I help teams bring structure, clarity, and momentum to their products and operations.
I have 8+ years of experience working across gaming, insurance, SaaS, and startup environments, operating at the intersection of product, delivery, and operations. I’ve worked in Agile teams throughout my career and I’m certified as both a Product Owner and Scrum Master through Scrumorg.
What I’m best at is taking messy or high-level ideas and turning them into clear, structured systems that teams can actually execute against.
That includes:
Breaking down workflows or client journeys into actionable tasks
Prioritising and managing backlogs
Coordinating across distributed teams and freelancers
Keeping projects moving and making sure nothing falls through the cracks
Acting as the bridge between business, product, and engineering
I’ve also:
Managed onboarding flows for both clients and internal teams
Worked on AI-driven tools and recruitment platforms
Led feature delivery across mobile and web applications
Managed content workflows (including podcast production teams)
Improved user engagement through better product flows and recommendations
I’m comfortable working across tools like Jira, ClickUp, Trello, Asana, Notion, and more, and I adapt quickly to whatever system a team is using.
My approach is simple:
Keep things structured but not overcomplicated
Focus on outcomes, not just tasks
Communicate clearly and consistently
Take ownership and make sure things get done
If you need someone who can step in, organise the chaos, and move things forward without constant direction, I can help.
Scrum
Agile Project Management
Agile Software Development
Jira
Postman
Microsoft Excel
Jenkins
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook Development
Atlassian Confluence
BrowserStack
Test Results & Analysis
Testing
Software QA
Daniele D.
Dublin, Ireland
$149/hr
5.0
6 jobs
I’m a professional coach and transformation consultant expert in helping people achieving clarity performance and success. I’ve coached individuals and orgs across a wide range of industries, countries and contexts. My private clients include professionals from organisations such as PayPal, Mastercard, Accenture, ServiceNow, TUSLA, the UN, and others. I’ve helped clients overcome challenges, clarify goals, and grow at every stage of their journey, from emerging entrepreneurs to executives, employees, teams, and fellow coaches. I foster an inclusive environment where clients of all genders, backgrounds, and neurotypes feel seen, heard, safe and supported.
With 20+ years of experience, I bridge structure and intuition combining performance coaching, and creative insight to drive human-centered transformation. My approach blends innovation with deep empathy, helping clients adapt and thrive in complexity. I create high-performing, resilient teams and design initiatives that honor each organization’s culture while fostering continuous improvement and sustainable growth.
I hold an ICF-ACC certification from the International Coaching Federation and am a Certified ScrumMaster with the Scrum Alliance.
🌟 Areas of Expertise
- One-to-one coaching, career and leadership coaching & mentoring, executive presence
- Team coaching and facilitation, business coaching
- Performance coaching and transformation consulting
- Organizational development and change management
- Lean and Agile coaching, vocational training program design and delivery
- Management and leadership training design, delivery, and oversight
- Implementation of continuous improvement practices (Kaizen)
- Coaching in regulated environments (IT, healthcare, legal, finance, public administration)
🎯 What I Deliver:
- Lean, Agile, Scrum Coaching: Transform teams into high-performing, autonomous units.
- Leadership Development: Reduce management stress through effective frameworks.
- Irish Lean & Agile Grants: Help companies access government funding for transformation projects
- Organizational Wellbeing: Create psychologically safe, inclusive workplaces.
- Innovation and leadership: vocational training program design and delivery
- Kaizen: Implementation of continuous improvement practices
- Consulting in regulated industries (IT, healthcare, legal, finance, public administration)
- Employees and HR support: goals and performance reviews, PIPs, support during reorgs
🏆 Recent Achievements:
- I served on the international Agile team curating the Scrum Alliance’s Global Scrum Gathering 2025.
- I hosted "Future-Ready Coaching: Empowering the NextGeneration of Leaders" and the annual "Coaching for Collective Impact" events during ICF International Coaching Week 2025.
- Coached geo-distributed cross-functional teams at Trūata (Mastercard/IBM joint venture).
- Designed training programs reaching hundreds professionals across healthcare, fintech, legal and public sectors.
- Led digital transformation for 75+ Italian Chambers of Commerce.
- Published author of "MEET the Meeting Model" and "Beyond the Sprint".
🎓 Core Qualifications:
ICF: Associate Certified Coach (ICF-ACC)
Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam: Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Microsoft Certified Trainer for: Azure Solution Architect; DevOps Engineer; Security Engineer; Az Developer.
Security Engineer Associate; Az Developer Associate.
SCRUM Alliance: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
ICAGILE: Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) & Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
EDX: TU Delft – Leadership for Engineers
EDX: University of Michigan – Data Science Ethics
EDX: ETH Zürich – Agile Software Development
EDX: Univ. Carlos III de Madrid – The Software Architect Code
EDX: University of Washington – Leadership and Management for PM Practitioners in IT
PMI: Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
Coursera: University of Virginia – Managing Agile Teams
ILI – Irish Life Coach Institute: Advanced diploma in Personal and Business Coaching (ICF-ACSTH)
ILI – Irish Life Coach Institute: Diploma in Personal, Business and Executive Coaching (ICF-ACSTH)
EDX: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Space Mission Design and Operations
EDX: MIT – Astronautics and Human Spaceflight
EDX: Harvard University – Super-Earths and Life
Alison: Diploma in the Symptoms,
🌍 Unique Value:
My approach combines technical expertise with human-centered coaching—perfect for organizations wanting sustainable change without burnout.
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