Agile Coach - BNP Paribas Fortis
Description
The Marketing and Communication department of BNP Paribas Fortis has been pursuing an ambitious agile transformation over the past year. It has introduced a cluster structure with self-organising, multi-disciplinary squads to improve empowerment, efficiency, independence and cooperation. The model is intended to support qualitative marketing campaigns and other relevant deliverables while reducing time to market. The department now wants to continue its agile evolution in both day-to-day practice and mindset.
The Senior Agile Coach will guide squads, chapters and individuals in implementing an agile operating model aligned with the wider BNP Paribas Fortis agile model and adapted to MarCom needs. The coach will assess team maturity and methodology knowledge to select suitable implementation techniques. The role also coaches senior management, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, chapter leads and other relevant profiles in agile mindset and practical application. A key objective is to sustainably embed an effective and value-adding agile way of working.
The assignment combines hands-on coaching with facilitation, change management, training, mentoring and continuous improvement. The coach participates in operational meetings, monitors methodology use, recommends tailored work processes and coordinates agile ceremonies. The role also adapts training and working materials and collaborates with agile peers and leadership roles on improvements. Success requires extensive experience in complex organizations, strong large-scale agile knowledge and the ability to influence people and culture.
Top Reasons to Apply
Lead agile transformation
Coach senior leadership
Shape MarCom agility
Drive cultural change
Enable continuous improvement
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Facilitate coordinate agile ceremonies
General skills
- Proven experience in a complex organization for at least 10 years
- Vast experience in coaching
- Experience facilitating groups and helping them in the learning process
- Ability to identify and leverage team dynamics
- Experience coaching senior management
- Experience with change management and cultural embedding
- Team Player
- Communicative
- Knowledge sharing
- Empathy: sensitive to the culture, structure and personalities involved
- Persuasion
- Sound knowledge of English and at least one local language, Dutch or French; ideally both Dutch and French
Technical skills
- Excellent knowledge of agile operating models in large organizations
- Experience implementing agile or Scrum constructs in non-IT organizations
- Experience setting up or adapting organizational Target Operating Models in line with agile concepts
- Experience with Agile transformation
- Certification in one or more methodologies used in the field of work
- Preferred experience implementing agile or Scrum in Marketing & Communication organizations
- Preferred experience as a trainer
- Preferred practical experience as a Product Owner and/or Scrum Master
Tools
- No specific software tools are mentioned
- Methodologies referenced: Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean, SAFe, LeSS, DA and DevOps