Jakub Tuscher
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Gdynia, Poland
Toptal member since July 8, 2022
Jakub is a seasoned project and product manager with 16 years of professional experience implementing software and infrastructure projects for startups, multinational corporations, and government agencies. He is a dynamic, creative leader and business, goal-driven manager with excellent communication skills in English, Polish, and German. Jakub is a big fan of Agile project management, also experienced with traditional management methodologies.
Expertise
Work Experience
Agile Coach
Hapag-Lloyd
- Supported six cross-functional development teams as an agile coach.
- Supported the organization in its agile transformation.
- Initiated change by coaching team members and stakeholders.
Agile Project Manager
W4 Marketing AG
- Joined the W4 marketing agency as a freelance project manager to build landing pages for their customers.
- Built the new landing page for Loxy.ch, a business process streamlining platform.
- Acted as an agile coach for internal company teams.
Agile Project Manager
London Stock Exchange Group
- Joined the project as a scrum master/agile project manager to coordinate a team of around 15 developers in building a new financial data collection app and migrating and merging high-volume databases.
- Set up workflow processes and facilitated team events and meetings.
- Reported to senior management and coordinated team deliverables.
Agile Project Manager
Volkswagen
- Joined a large initiative as a team for 1-2 scrum teams to build modules for a new car manufacturing process management app.
- Set up workflow processes and took part in UX design workshops.
- Facilitated team discussions and events to foster agile ways of working and coordinate team deliverables.
Scrum Master
Self-employed
- Spearheaded a cross-functional team of Java and React developers in a fully remote setup delivering business modules for a car manufacturing management app for Volkswagen AG.
- Led two development teams focused on Java and React tech stack implementing a laboratory information management system for one of the major pharmaceutical companies in the world.
- Spearheaded a cross-functional PHP and React development team delivering web solutions for Berlingske Media, one of the major Scandinavian news companies.
Scrum Master
Roche / Genentech
- Joined the project as a senior scrum master to coach and facilitate the work of two scrum teams actively involved in developing and discovering a new LIMS product.
- Set up workflow processes and organized design and discovery workshops.
- Facilitated team discussions and events to foster agility.
Product Owner
STX Next
- Managed the development process of Upptic, an automated app store optimization and full-stack growth-services startup with a 4-person team of talented front-end and back-end engineers.
- Acted as the product owner on behalf of an incredible startup team from Carnegie Mellon University to build Ottertune, a database management system tool.
- Led the market launch of the Hala Kazim mobile app, the headspace for women in the Middle East region.
Project Manager and Product Owner
Nordea
- Contributed as a project manager for a new offshore location in Warsaw for Nordea Bank AB, successfully delivered from July to November 2017.
- Delivered a Waterfall project for corporate customers based on Hadoop technology for agile processes by setting up SAFe as a scrum master. Helped build up, coach, and facilitate two scrum teams of Scala developers and Python automation testers.
- Acted as the business link within an agile team in the daily banking hub handling the delivery of new features for the Nordea Netbank and customer online onboarding applications in Scandinavian countries.
Project Manager
Thomson Reuters
- Acted as the link between the client, engineers, and third parties in order to successfully install Thomson Reuters software and hardware products.
- Coordinated installations and configurations in cooperation with remote teams of technicians, administrative specialists, and engineers.
- Managed contacts with clients from the German banking sector (including top clients like Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, NORD/LB, BayernLB, and others).
Product Owner
10Clouds
- Acted as product owner/agile project manager in several scrum teams to build internet apps for international startups, including Tapeke.com, Afkarmena.com, and Edevate.com.
- Coordinated and facilitated product definition and discovery.
- Managed the development lifecycle, planned the roadmap, and managed stakeholder expectations.
Project Coordinator
Ministry of Infrastructure Poland
- Joined the ministry as a project coordinator for the General Polish Motorway and National Road Agency to implement motorway and public-private partnership projects.
- Acted as the link between financial, legal, and technical advisors and the vice-minister of infrastructure.
- Participated in numerous design workshops and financial and legal discussions concerning PPP projects and contracts.
Project History
Nordea Netbank | New User Interface for Private and Corporate Banking
https://www.nordea.se/Spearheaded the development of the new Nordea Netbank, Scandinavia's major bank serving millions of Scandinavians in their daily lives.
OtterTune | AI-powered Database Admin
https://ottertune.com/Built and prepared for market launch OtterTune, an AI-powered database management system invented by a startup from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Scrum Master for Berlingske Media
http://www.berlingske.dkManaged a cross-functional team of developers successfully to build new web features and maintain one of the biggest Danish news portals: berlingske.dk and bt.dk.
Car Manufacturing Management App for Volkswagen AG
Managed the development process of several modules delivered to the new car manufacturing management app used for the whole Volkswagen group.
Education
Coursework to Postgraduate Studies in Group Trainers
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Warsaw, Poland
Postgraduate Studies in Coaching
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Sopot, Poland
Master's Degree in International Relations
SGH Warsaw School of Economics - Warsaw, Poland
Certifications
ICAgile-Agile Certified Coach (ICP-ACC)
ICAgile
ICAgile Certified Professional-Agile Team Facilitation
ICAgile
PSPO I
Scrum.org
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
SAFe 4 Agilist
Scaled Agile inc
Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
ITIL Foundation Certification
Axelos
Skills
Tools
Slack, Google Docs, Trello, Jira, Confluence, Figma, Zeplin
Paradigms
Agile, Scrum, Agile Project Management, Requirements Analysis, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), UX Design
Other
Gmail, Project Management, Communication, Strategy, Negotiation, Yahoo! Groups, Active Listening, Clients, Sprint Planning, IT Project Management, Project Tracking, Business, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Business Law, Facilitation, Leadership, Coaching, Agile Coaching, Team Mentoring, Product Management, User Experience (UX), Scrum Master, Design, Workshops, Discovery Workshops, Project Planning, Project Timelines, Discovery, Psychology, International Finance, Politics, Training, User Flows, User Surveys, PI Planning, Copywriting, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), IT Services, IT Service Management (ITSM), Microsoft Teams, Distributed Team Management, Teamwork, Scrum Coaching, Pharmacy, Life Science, Product Discovery, Project Estimation, Timelines, Web Development, Marketing, Websites, Technical Project Management, Product Ownership
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