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Technical Agile Coach | Head of Engineering | 15 Years Engineering Leadership

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  • 120€/Stunde
  • 31000 Osijek
  • DACH-Region
  • hr  |  en  |  de
  • 13.03.2026

Kurzvorstellung

I help scaling product companies ship faster without adding process. Currently MD and Board Member at a Munich product company (500K users, 20 engineers).

Geschäftsdaten

 Gewerbetreibend
 Steuernummer bekannt

Qualifikationen

  • Agile Coach
  • Agile Methodologie10 J.
  • Change Management4 J.
  • Consultant4 J.
  • DevOps5 J.
  • Digitale Transformation
  • Engineering Manager5 J.
  • Kanban (Softwareentwicklung)2 J.
  • Scrum1 J.
  • Scrum-Master1 J.

Projekt‐ & Berufserfahrung

Managing Director & Board Member (Festanstellung)
Kickbase GmbH, Munich
1/2026 – offen (4 Monate)
Wohnungswirtschaft
Tätigkeitszeitraum

1/2026 – offen

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Managing Director and Board Member at fantasy football product company. Leading engineering organization of 20 engineers, managing EUR 1M budget, overseeing product development serving 500K users. Driving agile transformation, delivery optimization, and engineering culture.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Agile Coach, Engineering Manager, Agile Methodologie

Head of Engineering (Festanstellung)
Kickbase GmbH, Munich
1/2023 – 12/2025 (3 Jahre)
Wohnungswirtschaft
Tätigkeitszeitraum

1/2023 – 12/2025

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Head of Engineering for fantasy football app with 500K users. Scaled team from 8 to 20 engineers. Managed EUR 1M budget. Implemented agile delivery framework, reduced release cycle from monthly to weekly. Established engineering OKRs, CI/CD pipelines, and quality standards.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Engineering Manager, Agile Methodologie, DevOps

Senior Scrum Master
Kundenname anonymisiert, Zurich
6/2021 – 12/2022 (1 Jahr, 7 Monate)
Banken
Tätigkeitszeitraum

6/2021 – 12/2022

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Senior Scrum Master at Zurich investment bank (EUR 240B AUM). Coached 15 enterprise architects through agile transformation. Facilitated cross-team coordination across 6 squads. Implemented scaled agile framework for platform modernization program.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Scrum-Master, Scrum, Agile Methodologie

Head of Application Engineering (Festanstellung)
Kundenname anonymisiert, Munich
1/2019 – 5/2021 (2 Jahre, 5 Monate)
Wohnungswirtschaft
Tätigkeitszeitraum

1/2019 – 5/2021

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Scaled application engineering team from 3 to 20+ engineers. Introduced Scrum and Kanban practices. Built CI/CD infrastructure. Led technical hiring and onboarding.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Engineering Manager, DevOps, Kanban (Softwareentwicklung)

Managing Director, IT Agency (Festanstellung)
Kundenname anonymisiert, Munich
1/2015 – 12/2018 (4 Jahre)
Wohnungswirtschaft
Tätigkeitszeitraum

1/2015 – 12/2018

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Turnaround of IT agency as Managing Director. Led team of 26 people. Clients included ProSieben, Wagner, and other major DACH brands. Implemented agile delivery, restructured teams, improved profitability. Full P&L responsibility.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Change Management, Agile Methodologie, Consultant

Android Team Lead (Festanstellung)
Kundenname anonymisiert, Munich
1/2013 – 12/2014 (2 Jahre)
Wohnungswirtschaft
Tätigkeitszeitraum

1/2013 – 12/2014

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Led Android development team. Introduced agile practices, code reviews, and automated testing. Delivered multiple Android applications for enterprise clients.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Agile Methodologie

Zertifikate

Erickson Professional Certified Coach (EPCC)
Erickson Coaching International
2023
Certified Scrum Professional - Scrum Master (CSP-SM)
Scrum Alliance
2022
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)
ICAgile
2022
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
ICAgile
2021
Scrum@Scale Practitioner
Scrum Inc.
2021
SAFe 4 Agilist
Scaled Agile
2020

Ausbildung

Executive MBA
MBA
Kelley School of Business
2020
Bloomington
MSc Computer Science
Master of Science
University of Osijek
2013
Osijek

Über mich

I help scaling product companies ship faster without adding process.

Currently Managing Director and Board Member at a Munich-based product company (500K users, 20 engineers). I have been the Head of Engineering who had to fix delivery - now I help others do the same.

What I bring that most Agile Coaches do not:
- Actually led engineering teams (3 to 20+), managed EUR 1M budgets, sat on boards
- Sr. Scrum Master at a Zurich investment bank (EUR 240B AUM, 15 enterprise architects)
- Turned around an IT agency as Managing Director (26 people, clients inc. major DACH brands)
- Professional coaching credentials (ICF-PCC track, Erickson EPCC)

I do not just facilitate ceremonies - I fix the system so teams deliver. Whether it is dependency management killing your sprint velocity, or your release cycle measured in months instead of days, I find the bottleneck and remove it.

Industries: FinTech, Banking, SaaS, E-Commerce, Media
Setup: Remote-first, available for hybrid (DACH travel)
Languages: English (C2), Croatian (native), German (A2)

Weitere Kenntnisse

Agile Coaching, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Scrum@Scale, Engineering Leadership, Technical Agile Coaching, Team Scaling, Delivery Management, Agile Transformation, DevOps, CI/CD, Stakeholder Management, OKR, Product Development, Software Architecture, Coaching, Facilitation, Mentoring, Workshop Design, Retrospectives, Value Stream Mapping

Persönliche Daten

Sprache
  • Englisch (Fließend)
  • Kroatisch (Muttersprache)
  • Deutsch (Grundkenntnisse)
Reisebereitschaft
DACH-Region
Arbeitserlaubnis
  • Europäische Union
Home-Office
bevorzugt
Profilaufrufe
61
Alter
39
Berufserfahrung
15 Jahre und 3 Monate (seit 01/2011)
Projektleitung
8 Jahre

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