Shams Laskor
Senior Agile Transformation Coach (Delivery Lead Value Stream) @UBS
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Agile Transformation Coach (Delivery Lead Value Stream) @UBS
London, GB
Operating at value stream level within a complex, regulated banking environment, coordinating delivery across multiple teams and platforms.* Coordinated delivery across multiple squads spanning engineering, QA and architecture* Managed cross-team dependencies, risks and delivery sequencing* Led planning cadence including sprint planning, refinement and alignment forums* Contributed to Big Room / PI Planning to align priorities, capacity and dependencies* Aligned delivery to business outcomes using OKR-style thinking* Embedded delivery metrics (flow and DORA) to improve predictability and decision-making* Owned delivery visibility through Jira, reporting and RAID management* Supported transition from Jira-based planning to GitLab-integrated DevOps delivery* Leveraged AI tools (Claude, Copilot, GitLab Copilot) to improve backlog creation, planning, and delivery hygiene* Partnered with stakeholders across regions (including US-based teams) to ensure alignment and delivery outcomes
ABOUT SHAMS LASKOR
Senior Product Delivery and Transformation Lead with 25+ years’ experience delivering complex, enterprise-scale technology change across regulated financial services environments. My background combines real-time, low-latency trading systems with modern delivery leadership. I started in infrastructure and platform engineering, working on distributed environments including algorithmic trading systems, grid computing and large-scale virtualised platforms. This provides a strong foundation in performance, scalability and resilience in high-throughput environments. I operate across Product Delivery, Product Owner, Scrum Master and Agile Coach roles, supporting both execution and ways of working. I have extensive experience helping teams adopt Agile practices, improve delivery performance and align to business outcomes. I work closely with engineering, QA and architecture teams to coordinate delivery across multiple squads, manage dependencies and maintain alignment to priorities. My experience includes backlog management, prioritisation, RAID tracking and maintaining delivery cadence through sprint planning, refinement and alignment forums. I have also led PI / Big Room Planning to align priorities, capacity and sequencing across teams. I use outcome-based approaches such as OKR-style thinking to ensure delivery is focused on value rather than activity. My approach is pragmatic — improving flow, simplifying where possible and delivering predictably without unnecessary process or overhead. I am particularly comfortable in real-time, high-performance environments where delivery decisions directly impact system stability and customer outcomes. My experience in low-latency platforms has shaped how I manage trade-offs between speed, resilience and risk. I also work with modern tooling and practices including DevOps and CI/CD (Jira, GitLab, Confluence), and use AI-assisted tools (Copilot, Claude) to improve backlog quality, planning efficiency and delivery hygiene. Core areas of expertise: Product Delivery & Workstream LeadershipAgile Coaching, Scrum Master & Product OwnershipScaled Agile (SAFe), PI Planning & Big Room PlanningAgile Delivery (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)Real-Time & Low Latency SystemsDistributed Platforms & InfrastructureDevOps, CI/CD & Delivery ToolingBacklog, Dependency & RAID ManagementStakeholder & Customer Engagement (Global Teams)Process Optimisation, Continuous Improvement & Lean (Six Sigma, DMAIC, VSM) Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
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