Gints Janelsiņš
Scrum Master
Experience
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Communications Specialist
MAN Diesel & Turbo
Knowledge Coordinator
Maersk Oil & Gas
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
Education
Aarhus University
Master of Arts · Corporate Communication · Denmark
Aarhus University
Bachelor of Arts · International Business Communication and Marketing Management Communication · Denmark
Campus Bornholm – Business and Technical College of Bornholm
Diploma · Multimedia Design · Denmark
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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