Mikhail S. Email and Phone Number
With over 10+ years of experience as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master, 10+ years as a Product and Project Manager, I have successfully transformed teams and organizations across the tech, retail, and e-commerce sectors. My engineering background, and experience in product management enables me to bridge the gap between agile methodologies and tech-product excellence.Key Expertise:- Agile vs Waterfall- Scrum (PSM certification)- Kanban Method- LeSS (Large Scale Scrum)- Spotify Model- OKRs (Objective and Key Results)- UX-research (User Experience)- A/B-testing- Product Discovery Framework - Engineering Excellence Maturity - DevOps Capability Model- Security Champions- Pyramid of Testing- Engineering Metrics- Microservices vs Monolith- Change Management - Program Management - Stakeholder Management - Coaching- Mentoring - Facilitating Career Highlights:- Pandora (Retail): Spearheaded the implementation of OKRs across 50+ product teams, resulting in an 80% improvement in transparency. Designed a DevOps capability model, which gained approval for department-wide scaling.- TechKarma (IT Consulting): Developed engineering ladders for 800+ developers, leading to significant improvements in development planning and execution.- Avito (E-commerce): Implemented engineering maturity models and discovery sprints across 90+ teams, ensuring data-driven initiatives and streamlined backlogs.- Sber (Finance): Created a competence model for 2,000+ product managers, resulting in the launch of a product school that significantly enhanced team capabilities.- Yandex, Yva (ML & AI): Led the development of a patented recommendation system, leveraging Big Data and ML, which boosted search queries by 5%.By combining structured, pragmatic approaches with a deep understanding of Agile and engineering best practices, I help teams deliver value more effectively while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
Pandora
View- Website:
- pandoragroup.com
- Employees:
- 10209
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Agile CoachPandora Oct 2022 - PresentCopenhagen, Capital Region, DenmarkPandora is the largest jewelry company in the world. It is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores. Responsibilities:- Work in the Digital & Technology department within the Agile Center of Excellence, collaborating with 10+ Product Lines (groups of product teams). - Provide coaching and guidance to all levels on the organization's operating model, Lean Portfolio Management, and Product Management. Achievements:- Pioneered the OKR approach on the scale of 50+ product teams, achieving an 80% increase in transparency and visibility of the value.- Designed and implemented a DevOps capability model, piloting it across 30+ teams and receiving approval for scaling it across the entire tech department.- Led the development of an Agile Maturity Assessment framework that improved agility across 10+ product lines.
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Agile CoachTechkarma Consulting Oct 2021 - Oct 2022TechKarma is a leading consultancy agency, empowering the tech evolution of businesses across Retail, Self-Driving Cars, and ERP industries.Responsibilities:- I simultaneously held the roles of founder, CEO, and Agile Coach at the agency, working closely with the CEO and VP on strategic operational models and goal setting.Achievements:- Built an OKR process from scratch in two companies of 100+ employees each, both companies increased transparency by 90%;- Created and implemented the engineering ladders for 800+ developers (40+ teams); in the first 3 months, the teams realized 40% of individual development plans;- Implemented a 3-year strategy for the technical department and, as a result, created a team of tech leaders working on engineering practices and quality. -
Agile CoachAvito Feb 2019 - Sep 2021Avito was founded in 2007 in Moscow by Swedish entrepreneurs Jonas Nordlander and Filip Engelbert, and has since grown into the largest classifieds platform in the world, where users can buy both new and used goods. Responsibilities:- I worked as an Agile Coach with over 90 product teams simultaneously. This was manageable due to the high level of Agile maturity within the teams.Achievements:- Developed and implemented an engineering team maturity model for 90+ teams; reached a baseline for tech and product practices in 20% of the cross-functional teams in the first 6 months;- Implemented and scaled discovery sprints across 50+ product teams, which allowed 100% data-driven initiatives to be taken straight into product backlogs;- Restarted and improved delivery and discovery processes in three product clusters, which increased engagement by 1.5 times. -
Agile CoachSberbank Sep 2017 - Feb 2019Sber was founded in 1841 and has since become the largest bank in Russia, offering a wide range of financial services. As an Agile Coach, I worked at the tribe level, overseeing 1,200 people. Responsibilities:- My scope included 8 teams responsible for debit cards. - I worked closely with Product Chapters Leadership and Product Managers to enhance efficiency.Achievements:- Designed and launched the product development process in 8 agile teams, which allowed us to reduce the time to market by three times;- Created the product owner's competence model for over 2,000 product managers, which made it possible to launch a product school and raise the product competencies of current project managers several times;- Pioneered a pilot for the use of split testing that allowed to reduce cycle time by 2.5 times. -
Senior Product Manager / Agile CoachYva, Yandex Aug 2013 - Aug 2017Achievements:- Pioneered recommendation system based on Big Data and Machine Learning that increased search queries by 5%; patented the technology in the USA.
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Product Manager / Scrum MasterMegaplan, Tekmi Sep 2010 - Aug 2013Achievements:- Increased the task execution by 20% due to the use of the Kanban method.
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Project ManagerWeb Studios Dec 2006 - Aug 2010
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Software DeveloperLocus Studio Nov 2005 - Nov 2006
Mikhail S. Education Details
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Grade Achieved: 92.21% -
Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about Mikhail S.
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Mikhail S. works for Pandora
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Mikhail S.'s current role is Agile Coach, Digital & Technology.
What schools did Mikhail S. attend?
Mikhail S. attended University Of Maryland, Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
Who are Mikhail S.'s colleagues?
Mikhail S.'s colleagues are Matthew Barton, Narcisa Spendlove, Isabella Anderlini, Dawid Rozbicki, Elżbieta Kapica, Giulia Gentile, Melanie Kakos.
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