Henri Parmentier
Senior OKR & Agile Coach
Experience
Senior OKR & Agile Coach
Centric Software
- Supporting the R&D department in building AI-powered products for pricing optimisation
- Leading the OKR process for the entire department
- Coaching multiple cross-functional product & technical teams
- Supporting the department’s transition toward predictable, outcome-driven delivery
- Providing leadership coaching to Engineering Managers, Product Managers, and Team Leads
Coaching Lead (Agile, OKRs, Remote, Culture)
upday
- Leading the company coaching team (1 direct report)
- Implementing a scaled Agile structure (Spotify model, Nexus, etc.)
- Driving company strategy execution through OKRs (Vision, Mission, strategic alignment)
- Leading the company-wide transition to Remote Work
- Facilitating company-wide workshops, strategic ideation sessions, and ad-hoc client meetings
Agile Coach
upday
- Supporting 4 tech teams with Agile delivery practices
- Promoting Agile ways of working through company-level initiatives
- Coaching C-level executives to become Agile promoters and sponsors
Improv & Agile Workshops Leader (Co-founder)
Henri & Blake
- Co-founded a consulting organisation using Improvisation Theatre to deliver workshops on Creativity, Communication, Agile & Scrum, Storytelling & Public Speaking
- Clients include: Google, Babbel, N26, APX, Sandeman, I-Surance, Tech Open Air Team
Team, Agile & Product Lead
CareerFoundry
- Built and led a team of 4 serving a mentoring community
- Acting as Scrum Master and Product Owner
- Designed and implemented a recruitment & talent management strategy
Consultant in Recruitment
ChapmanCG
- Leading international head-level talent searches, from screening to placement
- Community building through HR workshops and networking events
Deputy Project Manager IT
Air Liquide
- SaaS solution integration with ERP, databases, and referential management systems
- Training of 300+ users (online & onsite) across France, Germany, and Italy
- Group procure-to-pay (P2P) process updates and compliance checks
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Experienced in Professional Services (6.5 years), Media and Entertainment (4.5 years), Information Technology (1.5 years), Education (1.5 years), and Chemical (1.5 years).
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Experienced in Project Management (10.5 years), Human Resources (9.5 years), Information Technology (4 years), Product Development (3 years), Strategy (2 years), and Procurement (1.5 years).
Summary
Hi everyone, I'm Henri, a versatile practitioner who can help your organisation to elevate its strategy, tech organisation and culture across the board!
On the business side, I combine a deep Agile and OKR practice with extensive Product and Business experiences to deliver the most applicable support for:
- Organisational Development
- Strategy Roll-Out
- Culture and People
- Leadership Partnering
I’m also a seasoned comedian who brings the mindset that comedians use to create fun, innovative and highly efficient team work. My coaching, trainings and workshop facilitations focus on learning by experience while having fun!
I'm currently part of the Centric Software team, helping them build better AI powered software!
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Education
ICN Business School
Master degree, Management & International Business · Management & International Business · France
Certifications & licenses
Scaled Scrum Master Certified (SSMC)
Scrum.org
Scrum with OKR Practitioner
Skilldrops GmbH
Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)
Scrum.org
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