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Description

Are your teams delivering, but with too much friction? Are cycles long, collaboration complex, and business value difficult to measure?

Are you looking for an experienced Scrum Master / Agile Coach, capable of supporting both teams and leaders in demanding environments?

I am Ceydric Sebbag, a Scrum Alliance certified Agile Coach (CSM), with 20 years of IT experience, including 12 years in finance and insurance.

I support organizations facing challenges in scaling agile transformation, leadership, and delivery in complex and regulated contexts.

Agile Coaching & Scrum

Coaching Scrum and Kanban teams
Implementation and improvement of agile rituals
Optimization of collaboration and communication
Reduction of delivery cycles
Focus on delivered value and business impact

Agile Leadership & Executive Coaching

Coaching managers and executives
Development of agile leadership
Assistance in decision-making in complex environments
Alignment of teams around clear objectives
Creation of accountability dynamics

Scaling Agility

Inter-team and inter-squad coordination
Interventions in complex frameworks (SAFe, Nexus)
Structuring of agile governance
Streamlining dependencies and flows
Support for transformation programs

DevOps

Implementation of DevOps practices
TDD, CI/CD, pair programming
Continuous improvement of software quality
Strengthening team reliability and performance

Why work with me?

20 years of IT experience, global and operational vision
Strong expertise in finance and insurance
Results-oriented coaching with measurable value
Ability to intervene at all levels: teams, management, leadership
Human, demanding, and pragmatic approach

Contact me.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

EDF
Release Train Engineer for the DevSecOps pipeline
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
December 2025 - Today (6 months)
Paris, France
Led an ART of 60 people (6 Agile teams) on the Group EDF DevSecOps pipeline, in a multi-cloud (GCP, AWS, trusted cloud) and multi-tool (GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, JFrog Artifactory) context.

Responsibilities:
Facilitation and optimization of SAFe ceremonies: PI Planning, ART Sync, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt
Alignment of the train's triumvirate (Product Manager, System Architect, Technical Lead) and coordination with other domain trains
Facilitation of targeted workshops on friction points identified with the teams
Actions & improvements implemented:
Redesigned ART Sync around PI Objectives (progress, impediments, dependencies) to improve efficiency and focus
Introduced a value-based prioritization workshop before each PI to align the triumvirate on major directions
Anticipated feedback to POs mid-PI to reduce the preparation workload for PI Planning Day
Results:
PI Planning Day rated 4/4 out of 17 feedback collected in Inspect & Adapt
5 out of 6 teams praised the usefulness of the upfront preparation, spontaneously mentioned in I&A
Preparation for PI Planning finalized by the majority of teams by early afternoon
ART Sync systematically completed ahead of schedule
SAFe Release Train Engineer Coaching Scrum
Covea
Agile Coach
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2025 - December 2025 (11 months)
Paris, France
As an Agile Coach for the Coverforge entity, I support the PCP perimeter, focusing on hosting, machine provisioning, cloud, and Infrastructure As Code.

🚀 Key Missions:

👉Coaching of 2 priority squads: Hosting / Provisioning and Infrastructure As Code Terraformation
👉Support for Product Owners: training on value-based prioritization, product vision building, and effective backlog management.
👉Facilitation of Quarterly Agile Plannings (PI) and synchronization of inter-domain teams.
Scrum Change Support Team Coaching
BNP Paribas
Agile Coach – Data AI Foundations Domain (300 people)
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2023 - October 2024 (1 year and 9 months)
Paris, France
As an Agile Coach, I led a large-scale agile transformation in a strategic domain dedicated to AI and Data innovation, involving 300 collaborators.

🚀 Key Missions:
👉Coaching of 3 priority squads (Stellar, AI Orchestrator, D3) to optimize alignment, streamline workflows, and achieve critical objectives under high pressure.
👉Support for Product Owners: training on value-based prioritization, product vision building, and effective backlog management.
👉Mentoring Scrum Masters: skill development, promotion of autonomy, and structuring their roles.
👉Facilitation of Quarterly Agile Plannings (PI) and synchronization of inter-domain teams.
👉Training for managers and teams on Scrum, Kanban, and value-based prioritization.

➡️ Key Results:
✅Improved agile maturity for teams and management.
✅Accelerated delivery cycles through better synchronization between squads.
✅Implementation of a structured framework facilitating multi-team collaborations.
Agile Methodology SAFe Coaching Scrum Agile at Scale