About Alexandru Negrilă
Enterprise Transformation Leader
The Story
Alexandru Negrilă is an enterprise transformation leader with 20 years of experience spanning startups to Fortune 500 organizations across six industries and five countries. As an Advanced SAFe Program Consultant (ASCP)—one of the highest credentials in the Scaled Agile Framework—and certified SAFe Trainer, he combines elite certification with hands-on implementation experience.
His career began in software development, where he built expertise in enterprise Java, microservices architecture, and CI/CD implementation. This technical foundation proved invaluable as he transitioned to transformation consulting, allowing him to speak the language of both engineers and executives.
Alexandru co-founded two tech companies: CloudBit, an IoT/home automation venture, and Mindbit, a custom software development firm. These entrepreneurial experiences give him a unique perspective on the pressures of building companies from scratch—from making payroll to pivoting business models.
Most recently, Alexandru led SAFe implementation for 200+ professionals at Santander Consumer Bank Austria, where he also pioneered the adoption of AI development tools in a regulated environment. This work led to the creation of KRIS (Knowledge Rings Information System), a methodology for AI-assisted development that has achieved 50% productivity gains.
Alexandru holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Politehnica University Bucharest and completed executive education at Cambridge Judge Business School (Creating High Performance Teams). He is certified in Writing Effective OKRs in SAFe and holds multiple SAFe trainer certifications including Leading SAFe 6, SAFe LPM, and SAFe POPM.
Based in Vienna, Austria, Alexandru is available for keynotes, workshops, and consulting engagements across Europe and internationally.
My Approach
How I approach transformation work with clients.
Pragmatic Over Dogmatic
Frameworks are tools, not religions. I adapt methodologies to your context, not the other way around.
Sustainable Change
Quick wins matter, but lasting transformation requires building internal capability and ownership.
Measurable Outcomes
Every initiative should connect to business value. If we can't measure it, we shouldn't do it.
Career Highlights
Created KRIS
Knowledge Rings Information System for AI-assisted development
OKR Certification & Framework
Writing Effective OKRs certified + created OKR-Framework
ASCP Certification
Advanced SAFe Program Consultant - elite credential
AI-Assisted Development
Began pioneering AI development tools in regulated environments
Enterprise Printing Transformation
Led agile transformation for global printing manufacturer
Banking SAFe Transformation
Spearheaded SAFe implementation for 200+ professionals
SAFe Practice Consultant
Became certified SPC and SAFe Trainer
Cambridge Executive Ed
"Creating High Performance Teams" at Cambridge Judge Business School
Enterprise Coaching
Transitioned to full-time transformation consulting
Founded CloudBit
Co-founded IoT/home automation startup
Founded Mindbit
Co-founded custom software development firm
Certifications & Credentials
Continuous learning and elite credentials that back up the expertise.
Strategic Certifications
Elite SAFe credentials demonstrating deep framework expertise
ASCP
Advanced SAFe Program Consultant
SPC
SAFe Program Consultant
SA
SAFe Agilist
Writing Effective OKRs
Writing Effective OKRs in SAFe
Certified SAFe Trainer
Authorized to deliver official SAFe certification courses
Leading SAFe Trainer
Certified SAFe Trainer - Leading SAFe 6.0
SAFe LPM Trainer
Certified SAFe Trainer - Lean Portfolio Management
SAFe POPM Trainer
Certified SAFe Trainer - Product Owner/Product Manager
SAFe Remote Trainer
Certified SAFe Remote Trainer
Executive Education
Leadership development from world-class institutions
Cambridge HPTL
Creating High Performance Teams
BeTech
BeTech - Santander Development Program
Academic
Formal education background
BSc Computer Science
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (STEM)
Let's Work Together
Whether you need consulting, training, or a keynote speaker, I'd love to hear about your challenges.