Agile Coach

It's been more than 70 years since Volkswagen Financial Services AG financed the first Volkswagen vehicles in Germany in 1949. A lot has changed since then, but our core goal hasn't; ensuring we meet the mobility needs of the people.

Volkswagen Financial Services today operates in 48 markets through its various subsidiaries, shareholdings, and joint ventures. Volkswagen Financial Services is the largest provider of automotive financial services worldwide.

At VWFS Porto, we are proud to foster a gender-equal workplace, where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed.

VWFS Porto is a VWFS AG IT hub, and the first outside Germany. Here we will establish a long-term Business & IT company. Our primary goal is to service all European markets in implementing and maintaining contract management systems and another IT projects in other areas. Our focus is on: Core systems, satellite systems (such as document management systems, collection systems) but also extends to integrations, data, and large project organizations. For this we seek a hands-on Agile Coach.

Objectives:

Lead the adoption and evolution of Agile practices across teams and departments by mentoring individuals, coaching teams, and enabling a culture of business agility and innovation. Support leadership in scaling Agile practices and strategic planning events such as PI Planning.

• Coaching teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leaders in Agile values and Lean thinking.
• Designing and delivering training sessions and Agile capability-building initiatives.
• Supporting Agile transformation journeys across multiple levels of the organization.
• Facilitating large-scale planning and strategy sessions (e.g., PI Planning, OKRs, retrospectives).
• Collaborating with leadership to assess team maturity and recommend actionable improvements.
• Promoting the use of Agile metrics to foster a culture of learning and performance.
• Advising on Agile tooling strategy, especially around Jira and Confluence.

• Solid background as an Agile Coach or senior Agile practitioner in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of frameworks like Scrum, Kanban and SAFe.
• Certified in relevant frameworks (e.g., SPC, ICP-ACC, SAFe Agilist, PSM II/III, KMP).
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence all organizational levels and foster cultural change.
• Experience working with Agile metrics and team performance indicators.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of German is a strong plus.
• Groovy scripting or ScriptRunner knowledge is a plus.

• Long-term contract.
• Competitive package including private health insurance, life insurance and meal allowance (pay by meal card).
• Bonuses and benefits depending on performance
• Schooling allowance and pension scheme
• Incredible and unique annual company events
• Opportunity to work on an international project and be part of multicultural and multidisciplinary team
• Solid performance evaluation and career management methodologies
• Continuous training – technical and behavioural development

If you have any further questions, please contact:

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