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Are you looking for an experienced Agile Coach, RTE, Trainer to succeed in your large-scale agile transformation?
I offer you over 9 years of experience in SAFe environments within large companies such as Airbus, MGEN, Malakoff Humanis, and the Ministry of Justice.
🔧 What I bring to you:
🔹 Operational mastery of large-scale agile frameworks, such as SAFe, to effectively steer your Agile Release Trains.
🔹 Ability to train, align, and unite your teams around a product vision and business objectives.
🔹 Certified skills in facilitation (ICP-ATF) and OKR-driven steering (OKR Champion) to create real value dynamics.
🔹 A results-oriented, team-engagement, and continuous improvement-focused servant leadership approach.
🚀 My typical deliverables / interventions:
🔹 Launching, structuring, and steering Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
🔹 Facilitating SAFe events (PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt, System Demo...)
🔹 Coaching Scrum/Kanban teams towards autonomy
🔹 Training and coaching (teams, POs, Scrum Masters, Managers, Top Management)
🔹 Support in implementing OKRs to align strategy and execution.
💡 What sets me apart:
A strong balance between methodological expertise, technical culture, and practical field experience. I understand the challenges of software development and can translate business needs into technical realities.
This position allows me to act as a natural bridge between different organizational stakeholders, facilitating mutual understanding, streamlining communication, and aligning objectives. This fosters more effective collaboration and on-the-ground execution rooted in concrete results.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 10km)
Experience
- DiorRelease Train Engineer (RTE)LUXURY GOODSMarch 2026 - June 2026 (3 months)Neuilly-sur-Seine, FranceSupported the transition to an offshore factory in India and implemented a fixed-price service model. Managed the transformation of operating methods, coordinated stakeholders, and secured the transfer of activities to ensure the continuous delivery of Beauty Tech solutions.🔹 Deployment of the offshore factory's Target Operating Model (TOM): new processes, roles, governance, and Ways of Working to ensure delivery continuity in an international and multicultural context.🔹 Definition, deployment, and monitoring of the factory's performance indicators (KPIs, SLAs, velocity, predictability, commitment adherence), with the construction of management dashboards using Jira and eazyBI for operational teams and management.🔹 Management of the transition plan and knowledge transfer between legacy teams and the new offshore factory, including identification of critical activities, risk monitoring, and ensuring the upskilling of teams.🔹 Coordination of business, IT, and external partner stakeholders to ensure adherence to transition objectives, deadlines, and contractual commitments.🔹 Coaching and mentoring of Junior Scrum Masters.🔹 Facilitation of Agile at Scale events (PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART Sync) and follow-up of action plans aimed at improving the factory's overall quality and performance.
- Malakoff HumanisRelease Train Engineer (RTE) - Coach - TrainerBANKING AND INSURANCEJanuary 2023 - April 2026 (3 years and 3 months)Paris, France🔹 RTE for the Sales train (19 teams), ensuring steering, alignment with the Networks & Markets portfolio, cross-functional coordination, and ceremony facilitation.🔹 Supporting the group's agile transformation within the LACE by conducting assessments, implementing, and disseminating new cross-train practices.🔹 Deployment and monitoring of performance indicators (KPIs, OKRs, Power BI dashboards, Jira) for train steering and alignment with the Networks & Markets portfolio.🔹 Training over 100 employees in SAFe (Leading SAFe, PO/PM, Architects) & Agile Acculturation.🔹 Responsible for the train's continuous improvement initiatives: industrializing user support, onboarding, test automation, knowledge management...🔹 Value stream analysis and train redefinition to improve strategic alignment and operational efficiency.
- MGENSolution Train Engineer - Scrum Master / Coach – backup RTEBANKING AND INSURANCEJanuary 2022 - November 2022 (10 months)Paris, France🔹 Solution Train Engineer: Synchronization and alignment of the Data Train, Digital Spaces Train, and Back-Office.🔸 Management of dependencies and cross-train arbitration.🔸 Preparation and facilitation of multi-train PI Plannings.🔸 Facilitation of Solution Train ceremonies (pre-PI, post-PI, sync).🔸 Monitoring of continuous integration and consistency of cross-train deliveries.🔸 Close coordination with architecture, product, and external suppliers.🔹 Safe Scrum Master / Agile Coach - Launch of the DataHub and the MGEN data train following the reform of complementary social protection for state officials:🔸 Implementation of Processes - Tools - KPIs.🔸 Responsible for Planning & Budget & Delivery.🔸 Implementation and facilitation of the Scrum Master Community of Practice (CoP).🔸 Coaching Junior Scrum Masters of the train.🔸 Test Management Referent for the Data train.🔸 Agile Referent for the data train for the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE).🔸 Recruitment and interviewing of new employees.🔸 Participation in value stream identification workshops led by Etienne Laverdière (SPCT).
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Education
- Master MIAGE - Business Process Engineering (BPE) TrackUniversité Toulouse 1 Capitole2018
- Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Computer ScienceToulouse School of Economics & Université Toulouse 1 Capitole2016
Certifications
- SAFe Practice Consultant - SPCScaled Agile2023
- ICP ATF - Agile Team FacilitationICAgile2025