SAFe Agilist (SA)

• PMO setup and governance for complex development and transformation programs
• Program and project management in highly complex technical environments (hardware, software, and system integration)
• Agile coaching and scaling (SAFe, Scrum) – from framework introduction to operational rollout
• Scrum Master and Product Owner roles within cross-functional, international teams
• Risk, stakeholder, and backlog management using JIRA, Confluence, and MS Project Available for: PMO Lead, Program Manager, Project Manager, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Technical Program Manager

• Build an AI product end-to-end, hands-on across the full delivery cycle so I stay current on how software teams actually work: modern development, CI/CD, and shipping to production.

• Conducting workshops and training sessions to actively support the newly started tribe (including Big Rooms)
• Supporting as a shared Agile Master to guide two product teams
• Teaching agile theory, practices and values to deepen agile understanding
• Coaching and mentoring internal Agile Masters in role development, ways of working and tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Initiating organizational improvements within the tribe to optimize processes and structures
• Participating in knowledge sharing and transfer within the cross-organizational agile community

• Coordinating several Pega projects being part of CoE
• Participating in major architecture meetings
• Running LSA coordination meetings
• Providing guidance to the project teams
• Helping with technical issues resolution including performance problems
• Contributing to improving developers best practices and guidelines
• Providing expertise in ensuring high system availability
• Running PoCs
• Responsible for deployment pipelines implementation
• Individual targets rated over 100% every year

• Planning, establishment, and leadership of a Program Management Office (PMO) as the central unit for the operational control of the overall program with tasks including:
• Defining and developing the optimal project management processes for the program.
• Creating and introducing a monitoring & controlling process to manage the timely delivery of deliverables.
• Creating the overall program plan with schedules, budget & cost plans, resource planning, and deliverables planning.
• Selecting and managing external service providers and monitoring contract compliance.
• Defining and executing program risk management and developing mitigating actions.
• Developing efficient reporting for the overall program to meet all stakeholder groups. Defining and creating key program KPIs using earned value analysis and milestone trend analysis.
• Providing and adjusting necessary IT tools for communication and documentation (Confluence, Jira, Teams, etc.).
• Defining and executing project change management.
• Planning and running all management meetings, including steering committee, management meetings, and board presentations.
• Preparatory alignment, planning, and organization of the group project as a basis for the execution phase.
• Selecting and staffing the program core team and the extended project team with a total of 70 participants.
• Planning the project organization, reporting and decision-making paths, and governance at the operational and strategic levels.

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Verenburg Consulting GmbH is a specialized IT consulting firm that helps companies plan, manage, and implement complex IT projects. As founder and managing partner, I am responsible for the professional and strategic leadership of the company as well as the operational delivery of client projects.

The role includes leading transformation and digitalization initiatives and introducing sustainable, efficient, and user-focused IT solutions. I work closely with management, business units, and IT organizations to ensure clear decision-making structures, transparent communication, and measurable value.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic consulting on digitalization and modernization of IT and organizational structures
• Taking on the professional and strategic leadership of rollout and transition projects
• Planning, managing, and controlling IT projects using traditional and agile methods
• Building, evolving, and implementing IT service management processes (e.g., ITIL)
• Designing and guiding organizational change processes and introducing new role and process models
• Developing and implementing change management measures to sustainably anchor new ways of working
• Leading, coaching, and developing project teams, including facilitating workshops and management formats

Focus Areas & Expertise:

• Rollout and transition management for international and national IT deployments
• IT service management (service transition / service operation / process design)
• Project management (traditional and agile, e.g., Scrum, SAFe, Prince2)
• Organizational development and transformation of operational and service models
• Change management based on recognized models (e.g., ADKAR)
• Strategic digitalization consulting, including requirements analysis and process/system evaluation

Working Style: My approach is highly value-driven, structured, and solution-focused. I combine technical understanding with a business perspective to ensure sound decisions, efficient processes, and sustainable results. Clear communication, transparency, and close coordination with all stakeholders are always at the center.

• Conducting current-state analysis & implementing program management methods following SAFe
• Developing process structures for the Cloud Controlling & Monitoring Team (CCM)
• Planning & coordination workshops to develop implementation packages and milestones for private cloud development
• Developing roadmaps at portfolio & solution levels
• Setting up a unified backlog and task management tool
• Advising and enabling project teams in agile and traditional project management methods
• Building a unified documentation platform in Confluence and Jira

• Leading 8 content teams and coordinating the tech teams
• Ensuring quality requirements of the apps for BMW & MINI worldwide (customer rating 4.5/5)
• 25% more effective content delivery
• Improved internal workflows
• UX product improvements for 10% more reach and 5% more app users in 3 months

• Create a product and service portfolio delivering a 360 degree approach to digital corporate sustainability covering KPI management, CSRD reporting and sustainable strategy
• Create vision and business case
• Onboard and align business partners, negotiate contracts
• Set up partner network as self-organized agile team
• Co-develop product and service portfolio
• Coordinate sales and marketing, go-to-market strategy and roadmap

• Planning and implementation of a cloud PLM system
• Coordinating stakeholders and ensuring handover to operations.

• Retained post-acquisition (Wirecard to PagoNxt) as key product leader to drive platform migration and product transformation
• Led discovery-to-launch automation of 20+ multi-step onboarding workflows on a 22-system integration platform, cutting activation time by ~90% and reducing operational costs
• Launched Salesforce-based regulated B2B onboarding portals in UK & Spain, enabling new market entry
• Entrusted to recover a delayed, company-critical program; restructured a 20+ member team and revamped Agile processes, stabilizing execution in 6 weeks
• Coordinated platform migration to PagoNxt infrastructure across 12 teams, shipped 3 weeks early, maintaining a 99.9% uptime SLO
• Conceived a self-serve onboarding app for internal teams, validated MVP, and scaled it into a core system
• Owned the product roadmap and quarterly planning, prioritizing the backlog and making trade-offs to maximize delivery impact
• Improved delivery processes across teams, boosting collaboration, and speeding up throughput by ~30%
• Interviewed and onboarded 8+ PMs and engineers across teams; mentored key hires, improving delivery speed and cross-team execution
• Guided architecture discussions to balance rapid delivery, scalability, and long-term business goals
• Led product discovery workshops, validating hypotheses and driving data-informed feature improvements

• Venture lead for new business models in Generative AI and Data Governance
• Multiple business model ideation projects in climate, InsurTech, crypto, AI
• Coaching of multiple ventures in different stages of the venture building process
• Setup, orchestration, and governance of overall idea funnel process and framework
• Development of strategic innovation management & governance concept for the Munich Re board
• Thought Leadership on strategic application of Generative AI in the insurance industry