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Gints Janelsiņš

Scrum Master

Gints Janelsiņš
Salaspils, Latvia

Experience

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
5 months
Riga, Latvia

Scrum Master

TEK Systems (contract) / Swedbank

  • Facilitate Scrum team ceremonies within a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART), ensuring alignment with Program Increment (PI) objectives.
  • Support PI Planning preparation and execution, enabling teams to commit to and deliver planned business value.
  • Participate in ART Syncs to drive cross-team coordination, remove impediments, and maintain delivery flow.
  • Coach teams on SAFe practices, fostering continuous improvement through Inspect & Adapt and retrospectives.
  • Promote transparency and predictability by strengthening communication between teams, ART leadership, and portfolio stakeholders.
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
6 months
Riga, Latvia

Scrum Master

AvaFin

  • Facilitated AvaFin's Agile transformation by educating employees about Agile principles.
  • Fostered collaboration between Scrum teams, stakeholders, and management.
  • Assisted Product Owners in managing the Product Backlog.
  • Supported Scrum teams in delivering valuable increments and shielding them from distractions.
  • Promoted best practices and innovative ideas; organized and led workshops.
Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
1 year
Riga, Latvia

Development Team Lead

Intrum

  • Collaborated with Product Owners to understand needs and facilitated team efforts in developing applications.
  • Coached and trained the team in self-management and cross-functionality.
  • Encouraged team members to develop themselves; facilitated communication between team, stakeholders, and users.
  • Advised on techniques for estimation, requirements, releasing, etc.
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
3 years 1 month
Riga, Latvia

Agile Coach

Emergn

  • Individually coached engineers and Team leads in achieving their career & professional or personal goals.
  • Mentored over 10 Emergn engineering teams in Value, Flow, Quality mindset.
  • Taught VFQ Agile Practitioner pathway training & assessed certification candidates.
Oct 2018 - Jun 2021
2 years 9 months
Riga, Latvia

Scrum Master & Coach

Emergn

  • Facilitated SCRUM process and supported team’s growth and development.
  • Removed impediments to progress; collaborated with the Product Owner and helped structure and prioritize the Product Backlog.
  • Ensured the project team lived by the values and practices of SCRUM using coaching, monitoring, and encouraging improvements.
  • Supported and facilitated communication between the team and stakeholders.
Oct 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year 1 month
Riga, Latvia

Product Owner & Scrum Master

Lightsoft Solutions

  • Analyzed business requests, assessed feasibility, and gathered user feedback through focus groups.
  • Documented and prioritized system requirements in user story formats; maintained the Product Backlog.
  • Facilitated communication between business and technical teams; led Scrum ceremonies.
  • Coordinated user acceptance testing and obtained business sign-off for new features.
Oct 2015 - Oct 2017
2 years 1 month
Riga, Latvia

Senior Analyst

Accenture

  • Business analyst in Robotic Process Automation projects; ran workshops with clients to capture and analyze current business processes.
  • Created process documentation for developers; supported client in preparing test cases for user acceptance testing.
  • Responsible for client communication until an automated process was tested and deployed in production.
  • Deployed Accenture myWizard intelligent platform for delivery automation in EALA Nordic region; acted as myWizard Coach.
Jun 2014 - Nov 2014
6 months
Denmark

Online Communications Specialist

MAN Diesel & Turbo

Aug 2011 - Mar 2013
1 year 8 months
Copenhagen, Denmark

Knowledge Coordinator

Maersk Oil & Gas

Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
1 year 1 month
Denmark

Intranet Manager

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Summary

With over a decade of experience in the IT industry, I am a passionate Agile Coach and ICF ACC Coach, dedicated to empowering individuals and teams to unlock their full potential. I specialize in guiding organizations through Agile transformations, fostering continuous improvement, and driving value delivery.

My journey has taken me from coaching engineers and team leads at Emergn to leading scaled Scrum teams at Intrum, and supporting corporate function teams using Kanban at AvaFin. I have a proven track record of helping teams adopt Agile practices, embrace self-organization, and enhance collaboration, resulting in measurable improvements in team performance and value delivery.

I am proud of my ability to adapt coaching techniques to various team setups – whether supporting IT delivery teams, coaching cross-functional squads, or guiding teams of specialists in corporate functions. As a certified Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) and Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I), I combine deep Agile knowledge with practical coaching expertise.

My coaching style is built on empathy, active listening, and a deep understanding of team dynamics. Whether I am facilitating Agile workshops, coaching individuals toward their career goals, or leading teams through complex transformations, my focus remains on enabling people to achieve their best.

If you are looking for an Agile Coach who can inspire, empower, and transform teams, let’s connect. I am always open to new opportunities and meaningful conversations in the world of Agile and coaching.

Skills

Communication Skills

  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills, Curiosity, Flexibility, And Accountability.
  • Appreciative Of Diversity; Polite And Effective In A Multi-cultural, Multi-national Organization.
  • Thoughtfulness And Self-motivation.
  • Result-oriented, With A Personal Drive To Meet Commitments.

Organizational / Managerial Skills

  • Agile Leadership, Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban).
  • Coaching & Mentoring, People Development, Visioning, Goal Setting, Objectives And Key Results (Okrs).
  • Team Leadership, Product Management, Software Development, Hypothesis Testing.

Job-related Skills

  • Presentation Skills, Workshops.

Digital Skills

  • Ms Office, Jira, Confluence, Miro, Chatgpt, Photoshop, Indesign.

Languages

Latvian
Native
English
Advanced
Russian
Advanced
Danish
Intermediate

Education

Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

Aarhus University

Master of Arts · Corporate Communication · Denmark

Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

Aarhus University

Bachelor of Arts · International Business Communication and Marketing Management Communication · Denmark

Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

Campus Bornholm – Business and Technical College of Bornholm

Diploma · Multimedia Design · Denmark

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Foundation Certificate In Business Analysis

Pearson VUE

Ai Foundations For Everyone Specialization

Coursera

Erickson Solution Focused Coach Certificate

Erickson Coaching International

High Performance Team Coaching

Erickson Coaching International

Istqb® Certified Tester, Foundation Level

Istqb®

OKR Certification: Leadership And Goal Setting

Coursera

Product Manager

Emergn

Professional Scrum Master™ II (PSM II)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)

Scrum.org

Vfq Agile Practitioner

Emergn

Workplace Coaching

Erickson Coaching International

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Where is Gints based?

Gints is based in Salaspils, Latvia and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Gints speak?

Gints speaks the following languages: Latvian (Native), English (Advanced), Russian (Advanced), Danish (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Gints have?

Gints has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Gints has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Gints may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Gints be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Gints would be well-suited for roles such as: Scrum Master, Development Team Lead, Agile Coach.

What is Gints's latest experience?

Gints's most recent position is Scrum Master at TEK Systems (contract) / Swedbank.

What companies has Gints worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Gints has worked for TEK Systems (contract) / Swedbank, AvaFin, Intrum, and Emergn.

Which industries is Gints most experienced in?

Gints is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Energy. Gints also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Gints most experienced in?

Gints is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Quality Assurance (QA). Gints also has some experience in Product Development, Business Intelligence, and Operations.

Which industries has Gints worked in recently?

Gints has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas has Gints worked in recently?

Gints has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Product Development.

What is Gints's education?

Gints holds a Master in Corporate Communication from Aarhus University, a Bachelor in International Business Communication and Marketing Management Communication from Aarhus University and a Bachelor in Psychology from Latvijas Universitate.

Does Gints have any certificates?

Gints has 11 certificates. Among them, these include: Foundation Certificate In Business Analysis, Ai Foundations For Everyone Specialization, and Erickson Solution Focused Coach Certificate.

What is the availability of Gints?

Gints is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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