Top Rated | 100% Job Success | 500+ hours | 13+ years in Project Management, Agile Coaching & Jira Administration now helping teams ship faster with AI-driven delivery.
I help companies fix messy delivery. Whether your Jira is chaos, your sprints keep slipping, or you want to bring AI into your workflows without breaking things. I've done it for organizations like the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), Saudi Post & Logistics (SPL), and fintech/SaaS startups.
WHAT I DO BEST
✅ Jira Administration — workflows, automation rules, JQL dashboards, permission schemes, migrations, integrations (Slack, Teams, Figma, Git)
✅ Scrum Master & Agile Coaching — ceremonies, backlog health, estimation, team coaching; Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
✅ Technical Project Management — SDLC, vendor management, UAT, change management (CAB), executive reporting
✅ mondaycom & ClickUp consulting — setup, governance, licensing optimization
✅ AI-Driven Delivery — shipped a production AI chatbot for an investor-relations SaaS, QA for LLM-generated documents, AI-assisted test automation with Playwright, Copilot/Claude/ChatGPT workflows for PM teams
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
• 211-hour enterprise Jira administration engagement on Upwork — 5 stars: "One of the best I've ever worked with"
• 111-hour Scrum Project Manager engagement for an e-commerce tech team — 5 stars
• At WTA: managing a multi-application technology portfolio, delivered AI-assisted test automation PoCs and board-level reporting
• Co-built a B2B SaaS (investor relations platform) where I shipped an AI chatbot end to end
Professional Scrum Master | Fluent English | GMT+3 — comfortable overlapping US and EU hours.
Let's talk: I offer a 30-minute consultation to map your Jira, Agile, or AI-delivery needs before you commit. I typically respond within a few hours.
Jira
Agile Project Management
Software QA
Scrum
Project Management
Scaled Agile Framework
Business Analysis
Agile Software Development
Yigit A.
Istanbul, Turkey
$20/hr
5.0
5 jobs
I am a PMP-certified IT Project Manager with over 10 years of experience delivering software and IT projects in Agile and hybrid environments. I work with cross-functional teams to plan, coordinate, and deliver projects while managing scope, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
My focus is on structured project delivery, clear communication, and predictable outcomes. I have experience working with distributed teams, aligning delivery activities with business objectives, and providing regular project status reporting to senior stakeholders.
I typically support clients with project planning, delivery coordination, risk management, and day-to-day project execution.
Scrum
Product Backlog
User Stories
Jira
Trello
Asana
Backlog Grooming
Stakeholder Management
Microsoft Project
Decision Making
Sprint Planning
Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Review
Task Creation
Nezih T.
Istanbul, Turkey
$100/hr
4.9
59 jobs
With over 20 years of experience in software development and project leadership, I help tech companies build better systems, manage distributed teams, and deliver products with confidence. From architecting robust backend systems to guiding agile product teams across time zones, I bring technical depth, delivery discipline, and business alignment to every engagement.
Since 2012, I’ve worked as a contractor and consultant—trusted by startups and enterprises across the U.S. and Europe. I’m PMP-certified since 2012 (still active) and deeply experienced in both agile and hybrid project delivery models. I’ve led roles as Developer, Team Lead, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Project Manager, CTO, and Software Engineering Manager. My mission is to translate complex business goals into sustainable engineering outcomes—on time, on budget, and with no drama.
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🔧 Core Strengths
• Leadership Across the Stack: Skilled in backend, frontend, cloud, and DevOps. Capable of diving into the code or stepping up to roadmap strategy.
• Remote-First Execution: 10+ years managing globally distributed teams with effective async communication, live coaching, and process hygiene.
• Agile Mastery: Deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban, hybrid models, and agile coaching. I remove blockers, drive sprints, and align stakeholders.
• Product Thinking: I go beyond delivery—I focus on product usability, scalability, and business impact.
• Hiring & Technical Assessment: I conduct technical interviews, live coding sessions, and engineering hiring assessments for multiple clients.
• Cross-Functional Fluency: Able to bridge conversations between business, design, QA, and engineering.
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🧠 Tech I Work With Daily
Backend
• C#, ASP.NET Core MVC, ASP.NET MVC
• Autofac, Automapper, JWT, GraphQL .NET
• Fluent Assertions, Moq, XUnit, NLog
Frontend
• Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap
DevOps & CI/CD
• AWS CodeBuild, CodeCommit, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, CodeStar
• Jenkins, Bamboo
Cloud Services
• Amazon S3, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, SES, Route 53, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail
Databases
• Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Amazon DynamoDB
Documentation & Wireframes
• Confluence, Google Suite, Balsamiq, Jekyll
Project Management Tools
• Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Asana
Source Control
• Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure Repos
Communication
• Slack, Skype
Tooling
• Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code
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✅ What Clients Get
• Senior-level execution from strategy to implementation
• Clarity and communication every step of the way—no black boxes
• Scalable software architectures built to evolve with your product
• Process improvement and hands-on team mentoring
• On-demand consultation for hiring, process setup, or delivery reviews
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💬 Let’s Talk
If you need a technical leader who understands both the code and the context—who can align teams, drive projects forward, and deliver results in remote environments—then we’re a good match. Whether it’s an MVP launch, scaling a legacy platform, or leading a remote agile team, I’m ready to contribute.
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