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Alla Anhelutsa
Scrum Master / Agile & Leadership Coach
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Location: France, Bordeaux

Versatile professional with 7 years of experience in Agile leadership, product ownership, and team
management across international IT projects. Expertise in backlog management, requirements analysis, and
quality assurance, ensuring delivery of customer-centric solutions. Demonstrated success in leading teams to
increased ef ciency, autonomy, and productive collaboration through effective coaching, facilitation, and
implementation of Agile methodologies. Skilled in Scrum and pro cient with project management tools like Jira,
Con uence, Azure DevOps, Miro, Tello etc. Certi ed Scrum Master (PSM I) and Agile Team Facilitator (ICA-ATF)
with extensive experience across startups and international enterprises in the USA and Europe.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
January 2025 - Present
Scrum Master @ monobank, Ukraine
• Facilitated syncs and 1-on-1s with PO, BA, BAL, and Tech Lead to align on planning and roles.
• Clari ed responsibilities in backlog management and sprint planning.
• Streamlined Jira backlog: prioritized tasks, added tags/ lters, improved visibility.
• Coached teams on planning accuracy by addressing rollover work and adjusting processes.
• Introduced a structured approach for bugs and corner cases.
• Helped teams account for non-dev activities to improve sprint planning.
• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, enabling team focus on content over process.

January 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Business & Leadership Coach / Agile Coach / Life & Relationship Coach / IT career Mentor, Freelance,
France & Ukraine.
• Provided business and leadership coaching to entrepreneurs and project managers.
• Led team coaching to boost collaboration, ef ciency, and performance.
• Offered IT career coaching for career transitions and growth.
• Conducted life coaching on personal development and goal-setting.
• Mentored Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Team Leaders in Agile and leadership skills.

Dec 2021 – January 2024 (2 years 2 months)
Scrum Master @ SoftServe, Kyiv, Ukraine + ABInBev, European Headquarter (Leuven, Belgium),
international brewery. B2B2C products.
• Optimized development processes to boost ef ciency and accelerate timelines.
• Improved team predictability by implementing performance metrics.
• Strengthened collaboration across 3 cross-functional teams and stakeholders (25-40 people).
• Enhanced team adaptability to navigate changes smoothly.
• Cultivated self-organization and continuous improvement culture.
• Supported team growth through regular one-on-one goal-setting meetings.

Feb 2021 – Nov 2021 (10 months)
Product Owner / Scrum Master @ NDA, chemical manufacturing, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Work management system for internal usage.
• Improved work management system to boost ef ciency.
• Managed backlog, prioritizing tasks to meet business goals.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to deliver high-value products.
• Documented requirements, aligning solutions with project objectives.
• Executed Acceptance Testing
• Implemented Scrum, promoting Agile practices and enhancing team productivity.
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 Sept 2019 – Jan 2021 (1 year 5 months)
Product Manager / Scrum Master @ Workfront, an Adobe company, Lehi, USA (remote work)
Work management system (SaaS), acquired by Adobe in late 2020. Goals product (strategic planning).
• Worked with Management, UX, and Engineering to deliver customer-centric products.
• Analyzed feedback to develop solutions addressing user needs.
• De ned requirements aligned with business goals and technical feasibility.
• Managed backlog, prioritized tasks, and triaged bugs.
• Executed Acceptance Testing
• Negotiated timelines and scope with stakeholders.
• Implemented Scrum and facilitated Agile practices as Scrum Master.

Jan 2018 - Sept 2019 (1 year 9 months)
Product Manager / Scrum Master @ Atiim Inc, Boston, USA (remote work)
B2B SaaS startup, acquired by Workfront in late 2019.
• Worked with Management, UX, and Engineering to deliver high-quality, customer-centric products.
• Analyzed customer feedback to develop user-focused solutions.
• De ned requirements, aligned with business goals and technical feasibility.
• Managed backlog, task prioritization, and bug triaging.
• Executed Acceptance Testing
• Negotiated timelines and scope with stakeholders.
• Implemented Scrum and facilitated Agile practices as Scrum Master.

June 2017 - Jan 2018 (6 months)
QA Engineer @ Atiim Inc, Boston, USA (remote work)
B2B SaaS startup, acquired by Workfront in late 2019.
• Conducted extensive product testing to ensure functionality, performance, and quality.
• Developed and maintained test cases, test plans, checklists and reports.
• Provided expertise in team meetings to support decision-making and enhance product outcomes.

LANGUAGES:
✓ English – Advanced
✓ Ukrainian – Native
✓ French – Elementary

EDUCATION:
2005-2011 2008-2010
Master’s Degree with Honours, Engineer Master’s Degree in Finance
in Avionics National Aviation University
National Aviation University Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES:

✓ PSM I (Professional Scrum Master certi cation from Scrum.org)
✓ ICA-ATF (Certi ed Professional in Agile Team Facilitation from International Consortium of Agile)
✓ International Business Coach (European Academy of Leadership Coaching (EALC) by International
Coaching Federation (ICF) standards)
✓ QA Engineer (QA Start, StartIT)
✓ Project Management fundamentals (E5)
✓ Leadership Toolbox (Simple Sense)
✓ Agile and Scrum Fundamentals (ScrumUA)
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