Addie Liedl

• Avoided $1.5M in agency fees by leading the in-house development of a scalable enterprise design system, eliminating reliance on external UI/UX consultants.
• Saved $500K annually in engineering costs by standardizing design assets and reducing redundant development across multiple product teams.
• Enhanced product consistency by 60% by championing adoption of a unified design system, improving user experience and significantly reducing design debt.
• Accelerated feature delivery by 25% by integrating the design system into the CI/CD pipeline, streamlining prototyping and developer handoff.
  

• Co-founded and scaled Cargill’s Product Practice community to 150+ product professionals, building a cross-functional network that accelerated the adoption of modern product practices.
• Increased adoption of internal Digital Platform services by 35% across 20+ product teams, reducing duplicated tooling and cutting operational overhead by 20%.
• Improved Platform NPS by 30 points by coaching teams on OKR alignment, service-level expectations, and continuous feedback loops.
• Accelerated time-to-value by 40% for new Platform features by embedding Agile product coaching into team rituals, enhancing prioritization and cross-team alignment.
• Boosted Platform team efficiency by 30% through coaching on lean experimentation, outcome-driven roadmapping, and continuous discovery practices.
  

• Delivered business-aligned outcomes by partnering with stakeholders on clear requirements and cutting sprint rollover by 40% through refined backlog practices and proactive risk mitigation.
• Boosted delivery velocity by 30% across 4 Digital Platform teams by delivering advanced Agile coaching, optimizing team ceremonies, and eliminating systemic blockers.
• Elevated Agile maturity by 25% through targeted coaching, team health checks, and alignment with enterprise Agile frameworks, driving stronger team performance and organizational agility.

Client: Cargill – Wayzata, MN

• Streamlined 200+ annual deployments by automating coordination and optimizing release workflows, cutting cycle time by 60% (5 days to 2) and boosting deployment frequency by 30%.
• Spearheaded 30+ infrastructure upgrades, delivering seamless transitions with zero downtime and ensuring uninterrupted service for 500K+ users.
• Partnered with 20+ cross-functional teams to uncover and implement process improvements, driving measurable gains in operational efficiency across departments.

Client: Lifetouch - Eden Prairie, MN

• Partnered with executive leadership to shape Agile strategy and implement Agile and Scrum methodologies, enhancing cross-functional collaboration, accelerating delivery timelines, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement across teams.
• Championed Agile adoption across the organization by facilitating workshops and training sessions, translating Agile principles into clear business value, and aligning technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Led migration from legacy project tracking systems to Agile tooling (Jira), boosting transparency and cutting reporting overhead by 50%.