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Senior Agile Coach & Enterprise Scrum Master | SAFe | PSM II | AI-augmented Delivery
Mallorca, Spain
Worldwide
University Specialist in Project ManagementAbout me
Hi, I'm Ricardo Alarcón, Enterprise Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master with 12+ years across automotive, banking, healthcare and energy. Currently at Mercedes-Benz, coaching SAFe teams in the SAP Finance area and using AI tools like Claude and Copilot as part of everyday delivery.
SAFeJava (Programming Language)PHPSAP Sybase ASEAgile MethodologyAgile ModelingContinuous DeliveryDisciplined Agile DeliveryPython (Programming Language)Scrum MethodologyRelease ManagementSAP HANAScaled Agile Framework
Agile at Scale (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Nexus)
Expertise in scaling Agile frameworks including SAFe 6, Scrum, Kanban, Nexus, OKRs, Lean Portfolio Management and Management 3.0 across large enterprise environments in automotive, banking, healthcare and energy sectors.
SAP S/4HANA Finance & Enterprise Context
Hands-on experience driving Agile transformation in SAP S/4HANA Finance (Record-to-Report) environments, including regulated and compliance-driven contexts such as automotive and banking, with knowledge of ISO 9001 standards.
AI-augmented Agile Delivery
Practical application of AI tools including Claude Code, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor and n8n within governed Agile delivery lifecycles, embedding AI into testing cycles, development workflows and production version upgrades.
Coaching & Executive Leadership
Executive advisory, team facilitation, conflict resolution, delivery metrics and release management across cross-functional and senior stakeholder groups.
Scrum Master & Release Management
End-to-end ownership of release management, backlog refinement, Definition of Done and Definition of Ready frameworks, reducing production incidents and improving sprint predictability.
PHP & API Development
Background as PHP Developer with experience building API integrations using MySQL and CodeIgniter, providing a technical foundation for bridging engineering teams and business stakeholders.
VB.NET & Full-Stack Development
Early career experience as a Junior VB.NET Developer, handling feature engineering, incident management and full-stack work integrating HTML5 and JavaScript for corporate intranet systems.
Lean Portfolio Management & OKRs
Implementation of OKRs and Lean Portfolio Management practices to align departmental goals with corporate strategy, including use of the Nexus framework for scaling Agile practices.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Delivery
Optimization of RPA delivery by streamlining the path from backlog to production, owning release management and reducing production incidents through improved refinement practices.
Expertise in scaling Agile frameworks including SAFe 6, Scrum, Kanban, Nexus, OKRs, Lean Portfolio Management and Management 3.0 across large enterprise environments in automotive, banking, healthcare and energy sectors.
SAP S/4HANA Finance & Enterprise Context
Hands-on experience driving Agile transformation in SAP S/4HANA Finance (Record-to-Report) environments, including regulated and compliance-driven contexts such as automotive and banking, with knowledge of ISO 9001 standards.
AI-augmented Agile Delivery
Practical application of AI tools including Claude Code, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor and n8n within governed Agile delivery lifecycles, embedding AI into testing cycles, development workflows and production version upgrades.
Coaching & Executive Leadership
Executive advisory, team facilitation, conflict resolution, delivery metrics and release management across cross-functional and senior stakeholder groups.
Scrum Master & Release Management
End-to-end ownership of release management, backlog refinement, Definition of Done and Definition of Ready frameworks, reducing production incidents and improving sprint predictability.
PHP & API Development
Background as PHP Developer with experience building API integrations using MySQL and CodeIgniter, providing a technical foundation for bridging engineering teams and business stakeholders.
VB.NET & Full-Stack Development
Early career experience as a Junior VB.NET Developer, handling feature engineering, incident management and full-stack work integrating HTML5 and JavaScript for corporate intranet systems.
Lean Portfolio Management & OKRs
Implementation of OKRs and Lean Portfolio Management practices to align departmental goals with corporate strategy, including use of the Nexus framework for scaling Agile practices.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Delivery
Optimization of RPA delivery by streamlining the path from backlog to production, owning release management and reducing production incidents through improved refinement practices.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2022
Languages
EnglishFluentSpanishNative speaker
Project history
Driving AI-powered Agile transformation in the SAP Finance area (S/4HANA, Record-to-Report) of Germany's flagship automotive group. Embedding Claude Code, Microsoft Copilot and n8n into the delivery lifecycle. Partnering with Train Management to scale SAFe across multiple ARTs in the R2R value stream while coaching teams and senior stakeholders through the cultural shift of AI-augmented Agile.
Spearheaded end-to-end Agile delivery for Global Technology Services, aligning North American and European data operations. Orchestrated technical coordination across complex data platforms with 100% governance compliance while sustaining high deployment velocity.
Led the Agile transformation of the E-commerce division, managing two high-dependency, interconnected teams. Implemented a hybrid Scrum/Kanban framework that accelerated delivery of critical HealthTech products and mentored leadership on mindset shifts and lean portfolio management.