Alina Zayats

As an IT consultant, I participated in various assignments, being responsible for:

• Driving an Agile transformation program in one of the biggest German energy companies. Define and implement a change management plan for the software testing and release processes across 36 different product teams. Implemented and conducted a communication plan, including various trainings, to support changes.
• Enabling cross-team communication and knowledge sharing by establishing and facilitating a Community of Practice.
• Tracking progress through well-defined KPIs, such as feature request cycle, test coverage, test efficiency, and active defects.
• Managing the project implementing accessibility compliance according to BITV/WCAG standards.

• Managed three cross-functional Scrum teams, responsible for different product lines.
• Shaped and aligned the product vision with stakeholders.
• Ensured feature delivery on time, achievement of clear sprint goals, and released quality.
• Set up team metrics to enable transparency of team performance. Improved team's velocity, predictability of releases. Coached the team with Agile best practices.

• Led crowd testing initiatives, including scope definition, vendor selection, and cost alignment.
• Defined testing strategies for iOS/Android Apps and backend APIs as sole QA engineer.
• Created and executed test cases and scenarios based on product requirements.
• Performed UX/UI testing to ensure high usability standards.

• Held various roles in sales management and content management.