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Claas Helms

Release Train Engineer, Agile Coach, Scrum Master

€1,000/day
Hamburg, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Claas

Agile Coach | SAFe® RTE & SPC | Agile Transformation & ART Leadership | Remote Expert

As a certifiedSAFe® Release Train Engineer(RTE, 6.0),SAFe® SPC(SPC, 6.0), andAgile Coach**, I have been supporting organizations in their **agile transformationfor many years. I successfully shapeAgile Release Trains(ARTs), **PI Planning and Execution**, and empower **teams and leaders to sustainably live agile values**.

Motivation


*Enable Transformation:Steer changes at the interface of employees, teams, and organizations.

*Ensure Sustainability:Anchor agile values & working methods long-term.

*Foster Collaboration:Enable cross-team cooperation and transparent communication.

*Strengthen Leadership:Provide direction & promote self-responsibility.
  • Coaching & Development: Support Product Managers, System Architects, and teams.
*Experience Effectiveness:Increase productivity, transparency & resilience.

*Project Language:German (Native, C2) & English (Fluent, C1)

*Remote Expertise:Focus on effective collaboration and coaching in remote setups

Top Skills

  • Agile Coach
  • SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE)
  • SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC)
  • Senior Scrum Master
  • Agile Transformation
  • Agile Release Train (ART) Leadership
  • PI Planning
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Servant Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Continuous Improvement (PDCA)
  • Leadership Development
  • Team Coaching
  • Facilitation & Moderation
  • Remote Collaboration
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Microsoft Teams | MS Office
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Hamburg (up to 50km)

Experience

  • diconium digital solutions GmbH für Volkswagen AG / CARIAD / dx.one
    Release Train Engineer
    AUTOMOBILE
    November 2023 - August 2025 (1 year and 9 months)
    Responsibilities:
    • Setup and leadership of an Agile Release Train with 6 teams and 69 people
    • Servant Leader for ~60 international team members; close collaboration with Product Management and System Architecture
    • Planning and moderation of PI events, fostering cross-departmental collaboration and remote management
    • Migration and scaling of the ART: Integration of additional teams from another project and handover of the ART from CARIAD SE to dx.one GmbH
    • Mentoring of Scrum Masters and coaching the organization in the further development of agile processes
    Methods/Tools:
    • SAFe®
    • PI Planning/Execution
    • Inspect & Adapt
    • Scrum of Scrums
    • Team Topologies
    • Jira, Confluence
    • Miro, MS Teams
    SAFe Release Train Engineer Servant Leadership Organizational Development Agile Coaching & Transformation
  • Consileon Business Solutions GmbH für Porsche AG
    Agile Coach
    AUTOMOBILE
    July 2023 - September 2023 (2 months)
    Responsibilities:
    • Coaching & Supervision of agile teams, mentoring of Scrum Masters, POs & Tech Leads
    • Moderation of workshops & agile events
    Methods/Tools:
    Agile Coaching
    Process Setup
    Facilitation
    Jira /Confluence
    MS Office / MS Teams
    Miro

    Agile Coach Workshop Facilitation Team Development Training Organizational Development
  • e&Co. AG für Volkswagen Group IT
    SAFe® Coach / Consultant
    AUTOMOBILE
    March 2023 - June 2023 (3 months)

    Project Description

    • Setup & support of the SAFe® transformation for Volkswagen Group IT
    • Conducting SAFe® trainings (Leading SAFe®, SAFe® for Teams)
    • Strategic planning and transformation design

    Tools

    • MS Office, Microsoft Teams,
    • Jira, Confluence

    Methods

    • SAFe® Framework & Lean-Agile Mindset
    • Facilitation and moderation of workshops
    • Transformation Coaching
    SAFe Workshops Trainings Lean-Agile Mindset Agile Transformation

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Education

  • Diplom Designer Electronic Business
    Institute of Electronic Business / UdK Berlin
    2025

Certifications

  • SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC 6.0)
    Scaled Agile Inc
    2024
  • SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE 6.0)
    Scaled Agile Inc
    2023

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