Senior Agile Trainer (For independent contractors)

Job Summary

• Delivers and improves the Agile Hub curriculum so teams and leaders across Booking.com build the mindset, knowledge and practical skills to work in an agile way.

  
  

• Leads training at team, senior manager and executive level alongside employee and contract Agile Coaches, sets the facilitation standard other trainers follow and measures the impact of the training.

Responsibility

• Partners with the Business Unit team and Transformation Coach to set training goals, agree which content to deliver and prioritise improvements to materials, so training stays aligned with transformation goals.

• Owns one or more Agile Hub modules, updating content and facilitator guides based on participant feedback and assessment results, so materials stay current and consistent across trainers.

• Co-delivers training with Agile Coaches, setting the facilitation standard and tone of voice for the group, so every team gets the same learning experience regardless of trainer.

• Adapts examples, exercises and pacing for engineering, product and business teams within the scope, so participants can connect concepts to their own work.

  
  

• Facilitates sessions using Training from the Back of the Room principles, creating psychological safety and peer-to-peer learning, so participants practise concepts and plan how to apply them in their roles.

  
  

• Designs and runs formative checks during sessions and summative assessments after them and reports learning outcomes and observed behaviour change to the Agile Hub Lead.

  
  

• Mentors other trainers and Agile Coaches on facilitation, through co-delivery, observation and feedback, so delivery quality improves as the trainer group grows.

• Coordinates with the transformation group, who own scheduling, on rooms, trainer availability, attendance tracking and pre- and post-training communications, so participants arrive knowing what to expect.

Requirements of special knowledge/skills

• Bachelor degree (Master’s preferred)

• Advanced Job Knowledge (5 - 8 years)

  
  

• Proven ability to lead training sessions for various group sizes, adapting techniques as appropriate.

  
  

• Demonstrated experience in delivering engaging training material that follows a “Training from the Back of the Room” approach.

  
  

• Demonstrate the ability to assess the uptake of knowledge of participants.

  
  

• Deep understanding of agile values, principles, practices, framework and methodologies.

  
  

• Exceptional facilitation, training and stakeholder engagement skills.

  
  

• Background in Product and Engineering is highly advantageous.