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A bootstrapped, 200-person company providing innovative tools to help accountants and tax professionals streamline workflows, enhance client collaboration, and improve productivity. Developed and maintained dashboards to track key metrics (velocity, cycle time, and quality), enabling data-driven decision-making and transparency across teams. Coached teams in a complex product-led organization, establishing transparent workflows in Jira. Implemented Agile practices such as User Story Mapping (USM), 3 Amigos, and Timeline for planning, which improved team predictability and reduced time-to-market.

Largest non-governmental russian bank with over $4 billion in revenue, boasts the #1 mobile banking app, Alfa-Mobile, as per Marksweb. By leading the development of methodologies for over 70 Scrum Masters and 3,000 team participants, I improved team efficiency and reduced the need for direct Scrum Master involvement, increasing team autonomy. This resulted in an estimated annual cost saving of approximately $1 million. Improved predictability metrics by 30% across 30+ teams by implementing Agile frameworks and fostering a culture of transparency. Co-founded a Kanban consulting group, creating a comprehensive guide to evolve IT teams within one month.

A global AdTech platform with 150M monthly active users. Formed 3 cross-functional teams in one month during the digital transformation of the marketing department, enabling faster delivery of marketing initiatives. Reduced hypothesis testing time by 75% (from 2 months to 2 weeks) by implementing Kanban practices (WIP limits, classes of service).