Capgemini

Managing Consultant

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Lecturer on the topic of Business Agility for a postgraduate degree.

Lecturer Business Agility

Talon Transformation

Managing and leading various global (Agile) transformation programs for our clients. 

- Implemented strategic OKRs in a government agency with 200,000 employees
- Assessed and improved various SAFe ARTs for multiple clients
- Helped a crypto company scale up from 5 to 15 teams, implemented Agile ways of working and coached leadership.
- Mapped and improved the collaboration between different departments, roles and teams in pharmaceutical clients, impacting 100+ people.
- Assessed the organizational maturity and delivered recommendation of improvement in multinational companies.
- Delivered workshops on Agile ways of working, impact mapping, team collaboration, ...

A.o. Almirall, Hipra, Socios.com, Kapsch, Marrocan ministry of education, Yara, ImaginBank.

Co-Founder & Agile Transformation Lead

Led the Agile Transformation in Caixabank from 4 to ~50 E2E development teams. Systemically scaling up the Agile product organisation, implementation of OKRs and flight levels together with key stakeholders and creating a culture of continuous improvement.

- Aligned the strategy and goals throughout the strategic-, E2E- and operational levels with the introduction of OKRs and organisational Feedback Loops.
- Defined and implemented specific Agile frameworks for different contexts in Caixabank and scaling of the Agile organisation (among others: Portfolio Management, Tribes, Chapters, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban).
- Helped the business and stakeholders in the process of managing their demands and involving teams in decision-making, Agile Leadership development.
- Set up, and continuous improvement of tribes and product teams through experimentation with best practices; team facilitation, training and coaching of Agile Coaches, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and teams.

Internally UST: Defined and set up the learning and growth paths for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches within the Agile Transformation Practice.

Sr Agile Coach @ Caixabank

Lidl Digital

Responsible for the delivery (SAFe) of SAP S4 HANA and Hybris:
- Coordinated delivery in Scrum teams for the Order to Cash stream in LIDL's new European E-Commerce platform. (Transformation of ways of working, coaching of Scrum Masters, getting the business onboard.)
- Delivered a fulfillment solution as RTE  with 5 product teams.

Delivery Lead Ecommerce / RTE

Agile Coach / Scrum Master working with multiple international, remote, E-Commerce teams.

Agile Coach / Scrum Master

Nov 2017 – Apr 2018
Responsible for alignment between departments of the presales process for bids in the Corporate and LE market.

Sep 2016 – Oct 2017
Scrum project manager in large IT projects for various corporate clients of KPN.

Change agent in the Agile Transformation of the company.

Management Trainee | Young Talent Program

Loop - Business Models

Strategy and innovation consultancy for mostly multinationals and start-ups. Leading, and assisting in projects for creating new business models and new product- and service categories through the Design Thinking methodology.

A.o. RACC, CAF, Mocoffee, Aldi Spain

Business Innovation Consultant

Delft University of Technology

Coach and teacher in course Product Design at faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Guiding students through the process of Design Thinking.

Coach & Teacher Product Design

Let's build effective IT organisations where people love to work!

For 10 years, I have helped organizations to improve (Agile) delivery.

I have led large transformation programs impacting all layers of the organization and up to 50 teams, and ran delivery programs of up to 15 SAFe teams where cross-team coordination is essential. My work involves aligning stakeholders and departments in transformation and delivery efforts.

I have a pragmatic and people-oriented approach, and facilitate change by building bridges between stakeholders and empowering teams to navigate resistance and adopt new practices that stick. My coaching supports personal growth, team maturity, and organizational resilience.

Previous I have worked in different roles like Transformation Lead, RTE and Executive Coach, and I know how to align many teams simultaneously. Also I am experienced in leadership development and have led multiple large delivery programs and Agile transformations.

SAFe Program Consultant and trained Co-Active and ORSC coach.

Anco van der Wurff

Tech Unicorn Builders

Hands-on Growth Studio for Scaleups: automations, AI MVPs, product analytics, and insights, CPTO coaching. Short-term high-impact projects that help you grow your revenues and minimize chaos. Build faster, automate smarter, and grow with data. We help you scale product, team, and market with AI, analytics, and hands-on execution.

Co-Founder

EffizienzAgent

Automation specialist helping German SMEs eliminate manual processes. GDPR-compliant solutions delivering ROI within 1-2 months. Remote-first approach for cost-effective implementation across DACH region.

Automating what annoys you. 🤖

Founder, CEO, Consultant

Diving Nomads

Bridging the gap between deep focus and deep dives. I’m co-building a community for certified divers who work remotely — curating remote-work friendly dive spots, organizing colivings and pop-up divecations, and creating spaces for meaningful connection both online and in real life.

We're building a platform where freedom meets flow — for freelancers, founders, and creatives who live and dive differently.

🌍 divingnomads.club

unblocked.engineering by INOCEA Consulting Ltd.

Technical Leadership, Technical Advisory, and Lean Software Development for SaaS Startups from Seed to Series B.

Founder, Fractional / Interim Tech Lead, Tech Advisor, Trainer & Mentor

Seed-Stage Startup

Introducing Product Discovery and Sync processes, enabling the team to work on the most important things. Running product strategy workshops with the team to enable better decision-making on all levels. Product management for a mobile app. Technical coaching for dev teams, introduction and facilitation of retrospectives and continuous improvement of ways of working. Introducing infrastructure as code and increasing automation of the deploy process.

Interim/Fractional Senior Product Manager & Technical Agile Coach

The Mentoring Club

Helping young software professionals from around the world with their next step. Mentoring on topics like leadership, software engineering and architecture, agile & lean, remote work, SaaS/Cloud, developer experience and organizational design and culture.

https://www.mentoring-club.com/the-mentors/tobias-mende

Mentor

Stealth Startup

Technical Advisor and Technical Agile Coach

Supporting the founding team in technical and cultural questions and decisions to ensure quality, scalability and development speed. Coaching and mentoring the team in development (technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, Vue, Go, GCP, Mongo, Elastic). Architecture and code reviews and recommendations for action. Coaching of junior developers. Development of prototypes and proofs of concept. Increasing testability and reducing the complexity of architecture and code. Development of tech vision and strategy.

Fractional CTO and Technical Advisor

BRYTER

Founded and led a cross-functional platform team to improve developer experience and productivity, implementing continuous delivery, reducing the development lead time by 75%, and driving cultural and technical changes toward engineering excellence.

Developer Experience Engineer and Technical Lead

PAYONE

Development of payment connectors and fraud prevention systems. Refactoring of monolithic applications into independent services. Reduction of development lead time by 50%.

Senior Software Developer / Architect

Dräger

Application development for distributed gas detection systems. Teaching Git, Git workflows and TDD. Promoting awareness of software craft and introducing Continuous Integration in multiple teams and projects.

Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Coach and Trainer

I help SaaS companies with up to 250 employees build a high-performing engineering organization by utilizing my expertise in (technical) leadership and developer productivity.

🚀 Helping Founders Build Businesses That Run Smoothly — Without Becoming the Bottleneck

You started your business with passion and vision. But as it grows, new challenges emerge:

⚡ More and more decisions demand your input.
⚡ Your team hesitates to take full ownership.
⚡ Delegation feels impossible — things still land back on your plate.
⚡ The quality isn’t where you want it to be, and stepping away seems risky.

This is a natural stage of growth, but it doesn’t have to stay this way.

I help founders break free from being the bottleneck by building self-sustaining businesses — where teams take ownership, make smart decisions, and keep things running smoothly without constant oversight. The goal? A business that thrives, even when you step away.

👥 What I Do

I work as a sparring partner, advisor, and trainer for founders of growing startups and SMBs, helping them:

🔍 Uncover blind spots – Identify what’s slowing down decision-making and execution.
🛠 Enable smart leadership – Build structures that empower your team to take real responsibility.
📈 Streamline operations – Reduce complexity, eliminate bottlenecks, and free up your time for what truly matters.

The result? Less stress, fewer roadblocks, and a company that works — with or without you.

🌍 Who I Am

I’m Tobi — entrepreneur, leadership advisor, and sparring partner for founders who want high-performing businesses without unnecessary stress.

As a digital nomad, I’ve worked with founders worldwide and seen firsthand how different cultures approach leadership, decision-making, and collaboration. I know that “right and wrong” are often contextual, that true resilience comes from adaptability, and that great companies are built on trust and autonomy.

🌊 Home is wherever the ocean is. As a rebreather diver, I know that true freedom comes when you trust your system, stay calm under pressure, and let things run smoothly — just like in a well-functioning business.

taplio

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