Instructor Profile

Ali Naderi

Agile & Scrum Professional | Product Development Specialist | Startup Mentor | Scrum Master

Ali Naderi is a professional in Agile, Scrum, product development, and team leadership, as well as the co-founder of two startups, IDEE Games and Jobaify. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Information Systems and has built his professional journey at the intersection of technology, business, project management, and Agile ways of working.

For more than four years, Ali has been actively teaching Agile and Scrum, delivering training and workshops in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. He has also contributed to the international Scrum community as a reviewer of the Scrum Guide Expansion Pack, collaborating with experienced practitioners and members of the global Scrum community.

Ali’s professional experience includes working as a Scrum Master in scaled Scrum environments, supporting fintech teams, developing products serving thousands of users, designing product development workshops, and coaching founders, professionals, and teams.

His experience also extends to organizational change and post-merger integration, where he has facilitated workshops supporting cultural alignment and transformation.

Core capabilities

My main areas of expertise

Agile and Scrum Practices
Product Development & Product Workshops
Scaled Scrum and Team Leadership
Startup Coaching and Entrepreneurship
Organizational Change and Cultural Transformation
Agile Training and Professional Mentoring

International experience & credentials

Ali holds a Master’s degree in Business Information Systems and has developed his professional journey across international academic and business environments, including Japan, South Korea, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain.

His experience combines Agile coaching, product development, entrepreneurship, startup mentoring, and collaboration with international teams from different industries and cultural backgrounds.

Professional journey

Experience highlights

Working as a Scrum Master in scaled Scrum environments, supporting teams of around 30 members in the fintech sector and contributing to the development of banking products serving approximately 40,000 customers.

Experience in the insurance industry, including collaboration with BARMER, one of Germany’s major health insurance providers.

Designing and facilitating product development workshops for startups and providing coaching to founders, professionals, and teams.

Supporting organizational change initiatives, including workshops designed to facilitate cultural integration after mergers and acquisitions.

Career highlights

Selected achievements

Co-founder of IDEE Games and Jobaify startups, combining entrepreneurship with practical product development experience.

Reviewer of the Scrum Guide Expansion Pack, contributing to the international Scrum community alongside experienced practitioners.

Served as a Startup Mentor at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, supporting entrepreneurs in developing their ideas, products, and businesses.

Received the award for the Best Project at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo for designing a travel guide for visitors to the 2020 Olympic Games.

Vice World Champion in Hapkido (2017, Mexico) and European Champion in Hapkido (2019, Moscow).

Currently serving as the Coordinator of the World Hapkido Championship in Kyrgyzstan (September 2026).