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Luxembourg City, Lu

Luxembourg

Program planning, execution and launch• Drive communication with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment• Facilitate regular check-ins and updates with stakeholders to maintain alignment and visibility• Governance: establish and maintain standardized processes and guidelines for program management• Provide ongoing training and support to team members in the adoption of best practices forplanning and execution• Collect and analyze relevant data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement• Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement strategies to address business objectivesand drive continuous improvement• Participate in strategic planning sessions to help shape and prioritize objectives for the businessunit• Act as a point of escalation for issues impacting team performance or project delivery, workingwith stakeholders to identify and implement solutions

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

As agile coach:° Actively support the agile transformation° Support the scrum masters, product owners and teamsAs senior program manager:° Coordinate preparation and execution of product increments° Coordinate roadmap initiatives and release delivery° Portfolio management: define workflow, facilitate alignment, follow-up on execution, select and implement tools° Define PMO best practices and provide coaching

Luxembourg

Work with several scrum teams to increase agility:• Improve delivery with better roadmaps and release management• Focus on helping team members understand value and deliver it sooner as a team• Increase the use of tools and automation to support processes• Encourage the active contribution of team members towards the agreed goalsActively contribute to the company's transformation as a member of the Transformation Center of Excellence:• Contribute to increased visibility and alignment throughout the company• Define processes and workflows that improve delivery• Promote agility as a way of thinking and a way of working

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Work with several scrum teams to apply scrum principles:• Improve visibility for team results and track team performance (velocity, capacity, other indicators)• Contribute to the identification of main constraints or performance problems and convert them into actionable items, with regular follow-up to turn initial improvements into long-term performance-supporting habits• Improve backlog definition and refinement process in order to provide visibility and maintain a high level of productivity• Encourage an active contribution so that teams regularly deliver on their commitments• Improve active participation in scrum ceremonies• Improve visibility for work performed by all team members on the team board, avoid work that is not visible or does not meet definition of ready criteriaActively contribute to the company's transformation as a member of the Transformation Center of Excellence:• Publish scrum process guidelines and deliver presentations at multiple levels in order to increase awareness of the scrum principles throughout the company• Have an important contribution to the implementation of agile principles, defining processes and configuring the tools (Jira, Confluence and others) in order to support the processes• Participate as a stakeholder or subject matter expert in various transformation initiatives

Bucharest, Romania

Scrum master for 2-4 teams on a digital transformation project for a top bank, developing the mobile and web banking solution by adding new functionalities and adapting to regulatory changesProject manager, proxy product owner and scrum master for several projects based on agile methodology (SCRUM and Kanban)Project management for IoT e-commerce (Magento) and CMS (Drupal) based software development projects, leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed teamsBusiness analyst for epics drill-down, story definition, backlog refinementInvolved in system architecture analysis and decisions for ecosystem development

Bucharest, Romania

• Provided project management for a large implementation project that included a hardware and software solution covering multiple business areas, such as ERP (Financials, HR&Payroll, Supply Chain Management, Project management, Enterprise Asset Management), Business Intelligence, Enterprise Content Management (including hardware integration) and Enterprise Performance Management (planning)• Successfully closed the project within the agreed timeframe and budget• Involved in the development and coordination of other projects within the company

Bucharest, Romania

Managed the consulting delivery department, reporting to the executive manager and coordinating a team of 15 resources and several subcontractors.• Coordinated the delivery and support department (project and task allocation, skills certification) in a larger system integrator company• Adapted and improved existing business processes to match the updated requirements• Hands-on involvement in project management and service delivery• Performed client management for maintaining and developing existing relationships• Provided sales support for bids, presentations and technical details

Bucharest, Romania

Co-founder and executive manager in an up-and-coming software implementation company• Team development (recruiting, coaching, skill growth and certification)• Operations management (business process definition and implementation, contracts, financials, internal and external audits, internal organization)• Project management for various implementation projects• Allocation and coordination of the delivery and support team• Provided sales support for bids, presentations and technical details• Contributed to ISO certification (ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 9001)

Bucharest, Romania

Manager of the Romanian practice of the Global Services Delivery consulting group.• Performed team development and management, recruitment and certification• Liaised with other delivery and management units in US and India

Bucharest, Romania

Leader of the Software Implementation practiceProject management for a core-banking system implementation for a commercial bank

Bucharest, Romania

Provided operative coordination of the Operations department, so that all the current projects and planned assignments are delivered on time and within budgetPrepared the definition and maintenance of high delivery standards (implementation and project management) for the company’s projectsInitiated and maintained continuous improvement of the company’s internal business processes

Bucharest, Romania

Successfully coordinated the consulting department, making an important contribution to the company's developmentEffectively managed implementation projects delivered by VectorPerformed project portfolio management and managed resource allocationCarried out solution certification and architectureHad an active participation in steering committees and performed client managementHighly involved in the bidding and contract negotiation processExperienced in career development, recruitment and performance evaluationActive participation in ISO 9001 internal certification and implementation

Bucharest, Romania

Wide range of activities regarding implementation of Oracle Applications (presales, business analysis, solution design and build, extensive testing support, training and post-production support)Numerous training bootcamps for customers and partnersAuditor for ISO 9001 certification

Mba, Business Administration

Graduated with Honors (cum Laudae)

Diploma, Finance&Banking