Agile / Product Coach - Product Operating Model & Empowered Teams

Project overview

Dear Network,

For our client, we are currently looking for an Agile / Product Coach – Product Operating Model & Empowered Teams (m/f/d).

Key Data:

Role: Agile / Product Coach – Product Operating Model & Empowered Teams

Period: from commissioning to August 2028 (with option for extension)

Requirements

Have we sparked your interest?

Then send us your CV in Word format as well as your current availability including your hourly rate to: gesa.prangeATdeedcon.de

Sincerely

Gesa Prange

Junior Account Manager

• German at least C2 level
• Min. 5 years of experience in developing agile setups towards product-centric operating models, ideally based on Marty Cagan / SVPG
• Experience in building and empowering product teams with end-to-end responsibility
• Experience with outcome-oriented product roadmaps instead of pure feature output
• Min. 2 completed reference projects of at least 6 months each, at least one of which was in an organization with > 50 people in product development
• Min. 5 years of experience in coaching cross-functional product teams, proven with at least 6 teams
• Experience with remote coaching, asynchronous collaboration, outcome ownership, conflict moderation, and psychological safety
• Min. 4 years of experience with Product Discovery and user centricity, especially Dual-Track Discovery, Value / Usability / Feasibility / Viability, interviews, prototyping, experiments, MVPs, and Opportunity Assessment
• Min. 3 years of experience with impact measurement and KPIs, especially maturity models, DORA metrics, outcome KPIs, and effectiveness reports
• Min. 3 years of experience with Lean Value Tree, quarterly planning according to the pull principle, and portfolio prioritization
• Min. 5 years of experience in workshop design, moderation, and knowledge transfer, including train-the-trainer and co-facilitation
• Min. 4 years of experience with agile working methods and frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, Flight Levels, Definition of Done / Ready, estimation and prioritization methods, as well as flow metrics like Cycle Time, Lead Time, and Throughput
• Min. 4 years of experience in role coaching and team enablement, including peer coaching and supporting teams in various development phases

Project details

approx. 95% remote and on-site in Bonn as needed

Utilization: approx. 3,200 hours

Languages: German

Service Description:

• Analysis of the existing team and organizational structure as well as assessment of team maturity levels
• Development of a coaching and transformation roadmap towards Empowered Product Teams
• Introduction and anchoring of Product Discovery as well as coaching during the transition from feature execution to problem and outcome ownership
• Coaching of cross-functional product teams, predominantly working remotely
• Further development of Lean Value Tree, strategic planning, and quarterly planning according to the pull principle
• Introduction of impact, maturity, outcome, DORA, and discovery metrics
• Moderation of workshops as well as building internal multipliers through train-the-trainer and co-facilitation
• Sustainable knowledge transfer and documentation of developed methods, formats, and working practices
• Start: 2026-11
• Duration: 22 Monate
• Remote: remote
• Location: Bonn, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German