Boris Magas
Delivery & Program Manager
Experience
Delivery Manager
Various Clients
- Owned delivery of complex, multi-team initiatives in enterprise and regulated environments, coordinating parallel workstreams and senior stakeholders.
AVIV Group – Predictable Multi-Team Delivery in Product & Engineering
- Owned end-to-end delivery across multiple products and engineering teams, aligning execution, dependencies, timelines, and stakeholder expectations in complex environments.
- Proactively resolved delivery blockers and systemic risks, resulting in a 30% improvement in delivery predictability within one quarter.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment, fast decision-making, and continuity across initiatives.
- Identified, tracked, and mitigated delivery risks (budget deviations, timeline slippage, cross-team dependencies) across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Euroclear – Delivery Governance in a Highly Regulated Environment
- Owned delivery coordination across 6 internationally distributed engineering teams, aligning delivery plans, dependencies, and regulatory constraints.
- Established scalable delivery governance in collaboration with PMO, introducing OKR-driven planning and a clear strategic cadence for cross-team alignment.
- Reduced parallel, ad-hoc initiatives by 25% over two quarters, improving focus, prioritization, and delivery flow.
- Improved production stability by reducing critical bugs by 25%, increasing delivery confidence in high-risk environments.
- Increased overall delivery efficiency by 20% and team satisfaction by 15% over two consecutive quarters.
Solvay – Lean Delivery in a Global Digital Transformation Program
- Owned delivery for three cross-functional teams within a global digital transformation program, operating under strict compliance and regulatory constraints.
- Stabilized delivery by standardizing flow, clarifying delivery roles, and embedding actionable delivery metrics (Cycle Time, WIP, Lead Time).
- Reduced lead time by 18% and increased user satisfaction by 22% within four months, without disrupting core business output.
- Reduced overall delivery risk exposure by 30%, strengthening stakeholder trust in delivery stability and execution.
- Maintained clear, transparent communication on delivery status, risks, blockers, and priorities with executive and product stakeholders.
Agile Delivery Lead
Sportradar
- Stabilized and optimized delivery across a large Agile Tribe, aligning team execution with business priorities in a fast-scaling environment.
- Improved end-to-end flow and delivery predictability, reducing lead time by 25% through pragmatic Kanban and dependency management.
- Supported consistent delivery practices across teams, ensuring alignment between product, engineering, and leadership.
Delivery Lead (Scrum Master role)
Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH
- Led delivery for two cross-functional teams, ensuring predictable execution and alignment with product and business goals.
- Improved delivery cadence and throughput, reducing delivery cycle time by 25% through incremental process improvements.
- Contributed to scaling delivery practices across the organization in collaboration with product and engineering leadership.
Delivery Lead (Scrum Master role)
Cream Finance
- Owned delivery flow for two component teams, working closely with the CTO to form cross-functional, outcome-oriented teams.
- Increased delivery velocity and stability through Kanban-based flow optimization and engineering practice improvements.
- Strengthened delivery reliability by improving CI/CD workflows and deployment stability in a regulated fintech environment.
Delivery Lead (Scrum Master role)
Cirtuo GmbH
- Led delivery for two teams during early product growth, ensuring predictable releases and alignment with business objectives.
- Managed release processes and delivery reporting directly to the CEO, providing visibility and escalation when needed.
- Aligned delivery priorities with product management to support early market traction.
Strategic Project Manager
Iskon
- Led the delivery of a digital transformation initiative for the Telco Order Management System.
- Defined scope, milestones, and delivery plans in close collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.
- Supported go-to-market execution by aligning delivery timelines with product and commercial priorities.
Delivery Lead (Scrum Master role)
Freelance
- Led delivery for two cross-functional remote teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, scope, and execution.
- Established and maintained clear delivery documentation to support transparency, coordination, and handover.
- Supported onboarding and stabilization of new team members, contributing to consistent delivery flow and predictability.
Product Owner
GIS Data
- Owned product vision, roadmap, and backlog prioritization to support business growth.
- Translated business needs into an actionable delivery scope for development teams.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to balance customer needs, technical constraints, and delivery timelines.
IT Business Analyst
Croatian Telecom
- Delivered business requirements and functional specifications for e-commerce initiatives.
- Supported end-to-end delivery through requirements definition, testing, and stakeholder coordination.
- Acted as a bridge between business and engineering teams in a large enterprise environment.
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (8 years), Banking and Finance (4.5 years), Chemical (4 years), Telecommunication (3.5 years), and Sport (1 year).
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Experienced in Project Management (8.5 years), Information Technology (3.5 years), and Product Development (3.5 years).
Summary
Delivery Manager with 10+ years of experience leading complex, multi-team initiatives across technology-driven organizations. Proven in end-to-end delivery ownership, coordinating cross-team dependencies, and providing clear visibility to senior stakeholders in high-change environments.
Skills
- Delivery Management
- Program Planning & Coordination
- Multi-team Delivery
- Risk & Dependency Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Governance & Cadence
- Executive Reporting
- Delivery Metrics & Predictability
- End-to-end Delivery Ownership
Languages
Education
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Osijek
Master’s Degree, Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · Osijek, Croatia
Certifications & licenses
Certified LeSS Practitioner
Flight Levels (FL2 Design)
ICAgile Coaching Agile Transformations (ICP-CAT)
ICAgile Enterprise Agile Coaching (ICP-ENT)
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Master II
Professional Scrum With Kanban I
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