Lean Agile Coach

Turn Lean-Agile Thinking into Real-World Impact At Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s leading container shipping companies, we’re on a mission to modernize and transform how we deliver digital and business value. Our Agile journey began three years ago—but to truly scale, we need coaches who understand both Agile delivery and Lean transformation at a systemic level. We’re looking for an experienced Lean Agile Coach to join our global Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) and help us scale smart, value-driven, sustainable ways of working across IT and business teams. This is a hands-on transformation role—you’ll coach product teams and leaders alike, helping optimize flow, eliminate waste, and shift the mindset of how value is delivered. Join us. Bring your Lean mindset. And help us deliver better value—faster.

• Coach cross-functional teams and senior leaders on Lean and Agile principles, systems thinking, and continuous improvement
• Apply Lean transformation tools such as Kaizen events, A3 problem solving, Value Stream Mapping, and Root Cause Analysis
• Embed flow-based thinking across teams and processes to reduce handoffs, delays, and waste
• Partner with Product Owners, Cluster Leads, and Business Stakeholders to optimize backlogs and value streams
• Support Agile@Scale initiatives by contributing to the evolution of our playbook and delivery model
• Use and teach Lean metrics (Cycle Time, Lead Time, Flow Efficiency, Throughput) to enable data-driven improvement
• Enable teams to become autonomous, learning-driven, and value-focused

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as an Agile Coach, including coaching both teams and senior leaders
• Extensive background in Lean, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, etc.)
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills across all organizational levels
• Deep knowledge of Lean transformation methods and system-level optimization
• Experience working with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar) in scaled environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English
• Technical or IT background is a plus

We offer Knowledge Center in Gdansk
One of the goals of Hapag-Lloyd strategy, is to become more agile in the way we work and to create an environment in which we can make faster and innovative decisions. Knowledge Center in Gdansk enables the further accelerated growth, especially in the area of developing innovative digital solutions, agility and business centricity. To learn more, please check our website - https://knowledgecenter.pl/ 
We offer:

• Private medical care (Medicover)
• Gym card (Multisport)
• Attractive annual bonus up to 22,5% (depending on company performance results)
• Group life insurance and employee capital plan (PPK)
• Cafeteria benefit system (cinema tickets, vouchers etc.)
• Focus on healthy lifestyle (fruit days, bike competitions, football training)
• Charity and volunteer initiatives
• Modern and well-connected office (Alchemia complex in Gdańsk Oliwa)
• Relocation support (financial support, covering immigration process and polish-language lessons for non-Polish citizens)
• Internal learning management system
• Development budget (sharing the costs of certifications and conferences/ IT events)
• Flexible working hours and home office possibility (hybrid work model)
  

About Us With a fleet of 313 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 14,000 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.7 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 133 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 21 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India and North Africa. Around 3,000 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.