Lars S.-Scrum Master & Agile Coach
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Experience
Scrum Master & Agile Coach
Self-employed
- Scrum Master & Agile Coach in agile product development
- Training, consulting and coaching project and product teams on Scrum and Kanban, as well as agile values and principles
- Introducing Scrum and other agile methods
- Developing an agile “mindset” at the organizational level
- Advising on setting up cross-functional teams
Regional Director / Director of Special Sales
1:1 Assekuranzservice AG
- Developing a new sales territory
- Recruiting and training financial advisors
- Leading a team of around 50 employees and advisors
- Sales controlling and budget responsibility
Entrepreneur, Consultant and Founder in the Finance & IT Sector
Self-employed
- Founded and built a startup in crowdfunding and crowdinvesting (Product Owner role)
- Founded and built a community in the insurance sector (Product Owner role)
- Supported and developed a startup in the insurance and investment sector as a Senior Consultant
Head of Marketing, Sales & Services
FAS Finanz AG
- Managed all marketing and sales activities
- Built a sales network with around 950 freelance partners
- Led the entire internal operations team of around 20 employees
- Responsible for operations and business processes
- Built an IT platform for the insurance and investment sector
Owner and Managing Director
FPC – Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Finanzberatung mbH
- Provided holistic financial advice to clients as a multi-tied agent (insurance, investments, real estate, financing)
- Built and led a team of 20 financial advisors and 2 internal staff
- Introduced modern software products for client advice
Self-employed Financial Advisor
Swiss Life Select Deutschland GmbH
- Comprehensive financial advice for clients (insurance, investments, real estate, financing)
- Developing new advisors, including sales coaching
- Specialist in historic listed properties
- Youngest manager in the group and member of the Top-50 advisor circle
Deputy Store Manager
Fink Schuhe & Sport GmbH & Co. KG
- Deputy management of a store with 40 employees
- Customer advice and sales
- Responsible for training and participant in the leadership program to become a store manager in retail
Industry experience
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Experienced in Insurance, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services, Real Estate, and Retail.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Product Development, Sales, Finance, Project Management, Human Resources, and Investments and M&A.
Summary
Agility in companies is not a method or practice limited to teams or departments. It is a particular way of thinking and acting according to certain values and principles, required throughout the entire organization. The foundation is collaboration based on trust and transparency.
Skills
A Can-Do Attitude Combined With A Focus On Results
Practicality Paired With A Sense For Necessary Details And Adherence To Methods
Solution-Oriented Approach
Systems Thinking And A Holistic Perspective
Sensitivity To Team Dynamics
Willingness To Address Conflict
Strong Leadership
Atlassian Products: Jira, Confluence, Trello
Microsoft Products: Ms-Teams, Ms-Office, Ms-Forms And Other Products From Microsoft
Digital Whiteboards & Collaboration Tools: Miro, Mural, Conceptboard
Supporting Individual Teams And Departments Through To Scaled Projects With 3 Teams And Around 40 Employees
Active Stakeholder Management
Coaching Leaders
Languages
Education
FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Schwerpunkt Strategische Unternehmensführung, Unternehmensbewertung, · Business Administration · Bonn, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Scrum Alliance
Certified Lego Serious Play Facilitator
Scrum Alliance
Scrum Alliance
Kanban Professional
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Qualifications
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Lars is based in Andernach, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Lars speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).
Lars has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Lars has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 5 months. Note that Lars may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Lars would be well-suited for roles such as: Scrum Master & Agile Coach, Regional Director / Director of Special Sales, Entrepreneur, Consultant and Founder in the Finance & IT Sector.
Lars's most recent position is Scrum Master & Agile Coach at Self-employed.
In recent years, Lars has worked for Self-employed.
Lars is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance. Lars also has some experience in Professional Services, Real Estate, and Retail.
Lars is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Sales, and Finance. Lars also has some experience in Project Management, Human Resources, and Investments and M&A.
Lars has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.
Lars has recently worked in business areas like Product Development and Project Management.
Lars holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management.
Lars has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Agile Leadership, Certified Lego Serious Play Facilitator, and Certified Less Practitioner.
Lars will be available full-time from January 2027.
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