Kalina is an outcome-driven, proactive, and collaborative leader who leverages 15 years of experience in the IT multinational scene with a proven track record of delivering strategic initiatives and driving business growth for some of Fortune 100 companies.
She has deep experience in leading large IT consultancy projects, digital transformations, complex infrastructure and applications programs with multiple international cross-functional teams during the entire customer journey: from presales to final implementation. Her ability to inspire and mentor toward achieving high-performance goals has been the cornerstone of her success.
She is a certified SAFe Practice Consultant, Sr. Agile Coach, and passionate SAFe and Design Thinking Trainer with a proven track record of finding efficiency improvements in standard Agile methodologies and hybrid approaches, while combining them with modern product development practices. This has allowed her to provide businesses with the ability to create products and solutions with high adoption rates delivered in a cost-effective way.
Her key strengths lie in implementing Agile in traditional environments by demonstrating short-term wins, fostering cross-functional team collaboration and optimizing the entire value stream for enhanced customer satisfaction and improved time to market. As a coach and trainer, she have created and delivered multiple multi-country Agile product delivery training programs on all company levels with an NPS score of 90+. She is also a lecturer at the Software University in Bulgaria.