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Paul Yates

@paulyates

Highly accomplished Enterprise Product Consultant & Coach with over 15 years of experience.

United States
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What I'm looking for

Passionate about partnering with organizations to drive agile transformations and deliver measurable value through product excellence.

Highly accomplished Enterprise Product Consultant & Coach with over 15 years of demonstrated success in leading agile transformations and driving measurable value across diverse industries. A servant leader, adept at establishing Agile principles & practices at various organizational levels, from foundational to enterprise, to ensure lean portfolio management and foster an Agile culture of product delivery and development. Proven expertise in Agile Product Management, Project Management, and Lean Portfolio Management, with extensive experience coaching leaders & their teams towards servant leadership and devising transformative plans to harness the benefits of Lean Agile and Scrum methodologies. Possesses a strong track record of empowering teams to deliver value through self-direction, transparency, and continuous feedback loops, resulting in successful product releases to millions of customers.

Seeking a challenging role in Agile Project Management and Consulting where I can leverage my extensive product experience and expertise in leading agile teams and delivering measurable value. Committed to partnering with organizations to understand their product goals and empower teams to develop & meet milestones while driving product excellence. Ultimately, my goal is to leverage my passion for good, modern product leadership into business success, innovation, and predictability for happier teams.

Experience

MP

Product Coach & Instructor / Lead Agile Transformation Partner

Mutual of America via Summit Tech Partners

Designed and delivered custom agile product training for technology teams, management teams, business units, and leadership. Coached implementation of SCRUM, SAFe, and modern product management practices.

NP

Executive Agile Coach / Transformation Lead

Northrup Grumman Company, Mission Systems via Summit Tech Pa

Coached the implementation of agile practices at the president and SVP level. Designed and led the agile strategy for a division of 8000 full-time employees in delivering working solutions to government intelligence agencies.

UC

Sr. Program Coach

USAA, FASG (Financial Services) via Cprime

Led multiple ARTs (Agile Release Trains) and their Portfolio with the Scaled Agile Framework towards maturity. Coached product VPs & directors through structured exercises to empower their ARTs & teams with vision and strategy.

AG

Lead Agile Product Coach & Team Product Owner

AT&T Entertainment Group / DirecTV via The Eliassen Group

Led and coached cross-functional and component teams along with their ARTs and Solution leadership from inception to maturity for 'DirecTV Now' and other digital AT&T Entertainment products. Instructed public and internal SAFe courses with 100(s) of top attendee reviews.

DS

Chief Operating Officer / Head of Product / Founder

DNA Spectrum

Led the continuous design and development of an industry-first genetics product and launched with a custom marketing plan. Established internal KPI metrics and systematic review & refinement procedures which enabled company scaling of 13x year over year.

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