# Senior People Partner Agile

> People Partner role within a fast-evolving organization adopting a fully Agile operating model. The position acts as a connector between business and HR, supporting leaders and teams in embedding Agile principles into people practices, ways of working, and organizational culture.

- Canonical: https://www.mvrk.xyz/live-searches/senior-people-partner-agile
- Published: 2025-12-16
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Industry: Media & Telecommunications
- Status: closed

**Industry:** Media & Telecommunications
**Location:** Milan, Italy
**Summary:** People Partner role within a fast-evolving organization adopting a fully Agile operating model. The position acts as a connector between business and HR, supporting leaders and teams in embedding Agile principles into people practices, ways of working, and organizational culture.
**Tags:** HR Business Partner, Agile, Organizational Design, Change Management, Project Management

## **About the Role**

- We are recruiting on behalf of a confidential company operating in the media and telecommunications sector, currently transitioning to a fully Agile organizational model.
- As an Agile People Partner, you will work closely with business leaders, HR, and Agile teams to embed Agile principles into people practices and day-to-day operations. The role sits at the intersection of organizational design, leadership development, and cultural transformation, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, autonomy, and collaboration.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Partner with business and HR leaders to translate Agile principles into effective people practices
- Coach leaders, managers, and teams on Agile ways of working and mindset
- Support the integration of Agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) into HR processes such as performance management, onboarding, and learning
- Enable iterative planning, feedback cycles, and continuous improvement across teams
- Contribute to the organization's Agile transformation roadmap in collaboration with Agile Coaches, Product Owners, and People Partners
- Support change management and cultural adoption through clear communication and engagement
- Collaborate with HR Centers of Expertise (Talent, Learning & Development, Total Rewards) to simplify processes and remove friction
- Use people data and insights to identify trends in engagement and performance, feeding learnings into retrospectives and improvement cycles

**Must Haves**

- 5–7 years of experience in HR Business Partner or People Partner roles within complex or fast-evolving organizations
- Proven experience working in Agile environments (e.g. squads, tribes, cross-functional teams)
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
- Track record of coaching leaders and teams on Agile mindset and behaviours
- Data-driven and experimental approach to HR, comfortable with iteration and adaptation
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels of the organization
- Fluency in Italian and English

**Nice to Haves**

- Experience in multinational or high-growth environments
- Background in media, telecommunications, or digital businesses
- Exposure to organizational design or large-scale Agile transformations

**What We Offer**

- A central role in shaping and scaling an Agile organizational model
- A collaborative, inclusive environment focused on learning and continuous improvement
- Exposure to modern people practices and organizational design approaches
- A flexible and forward-looking workplace where people and innovation grow together