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Paul F.PF

Paul F.

Scrum Master, Agile Coach

€720/day
Den Haag, NL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Paul

Experienced and technically grounded Agile Coach/Scrum Master helping organizations adopt, transform, and mature Agile practices. I work across sectors and company sizes, bringing deep organizational insight and tailoring approaches to varying levels of Agile and Scrum maturity.
Skilled in scaling Agile using Spotify, LeSS, and SAFe frameworks. A SAFe 6 Practice Consultant and Certified Agilist.
I’m a passionate believer that true Agile transformation is rooted at the team level. Whether guiding cross-functional teams or navigating complex scaled environments, I help organizations unlock agility from the inside out.
I specialize in building strong, self-organizing teams, coaching individuals with a focus on process, principles, and personal growth. As a servant leader, I foster engagement, discipline, and ownership—driving end-to-end responsibility and delivering high-quality products.
At the organizational level, I coach Leaders and Product Owners on Lean-Agile principles and organizational health, Scrum Masters and RTEs on servant leadership, and Development Teams on XP and Lean practices. As a Certified Scrum Product Owner, I also support POs in maximizing value delivery.
With a technical background, I relate deeply to engineering teams, helping them overcome challenges and establish transparent, outcome-focused ways of working—especially within DevOps and Portfolio-level environments.
International clients and diverse teams value my clarity and native English; especially when explaining complex Agile concepts and practices.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Den Haag (up to 50km)

Experience

  • ASML, [Semi-Conductors]
    Senior Scrum Master/Agile Coach
    June 2023 - May 2025 (1 year and 11 months)
    Veldhoven, Netherlands
    • Cryptography Scrum Master for IAM Crypto Team and agile lead the installation of a new CLM built in conjunction with the Security Office. Quality built in with no shortcuts taken within 6 months. Expanded team size by 70%.
    • Coordinated push of a major improvement of cryptography security to the whole organisation preventing productivity costs which would run into millions of Euros and reputational damage.
    • Scrum Master of Active Directory and Global Directories Team all three teams harnessing technical background, agile product leading and management experience increasing throughput of initiatives by 300%.
    • Defined way of working to make the Ops work of the three teams visible in/to the Portfolio (Management), for transparency and performance and trending dashboards increasing transparency from unknown to 100%.
    • Transformationally advised on inter-ART and cross ART initiative delivery. Coached department in SAFe (with JiraAlign). Coached Leading Coalition (CPO & RTE) in SAFe; including Value Mapping and Lean Portfolio Management. Teams now have real clarity as to what is needed from them, when and why and predictability exceeded 80%.
    • Formed Value Streams for Cryptography, Active Directory and eDirectory Teams within IAM ART and Interim PO for Active Directory and eDirectory Teams when required.
    • Coach and mentor to ART withjunior architect mentored to senior architect and senior developer coached in risk management.
    • Expanded upon the Strategic Theme OKRs with Team specific OKRs an KPIs resulting in 25% Ops reduction.
  • Viterra Bv [Commodities]
    Scrum Master/Agile Coach
    January 2020 - July 2025 (5 years and 7 months)
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    • Supported the Agile transformation of the Business Intelligence Department, launching newly formed Scrum and Kanban teams, which led to a 35% increase in delivery predictability and improved stakeholder engagement.
    • Facilitated brainstorming sessions using Liberating Structures, enhancing team creativity and alignment, and accelerating solution discovery across cross-functional groups.
  • Transavia [Aviation]
    Agile Coach
    March 2022 - October 2024 (2 years and 8 months)
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Led Agile coaching for the "Operationele Afdelingen" department, resulting in a 40% increase in Agile adoption and improved cross-team collaboration through tailored training and coaching sessions.
    • Promoted the Scrum Master role, increasing role clarity and accountability across teams, which contributed to a 25% reduction in delivery bottlenecks and improved stakeholder satisfaction.

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Education

  • Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I & II Leading SAFe - Certified SAFe Agilist
    Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I & II Leading SAFe - Certified SAFe Agilist
  • Professional Product Owner I Certified SAFe 6 Practice Consultant Prince2 Registered Practitioner
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    Professional Product Owner I Certified SAFe 6 Practice Consultant Prince2 Registered Practitioner

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