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Senior Program & Delivery Lead – Strategy to Execution
Belfeld, Netherlands
Worldwide
MSc, International Management – Tilburg University, NL (2013–2015), graduated with distinctionAbout me
Senior Program & Delivery Lead with extensive experience in large, complex organisations (ASML, Vodafone, Schwarz Group). Focus: portfolio governance, release management, quality gates and stakeholder steering in Jira and Azure DevOps. I bring structure to complex delivery.
SAFeAzure DevOpsAtlassian JiraCorporate GovernanceDisciplined Agile DeliveryScrum MethodologyProject Portfolio ManagementProgram ManagementWorkflowsDependency Management
End-to-End Program & Delivery Management
Ownership of end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of cross-functional product and launch programs across product, technology and business teams in large, complex organizations such as ASML, Vodafone and Schwarz Group.
Governance, Risk & Dependency Management
Establishment of clear governance frameworks, risk ownership and dependency management to enable predictable and scalable delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Agile & SAFe Delivery Frameworks
Application of Agile, Scrum and SAFe methodologies as Certified SAFe 5 Release Train Engineer and Professional Scrum Product Owner, leading Scrum teams and coordinating cross-ART dependencies in large-scale programs.
Portfolio-Level Scope Alignment
Synchronization of product, engineering and business priorities across multiple delivery teams using tools such as Jira Align to establish portfolio-level scope alignment.
KPI-Driven Reporting & Stakeholder Governance
Design and execution of KPI-driven reporting, retrospectives and portfolio data analysis to support executive decision-making and ensure transparency across 250+ stakeholders.
Azure DevOps & Backlog Governance
Setup of product operations including backlog governance, release readiness and stakeholder feedback loops in Azure DevOps within highly regulated environments.
Jira & Jira Align Administration
Certified Jira Administrator with hands-on experience using Jira and Jira Align for delivery tracking, dependency management and portfolio visibility.
Agentic AI-Assisted Workflows
Application of Agentic AI-assisted workflows to accelerate planning, documentation and decision preparation, increasing delivery efficiency and execution throughput.
Digital Business Consulting & Delivery Frameworks
Co-creation of delivery frameworks embedding business users from day one, driving cross-functional effectiveness, early SAP adoption and short feedback cycles across markets.
Ownership of end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of cross-functional product and launch programs across product, technology and business teams in large, complex organizations such as ASML, Vodafone and Schwarz Group.
Governance, Risk & Dependency Management
Establishment of clear governance frameworks, risk ownership and dependency management to enable predictable and scalable delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Agile & SAFe Delivery Frameworks
Application of Agile, Scrum and SAFe methodologies as Certified SAFe 5 Release Train Engineer and Professional Scrum Product Owner, leading Scrum teams and coordinating cross-ART dependencies in large-scale programs.
Portfolio-Level Scope Alignment
Synchronization of product, engineering and business priorities across multiple delivery teams using tools such as Jira Align to establish portfolio-level scope alignment.
KPI-Driven Reporting & Stakeholder Governance
Design and execution of KPI-driven reporting, retrospectives and portfolio data analysis to support executive decision-making and ensure transparency across 250+ stakeholders.
Azure DevOps & Backlog Governance
Setup of product operations including backlog governance, release readiness and stakeholder feedback loops in Azure DevOps within highly regulated environments.
Jira & Jira Align Administration
Certified Jira Administrator with hands-on experience using Jira and Jira Align for delivery tracking, dependency management and portfolio visibility.
Agentic AI-Assisted Workflows
Application of Agentic AI-assisted workflows to accelerate planning, documentation and decision preparation, increasing delivery efficiency and execution throughput.
Digital Business Consulting & Delivery Frameworks
Co-creation of delivery frameworks embedding business users from day one, driving cross-functional effectiveness, early SAP adoption and short feedback cycles across markets.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2024
Languages
GermanNative speakerEnglishFluentDutchFluent
Project history
Delivered MVP within 6 months for a 10-person B2B SaaS startup by restructuring scope, delivery cadence and quality gates after a multi-year stall. Led product operations setup including backlog governance, release readiness and stakeholder feedback loops in Azure DevOps. Applied Agentic AI-assisted workflows to accelerate planning, documentation and decision preparation.
Enabled smooth program operations and reliable delivery flow through clear, consistently applied delivery governance. Improved leadership decision speed and consistency by embedding delivery principles into business leadership, aligning strategy, funding and execution cadence. Reduced change requests by 30% by coaching Product Managers on outcome-driven roadmapping and scope framing in complex programs.
Orchestrated software delivery for a physical consumer IoT product (connected kids watch), aligning engineering timelines with fixed hardware release milestones, testing cycles and international launch deadlines. Boosted on-time delivery from 55% to 78% across the Consumer IoT/SmartTech portfolio. Aligned 250+ people quarterly across product, engineering, business and external partners. Accelerated executive decision-making through real-time portfolio visibility and scenario-based planning. Reduced technical debt by 20% and established scalable delivery and governance processes using KPIs, retrospectives and portfolio data.