About Andrei
I enable organisations to bridge the gap between business strategy and digital execution by aligning stakeholder needs, regulatory goals, and agile delivery practices. With over 15 years of experience across aviation, enterprise IT, and digital governance, I provide hands-on leadership as a Product Owner, Business Architect, and Agile Project Manager. I specialize in designing scalable, user-centered systems and driving value through structured digitalisation, identity governance, and regulatory transformation.
English
Native or bilingual
German
Conversational
Can work on-site
Cologne (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Munich (up to 50km), Brussels (up to 50km)
Experience
- European Aviation Safety AgencyBusiness ArchitectNovember 2021 - April 2023 (1 year and 5 months)As Business Architect, I led initiatives to formalize and align EASA’s digital transformation strategy with its business operations, regulatory processes, and IT capabilities. My core focus was on defining value streams, capabilities, and governance structures to guide platform evolution, system integration, and cross-unit collaboration.Key Responsibilities:
- Value Stream Mapping & Strategy Alignment: Led the identification, modeling, and validation of value streams across certification, approvals, oversight, and support functions. Connected these value streams to digital products and platforms to support strategic portfolio planning.
- Capability & Domain Architecture: Developed capability models aligned with regulatory outcomes and organisation structures to support specific governance mechanisms and digitalisation goals.
- Process & Metadata Standardisation: Harmonised core business processes and designed metadata standards for regulatory document management. Enabled structured traceability across lifecycle stages.
- Business-IT Alignment: Translated regulatory requirements and business needs into functional system needs. Collaborated with Product Owners and Architects to embed business logic into tools such as PEGA, SharePoint, SAP, and Saviynt.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitated cross-departmental workshops, interviews, and validation sessions to co-develop value stream definitions and ensure alignment with business process models and strategic objectives.
- European Aviation Safety AgencyStrategic Product OwnerDIGITAL AND ITNovember 2020 - December 2024 (4 years and 1 month)Cologne, GermanyAs Product Owner, I lead the development and delivery of cross-functional digital services by translating regulatory and business strategy into actionable roadmaps and prioritizing stakeholder value in every product decision. My role bridges strategic vision, user needs, and agile delivery, ensuring scalable, outcome-driven platforms.Core Responsibilities:
- Vision & Strategy Alignment: Defined and communicated the product vision in alignment with business goals and regulatory priorities. Contributed to business case development and linked outcomes to strategic OKRs.
- Roadmap & Delivery Ownership: Developed a clear and actionable roadmap, balancing quick wins with long-term objectives. Managed iterative planning cycles and cross-team delivery coordination.
- Backlog & Sprint Management: Prioritized, maintained, and refined the product backlog. Authored detailed user stories and acceptance criteria, led sprint planning, and supported cross-functional development teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Stakeholder & Team Collaboration: Acted as the central point of contact between business, IT, and external partners. Facilitated stakeholder workshops, coordinated feedback loops, and ensured alignment on product priorities and scope.
- User-Centered Discovery: Led persona definition, journey mapping, and usability validation. Applied Design Thinking, interviews, A/B testing, and analytics to validate assumptions and prioritize features.
- Product Metrics & Value Tracking: Defined KPIs and success metrics, integrating them into dashboards and stakeholder reviews. Used data to inform prioritization and demonstrate delivered value.
- Cross-Team & Scaled Coordination: Collaborated across multiple agile teams within a SAFe environment. Participated in quarterly PI planning and dependency alignment for platform-wide coherence.
- Risk & Compliance Management: Identified and mitigated product and delivery risks, ensured compliance with data governance.
- C-DEVScrum Master – Agile TransformationDIGITAL AND ITJune 2018 - November 2020 (2 years and 5 months)As Scrum Master, I facilitated the agile delivery of digital platforms supporting certification, approvals, and regulatory processes. I coached cross-functional teams, ensured alignment with SAFe principles, and enabled continuous delivery of value in a complex stakeholder environment.Key Responsibilities:Agile Facilitation & Coaching:Guided three agile teams through Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews. Fostered continuous improvement through feedback loops and velocity tracking.Scaled Agile Implementation (SAFe):Applied SAFe practices to align team delivery with program-level priorities. Supported PI planning, cross-team coordination, and integration of deliverables across value streams.Team Development & Performance:Coached teams in agile best practices and facilitated the removal of blockers to maximize delivery efficiency. Promoted team autonomy and ownership while aligning with broader organizational goals.Stakeholder Collaboration:Worked closely with Product Owners, Architects, and Business Stakeholders to refine backlogs, clarify requirements, and prioritize value-driven features.Risk & Impediment Management:Proactively identified and mitigated risks, dependencies, and delivery impediments. Ensured transparent escalation paths and supported delivery predictability.Technical Coordination:Supported delivery of platforms built with Pega, SharePoint, SAP, and Saviynt, aligning technical teams and ensuring consistency across tooling environments.
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Education
- Master's degreeHHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management2018Master's degree
- Bachelor of Science(Faculty) Facultatea de Informatică, Universitatea "Al. I. Cuza"2007Bachelor of Science