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Machine Learning Legal Services

Location:
San Jose, CA
Posted:
May 31, 2025

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Resume:

PROFILE

Visionary executive with **+ years

leading digital transformation, Agile

strategy, and AI adoption at Fortune

*** *********. ****** *******

delivering enterprise-wide impact,

including a $10M+ agile operating

model at Visa, executive enablement

programs at PayPal, and AI-driven

transformation roadmaps as Founder

of Acolar AI. Known for influencing C-

suite decision-making, building global

communities of practice, and

designing governance models that

accelerate delivery, innovation, and

cultural adoption. Fluent in translating

complex technology into business

value.

CONTACT

PHONE:

669-***-****

Linked In:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sannette

-coetzee/

EMAIL:

********@******.***

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Planning & Enterprise

Change Management

• Executive Leadership &

Stakeholder Influence

• Cultural Transformation &

Organizational Design

• AI Strategy, Adoption &

Responsible Governance

SANNETTE COETZEE

EXECUTIVE LEADER AI & AGILE TRANSFORMATION

STRATEGIST FRACTIONAL CAIO ENTERPRISE CHANGE

CATALYST

Certifications

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Scaled Agile Inc.

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CPO) Scrum Alliance

PMP

CultureEX Specialist

Fullstack Facilitator

AI Product Management

School

BSc Computing, University of Greenwich (UK), 2004 – 2008 EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS

Spearheaded Agile transformation for 10,000+ employees across Visa's global operations

Founded AI consulting firm delivering fractional CAIO services to hospitality leaders

Designed and launched a patent-pending VR platform for distributed Agile team coaching

Coached 30+ executives and product owners in adopting GenAI tools and frameworks

Delivered $3M in annual operational efficiencies through lean governance and OKR alignment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Acolar AI Founder

March 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

- Launched a boutique consultancy to help leadership teams adopt AI and Agile with confidence.

- Serve as Fractional CAIO to hospitality and service-based firms, bridging technical innovation with cultural readiness.

- Developed and implemented executive workshops, strategic roadmaps, and GenAI pilot programs.

- Led development of a VR-based coaching platform (patent pending), enabling remote Agile enablement across global teams. Visa Inc. Head of Agility Center for Excellence

Jun 2019 – Mar 2024

- Led enterprise-wide Agile transformation, supporting 10,000+ employees.

- Designed and scaled Visa’s bespoke Agile Operating Model across portfolios.

- Built and ran the Visa Coach Academy to ensure transformation sustainability.

- Coached senior leaders on Agile mindset, governance, and decision- making.

- Created the “Visa Agility Guidebook” and toolkit for consistent coaching practices.

- Partnered with C-suite on portfolio planning, delivery acceleration, and continuous improvement.

- Enabled new governance models, delivery metrics, and OKR alignment.

• Enterprise Agile Frameworks (SAFe,

LeSS, Spotify)

• OKR Design, Agile Portfolio

Governance & Metrics

• Scaled Innovation through

Communities of Practice

• VR & GenAI Product

Development

• Cross-Functional Team Alignment

& Enablement

• Global Program Management &

Agile Execution

• Familiar with enterprise-scale tools

including Jira, Jira Align,

Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS

Office, Miro, WorkBoard, and AI

enablement platforms.

• Proficient in strategic frameworks

including OKRs, Balanced

Scorecard, Hoshin Kanri, Business

Model Canvas, and Scenario

Planning.

PayPal Executive Agility Coach

Sep 2017 – Apr 2019

-Championed Agile transformation for the Consumer Business Unit.

- Rolled out OKRs and an enterprise Agile assessment tool to improve alignment.

- Facilitated immersive executive workshops on customer-centric product delivery.

- Trained teams in experimentation frameworks, Agile planning, and mission-driven work

Elekta Enterprise Agility Coach

Jul 2015 – Aug 2017

- Supported global SAFe implementation across engineering and product orgs.

- Designed Agile enablement strategies for program and portfolio levels.

- Established Agile communication frameworks for cross-team delivery. Sittercity Agile Project Manager & Coach

Jan 2013 – Jun 2015

- Oversaw platform modernization across multiple scrum teams

- Led successful delivery of iOS/Android apps and MVP relaunch

- Championed Agile practices across internal and external dev teams



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