Piotr Jakobczyk
Freelance Lead Scrum Master / Agile Coach
Experience
Jan 2022 - Present
3 years 7 monthsSolingen, Germany
Freelance Lead Scrum Master / Agile Coach
Zwilling J.A Henckels Digital Services
- Support building up a digital unit for a world renowned kitchen utensils supplier
- Coaching of (C-Level) management in agile frameworks with focus on agile leadership
- Zwilling-wide agile coaching (non-IT departments) in agile methods and best practices
- Hands-on support of newly formed, cross-functional Scrum teams
- Hands-on coaching of new Product Owners
- Rollout of OKRs for the Digital Unit
- Introduction of Design Thinking / sprints for the development of new hardware (connected devices in kitchens)
Sep 2019 - Jan 2022
2 years 5 monthsBerlin, Germany
Senior Agile Coach and Scrum Master
Etventure GmbH, an independent subsidiary of Ernst and Young
- Coaching new and existing Scrum Masters, development teams and management for one of the largest health insurance companies in Germany, applying the Scrum framework and agile best practices
- Internal Ernst and Young workshops (Kanban, Scrum, Scrumban, agile leadership) to create an agile organization and strengthen the agile mindset
- Design Thinking coach and moderator
- Conducting SAFe workshops
- Support for customer-facing non-IT projects by implementing a variety of agile tools and best practices (“agile setup”)
- Regularly conducting both internal and external project retrospectives and lessons learned
- Providing support to the internal Ernst and Young dev team (distributed software development) as a Scrum Master
- OKR Master for internal and external teams and projects
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
8 monthsWest Hollywood, United States
Head of USA for HelloBody (interim)
HelloBody
- Definition and implementation of the marketing strategy for the US market: building upon current successes and expanding them
- Responsible for revenue development of the US market
- Analyze results of marketing campaigns and adapt them continuously
- Building, leading and motivating an energetic and results-oriented team of 7 people
- Managing social media campaigns on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat etc.
- Developing suggestions and concepts for process optimization
- Budget responsibility of USD 2 million
Nov 2015 - Dec 2018
3 years 2 monthsFounder and CEO
Bestcruiter.com
- Founder of the first recommendation platform for headhunters
- Responsible for product and marketing (e.g. SEO, usability)
- Definition of market entry strategies and their execution
- Management of a team of 4 employees
- Speaker at conferences and meetups
Jun 2015 - Oct 2015
5 monthsBerlin, Germany
Product Owner
MyLorry/ Food Express
- Bridge between the team and its stakeholders
- Definition and design of product features
- Prioritization of features according to their current business value
- Testing and approval of new features
- Gathering feedback from users and customers
Nov 2013 - May 2015
1 year 7 monthsBerlin, Germany
Scrum Master / Agile Coach
AS ideAS Engineering, an Axel Springer Company
- Direct support of two international Scrum teams
- Introduction of agile methodologies and mindset
- Advocate for Discovery Workshops, Design Thinking and MVP approach
- Stakeholder coaching (Axel Springer-wide)
- Planning, rollout and optimization of agile metrics and happiness index
Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
4 yearsBerlin, Germany
Scrum Master in IT Security
Immobilien Scout GmbH
- Composition of a security organization within IS24
- Support for the work of the security team
- Coordination of the auditing of platform services
- Planning and rollout of a company-wide security campaign
Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
4 yearsBerlin, Germany
Scrum Master in Product Development
Immobilien Scout GmbH
- Agile transition within the organization, including non-IT departments
- Strengthening of agile principles and mindsets
- Transparency towards management and teams
- Support and organization of work of external Scrum teams
- Process optimization and agile scaling of international projects
- Mentor @ you-IS-now (startup incubator)
Summary
Born 1983 in Poland. Holding double citizenship (Polish and German). Agile coach at heart. Into making things possible. Taking risks and responsibilities.
Languages
German
NativePolish
NativeEnglish
Advanced Education
Oct 2002 - Jun 2008
University of Bayreuth
Diplom-Kaufmann in Organization and Management; Taxation and Auditing · Business Administration · Bayreuth, Germany
Sep 1998 - Jun 2002
First Private College
Częstochowa, Poland
Sep 1990 - Jun 1998
Primary School
Częstochowa, Poland
Certifications & licenses
CSM
SAFe Certification
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