
Izabela Alexandrescu
Agile Project Manager, Product Owner
Salary / Daily rate
Bucharest, Romania
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Innovation Catalyst & Agile Coach with 9+ years leading digital transformations across Fortune 500 companies. Currently driving €500k+ cost savings at Allianz through agile optimization and stakeholder management. Specialized in business transformation, product ownership, and team scaling with proven expertise in Scrum, SAFe, and change management methodologies.
Work experience
Allianz Services
May 2023 - Present
3 years 6 months
Bucharest Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
Agile Project Manager, Product Owner
May 2024 - Present
2 years 6 months
Bucharest Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
Technology Division AGN SNOW: Allianz Global Network SNOW Key Responsibilities: - Assisting in defining, developing, and implementing the strategic roadmap and the release of product features; - Identify/coordinate customer needs, gather requirements from stakeholders and provide guidance on business processes to the development team; - Stakeholders Communication regarding the product roadmap, timelines, status, and impediments if any; - Prioritize the user stories according to business values and create the backlog items for feature enhancement; - Working closely with product management team to ensure consistency and quality in deployment; - Ensure Backlog prioritization is aligned with stakeholder’s roadmap and strategies; - Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify enhancements that will improve efficiency output and the user experience for users; - Project Contract management, negotiation, in scope definition, capacity planning and forecasting; - Budgeting Control: Project level P&L, Cost control and optimization within the target margin. Key Accomplishments: - Agile Transformation: PO Way of Working Optimization Resulting in Removing Delivery Delays & Capacity optimization with cost saving >€500k/year; *Continuous Improvement & Innovation Award - Gold Sept 2024 - Allianz Services - Stakeholder Engagement & Management Efficient Information Radiators Set UP: Roadmap, Demands Deliverables, Financials - Reduced to 0% Escalation rate to Cluster lead within 2 Months - ServiceNow Global Services Migration PO: Migration Strategy & Roadmap - *Above & Beyond Award - Eagle Vision - Sept 2024 - Allianz Services Agile RoadMap & Deliverable Predictability ServiceNow Implementations: Pioneer for Jira Implementation in a Scaled Agile Environment resulting in Efficient Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment, removing silos effect removing cost sinks from duplicate implementation requests.
Agile Project Manager, IT Scrum Master
May 2023 - Jul 2024
1 year 3 months
Bucharest Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
Key Responsibilities: Technology Division • Responsible for implementing the Scrum cycle ceremonies and methodology within cross functional multicultural development teams; • Accountable for leading and coordinating teams of development & quality engineers to reach the value stream goals within the product delivery map; • Partner with Product Owners and technology/quality management to ensure the consistent delivery of quality software each sprint - within the agreed acceptance criteria and with 0 critical bugs; • Coaching the team within the Scrum Framework towards continuous self improvement, healthy team dynamics and self management;
Mentor - Business Acumen, Leadership, Project Management, Career Transformation, Self-Mastery
The Mentoring Club gUG
Sep 2022 - Present
4 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany
Passionate about leadership in all its forms - continuous learner and observer. Using different development methodologies & models to address the needs of new and/or experienced leaders in their day to day. Tailored approach on various business environments & verticals, leadership & communication styles. Books a session: https://calendly.com/alexandrescuisabela/45min Mentoring Topics: Leadership & Management Team Structure & Work Methodologies Career Advice & Self Mastery Project Management Agile & Lean
Agile Project Manager, Scrum Master
Lean Apps
May 2022 - May 2023
1 year 1 month
Bucharest, Romania · Remote
Key Responsibilities: • Responsible for implementing the Scrum cycle ceremonies and methodology within cross functional multicultural development teams; • Accountable for leading and coordinating teams of development & quality engineers to reach the value stream goals within the product delivery map; • Partner with Product Owners and technology/quality management to ensure the consistent delivery of quality software each sprint - within the agreed acceptance criteria and with 0 critical bugs; • Coaching the team within the Scrum Framework towards continuous self improvement, healthy team dynamics and self management; • Project Contract management, negotiation, in scope definition, capacity planning and forecasting; • Budgeting Control: Project level P&L, Cost control and optimization within the target margin; • Implementation of Kanban methodology: Level 3 Tech support services (incident management & change request requirements). Key Accomplishments: Project Management Lead: DevOps Support, DevOps - CI/CD Set up (Jenkins) Project Management Lead: Penetration testing (Black Box, Grey Box) - OWASP Standard Support Umbrella Services Structure Set Up: L3 Support, DevOps, Penetration Testing Agile Project Manager Financial Panel Expert Company Policy Committee Member: Days Off Policy Revamp Project
Senior Project Manager
Webhelp
Aug 2021 - May 2022
10 months
Bucharest Metropolitan Area
Client: Google Workspace Key Responsibilities: • Accountable for key business indicators, change Management and Customer Relationship Management in a fast-paced environment and in a Customer Satisfaction and Operational Excellence culture; • Development of business strategies around process improvement and implementation to drive financial and quality excellence, including the execution and implementation follow up (Lean Six Sigma principles); • Modeling & implementation of Leadership development initiatives and programs and driving best practice standards on people management, coaching skills, business acumen; • Direction, leadership and coaching to Team Managers, Trainers, Quality Assurance Analysts, HR Partners; Key Accomplishments: Procedural backbone on main business workflows & areas. Prime on all efficiency & productivity KPIs – reporting, action plan consultancy Data Miner – profiling modeling, defining role & scope in the team, Scrum Master Role within leading the Data Miner into request delivery. Staff: 75+
TELUS International Europe
Mar 2015 - Jul 2021
6 years 5 months
Bucharest, Romania
Service Delivery Manager, Operations Manager
Aug 2019 - Jul 2021
2 years
Bucharest, Romania
Financial Industry Client Key Responsibilities: • Accountable for key business indicators, change Management and Customer Relationship Management in a fast-paced environment and in a Customer Satisfaction and Operational Excellence culture; • Development of business strategies around process improvement and implementation to drive financial and quality excellence, including the execution and implementation follow up (Lean Six Sigma principles); • Solution designing within the business specific opportunities to diversify & grow the billable services towards the BPO client, including digital opportunities; • Modeling & implementation of Leadership development initiatives and programs and driving best practice standards on people management, coaching skills, business acumen; • Direction, leadership and coaching to Team Managers, Trainers, Quality Assurance Analysts, HR Partners; • Responsible for P&L of the account, including revising financials Forecast and Budget and strongly collaborate with Business Intelligence to drive Revenue and Growth. Key Accomplishments: Up-selling Services: first Vendor Site with trilingual services (out of 8); Successful business cases negotiating KPI targets; Unique financial solution to balance the quarterly revenue & margin in Q2 2020 – First COVID Quarter; Speed to Competency new hire performance model design 0-90 days – reduced by 30 days learning curve; Global Collaboration Model to unify 3 Telus Geos supporting the same financial client. Staff: 45+
Operations Manager
May 2018 - Oct 2019
1 year 6 months
Bucharest, Romania
Gaming Industry Client Key Responsibilities: • Accountable for managing, coaching and developing a team of 9 Team Leaders focusing on quality, productivity, attendance & developmental actions for themselves & supporting this through their teams; • Process mapping for performance management, Development & Growth, Auditing, Skill Workshops, visibility on actions and initiatives; Ensuring that the team operates efficiently, adheres to procedures & policies and meet obligations as set out by the client & Telus, immediately addressing any situation where this not the case; Change management & implementation expertise actions to ensure the success of new strategical processes and workflow; • Responsibilities & resource allocation across the team to deliver business results and develop both existing and new team members; • Recruiting staff - different roles: Team Leaders and CSRs Responsibility for team members’ formal evaluation processes including career development, salary review and performance management; • One of the Primary escalation points for the client, providing timely & professional responses. Key Accomplishments: Leadership Model – Priming model of department responsibilities & roles leveraging Agile concepts; Leadership Development model – Lead Performance Model – transferable competencies & clear indicative behaviors with output in efficiency, KPI achievement & retention; Workshops & training content on coaching models, skill building, people management; Sustainable Redundancy model for supervisor roles to ensure business continuity and coherent KPI delivery. Staff: 100+ Leadership Staff: 9
Sales Team Manager (B2B)
Mar 2015 - May 2018
3 years 3 months
Bucharest, Romania
Prime Team Manager Outbound Campaigns Cold Calling at the client's request, Prime Team Manager Web Chat & Web Leads Campaign Key Responsibilities: • Managing performance deliverables and team productivity; • Setting target commitments & managing target negotiations; • Reporting & Analytics on customer trend/ behaviors and proposed offer adjustment. Key Accomplishments: Lead Team Manager in implementing TIR changes for payroll, retention, Quality Adjusting scorecards, Lead Team Manager in Adjusting Coaching Methodology
Team Manager on BCX WLN Care LOB - B2B
Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
9 months
Bucharest, Romania
TELUS International Europe - BCX Care for SBS (Small Business Solutions), Bucharest (Romania) Key Responsibilities: • Leading a team of 21 team members and achieving in 6 months the onshore desired indicators at team level (SLA, AHT, NPS - net promoter score); • Team management & leadership action providing recurrence in coaching, motivation, visibility on progress and setting next steps: bonus structures; • Fruitful collaboration with supporting departments; • Business reviews sessions : presentations & analytics - Vendor Mangers, Directors, VPs. Key Accomplishments: Process mapping and procedures set up: enabling work within the team with a coherent workflow map ensuring clarity and ease of visibility; Successful team ramp: Target achievement, cohesion and workflow.
Education
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate: Design Thinking and Innovation
2024 - 2024
3 months
Upmind
Professional Training
2023 - 2023
3 months
Transformation Academy
Transformation Coach Certification
2023 - 2023
3 months
Transformation Academy
Certified Master Mindset Coach
2022 - 2023
8 months
Transformation Academy
Certified Master Coach
2022 - 2023
5 months
Transformation Academy
Certified Business Fundamentals & Start Up Coach
2022 - 2023
7 months
Transformation Academy
Professional Life Coach Certification
2023 - 2023
1 month
Transformation Academy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Life Coach Certification
2023 - 2023
1 month
Transformation Academy
Life Purpose Coach Certification
2022 - 2023
2 months
Transformation Academy
Entrepreneurship and Business Coach Certification
2022 - 2022
3 months
Academia de Studii Economice din București
Master's degree
2011 - 2013
2 years 1 month
University of Bucharest
Bachelor Degree - European Studies
2008 - 2011
3 years 1 month
University of Cambridge
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) C1 – Cambridge
2008 - 2008
1 month