
Federico Quiroz Trujillo
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Toptal member since October 31, 2022
Federico has over 10 years of experience leading teams in an innovative environment and developing new ideas. He is an organized and method-oriented professional focusing on obtaining results through collaboration, idea generation, and creative actions.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Project Management
- Jira
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Scrum
- Scrum Master
Work Experience
Project Manager
Acelero - Shine Early Learning, Inc.
- Co-designed and operationalized a scalable go-to-market framework spanning seven lifecycle stages, enabling parallel execution and visibility across multiple early childhood education offerings.
- Conducted and standardized state-by-state early intervention and early childhood compliance research, producing audit-ready documentation with verbatim regulatory language and full source traceability.
- Architected a ClickUp operating model to manage GTM execution, including hierarchical task structures, sub-process rollups, dependencies, automations, and dashboards providing real-time visibility at both offer and portfolio levels.
- Enabled scalable commercialization planning by separating strategy execution from content production, allowing teams to focus on delivery while maintaining governance and oversight.
- Led the end-to-end execution of a workshop series, delivering 12 modules (six courses total) by coordinating content development, securing cross-functional approvals, aligning instructional design, and preparing materials for market launch.
Agile Project Manager
Convertible AI Co.
- Led a discovery phase, identified key project requirements, and engaged stakeholders to establish a clear project vision. Identified potential risks, created a detailed timeline, and developed a detailed product backlog.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Promoted team collaboration and ensured transparency, helping maintain project momentum and alignment with client objectives.
- Provided valuable team insights into performance and project progress. By tracking velocity, burn-down charts, and other key indicators, we ensured data-driven decision-making.
Scrum Master | Agile Coach
FKA Distributing Co., LLC
- Led the transition of the development team to the Scrum framework, significantly improving their understanding and adherence to key Agile principles and Scrum practice, enhancing overall team efficiency and project delivery speed.
- Fostered a collaborative environment by working closely with other company teams (design, marketing, and management), optimizing the development process, and elevating the team's performance and output quality.
- Enabled product owners to focus on their primary responsibilities by taking on support roles in Scrum processes, freeing their capacity and ensuring a smoother product development lifecycle.
- Proposed, coordinated, and led a transformative initiative to implement DevOps practices within our process, enhancing automation, streamlining deployments, and boosting team efficiency and product delivery timelines.
- Facilitated the development of self-service widgets for web pages, which not only empowered the marketing team to independently update content but also freed the development team to allocate more time towards improvements and core development tasks.
Delivery Manager | Agile Project Manager
Usable Machines, Inc.
- Implemented a ChatGPT-powered process to convert the product owner's requests into actionable user stories, boosting backlog management efficiency.
- Introduced the Scrum framework to the organization, onboarding two cross-functional teams and ensuring adherence to Scrum events.
- Facilitated Scrum events and team ownership, leading to consistent team satisfaction and continuous process improvements.
- Trained 15 team members on agile principles and practices, leading to a consistent improvement in team velocity within four months.
- Enhanced stakeholder communication by establishing a transparent information radiator, resulting in reduced stakeholder inquiries about the project status.
- Established cross-team coordination practices, streamlining inter-team dependencies and reducing delays in multi-team projects.
- Optimized the product backlog, collaborating with the PO and resulting in a clearer prioritization in the delivery of high-value features.
- Initiated monthly online team gatherings, promoting camaraderie and fostering stronger interpersonal bonds by encouraging members to connect in a relaxed, non-work setting.
Scrum Master
Sightx
- Merged stakeholders' Notion boards with the Jira software–already used by the dev team–to better track project status and easily visualize the product roadmap, enabling a complete project view.
- Set up definitions and automation to get the current status of the Scrum team regarding their productivity and deliverability. Defined and tracked key indicators and results.
- Improved the teams' understanding of the Scrum framework and how to apply best practices to their current processes, achieving a more fluid approach and faster value delivery.
- Empowered the dev team to speak up on obstacles, find solutions, propose new ideas, and be more involved in development outcomes.
Scrum Specialist
Devsu
- Joined as a Scrum specialist for Banco del Austro Agile teams, analyzing current practices and leveling all cells to a Scrum start point with continuous improvement.
- Potentialized workflow processes for Devsu's teams and promoted Jira's automation to the maximum, making development fluid and user and value-oriented.
- Coached team members on Scrum practices and a general Agile mindset, helping everyone have a shared understanding and adoption of the Scrum framework.
Scrum Master
Banco Bolivariano
- Joined as a Scrum master for the 24-online team, the bank's online banking platform, facilitating and coaching team members on the Scrum framework.
- Increased team productivity and velocity by more than double, producing more user-oriented value delivery.
- Managed relationships between business managers and team, helping them stay focused on their value delivery while meeting business expectations.
Agile Project Manager | Scrum Consultant
S2 Consultores
- Conducted agile and innovation workshops, helping teams change their perception of how to tackle complex issues. This resulted in increased experimentation of new ideas and approaches, leading to a higher rate of successful innovation initiatives.
- Orchestrated collaboration between design and development teams, boosting efficiency and productivity.
- Executed comprehensive user experience development and testing procedures, ensuring optimal functionality.
- Implemented strategic project management techniques, resulting in a high initial sign-up of beta customers.
General Project Manager | Business Innovation Director
Quiroz y Cia Ltda
- Implemented staff management strategies for self-management, improving task completion and autonomy.
- Executed marketing and sales strategies, leading to increased membership sales.
- Enhanced customer service protocols, resulting in a 20% increase in customer satisfaction ratings and a 10% increase in retention.
- Optimized kitchen processes through value-stream mapping, reducing food waste by 25% and speeding production time.
- Coordinated delivery routes for the motorized team, resulting in a 2-hour success delivery window and reaching 100% delivery goals.
- Ideated and launched an alternative communication project of advertising through screens in executive/private taxi companies.
- Organized and coordinated external suppliers, maintaining low costs.
- Curated entertainment content, leading to increased viewing and engagement.
Project History
Enterprise Platform to Create AI-assisted Workflows
http://www.kindo.aiReorganized and managed the development team, transforming it into a highly efficient unit that consistently delivered high-quality integration of MLM functionality with various SaaS products and ensuring seamless platform performance.
I played a pivotal role in elevating the development team into a highly productive and cohesive unit. I led the team through the successful development of a robust platform designed to support AI functionalities, seamlessly integrating LLMs with various SaaS products like Google Drive and Jira.
By implementing Agile methodologies, I ensured that the team operated efficiently, prioritizing features and maintaining a steady delivery pace. My guidance in running Scrum ceremonies and fostering a culture of continuous improvement allowed the team to overcome challenges quickly, leading to the platform’s successful deployment.
My ability to balance technical oversight with team empowerment was key to transforming the team into a production powerhouse, ultimately driving the project’s success.
Management of Global eCommerce Brands
http://www.homedics.comLed the development and release of multiple marketing campaigns targeting the US, Canada, and UK markets, achieving key sales objectives.
My responsibilities included guiding the development team through Agile practices, ensuring that sprint goals were aligned with the marketing objectives, and maintaining a steady flow of communication between the marketing and development teams.
My leadership in backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and daily stand-ups allowed the team to rapidly iterate and deliver high-quality campaign assets. My hands-on approach to resolving roadblocks and optimizing workflows helped the campaigns achieve significant sales objectives, demonstrating the effectiveness of Agile methodologies in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
Through my efforts, I ensured that the campaigns were delivered on time and exceeded the performance expectations set by the stakeholders.
AI-assisted SEO Improvement for Automobile Client
https://www.linkedin.com/company/convertibleai/about/Led the discovery phase from scratch, defining the project's scope and requirements.
I played a key role in leading the discovery phase from scratch. My work involved conducting thorough research and analysis to identify how AI could enhance SEO performance.
I coordinated cross-functional teams, facilitated workshops, and collaborated closely with stakeholders to gather and define project requirements. By translating business needs into actionable user stories and technical specifications, I ensured that the project was aligned with strategic goals.
My leadership during this phase established a clear roadmap for the project, setting the stage for a smooth transition into development and ultimately contributing to the project’s overall success.
Online Banking Platform for Banco Bolivariano
https://www.bolivariano.com/inicioGuided a team in increasing performance and value delivery with stable releases every two weeks, increasing usage and revenue.
Worked with a team of 10 people to constantly release increments to the users.
I also coordinated with other Scrum teams to build partnered features seamlessly while following Agile and Scrum practices.
Scrum Leveling at Banco Del Austro
Leveled 12 Agile teams to a common and understood Scrum baseline.
Coached over 100 individuals divided into 12 teams on Scrum framework and Agile best practices to have a common understanding of how to work, define processes, establish goals, and identify what needed to be measured as teams while focusing on improving value delivery.
Appunto | Loyalty Application for Restaurant
Validated project ideas and signed real clients for launch.
Developed ideas and managed the team to build the project, and at the same time, validated the MVP with real clients ready for public launch.
Over 30 restaurants signed up, so I created their profiles and finalized the entire process to advertise their products and generate the necessary rewards for the final users.
Education
Engineer's Degree in Advertising and Marketing
Casa Grande University - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Certifications
Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC)
SCRUMstudy
Scrum for Operations and DevOps Fundamentals Certified (SODFC™)
SCRUMstudy
Managing Jira Projects
LinkedIn Learning
Jira Basic Administration
LinkedIn Learning
Agile with Atlassian Jira
Atlassian
Certified Scrum Master
SCRUMstudy
Design Thinking for Innovation
University of Virginia
Skills
Tools
Jira, Office 365, Miro, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Slack, Zoom, Confluence, Atlassian Suite, Figma, InVision, TestFlight, Asana, Google Workspace
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile, Servant Leadership, Kanban, Agile Project Management, Agile Software Development, Agile Leadership, Agile Delivery, Design Thinking, Agile Product Management, Requirements Analysis, DevOps, Azure DevOps
Industry Expertise
Call Centers, Capital Markets, Financial Markets, Financial Services
Platforms
Azure, BigCommerce, Blockchain, WordPress
Other
Email, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office, Scrum Master, Agile Coaching, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Agile Transformation, Planning, Project Coordination, Reporting, Project Management, Backlog Management, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Delivery Management, Microsoft 365, Sprint Ceremonies, Sprint Planning, Scrum Coaching, Product Roadmaps, Project Planning, Cross-functional Collaboration, Software Development, Software Project Management, Workshop Facilitation, Roadmaps, Task Management, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Product Ownership, Backlog Grooming, Business Requirements, Project Reporting, Documentation, Discovery, Business Transformation, Ticketing, Product Discovery, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Team Management, Status Updates, Business Process Optimization, Process Mapping, Process Flows, Process Design, Information Gathering, Client Management, Client Presentations, Project Delivery, Fintech, Risk Management, Project Tracking, Scope Management, Proof of Concept (POC), Governance, Requirements, Remote Team Leadership, Google Meet, Marketing, Advertising, Product Owner, Stakeholder Management, Digital Platform Development, Finance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Platforms, Discovery Workshops, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Management, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Communication Management, Startups, Web & Mobile Applications, Project Timelines, Communication, Software as a Service (SaaS), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Operations, Program Management, Technical Project Management, Technical Product Management, Project Discovery, Business Analysis, Pitch Decks, Process Transformation, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), IT Project Management, Client Delivery Management, Storytelling, Consulting, B2B Marketing, Marketing Campaigns, Software Integration, Statement of Work, Agile DevOps, ClickUp, Data Integration, Consumer Marketplaces, Marketplaces, Design, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Sales, Jira Administrator, Jira Administration, Retrospective Techniques, Sprint Retrospectives, Product Reviews, Presentations, Transparency, eCommerce, eCommerce UX, Business to Consumer (B2C), Integration, Display Advertising, Negotiation, Notion, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Machine Learning, Project Commercialization, Agentic AI, Trading Systems, Trading, Waterfall, Web Design, Website Management
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