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About the role
Agile change support
An Agile Coach helps teams and leaders work in a more consistent way. They improve how people plan, collaborate, review work, and solve blockers. The focus is not theory. It is better delivery, better habits, and clearer ownership.
Typical deliverables
- Team coaching for Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid ways of working
- Facilitation of workshops, retrospectives, and planning sessions
- Support for product, engineering, and leadership alignment
- Observation of team dynamics and delivery flow
- Guidance for scaling practices across several teams
- Practical feedback on ceremonies, roles, and working agreements
Skills that matter
A strong Agile Coach can read the room fast and adapt the approach to the company culture. They know when to coach, when to facilitate, and when to challenge. Useful background often includes Scrum Master work, change management, organizational development, and hands-on product or software delivery experience.
Common tools and methods include Jira, Confluence, Miro, retrospectives, Kanban boards, stakeholder mapping, and coaching techniques. In Berlin, many projects sit close to product, tech, and growth teams, so the coach must work well with engineers, product managers, and business leads.
When companies bring one in
- Teams follow agile rituals, but delivery is still slow or unclear
- Managers want stronger cross-team collaboration
- A transformation has started, but old habits still block progress
- A new product or platform team needs a solid operating model
- Remote and hybrid teams need better structure and communication
Freelance support makes sense when the need is focused, urgent, or tied to a change initiative. Companies often want an outside view without adding a permanent role too early. A freelancer can step in, create momentum, and leave the team with working practices they can keep.
What strong coaches do well
The best coaches do not copy-paste frameworks. They diagnose the real problem, then choose the lightest useful intervention. They make complex work visible, reduce friction, and help people take ownership.
Look for someone who can:
- simplify without weakening the process
- work with both teams and leaders
- handle resistance without creating more of it
- keep improvements practical and measurable
- adapt between startup pace and enterprise structure
Berlin delivery context
For Berlin companies, an Agile Coach often works across product, software, and digital operations. Some clients want on-site workshops and leadership sessions. Others need mostly remote coaching with occasional face-to-face time. Clear communication in English is often enough, while German can help in more local or mixed teams.
Meet FRATCH Agile Coaches
Benjamin Faas
Freelance Product Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master & Agile Coach
Last position:
Freelance Product Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master & Agile Coach at Freelance
Freelance product owner, scrum master and agile coach in various projects spanning from local agencies to multinational corporations in diverse industries.
Last projects:
Adevinta: Technical Project Manager responsible for coordination of several sub-workstreams building the world’s largest classifieds multi-tenant platform.
Aroundhome (a ProSiebenSat.1 company): Product Manager implementing and verifying on the business side a concept for digital qualification of user requests for matching service providers.
Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf: Product Manager Mobile advising on and guiding the rebuild of Android and iOS apps.
Visual Meta GmbH (an Axel Springer company), Berlin: Director Product co-leading the Product & Engineering department together with the Director Engineering.
Responsibilities at Visual Meta GmbH:
Define and deliver a 3–5 year horizon product strategy including a product vision & mission connecting to existing company strategy and strategies from adjacent departments.
Refine an existing OKR process together with OKR master and directors of other departments to increase focus and outcome.
Support the Director Engineering in creating a platform transformation strategy to transform a monolithic on-premise tech stack into a service-oriented, cloud-based architecture and establish a domain-based organizational setup.
Accountability for a motivated and talented team of 5 head-level colleagues and 17 operational team members from product management, data and UX/UI design.
Key achievements at Visual Meta GmbH:
Defined and delivered a 3–5 year horizon product strategy including a product vision & mission.
Increased focus within OKR process by moving from 10 company-level objectives to 2 and from several hundred team-level key results to a few dozen.
Created a career path framework for the product team defining roles and responsibilities from junior to head level positions.
Lasse Wagener
Managing Director | Agile Consultant | Scrum Master | Business Analyst
Last position:
Managing Director | Agile Consultant | Scrum Master | Business Analyst at Wagener Consulting GmbH
- Spearheaded the transformation of Telefonica Germany’s cloud journey into a self-service, automated marketplace by leading process analysis and design efforts; facilitated UX/UI collaboration and served as Scrum Master for cross-functional agile teams to ensure timely and quality delivery
- Designed, launched, and managed an enterprise-wide Learning & Development program focused on cloud-native skills, upskilling over 1,500 employees; undertook full vendor management including sourcing, tendering, contract negotiation, and ongoing partnership to ensure curriculum alignment with evolving organizational needs
- Implemented cloud migration processes aligned with corporate compliance and process governance; improved process transparency and audit readiness while reducing operational risks
- Architected and led a cross-divisional communication strategy to enhance organizational engagement; developed multiple channels including newsletters and intranet content, acting as single point of contact for all departmental communications to ensure consistency and alignment
Benedikt Irsch
AI Transformation Coach & Delivery Enablement Lead (Contract)
Last position:
AI Transformation Coach & Delivery Enablement Lead (Contract) at Digital GmbH
- Drive enterprise AI transformation through alignment of data platforms, AI capabilities, and governance
- Implement scalable Data Mesh architecture to decentralize data ownership and accelerate AI use case development
- Strengthen AI maturity via structural alignment, clarified decision rights, and transparency models
- Coach leaders, product teams, and engineers in AI-enabled decision-making and data-driven product thinking
- Establish governance models for trustworthy AI and measurable business value
- Design flow-based systems (Kanban / Flight Levels) to sustain AI enablement and ensure measurable business integration at scale
- Integrate KPI frameworks, Jira architectures, and BI reporting to enable evidence-based steering of AI initiatives
Birte Loeckel
Product & Agile Consultant
Last position:
Product & Agile Consultant at self employed
- Support teams, companies and individuals to become excellent Product Managers
- Build up the right organization to create customer and business value
Martin Puskajler
Product Owner
Last position:
Product Owner at Freelance
- Objective: Create a machine-readable dataset for aid applications that aligns with the new specialized procedure
- Rollout of the solution to first user groups
- Established a user feedback loop
- Released versions 1.0 and 1.1 based on first user feedback and improvements
Dominique Lambert
Head of Transformation
Last position:
Agile Transformation Lead at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Role & Scope Responsible for realigning a unit of 600+ people as part of the top leadership team. Led a team of agile coaches and oversaw the entire transformation architecture – strategic, structural and cultural.
Result The organization was fundamentally professionalized – reduced friction and costs, faster execution, higher team motivation and visibly more effective leadership.
Key Contributions
- Redesigned strategy and implementation processes
- Created a clear link between vision, priorities and operational execution
- Established business-IT alignment and communication structures
- Embedded shared goals, priorities and decision paths
- Developed a leadership-operating model
- Strengthened roles, responsibilities and leadership culture
- Introduced a unit-wide impediment removal process
- Systematically identified obstacles, assigned owners and developed solutions
- Consolidated 35+ Jira boards
- Created cross-unit manageability and transparency
- Led a team of agile coaches; established skill matrices and improvement processes
- Solidified a learning and development culture
Marko Lasnia
ROI-oriented Marketing: I captivate customers, boost revenues, focus teams, and seize opportunities with a clear focus.
Last position:
Interim Project Lead for Website and Webshop Relaunch at Thüringer Netkom GmbH
Andrea Krämer
PMO / Project Manager / Transformation Lead
Last position:
PMO / Project Manager / Agile Transformation Lead at Freelancer
PMO | AI Incubator Debt Collection/Financial Services Establishment and implementation of a cross-functional project and governance structure for one of Europe’s leading technology-driven debt collection firms. Focus on collaboration across business units, identification of AI use cases, scaling of data-driven business processes and automation of AI-supported customer interactions.
Strategy and Efficiency Consultant | Retail Analysis, identification, and optimization of inefficient workflows with the goal of increasing employee productivity, improving communication flows, and better aligning the organization with strategic business objectives.
PMO | Big Pharma Establishment of agile working processes and organizational structures, as well as coaching of a cross-functional business unit of a major vaccine manufacturer to enhance efficiency, transparency, and collaboration. Design and implementation of a structured onboarding program to enable more efficient scaling of headcount, along with the establishment of sustainable formats for knowledge sharing and transfer within the organization.
Project Manager | Big Pharma Management and support of the tendering and procurement process for an innovation project aimed at improving efficiency in vaccine management, including coordination of internal and external stakeholders.
Project Manager | Big Pharma Identification and evaluation of additional vaccination sites beyond traditional medical practices. Development of a pilot concept considering regulatory requirements as well as diverse market and stakeholder interests.
Strategy Consultant | Automotive & Retail Development of a market analysis on “innovation in retail” for a luxury automotive manufacturer, including an international benchmark of current trends and innovations. The project included analyzing innovative retail store concepts, experience centers, and showrooms with a focus on interactivity and technology, as well as deriving recommendations on brand fit and customer experience to support the design of a new, forward-looking brand store.
Product Owner | Automotive Management of the integration of a service provider’s SDK for identity verification into the OEM’s system landscape, ensuring secure driver authentication before enabling safety-critical features. Responsibilities included managing technical, contractual, and process requirements, leading the tendering process, forecasting usage, and preparing management reports, while working closely with IT development, legal, compliance, customer service, and procurement teams.
Product Owner | Automotive Responsible for ensuring GDPR-compliant documentation of software components and establishing proper processes for data processing and storage. This included creating records of processing activities, managing data processing agreements, and overseeing the review and update of privacy policies, as well as defining and implementing requirements to ensure data security and integrity.
Interim Head of Buying & Category Management | E-Commerce Led the strategic and operational development of the buying department of a fashion e-commerce company, with full responsibility for process optimization and budget management. The role involved building and maintaining supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and managing a team of 7–10 direct reports, including recruiting and onboarding new employees and a new Head of Buying & Planning. Additionally, a standardized onboarding program was designed and implemented, and close collaboration with the CEO and cross-functional teams ensured alignment with the overall business strategy.
Product Owner | Aviation Led the relaunch of a private jet airline’s website, including the redesign of backend and content management systems. The role covered gathering and structuring stakeholder requirements, defining functional specifications, shaping the visual design and user experience, and coordinating the development team to ensure timely and high-quality implementation.
Consultant | Various Projects: Digital Transformation Retail Provided consulting services on digital transformation, customer engagement/CRM, digital store concepts, and omnichannel strategies. This included developing forward-looking concepts, managing agile software development projects for mobile applications, collaborating closely with developers and UX/UI designers, and supporting IT recruiting efforts.
Mandy Schmitz
Agile Coach | Scrum Master (SAFe) | Agile Project Manager | PMO | Business Analyst
Last position:
Scrum Master & Agile Coach at Energielenker Solutions GmbH
- Scrum Master for a development team in the renewable energy sector (FTEs & freelancers), coaching 3 POS
Olaf Titel
CTO, Partner, Agile Coach, Product Owner
Last position:
CTO, Partner, Agile Coach, Product Owner at fluidx digital GmbH
- Development and launch of a browser-based platform for camera streaming, augmented reality (AR), and visual computing
- Device-independent camera streaming for smartphones, tablets, desktop PCs, as well as VR and AR headsets
- Ensuring GDPR-compliant hosting in Open Telekom Cloud and other sovereign cloud providers
- Intuitive visual and collaborative features to boost efficiency and seamlessly integrate into existing enterprise software
Henri Parmentier
Senior OKR & Agile Coach
Last position:
Senior OKR & Agile Coach at Centric Software
- Supporting the R&D department in building AI-powered products for pricing optimisation
- Leading the OKR process for the entire department
- Coaching multiple cross-functional product & technical teams
- Supporting the department’s transition toward predictable, outcome-driven delivery
- Providing leadership coaching to Engineering Managers, Product Managers, and Team Leads
Roy Mohamed
Freelance Organisational / Agile Coach / Leadership Coach
Last position:
Freelance Organisational / Agile Coach / Leadership Coach at Freelance Organisational / Agile Coach / Leadership Coach
- Scaled coaching across >10 teams (tech and non-tech): engagement, collaboration, and leadership effectiveness measurably improved.
- Launched multi-functional, data-driven frameworks to future-proof scale and complexity; cut decision latency and improved strategic planning.
- Built quarterly planning and reporting for execs (value delivery, blockers, forecast accuracy) → leadership insight 2.5x faster.
- Embedded experimentation culture (learn from wins/failures) with board-level visibility and continuous improvement loops.
- Worked in diverse industries: automotive, fintech, blockchain, transportation, biotech
Eduardo Siegelwachs
Agile Coach / Scrum Master / RTE
Last position:
Agile Coach / Scrum Master / RTE at Toll-Collect GmbH
Agile Coach for the Mauterhebung domain, Release Train Engineer for the Portfolio & Governance division with 5 teams and 19 sub-teams
Implemented based on SAFe 6.0 and supported all other RTEs in an overarching role defining standards and processes for the entire company to support higher compliance
Jörn Hendrik Ast
Agile Coach
Last position:
Agile Coach at 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
- Development of a scaled-agile working model for the work dimensions: values, roles, events, artefacts and workflows
- Team size: four delivery teams with 48 team members, five product owners, three agile masters
- Development of strategies in the area of scaled-agile product development according to Scrum, LeSS and the New Work Heroes transformation helix
- Moderation of the SOL Planning Workshop for the overall project with more than 100 participants (PI planning according to SAFe)
- Coaching of all five areas their managers for the SOL Planning Workshop (structuring the work packages, preparing the planning board)
- Coaching and mentoring for the three Agile Masters in the scaled-agile team environment (four+ delivery teams)
- Moderation of scaled agile events, such as Sprint Planning I-III, Multiteam Refinement II, Sprint Review, overall team retrospective
- Support in consulting for stakeholder management and the strategic area of all project partners (construction site management: Inge, ARGE, cable producer NKT GmbH)
- Support for increasing measurability and the development of metrics according to agile product development
- Moderation of workshops, training and coaching for the overall project
- Methods and tools: Product Ownership, Scrum Mastery, Systems Thinking, User Story Mapping, Teamhood (backlog ticketing system), Miro, Kanban, Flight Level; certifications: LeSS Certified Practitioner, SAFe PI-Planning Moderator
Sophie Gacs
Senior Business Trainer & Coach
Last position:
AQ Coach at AQai - Adaptability Assessments & Coaching
How do you know whether training in a transformation process is effective?
In cooperation with AQai, we have an AI tool at hand that makes adaptability (AQ) and employee development measurable, so we can prepare them with the right training for big and small changes.
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Agile Coaches statistics
Typical experience
18 years
Average project duration
2.7 years
Certifications per freelancer
4
Top business areas
Product Development, Project Management, Information Technology
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
93%
Master's degree or higher
71%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Need clarity? Check out our simple overview of FRATCH
A Agile Coach helps teams improve how they plan, collaborate, and deliver work. The job is usually a mix of coaching, facilitation, and hands-on guidance for better team habits. On a project, that can mean retrospectives, planning support, leadership workshops, or helping a team move from theory to daily practice.
A Scrum Master usually supports one team and keeps the framework running smoothly. An Agile Coach works at a wider level and often supports multiple teams, managers, or an entire change effort. In many companies, the coach also addresses organizational blockers that sit beyond one team’s board or ceremony.
Look for strong facilitation, conflict handling, and the ability to observe team behavior without forcing a method. A good Agile Coach should understand Scrum, Kanban, and product delivery, but also know how to coach leaders and improve decision-making. Practical experience in software, product, or transformation work matters more than polished jargon.
A freelancer is often the better choice when the need is tied to a transformation, a team reset, or a temporary gap in leadership support. An Agile Coach can come in fast, focus on a specific problem, and leave once the team has a stable way of working. That is useful when the scope is clear and long-term headcount is not the right answer yet.
Both can work, but the right mix depends on the team and the problem. An Agile Coach can do a lot remotely through workshops, observation, and coaching sessions, yet some topics land better in person, especially leadership alignment or team resets. In Berlin, hybrid setups are common, so flexibility is usually expected.
Ask how the Agile Coach diagnoses issues, how they work with resistance, and what they do when a team says it is agile but still struggles. You should also ask for examples of coaching leaders, improving flow, and working across product and engineering. The answer should be concrete, not just framework names.
If ceremonies happen but decisions stay unclear, the team may need an Agile Coach. Other signs are repeated blockers, weak ownership, poor cross-team coordination, or managers stepping into team decisions too often. The role is also useful when a new product team needs structure fast.
A strong candidate explains what changed, not just which framework they used. A good Agile Coach can describe the problem, the intervention, and the outcome in plain language. Look for someone who asks sharp questions, understands context, and can work with both delivery teams and leadership without taking over.
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