Alvaro Ferreira

Alvaro Ferreira

$85/hr
Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Digital Transformation, Product Owner, Business Analist
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Age:
45 years old
Location:
Porto, Porto, Portugal
Experience:
10 years
About

Digital Transformation Specialist with a focus on Agile, Product Ownership, and Coaching, with over 10 years of experience in various industries and countries. Passionate about driving innovation and business success through agile methodologies, building high- performing teams, and delivering customer-centric products.

Key Skills

Digital Transformation: Implementation of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe),

OKRs, and process optimization to drive agility and growth.

  • Agile Coaching: Mentoring teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Management
  • promoting Agile culture and continuous improvement.
  • Product Ownership: Defining product vision, roadmap, and feature prioritization to
  • maximize customer value.
  • Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams, managing
  • stakeholders, and creating a collaborative work environment.
  • Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitating workshops,
  • trainings, and presentations.
  • Innovative Experience
  • Founder and VP of Product and Engineering at 2 startups: Hands-on experience in
  • creating and managing agile and innovative companies, focusing on OKRs and agile
  • development methodologies.

Work in various industries: Advertising, Retail, Fintech, Pharmaceutical, and more.

Adaptability and knowledge of different cultures and business needs.

Achievements (examples):

Boehringer Ingelheim

• Mentored the Product Owner in defining the roadmap, prioritizing features, and

managing the backlog.

BNP Paribas

• Facilitated workshops and trainings for over 350 cross-functional and cross-department professionals, promoting Agile culture.

• Led the Agile transformation across the organization, from C-level to Dev teams, aligning business strategy, governance, change management, and operating models.

Roche

• Collaborated with the Product Management team to define the product vision and roadmap.

• Implemented the Scrum framework, resulting in a 27% increase in delivery speed. Coached the team in Agile practices and facilitated ceremonies.

Metro AG

• Connected strategy and operations, driving 12% company efficiency and growth.

• Led innovation initiatives, resulting in 3 successful product launches. Implemented the

Evolution4All framework, reducing time-to-market by 30%.

I am looking for a new challenge where I can use my skills and experience to drive the digital transformation of an innovative company. I invite you to explore my LinkedIn in more detail and contact me to discuss how I can contribute so that, together, we can take your company to the next level.

Looking forward to hearing from you! 

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