprise Agile Coach or Lead Agile Coach.
  • Strong experience coaching Agile teams in software development environments.
  • Proven experience mentoring Scrum Masters and Product Owners.
  • Deep practical knowledge of Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) and Agile at Scale.
  • Strong understanding of Product Management and Product-Centric organizations.
  • Excellent facilitation, coaching and servant leadership skills.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Ability to manage conflicts and create collaborative environments.
  • Pragmatic mindset with the ability to adapt Agile practices to business needs.
  • Fluent in English and French or Dutch.

Nice to Have

  • Experience leading Agile transformations in large enterprise environments.
  • Certifications such as Certified LeSS Practitioner, ICAgile, SAFe SPC, PSM II/III or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
  • Experience within the energy, utilities or infrastructure sector.
  • Knowledge of Product Operating Models and organizational design.
  • Experience coaching cross-functional product teams.

About the company

Nexeo is currently looking for an experienced Agile Coach to support a large-scale Agile transformation within a leading energy infrastructure company.

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