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Said A.SA

Said A.

Supermalter

Scrum Master | Architect of Agile Success

€835/day
3 projects
Nanterre, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Said

🧭 Strategic Scrum Master & SAFe Practitioner | 12 Years of Real-World Impact | Leadership • Delivery • Agile at Scale

I'm not your average Scrum Master. I'm the one you bring in when agility has to deliver, not just look good on paper.

For over 12 years, I’ve driven Agile transformations in high-stakes environments — from tech scale-ups to enterprise teams operating under pressure.
My role? Elevate teams, align business and delivery, and ensure that Agile isn’t a buzzword — it’s a performance engine.

🔧 I connect strategy with execution.
🔥 I bring velocity where things are stuck.
🚀 I turn teams into high-impact, autonomous units.

What I do best:
  • Remove blockers and build real flow
  • Facilitate cross-team collaboration at scale (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
  • Bridge the gap between product vision and execution
  • Drive delivery in demanding environments, with full stakeholder alignment
  • Boost morale, sharpen focus, and help teams exceed expectations

🧩 Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
🛠️ Contexts: Agile at Scale (ARTs, SAFe trains), multi-squad digital delivery, transformation projects
🌍 Missions in France or abroad — remote/hybrid/on-site

What teams say:

“You’ve transformed the way we work.”
“You restored clarity and confidence in the middle of chaos.”
“You don’t just facilitate — you lead.”

If you're looking for a Scrum Master who runs smooth ceremonies and plays by the book — I’m probably not the one.
But if you want someone who knows how to unblock, deliver, and inspire — that’s what I do.



  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Fluent

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

Experience

  • Sanofi
    Agile Program Leader – Global HR Transformation | Pharma Group | Enterprise Kanban & Change Catalyst
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    November 2024 - Today (1 year and 7 months)
    Paris, France
    As an Agile Program Leader on a strategic HR transformation initiative for a top global pharmaceutical company, I drive enterprise-level agility in a high-stakes, multinational environment where precision, alignment, and execution excellence are non-negotiable.

    This large-scale transformation aims to redesign, localize, and roll out new global HR processes across multiple countries and business units. My mission goes far beyond traditional Scrum facilitation — I act as a catalyst for change, orchestrating complex cross-border workflows, empowering diverse teams, and ensuring business-critical delivery using Kanban methodology.

    🎯 My Core Responsibilities
    • Agile Leadership: I structure, manage, and continuously optimize a global Kanban system to streamline HR process design, validation, localization, and deployment
    • Cross-functional coordination: I facilitate alignment between local HR, central teams, trainers, and technical contributors across countries and cultures
    • Change Enablement: I lead the transformation journey with empathy, structure, and a strong focus on adoption — from awareness to training delivery
    • Continuous Improvement: I monitor flow efficiency, remove delivery bottlenecks, and elevate team collaboration through regular retrospectives and process tuning
    • Strategic Reporting: I provide clear, actionable insights to the international steering committee and senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making

    🧠 Mission Highlights
    • Implemented and scaled Kanban workflows for a non-IT HR transformation program
    • Enabled successful delivery of end-user training packages and process rollouts in multiple countries
    • Fostered psychological safety and alignment among diverse, multicultural teams
    • Served as the go-to point of contact for all Agile topics within the transformation initiative
    • Built a high-trust environment between local ops, global HR, and transformation leaders
    Agile method Conduite du changement Scrum Master Leadership Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Sanofi
    Scrum Master – Global Modular Campaigns, XCEED Program, Agile Orchestration & Team Coaching
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    January 2023 - August 2024 (1 year and 7 months)
    Paris, France
    As the lead Scrum Master for the Transplant (Rezurock) vertical within Sanofi’s global XCEED transformation program, I orchestrated the design and execution of modular content strategies across multiple markets in a highly regulated, cross-cultural environment.

    My role extended far beyond traditional facilitation: I embedded Agile deeply into the organization’s marketing and medical workflows, upskilled global teams, and ensured a frictionless delivery pipeline through precision coaching, structured collaboration, and stakeholder alignment.

    I operated as both a delivery leader and cultural catalyst, empowering teams across France, Italy, Spain, the US, and the UK to embrace Agile as a performance enabler — not just a methodology.

    🏆 Key Achievements
    🎓 Delivered 125+ hours of Agile coaching to 75+ professionals across 5 countries
    → High-impact micro-sessions (15 min/sprint/team) rated 4.8/5 in satisfaction

    🚀 Improved sprint efficiency by 20%, driving faster modular content production with fewer blockers

    🌍 Integrated the Transplant backlog into the XCEED-wide Kanban system, improving transparency, reducing delays, and clarifying priorities

    🎯 Facilitated monthly strategic demos, keeping global leadership aligned on progress and showcasing delivery milestones

    📈 Designed and implemented data-driven Agile feedback loops, enabling teams to track performance, optimize flow, and continuously improve outcomes

    💡 What sets this mission apart
    This mission exemplifies my ability to bring Agile to life beyond software, in a real-world, high-regulation, marketing-medical context.
    I don’t just facilitate ceremonies — I build Agile muscle across continents, empower teams to own their outcomes, and turn strategy into delivery with speed, structure, and clarity.
    Kanban Coaching Scrum Master Agile method Méthodologie Agile (SAFe)
  • SANOFI
    Scrum Master – Data & BI Transformation | Sanofi | Agile Delivery & Strategic Platform Migration
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    January 2020 - November 2022 (2 years and 10 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    In this mission, I led the Agile delivery of Sanofi’s global Customer Care KPIs platform, while also spearheading a major migration from Qlik Sense to Power BI—an initiative that generated over €200K in annual cost savings and unlocked 40% faster order processing across the global supply chain.

    I operated at the intersection of business intelligence, data strategy, and agile product delivery, empowering cross-functional teams to deliver value with speed and precision. My role demanded both strategic foresight and delivery excellence, ensuring every sprint aligned with measurable outcomes: increased efficiency, reduced defects, improved time-to-insight, and long-term profitability.

    🏆 Key Achievements
    🚀 Drove a 30% increase in operational efficiency by optimizing the Customer Care KPIs application and aligning technical delivery with business needs

    💰 Led the end-to-end migration from Qlik Sense to Power BI, resulting in €200K annual cost savings and improved analytics for global order tracking

    🧩 Facilitated Agile ceremonies (planning, estimations, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives) across product, data, and delivery teams
    → Result: 60% uplift in process efficiency, saving €100K+ annually in team productivity

    🧪 Implemented an advanced testing strategy with automated regression coverage, reducing defect rates by 40%
    → Net savings: €150K/year in bug resolution

    📝 Delivered high-quality acceptance test reports and coordinated application fixes
    → Reduced issue resolution time by 20%, generating an additional €50K/year in saved effort

    📈 Enabled better customer retention and revenue impact through timely delivery and analytics enhancements
    → Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment contributed to €200K+ in additional revenue

    🧠 Environment & Methods
    Agile (Scrum & SAFe) • BI & Data Engineering • Jira • Xray • Power BI • Qlik Sense • SAP • SQL • DAX • Snowflake • GitLab • AWS S3 • Tabular Editor 3 • Data Modeling & Visualization
    SQL Snowflake Data Modeling Scrum Master Microsoft Power BI

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