Özge Avcıoğlu

Agile Technical Program Management & Product Operations Director at Hazelcast

Özge Avcıoğlu has a diverse work experience starting in 2005 at Siemens, where they worked as a Computer Engineer, Product Owner, and Project Manager until 2011. Özge then joined Ericsson as a Customer Project Manager, PMP, and worked there for seven years until 2018. In 2018, Özge became a Program Management Consultant at PiA (People in Action) and stayed until 2019. Özge then joined Commencis as a Program Manager from 2019 to 2021. Currently, Özge is working at Hazelcast, where they have held multiple roles, including Agile Technical Program Manager, Software Engineering Manager, and currently, they hold the position of Product Director & Agile Technical Program Management.

Özge Avcıoğlu's education history can be summarized as follows:

Özge Avcıoğlu completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University, which they attended from 2000 to 2005. Özge later pursued an MBA at İstanbul Bilgi Üniversity from 2008 to 2009. Prior to their university education, Özge Avcıoğlu attended TED Ankara College from 1993 to 2000.

In addition to their formal education, Özge Avcıoğlu has obtained various certifications. Özge is an Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (ACSPO) from Scrum Alliance, which they achieved in December 2022. Özge is also a Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) and a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), both obtained from Scrum Alliance in 2022 and 2021 respectively. Özge Avcıoğlu has also obtained certifications such as Certified Awarded Leader from Agile Leadership Journey in August 2021 and Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in May 2015. Additionally, they have completed multiple courses and programs in areas such as Agile development, product management, project management, and executive decision-making from institutions like LinkedIn.

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Timeline

  • Agile Technical Program Management & Product Operations Director

    December, 2022 - present

  • Software Engineering Manager at Hazelcast

    July, 2021

  • Agile Technical Program Manager

    May, 2021