Eslam Saad Ibrahim
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Leading Scrum Masters and Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer | PMP | PMI-ACP | Agile Coach | Agile Delivery Manager | Senior Scrum Master Results-driven Agile leader with over 8 years of experience orchestrating cross-functional teams and managing complex software delivery in the technology, finance, and healthcare sectors. Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer and Project Management Professional (PMP), with a proven track record in driving large-scale Agile transformations and delivering value through high-performing Agile Release Trains. Specialize in applying Lean-Agile principles and frameworks—including SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban—to build self-organizing teams, enhance operational efficiency, and accelerate time-to-market. Leadership has enabled organizations to align business goals with delivery execution, optimize value streams, and sustain continuous improvement. Key accomplishments include: Leading a 200+ member Agile Release Train with consistent, on-time PI deliveries. Mentoring and developing Scrum Masters and Agile teams to elevate performance and Agile maturity. Improving delivery efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction through enhanced collaboration and streamlined processes. Known for fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and innovation, bring a balanced blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution to every engagement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Lead Scrum Masters/Release Train Engineer
Giza Systems
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03.2024 - 11.2025
- Agile Release Train (ART) Execution & Facilitation
- Facilitate PI Planning to align teams with business objectives.
- Increasing team productivity by 30%
- Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on SAFe and Lean-Agile principles.
- Led cross-functional teams to implement Agile methodologies and improve collaboration.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, ensuring alignment and clarity among team members.
- Coordinated release planning activities to streamline project delivery and enhance efficiency.
- Mentored junior Scrum Masters, fostering their professional development and improving team dynamics.
- Developed and maintained metrics to track project progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope and align deliverables with business goals.
- Organised retrospective meetings to encourage continuous improvement and address team challenges.
- Implemented best practices for Agile project management, enhancing overall team performance.
- Led successful product launch campaigns via comprehensive release planning.
- Managed stakeholder expectations, fostered good working relationships.
- Promoted adherence to Agile methodologies across all projects.
- Monitor ART performance, manage risks/dependencies, and drive value delivery.
- Lead Inspect & Adapt workshops and support continuous improvement.
- Ensure SAFe compliance and Agile maturity across organization.
- Project & Program Management
- Define scope, objectives, and deliverables.
Scrum Master
VOIS (Vodafone International Services)
08.2022 - 03.2024
- Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
- Using SAFe Framework.
- Training, mentoring and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
- Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
- Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
- Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.
- Ensuring proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for scrum team.
- Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials.
- Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders.
- Projects: My Vodafone App UK
Scrum Master/Product Manager
Reach Link
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Managing and prioritizing product backlog
- Translating product managers’ strategies to tasks for development
- Serving as liaison between product and development
- Product backlog management
- Researching customer experiences and demands.
- Improving customer experiences.
- Outlining detailed product strategy.
- Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
- Training, mentoring and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
- Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
- Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
- Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.
- Ensuring proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for scrum team.
- Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials.
- Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders.
Scrum Master/Product Manager
Mega Trust Group
Cairo
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Determining feature requirements.
- Researching customer experiences and demands.
- Improving customer experiences.
- Outlining a detailed product strategy.
- Managing cross-functional teams.
- Managing product road maps and releases.
- Facilitate providing the best work environment for the team to enhance creativity and improve the efficiency of the development team.
- Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
- Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of the scrum team in Agile methodology.
- Organize and facilitate the sprint planning meeting.
- Arrange daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo, and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of the adaptation process.
- Support the product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.
- Responsible for conducting retrospective meetings.
- Document internal audits and findings to improve appropriate corrective actions.
- Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences.
- Ensure the correct use of the scrum process.
- Communicate and partner effectively with the team and stakeholders.
- Encourage continuous team improvement and self-management.
- Reviewing acceptance criteria and ensuring that user stories are ready for development.
- Www.megatrust.net
Scrum Master
The Elephant Tech
Cairo
05.2019 - 07.2021
- Facilitate providing the best work environment for the team to enhance creativity and improve the efficiency of the development team.
- Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
- Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of the scrum team in Agile methodology.
- Organize and facilitate the sprint planning meeting.
- Arrange daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo, and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of the adaptation process.
- Support the product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.
- Responsible for conducting retrospective meetings.
- Document internal audits and findings to improve appropriate corrective actions.
- Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences.
- Ensure the correct use of the scrum process.
- Communicate and partner effectively with the team and stakeholders.
- Encourage continuous team improvement and self-management.
- Reviewing acceptance criteria and ensuring that user stories are ready for development.
- Www.theelephant.tech
Scrum Master
Jobzella
Cairo
11.2017 - 04.2019
- Working with CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Process in Agile Environment.
- Preparing Project Management Files.
- Facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo, and retrospective meetings.
- Facilitate the working process for the team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.
- Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of the scrum team in Agile methodology.
- Responsible to remove the impediments for the scrum team.
- Arrange daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo, and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of the adaptation process.
- Help the product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.
- Responsible to conduct retrospective meetings.
- Organize and facilitate the sprint planning meeting.
- Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences.
- Ensure the correct use of the scrum process. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
- Www.jobzella.com
Education
Bachelor degree of commerce - Accounting and Auditing
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt 09.2009 - 07.2017
Skills
- Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc
- Understand basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
- Strong knowledge of Scrum theory rules and practices
- Knowledge about other methodologies other than Agile-Scrum, so that can explain other methodologies to motivate team
- Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand team needs
- Knowledge about Agile techniques like User Stories, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
- Ability to take and understand commitment to deliver product on time
- Know about value of metrics and incremental delivery
- Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and user stories, etc
- Forecast numbers of deliverables possible in iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source
- Strong ability in estimation and planning Knowing how to create useful, reliable and practical plans for software development projects
Certification
- Certified PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) in 2025
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) in 2025
- Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) From Scaled Agile Framework in 2024
- Certified Leading SAFe From Scaled Agile Framework in 2024
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master From Scaled Agile Framework in 2023
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance in 2022
- Certified Professional Scrum Master (SMPC) from CertiProf 2011 and 2020 syllabus in 2022
- Certified Advanced Agile Management (AAMC) from the Software Engineering Competence Center (SECC) in 2019.
- Certified Agile Software Development Foundation (SAFC) from the Software Engineering Competence Center (SECC) in 2019.
LANGUAGES
Arabic: Mother Tongue.
English: Very Good Writing & Spoken.
Timeline
Lead Scrum Masters/Release Train Engineer
Giza Systems
03.2024 - 11.2025
Scrum Master
VOIS (Vodafone International Services)
08.2022 - 03.2024
Scrum Master/Product Manager
Reach Link
06.2022 - 08.2022
Scrum Master/Product Manager
Mega Trust Group
08.2021 - 05.2022
Scrum Master
The Elephant Tech
05.2019 - 07.2021
Scrum Master
Jobzella
11.2017 - 04.2019
Bachelor degree of commerce - Accounting and Auditing
Cairo University
09.2009 - 07.2017