Jerry Kidze
Senior SAFe Scrum Master | Agile Coach | US Army Veteran | Delivery & Transformation Leader
- Role
- Senior Safe Scrum Master at BD
- Location
- Hanover, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jerry Kidze
U.S. Army Veteran | MBA, BSc IT | Certified SAFe 6.0 & PSM | Active DoD ClearanceExperienced Senior SAFe Scrum Master and Agile Coach with 10+ years leading enterprise Agile transformation across healthcare, finance, retail, and federal sectors. Proven success driving delivery efficiency, improving sprint predictability by 20%, and accelerating impediment resolution by 30% through data-driven coaching and servant leadership. Known for fostering transparency, trust, and continuous improvement while empowering teams and executives to deliver measurable business value in complex, regulated environments.
Experience
Senior Safe Scrum Master
May 2022 — Present · MD, US
Enhanced delivery transparency by creating Azure DevOps dashboards to track velocity, KPIs, and release milestones, reducing leadership status requests by 40%. • Resolved inter-team dependencies and removed delivery roadblocks, reducing impediment resolution time by 30% and enabling smoother delivery across programs.• Facilitates Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.• Onboarded team members to Agile tools and practices, mentoring junior Scrum Masters and team members, which boosted overall Agile competency and reduced onboarding time by 40%.• Built and mentored high-performing teams, coaching junior Scrum Masters, fostering servant-leadership culture, and improving team maturity and collaboration scores.• Promoted Agile quality, security, and compliance standards while escalating performance concerns to leadership when necessary, resulting in fewer audit issues and stronger governance alignment.• Supported Product Owners in organizing and refining backlogs, ensuring high-priority work aligned with business value—contributing to a 20% increase in stakeholder satisfaction scores.
Education
University of Buea
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology
2005 — 2008
University of Gloucestershire
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
2010 — 2012
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