Goksel Guven

About Goksel Guven

I am a delivery leader with 12+ years of experience helping enterprise organizations turn complex initiatives into clear, predictable outcomes. I partner with executives, product leaders, and engineering teams to modernize platforms, scale agile ways of working, and deliver meaningful customer value—especially in highly regulated, technology-driven environments.With a strong engineering foundation and deep experience across Agile, Scrum, and SAFe, I have led large-scale transformations spanning legacy modernization, ML-enabled engineering adoption, and multi-billion-dollar product launches. I am known for bringing clarity to ambiguity, aligning teams around priorities, and creating delivery systems that are resilient, transparent, and outcome-driven.Having worked extensively in both Turkey and the United States, I bring a culturally adaptive leadership style and strong communication skills across global, cross-functional teams. My background across corporate (Siemens), consulting, and enterprise technology organizations allows me to bridge strategy, execution, and human dynamics effectively.Beyond delivery, I care deeply about continuous learning, coaching, and community impact. I believe sustainable success comes from empowered teams, psychological safety, and a mindset of lifelong growth.I worked in Turkey and U.S. with the knowledge and mindset of both country\'s communication skills, cultures, traditions, and business approaches. I have experience from various companies, including SIEMENS as a corporate company, and have great friends from different backgrounds, which helps me to improve my communication skills.When I\'m not facilitating any scrum ceremony or hanging up my phone, it means that I am cooking a delicious meal for my family, playing on the ground with my kids or cat, playing guitar or piano, serving the community in the soup kitchen, volunteering for the refugees or hanging out with my wife in the nearest cafe;)

Experience

1. Scrum Master

   Prudential Financial

   Dec 2022 — Present · Newark, NJ, US

Education

• Penn State University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Project Management

• New York Institute of Technology

  Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S.

• New York Institute of Technology

  Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science

• Ömer Halisdemir University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering