Victor Loke

COACH PROFILE

Meet Victor, a seasoned organisational coach and industry trainer with over 15 years of expertise in guiding teams and enterprises towards agility. As the pioneer Scrum Alliance and Open Leadership Network guide in Singapore, Victor is on a mission to empower individuals in their pursuit of personal and professional excellence.

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Victor specialises in crafting thriving, hyperproductive workplaces that consistently yield remarkable business outcomes. With a strong focus on human agency, he's achieved transformative success for clients like MAS, CTBC Bank, Income, Cognizant, SpeQtral, JR Group, Sertis Corp, and QIS Capital.

Victor plays an active role in the Agile community, serving as the community leader for Agile Singapore and founding the Regional Scrum Gathering℠ Singapore conference. Additionally, he is a member of the Executive Committee of Malaysian Association of Certified Coaches.

Victor is a prolific writer and sought-after speaker at Agile conferences worldwide. Recognising his significant contributions, Victor was honoured with the SkillsFuture Fellowship Award by the President of Singapore in 2021.

Industry Credentials

● Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation

● Certified Team Coach (CTC), Scrum Alliance

● Certified Agile Leader (CAL), Scrum Alliance

● Certified Master Coach (CMC), Corporate Coach Academy

● Instructor, The Open Leadership Network

● Accreditor, Agile Coaches Alliance

● WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP), Workforce Singapore

● Advanced Certified Industry Trainer (ACIT), Institute of Technical Education

● WorkPlace Big Five™ Profile Certified Practitioner, Paradigm Personality Labs

● Belbin Team Role Accredited Provider, Belbin UK

● RMC Management Consulting, Institute of Management Consultants (Singapore)

● SPOT on Facilitation 3.0, Facilitators Network Singapore

● Certified Virtual Facilitator (CVF), International Institute for Facilitation

● Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute

● PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®), Project Management Institute

● Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner, Scrum Inc.

● Certified LeSS Practitioner, The LeSS Company BV

Education

● Exec. Cert. in Corporate and Environmental Sustainability, Nanyang Business School

● M.Eng., Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore

● B.Eng. (First Class Hons.), Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore

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Appointments

Conference Chair - Regional Scrum Gathering Singapore

Community Leader - Agile Singapore

Trainer - ASEAN Enhancing Digital Economy Participation for ASEAN Women MSMEs

ExCo, Growth and Collaboration - Malaysian Association of Certified Coaches

Alumni Mentor - College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore

Work Experience

[Nov 2021 - Present] Founder and CEO - Visionary Agility

[Jan 2020 - Oct 2021] Head of Agile Practice - Sertis International

[Jan 2019 - Dec 2019] Chief Product Owner - NUS GRIP

[Oct 2014 - May 2019] Research Scientist (Project Leader) - NUS [

Feb 2014 - Jul 2014] AVP, Quant Prime Services - Barclays Capital

[Sept 2007 - Jan 2014] Senior Design Engineer - Xilinx

Recent Speaking Engagements / Publications

1. When the Light Bulb Goes Off. Regional Scrum Gathering Egypt 2024, 16-17 Feb 2024.

2. Agile Roles & Responsibilities. Guest Panelist, Bank of Singapore. 19 Jul 2023.

3. Catalysing Change Through Leadership Invitation. Regional Scrum Gathering Sri Lanka 2022, 29-30 Oct 2022.

4. 放模式与敏捷项目管理. 下一步，敏捷！云可达. , 2 Aug 2022.

5. Journey Your Team to Greatness. Pune Agile Thought Leaders Meetup, 15 Jul 2022.

6. The Survivor's Guide to Liberating Product Ownership. Regional Scrum Gathering Hyderabad 2022, 8-9 Jul 2022.

7. Why Inviting Works. Scrum Day Stuttgard, 30 Jun-1 Jul 2022.

8. Service of the Executive Coach. Regional Scrum Gathering Nepal 2022, 16-17 Apr 2022.

9. Unravelling the Product Owner's Tapestry. Regional Scrum Gathering Egypt 2022, 5-6 Mar 2022.

10. SMEs: Moving from Secret Struggle to Sustainable Success. Singapore Insolvency Conference 2021, 13-14 Oct 2021.

11. Coaching Pill for the Languishing Organisation. Regional Scrum Gathering Pakistan 2021, 18-19 Sept 2021. 12. Patterns: The Executive Coach's Secret Sauce to True Business Agility. Regional Scrum Gathering Pune 2021, 4-5 Sept 2021.

13. Introspective Retrospectives - Taking the Team to Real Heights. Regional Scrum Gathering Kolkata 2021, 30-31 Jan 2021.

14. Coaching for Scrum Adoption: An Agile Coach's Perspective. New Straits Times, 13 Jan 2021.