Marco Toscano - Scrum Master

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Dec 2024 - Present

8 months

Scrum Master

Siemens Energy

Developed a PLM (SAFe scaling)
Responsible for introducing agile methods within the Interface & Integration team (2 Scrum teams)
Planned and delivered agile methods training
Facilitated workshops and Scrum events
Removed impediments
Improved sprint performance

Oct 2024 - Feb 2025

5 months

Scrum Master

Heidelberg Materials

Introduced agile methods in an SAP S4/HANA migration
Responsible for introducing agile methods within the Procurement domain (3 Scrum teams)
Planned and delivered agile methods training
Coached the delivery team
Shaped the Scrum Master CoP

Jul 2023 - Sep 2024

1 year 3 months

Scrum Master

Siemens Energy

SAP S/4 Hana transformation (SAFe framework)
Accountable for the Scrum process in the Finance Capability Stream with 10+ teams
Mentored leaders in agile practices
Facilitated workshops and Scrum events
Removed impediments
Improved sprint performance
Shaped the Scrum Master community
Trained in SAP Solution Manager and Jira
Built a continuous improvement culture
Orchestrated cross-team dependencies

Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

9 months

Scrum Master

ALDI Data & Analytics

Created dashboards for management reporting
Accountable for the Scrum process in 2 teams, including facilitating all Scrum events
Coached teams in agile methods and promoted agile ways of working
Removed blockers and managed team dependencies
Supported the Product Owner in backlog prioritization and writing user stories

Nov 2021 - Sep 2022

11 months

Munich, Germany

Scrum Master

Siemens Mobility / Yunex Traffic

Developed an intelligent traffic control system (SAFe)
Accountable for the Scrum process in 3 teams
Facilitated Scrum events
Coached the development team
Shaped the Scrum Master community (Scrum of Scrums)
Built a continuous improvement culture
Mediated team conflicts
Preparation, execution, and follow-up of the Product Incremental Planning (PI-P) every 3 months
Preparation, execution, and follow-up of the

Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

5 months

Essen, Germany

Scrum Master

RWE

SAP S/4 Hana migration “TranS4mer” (SAFe framework)
Accountable for the Scrum process in 2 teams
Facilitated cross-functional team workshops
Ran Scrum events
Removed impediments
Ensured sprint goals and milestones were met
Coached the development team

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Germany

Trainer in Scrum, Kanban, SAFe & LeSS (10% capacity)

Deutsch Bahn AG

Built agile teams in IT and non-IT areas
Created training concepts
Developed various training modules
Delivered (online) training

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

Munich, Germany

Trainer for Agile Project Mgmt. & Design Thinking (10%)

Digethic

Built agile teams in IT and non-IT areas
Created training concepts
Developed various training modules
Delivered (online) training

Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 6 months

Ingolstadt, Germany

Scrum Master

Audi (CARIAD)

Developed a cloud-based dealer platform (SAFe)
Accountable for the Scrum process in 2 teams
Facilitated Scrum events
Shaped the Scrum Master community (Scrum of Scrums)
Built a continuous improvement culture
Preparation, execution, and follow-up of the Product Incremental Planning (PI-P) every 3 months

Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

4 months

Munich, Germany

Agile Coach (50% capacity)

Vodafone Kabel

Developed a process for deploying GigaHFC into the cable network
Coached teams in their roles and responsibilities
Created team agreements
Fostered an agile mindset within teams and management
Coached the team on using agile metrics
Coached leaders to support agile teams
Facilitated workshops to develop a product vision and story map
Coached the team to write mature user stories including acceptance criteria
Facilitated Scrum events

Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

10 months

Munich, Germany

Scrum Master

MAN TRUCK & BUS

Rebuilt the existing production program/migrated a legacy system from Cobol to Java
Accountable for the Scrum process in 2 distributed teams
Ran workshops to transfer legacy production system knowledge to new Java developers
Facilitated Scrum events
Removed impediments
Coached the development team

Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

7 months

Munich, Germany

Agile Coach (50% capacity)

Osram

Developed a cloud-based IoT platform (Lightelligence)
Coached 3 teams in their roles and responsibilities
Defined quality criteria with the team (DoD, DoR)
Facilitated workshops including product vision and story map development
Coached teams on writing user stories
Conducted assessments to evaluate team maturity
Supported the introduction of LeSS

Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

3 months

Munich, Germany

Agile Coach & Trainer (20% capacity)

O2/TELEFONICA

Campaign planning (for non-IT staff)
Introduced the team to agile ways of working with initial training sessions
Coached the team in their roles and responsibilities
Introduced a workflow-based process (KANBAN)
Shadowed and observed teams for mentoring

Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

4 months

Weßling, Germany

Agile Coach (20% capacity)

Ruag Aerospace

Transitioned SAP/S4 HANA team (IMPULSE) from waterfall to agile (SAFe framework)
Introduced the team to agile ways of working with initial training sessions
Coached the team in their roles and responsibilities
Facilitated knowledge-sharing workshops
Coached leaders on leading agile teams
Provided individual and group coaching to team members
Introduced a scaled Scrum process in SAFe

Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

1 year 1 month

Munich, Germany

Scrum Master

BMW Group

Developed a cloud-based bill-of-material quantities system (SAFe framework)
Accountable for the Scrum process in 2 teams
Coached the Scrum team on their roles
Facilitated other workshops (e.g., Design Thinking)
Contributed to the Agile CoP and shared best practices
Supported the adoption of SAFe

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018

9 months

Munich, Germany

Agile Coach & Trainer

BMW Group (Education Academy)

Built agile teams in IT and non-IT areas
Introduced the team to agile ways of working with initial training sessions
Coached the team in their roles and responsibilities
Introduced an agile workflow (Scrum and Kanban)
Shadowed and coached teams in mentoring sessions
Empowered teams to take ownership and self-organize

Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

4 months

Munich, Germany

Scrum Master (25% capacity)

Allianz

Developed a central management system (cloud-based)
Introduced the team to agile ways of working with initial training sessions and event facilitation
Coached the team in their roles and responsibilities
Built a continuous improvement process
Empowered the team to take ownership and self-organize

Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

1 year 3 months

Munich, Germany

Scrum Master

Interhyp (ING Group)

Developed a web-based document manager for advisor and customer portals (LeSS)
Accountable for the Scrum process in 2 teams
Facilitated Scrum events
Ensured sprint goals and Scrum artifacts were up to date
Coached the development team to take ownership
Scaled across teams with Scrum of Scrums
Administered Jira projects and maintained Confluence
Shaped and facilitated Communities of Practice

Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

1 year 5 months

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Scrum Master

Santander Bank

Developed cloud-based reports using big data for Sales & Risk Controlling
Accountable for the Scrum process and its correct implementation
Ensured effective meetings with clear outcomes
Removed project-related impediments in the Scrum team
Supported management in the agile transformation

Mar 2015 - Jan 2016

11 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Transition Manager / Roll-out Manager

Merck

Developed an HR service platform and rolled it out in branches in Spain

Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

1 year 5 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Project Manager

BASF

Developed an electronic approval process for IT projects

Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

2 years

United States

CEO, Co-founder & Agile Coach

Tripobox

Concept, development, and rollout of an e-commerce platform

Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

10 months

Project Manager

Bombardier

Rolled out a new transaction portal

Jan 2010 - May 2011

1 year 5 months

Project Manager

Lidl

Implemented a freight system

Mar 2008 - Dec 2009

1 year 10 months

Project Manager

Degussa

Implemented and rolled out a nationwide printing system

Sep 2007 - Feb 2008

6 months

Spain

Project Manager

Pepecar

Implemented new e-commerce software

Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

1 year 2 months

Project Manager

SEAT

Rolled out a CRM system

Sep 2005 - May 2006

9 months

United Kingdom

Project Manager

Novalia

Implemented an e-commerce portal

Apr 2003 - Jun 2005

2 years 3 months

Project Manager / Consultant

Rail Consult

Various international infrastructure projects

Mar 2002 - Feb 2003

1 year

Management Consultant

Blue Value

Developed and implemented a banking sales portal

Summary

Expert in developing cross-functional teams, scaled frameworks (SAFe, LeSS), and advising DAX companies such as Siemens Energy, RWE, Siemens Mobility, ALDI, BMW, VW, Audi, Allianz, SAP, and the ING Group.

Co-founder of a startup in Silicon Valley and founder of Rocking Agile, focused on agile training and coaching.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

Mar 1997 - Feb 2002