Scrum Master

The candidate is a Scrum Master from August 2020 with previos experience in various areas, mostly linguistics, as she has a degree from Spanish and English languages and literatures. Actually, she has a fulltime position, but she is open to explore other opportunities on the market. In her actual position, she is coaching 2 teams, 1st with 9 people and 2nd with 5, using Atlassian Jira regularly. She is comfortable to work with both bigger and smaller teams, although she prefers smaller, between 3-9 members. She lives in Zagreb and prefer positions in Zagreb, in office or with hybrid mode of working, as she is aware of importance of face to face interaction. Both standard employment and freelancing are options for her.

August 2020 – present: Scrum Master. Responsible for implementing the Scrum process, facilitating Scrum events, and coaching team members in self-management. Also focused on building psychological safety within the team and ensuring the meaningfulness and impact of their work.

March 2020 – June 2020: General Affairs Associate. Involved in negotiating business terms with telecommunications companies, managing the car fleet, handling executive management tasks, controlling costs for the General Affairs department, and onboarding new employees.

March 2014 – March 2020: Management responsibilities at a translation, interpreting, and language training business. Developed client network, negotiated business terms, handled administrative matters, and expanded business reach. Also provided business and general English training, designed tailored training courses, and offered interpreting and translation services.

July 2012 – July 2013: Human Resources Manager at a translation, localization, interpreting, and consulting company. Responsible for HR management, recruitment and retention, onboarding, mentoring, and project management. Also involved in preparing documentation in accordance with quality control norms and co-writing a corporate social responsibility report.

August 2011 – January 2012: Human Resources and Business Development Assistant at a tax advisory and audit firm. Participated in recruitment processes, handled HR administration, organized seminars, delivered business English trainings, and maintained the company's website.

January 2010 – July 2011: Office Assistant at a leading global management consulting firm. Provided administrative support to senior partners, organized corporate events and receptions, and assisted with recruiting-related presentations.

1999 - 2006: Studied Spanish and English languages and literatures at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb.

Additional information: Fluent in Croatian, English, and Spanish. Basic proficiency in German, French, and Portuguese. Certified Scrum Master. Completed professional training in various areas such as non-violent communication, time and goal management, and corporate social responsibility. Proficient in MS Office package. Volunteered in translating texts for HR professionals and animal rights organizations.