Thomas Büdinger
Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master
Experience
Aug 2022 - Jun 2024
1 year 11 months Germany
Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master
Janitza electronics GmbH
- Industry: Electronics / Engineering
- Goal: Scaling the agile organization & developing Scrum Masters
- Team development & team workshops to improve collaboration
- Coaching & mentoring Scrum Masters to advance agile practices
- Management consulting for agile decision making & organizational design (unFix Model, Flight Levels, OKRs)
- Workshops on agile working methods for teams and leaders
- Supporting the scaling of the organization for better team synchronization
- Achievements:
- Sustainable improvement in Scrum excellence through targeted coaching
- More effective collaboration through optimized agile processes
- Stronger ownership and agility in management
Apr 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 3 months Germany
Agile Coach & Scrum Master
IU Internationale Hochschule
- Industry: Education / EdTech
- Goal: Introduce scaled agile practices & leadership coaching
- Management consulting to introduce agile structures in the organization
- Scaling the organization with Nexus Framework, Flight Levels, and OKRs
- Team development & conflict management for cross-functional collaboration
- Product workshops to improve agile product development
- Achievements:
- Introduced scaled agile structures with Flight Levels & OKRs
- Improved leadership & collaboration through tailored coaching programs
- More efficient product development through focused workshop formats
Sep 2019 - Dec 2020
1 year 4 months Germany
Agile Coach & Scrum Master
Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag
- Industry: Finance / Real Estate
- Goal: Scale agile practices & transform the organization
- Team development & coaching for sustainable collaboration
- Facilitation of team workshops for process & role clarification
- Conflict management to improve communication & collaboration
- Management consulting & agile transformation – introduction & scaling of agile methods (Scrum of Scrums)
- Member of the agile transformation team – steering & implementing agile structures
- Achievements:
- Sustainable embedding of agile principles in the company
- Improved team dynamics & productivity through focused coaching
- Successful introduction of scaled agile processes for larger teams
Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
1 year 3 months Germany
Product Owner & Project Lead
Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag
- Industry: Finance / Real Estate
- Goal: Develop the central real estate market database for the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
- Stakeholder management & requirements management for optimal product development
- Requirements engineering & agile contract design for flexible execution
- Conducting requirements workshops with business and IT teams
- Coordination between departments & development for an optimal solution
- Achievements:
- Successful development of the central real estate market database
- Improved collaboration between IT & departments through efficient stakeholder management
- Introduced an agile contract model for more flexibility & efficiency
Feb 2017 - Dec 2019
1 year 11 months Germany
Product Manager / Product Owner
Sparkassen- und Giroverband Hessen-Thüringen
- Industry: Finance / Banking
- Goal: Manage the development of an application for consolidated financial statements of savings bank associations, focusing on efficient prioritization & error-free delivery
- Iterative product planning & development following agile principles
- Requirements engineering for defining and validating requirements
- Conducting requirements workshops with departments & IT teams
- Managing release processes for smooth rollouts
- Achievements:
- Timely & error-free delivery of the application through focused management
- Efficient product development using agile methods & iterative planning
- Optimized collaboration between departments & IT through clear requirement processes
Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
1 year Germany
Product Manager
Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag
- Industry: Finance / Banking
- Goal: Develop & maintain applications for credit default evidence and bank levy within the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
- Product management & enhancement of two specialized applications
- Application support – ensuring smooth operations & support
- Customer support & requirements management to optimize applications
- Achievements:
- Improved process automation for bank levy reporting
- Stable operations and optimized functionality of the credit default evidence system
- Closer alignment between IT & departments through focused requirements management
Jan 2015 - May 2025
9 years 5 months Oberursel, Germany
Independent Agile Coach and Entrepreneur
Thomas Büdinger
- Ongoing entrepreneurial activities
- Development & delivery of online courses and workshops
- Topics: Agile Leadership, Self-Leadership, Psychological Safety, Scrum, Agile Estimation, Kanban
- Articles & publications
- Topics: Agility, Leadership, Team Dynamics, Process Management
- Keynote speeches for clients & industry events
- Operate two online shops
- Industry: E-Commerce / Retail
- Goal: Build, scale & strategically develop
- Product development & marketing – creating market-ready products & pricing strategies
- Market analysis – demographics, purchase intent, competitive analysis
- Managing external service providers – fulfillment, suppliers
- Data-driven optimization – digital marketing
Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
1 year 6 months Germany
Product Manager / Product Owner
Opelit Bikes
- Industry: E-Commerce / Retail
- Goal: Build, scale & strategically develop an online shop for bikes & accessories
- Product development & supplier management – managing multiple partners to create market-ready products & pricing strategies
- Strategic partnerships & marketing – e.g., with Eintracht Frankfurt for special edition launches
- Managing external service providers – software vendors for shop development & integration of payment and financing services
- Data-driven optimization – performance marketing & iterative UX testing to boost conversion
- Achievements:
- Successfully launched special editions (e.g., Eintracht bikes) with strong market response
- Effective coordination of suppliers & vendors for optimized processes & time-to-market
- Optimized shop & checkout process through targeted enhancements & payment integration
May 2013 - Dec 2015
2 years 8 months Germany
Head of Product Management for Service Products & Web
Aareon Deutschland GmbH
- Industry: Housing Industry / Digital Services
- Goal: Develop & scale digital products, lead a product management team, revenue responsibility
- Leadership & team development – disciplinary leadership of 6 product managers
- Product development & product ownership – expansion & enhancement of portals, mobile apps & business services
- Strategic revenue planning & accountability – creating business cases & pricing models
- Release planning & management – ensuring timely, market-oriented product releases
- Market analysis & strategy development – competitive monitoring & identifying optimization opportunities
- Optimizing sales & consulting capabilities – improving internal processes for better go-to-market
- Achievements:
- Scaled & enhanced a digital product portfolio for the housing industry
- More efficient processes & clearer product positioning through focused market analyses
- Improved collaboration between product management, sales & consulting for higher market penetration
Aug 2009 - Apr 2013
3 years 9 months Germany
Head of Interactive Media Production
wdv Gesellschaft für Medien und Kommunikation
- Industry: Digital Media / IT & Web Development
- Goal: Lead & develop the department, introduce agile methods, manage strategic client projects
- Leadership & team development – disciplinary leadership of 18 staff, managing external experts
- Strategic department development – aligning processes & structures with company goals
- Budget planning & accountability – managing financial resources & investments
- Project management in strategic client projects – close collaboration with decision-makers
- Introducing agile methods & Scrum – transforming workflows to increase efficiency
- Supplier & contract management – building a supplier network & developing SLAs
- Achievements:
- Successfully introduced agile workflows (Scrum) & optimized processes for more efficient development
- Built a high-performing team through targeted recruitment & external partner integration
- Enhanced web security & data protection compliance through standardized audits
Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
1 year 2 months Germany
Deputy Head of Interactive Media Production
wdv Gesellschaft für Medien und Kommunikation
- Industry: Digital Media / IT & Web Development
- Goal: Optimize workflows, integrate outsourcing partners, introduce quality assurance measures
- Leadership & team development – disciplinary responsibility for 19 staff
- Integrating & managing outsourcing partners within company processes
- Process analysis & optimization – increasing efficiency through improved workflows & resource management
- Introducing quality assurance measures – implementing Test Driven Development (TDD) & Continuous Integration (CI)
- Achievements:
- Increased development quality & process stability through TDD & CI adoption
- Better collaboration & performance through optimized integration of outsourcing partners
Jan 2007 - May 2008
1 year 5 months Germany
Process Management & Technical Project Manager
wdv Gesellschaft für Medien und Kommunikation
- Industry: Digital Media / IT & Web Development
- Goal: Manage technical online projects, introduce standardized processes & provide technical client consulting
- Project management & team coordination – assembling & leading technical project teams
- Technical design & architecture – developing & implementing online projects
- Managing internal & external resources for efficient project delivery
- Technical client consulting & presentations at decision-maker level
- Introducing binding technical standards & processes to optimize development work
- Training & mentoring – supervising IT apprentices
- Achievements:
- More efficient project workflows & higher quality through binding technical standards
- Better client communication & consulting by making complex technical content understandable
- Optimized collaboration between teams & departments through standardized processes
Apr 2002 - Dec 2006
4 years 9 months Germany
Application Developer Online Applications
wdv Gesellschaft für Medien und Kommunikation
- Industry: Digital Media / IT & Web Development
- Goal: Develop, maintain & optimize customer portals and online applications
- Technical support & development of customer portals
- Design, planning & development of online applications in PHP, PERL & MySQL
- Requirements management & effort estimation for technical projects
- Conducting internal training to share technical best practices
- Business process modeling to optimize digital workflows
- Achievements:
- Developed & implemented powerful online applications for customer portals
- More efficient requirement processes & realistic effort estimates for technical projects
- Enhanced internal capabilities through targeted training initiatives
Apr 1998 - Mar 2002
4 years Germany
Application Engineer / Consultant / Trainer
EDS PLM Solutions
- Industry: IT / Software & Consulting
- Goal: Technical client consulting, training & support for software implementation projects
- Technical consulting & helpdesk – resolving complex technical inquiries
- Developing & delivering customer training – individual & specialized training for companies
- Project work in software implementations – supporting implementation & on-site support
- Direct collaboration with product development in Cincinnati, USA to optimize solutions
- Building a support community platform for knowledge sharing & customer support
- Achievements:
- Developed & launched a digital support community for better customer service
- Lasting improvement of training & documentation enabling more efficient customer work
- Successful international collaboration with product development for improved software solutions
Summary
As a Senior Agile Coach, Team Coach & Scrum Master I support companies in sustainably shaping agile transformations, making teams more productive, and empowering leaders in their roles. With over 15 years of agile experience, I bring clarity to complex challenges, optimize cross-team collaboration, and increase the effectiveness of agile methods. My clients value my practical guidance, my sense for team dynamics, and my ability to quickly achieve lasting change.
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Italian
Elementary
Education
Fachhochschule Frankfurt
Diplom-Ingenieur FH · Precision Engineering · Frankfurt, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Agile Leadership
University of Colorado
Certified Expert in Business Process Management Fundamental Level
Object Management Group
Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation Level
IREB
Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master
Scaled Agile
Generative AI Essentials: Introduction and Applications
IBM
Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics
ITIL V3 Foundation Certification
APMG International
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI Essentials)
IBM
OKR Certification: Leadership and Goal Setting
Measure What Matters
Positive Psychology
Penn University, Prof. Martin Seligman, Ph.D.
Positive Psychology
University of North Carolina, Prof. Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Professional Agile Leadership I
Scrum.org
Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.org
Professional Scrum Master II
Scrum.org
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Scrum.org
Psychological Safety
Prof. Amber Daily Hebert, Ph.D.
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