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Interim Head of Engineering

Osijek, Croatia

Worldwide

Master's Degree, Computer Science

Osijek, Croatia

Worldwide

Master's Degree, Computer Science

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About me

Interim Head of Engineering. 15 years scaling engineering teams at product companies. Scaled 3 to 20+ engineers, coached architects in Swiss banking, led company turnaround as MD. EMBA, MSc CS, ICF-PCC. Remote, EU-based.

Java (Programming Language).NET FrameworkAgile MethodologyArtificial IntelligenceAmazon Web ServicesAndroid (Software)BankingTelecommunicationsC Sharp (Programming Language)Change ManagementConflict ManagementContinuous IntegrationCroatianCertified Scrum Product OwnerEngineering Management

Technical Agile Coach deeply rooted in software engineering and hands-on leadership. 15 years building software, growing engineering teams, and running companies — before moving into coaching.

Key engagements:

Head of Engineering — Product Company, Munich (2023–2026)

Scaled engineering from 3 to 20+ people. Owned €1M budget. Introduced OKRs and delivery cadence for a product serving 500K users. Coached and led 20+ teams.

Senior Scrum Master — Investment Bank, Zurich (2021–2023)

Coached 15 senior architects in a regulated banking environment (€240B AUM). Redesigned delivery workflows within banking compliance and CI/CD constraints.

Managing Director — IT Agency, Germany (2015–2019)

Led a full company turnaround. P&L responsibility across 40+ projects including ProSieben and Wagner. Rebuilt to profitability with 26 people.

Currently: Managing Director & Board Member at a product company in Munich, driving AI-first engineering transformation.

Certifications: CSP-SM, ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF, ICF-PCC (in progress), EPCC (Erickson), SAFe 4 Agilist, Scrum@Scale, EMBA (Kelley School of Business)

Tech: Kotlin, Java, C#, .NET, Android, AWS, Microservices, CI/CD, TDD, Claude, MCP, ChatGPT

Industries: Financial Services, B2C Product, Digital Agencies, Telecom

EU-based (Rigid d.o.o., Croatia). English C2, Croatian native, German A2.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years

Freelancer since2018

Languages

GermanBasic knowledgeEnglishNative speakerCroatianNative speaker

Project history

Managing Director & Board Member

Kickbase Adria d.o.o.

Internet & IT

10-50 team member

Strategic leadership for product, engineering, and business operations. Driving AI-first engineering transformation with AI-assisted development workflows.

Head of Engineering

Kickbase GmbH

Internet & IT

10-50 team member

Grew and shaped a 20-person engineering organization, establishing delivery culture, hiring practices, and technical direction for a B2C product serving 500K users. Coached and led 20+ teams.

- Owned €1M annual budget across infrastructure, security, and stakeholder-facing vendor relationships

- Introduced engineering-wide OKRs and a delivery rhythm the business came to rely on

- Conducted 100+ technical interviews and designed the full hiring pipeline

Senior Scrum Master

Vontobel AG

Banking & Financial Services

500-1000 team member

Coached 15 senior architects in a regulated banking environment (€240B AUM) — earned their trust by understanding the code, not just the process.

- Redesigned delivery workflows to work within banking compliance and CI/CD constraints

- Built lasting partnerships with DevOps, Security, and QA vendors

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