About Ana
Experienced Scrum Master with a background in Clinical Psychology and over 10 years of leadership and coaching experience. Currently leading Agile delivery initiatives within a global, regulated Pharma environment. Proven ability to guide cross-functional teams through the full delivery lifecycle — from structured planning to execution and implementation — ensuring alignment with governance standards, risk mitigation practices, and organizational objectives.
Strong experience partnering with senior stakeholders, managing dependencies across regions, and balancing agility with compliance in complex environments.
Portuguese
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Can work on-site
Lisbon (up to 50km)
Experience
- SANOFIHead of Scrum Teams & Agile CoachPHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYMay 2023 - Today (3 years and 1 month)Paris, FranceLeading Agile coaching initiatives across multiple teams in a global, regulated environment.Managing and coaching a team of four Scrum Masters, promoting autonomy and high‑performance practices.Partnering with directors to scale Agile ways of working and strengthen team maturity.Providing executive and leadership coaching (1:1) to support capability building and change adoption.Acting as a strategic link between leadership and delivery teams to ensure alignment and flow.Embedding Agile principles to improve decision‑making, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness.
- Ana MaçãsCoach | TrainerOctober 2014 - Today (11 years and 8 months)
- Support individuals and teams in achieving personal and professional goals.
- Facilitate growth, self-awareness, and performance improvement.
- Ana MaçãsAdvanced study in Rapport and High-Performance teamsNovember 2017 - Today (8 years and 7 months)
- Rapport is the ability to create a state of mutual trust, respect, and understanding. Builds psychological safety, allowing teams to express themselves freely —a key to creating high-performance teams.
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Education
- Business Mastery, BusinessTony Robbins University2016Business Mastery, Business
- Leadership AcademyTony Robbins University2017Leadership Academy
Certifications
- AI-Empowered SAFe Scrum Master CourseSAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.2026
- Agile CoachIC Agile2023