We’re looking for a kindred spirit - a Freelance Agile Coach & Trainer
Agile Lounge® by AFJ is opening a part-time, on-site collaboration this October in the Greater Montréal Metropolitan Area.
I’ve just landed a new mandate, so I’m inviting ONE trusted freelancer to co-deliver an “Intro to Agile” learning experience alongside me - the Agile Lounge way. This is a science-driven, highly regulated environment. Real teams, real stakes, real humans (#H2H).
WHAT YOU’LL DO
• Facilitate on-site “Intro to Agile” sessions grounded in the 4 values & 12 principles - not framework dogma.
• Bring Agile to life as an agnostic, empirical posture: experiment, learn, adapt to the team’s real context.
• Read the room, meet people face to face, and spark curiosity rather than push a model.
• Prep light, interactive materials and run hands-on exercises.
• Collaborate closely with me to keep every session tailored and honest.
WHO YOU ARE
• A facilitator first: warm, credible, comfortable leading a room of any size.
• Fluent in Agile fundamentals (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) with real project scars - not just slides.
• English-first AND able to teach in French. The client works primarily in English, but you’ll switch to French when the room needs it.
• Certified (Scrum, Agile coaching, professional coaching) is a plus - not a gate. Your posture matters more than your badge.
• You resonate with invitation-based change and #NOPROJECTS thinking - or you’re hungry to.
THE LOUNGE WAY TO APPLY - NO CV, PLEASE
We don’t read résumés. Instead:
1. Send us a short message telling us why this resonates with you.
2. Share your website, portfolio, LinkedIn, or any online profile so we can get a feel for who you are.
3. Answer these 3 questions straight from your own knowledge and practice - no studying, no Googling, No AIing! Will know it once we meet!
These are the fundamentals every real Agile coach already carries; if someone has never met them, they shouldn’t be coaching a team, and we both know it. Show us you’re the real deal:
• Agile isn’t a methodology or a framework - it’s a set of 4 values and 12 principles, an agnostic and empirical posture. In your own words, how do you make that land with a room of brand-new adopters?
• A real Agile coach already carries the foundations - the Manifesto, the Scrum Guide, Kanban, DevOps, XP, and “Agile Testing” as a team sport. Which of these shaped your practice most, and how does it show up when you coach?
• Name a thinker or source that lit your fire i Scrum or Agile Your call. And What did they teach you that you still pass on today?
(These echo our own agile OG path - but a real coach answers from the gut, not from a browser tab.)
THE FINE PRINT (please read before reaching out)
• For freelancers registered or - better - incorporated in Canada / Québec, able to invoice Agile Lounge® by AFJ.
• Open ONLY to Canadian citizens. No permanent residents, no visas. Citizenship and background checks are required by our client for regulatory compliance.
FOOTNOTE - READ ME TWICE
We will NOT respond to any message from staffing firms, agencies, or peddlers. Please don’t waste your time wasting ours.
Questions? Reach out - real conversation over paperwork, always.
Let’s do it, in togetherness. Ensemble et différents™
- Frédéric, Agile Lounge® by AFJ
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