MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is a global business engaged in the shipping sector. Present in 155 countries, MSC facilitates international trade between the world’s major economies, and among emerging markets across all continents. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1978, MSC is a privately-owned organisation driven by the Aponte family. Today, we continue to focus on caring for customers, employees and the environment.

From a one-vessel operation to a globally respected business we have an unfaltering commitment to people that have passion, creativity and willing to make a change.

MSC Technology Italy is the first division located in the national territory, complementing existing offices in Geneva (the Group's headquarters), Warren (New Jersey, USA), and Chennai (India).

MSC Technology embodies Passion and a commitment to Continuous Evolution, strongly believing in Equal Opportunities and Caring for its People—ultimately fostering a sense of Family within the Company.

With over 3,000 employees, our Technology Department plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and elevating the quality standards across our functional lines.

Working within an international office and engaging in cross-country collaboration offers the opportunity to connect with individuals boasting diverse technical skills, backgrounds, cultures, and professional experiences. International travel not only enriches your understanding of business and languages within the ICT realm but also provides avenues for personal and professional growth.

In 2020, MSC Technology Italy was established as a technological division of MSC with the goal of creating a Center of Excellence to support the MSC Group's business.

Do you recognize yourself? Then come work with us and be part of MSC’s family!

Role and Key Responsibilities

As a Freelance Agile Coach, you will join our Agile Community and leverage your proven experience in Agile coaching, supported by a strong technical and development background. You will collaborate with other Agile Coaches, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to guide distributed teams across Switzerland, India, USA, and Italy, with the goal of:

• Driving and improving Agile adoption to enable early delivery of working software and maximize business value.
• Training, mentoring, and supporting teams to enhance product quality and delivery performance.
• Promoting DevOps and Agile engineering practices through activities such as:
• Backlog Management: defining and decomposing Epics, Features, User Stories, and tasks.
• Planning and Estimation: improving predictability for releases and sprints.
• Agile Engineering Practices: TDD, BDD, automated testing.
• DevOps Transition: fostering collaboration between teams, automating processes, and reducing manual tasks for faster releases.
• Organizing Agile training sessions, workshops, and serious games.
• Delivering ad-hoc training based on team needs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong knowledge of Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps, TDD, BDD, unit testing, and Agile practices.
• Familiarity with Design Patterns.
• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Passionate about Agile and DevOps, with a continuous learning mindset.

What we offer

We offer a range of benefits including new Learning opportunities, a comprehensive Welfare System, Life and Health Insurance, Modern Workstation and Discounts within the MSC group.

Moreover, MSC Technology Italy fosters a culture of innovation and wellbeing by simultaneously pursuing various initiatives. These include Meetups, Technical and General Events such as Gaming Tournaments, Company Charity Initiatives and a Sustainability program designed to benefit all employees.

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.