Achim Z.-Freelance Senior Project Manager
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Interim CDO Chief Digital Officer Universitätsklinik AKH Wien
Selbständig
Responsible for developing and implementing the digitalization strategy at AKH in Vienna
Freelance Senior Project Manager
Kelag
- Project lead responsible for the IT division of the City of Vienna
- Functional leadership of the team
- Project management
- C-level stakeholder management
- Facilitation of steering committees
- Analysis and development of concepts for the continued development of the existing service catalog, including multi-cloud and IT infrastructure outsourcing services
- Creation of services / service catalogs for internal IT
- Modeling and designing IT services
- Process optimization: billing processes; price calculation processes
Freelance Senior Project Manager
Stadt Wien
- Project lead responsible for the IT division of the City of Vienna
- Functional leadership of the various teams
- Project coordination, controlling and process optimization
- C-level stakeholder management
- Facilitation of steering committees
- Mediation between the parties involved
- Analysis and development of concepts for the continued development of the existing service catalog, including multi-cloud and IT infrastructure outsourcing services
- Creation of services / service catalogs for the City of Vienna's internal outsourcing service provider (approx. 750 services)
- Modeling and designing IT services
- Renegotiation of the framework service agreement with key customers
- Process optimization: billing processes; price calculation processes
- Further development of the governance model for key customers
- Optimization of service provider management
Freelance Lead Negotiator
Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba)
- Contract-change negotiations for outsourcing agreements with various service providers for Helaba
- Preparation of the content and topics for negotiations
- Internal coordination within the bank and implementation of the bank's position with service providers
- C-level stakeholder management
- Improvement of security standards (patch management) in the respective outsourcing agreements
- Implementation of contract changes in accordance with the Landesbank's requirements
Freelance Senior Project Manager
FI-TS GmbH
- Project lead responsible for FI-TS GmbH
- Functional leadership of the teams
- Project coordination, controlling and process optimization
- C-level stakeholder management
- Facilitation of steering committees
- Analysis and development of concepts for creating services / service catalogs for the outsourcing service provider FI-TS GmbH
- Implementation of standard multi-cloud and IT infrastructure outsourcing services (approx. 900 services)
- Introduction of standard outsourcing service products into contracts with various banks
Freelance Interim Manager / Supervisory Board Member
adenin technologies AG
- Advisor on a company acquisition
- Supervisory Board Member of an international software development corporation
Senior Project Executive
IBM Europe
- Crisis management for various “at risk” outsourcing contracts in the banking, online retail, and financial services industries
- Improved the financial results of the respective outsourcing projects
EMEA Benchmarking Program Manager
IBM Europe
- Led IBM Central Region price benchmarking projects
- C-level stakeholder management
- Significantly reduced IBM’s revenue risk from price benchmarking
EMEA Project Executive Competency Leader
IBM Europe
- Managed and took responsibility for projects across Europe
- Developed and implemented an account management program
- Developed and implemented a program to improve customer satisfaction
- Revenue growth programs
- Responsible for high-risk projects
- C-level stakeholder management
Director
IBB GmbH
- Revenue responsibility of up to 150 million DM
- Professional and personnel management of 370 employees
Department Head
ICA GmbH
- Revenue responsibility of up to 100 million DM
- Technical and personnel management of 350 employees
Managing Director
IBB GmbH
- Revenue responsibility of up to 15 million DM
- Technical and personnel management of 100 employees
Managing Director
INASYS GmbH
Project Executive, Product Manager
IBM Deutschland GmbH
Department Head
IBM Deutschland GmbH
Liaison Engineer
IBM-USA
Department Head, Project Manager
IBM Deutschland GmbH
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Retail, Government and Administration, and Energy.
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Experienced in Project Management, Operations, Information Technology, Strategy, Finance, and Customer Service.
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Education
Technische Hochschule Ulm
Diplom-Ingenieur · Communications Engineering · Ulm, Germany · Gesamtnote 1,8
Fachhochschule Furtwangen
Fachgebundene Hochschulreife · Furtwangen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Scaled Agile Inc
IUE Hochschule Basel
Zertifizierter IT-Consultant
IBM Europe, Paris
Zertifizierter Senior Project Executive
IBM Europe, Paris
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Achim is based in Ammerbuch, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Achim speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Achim has at least 49 years of experience. During this time, Achim has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 10 months. Note that Achim may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Achim would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim CDO Chief Digital Officer Universitätsklinik AKH Wien, Freelance Senior Project Manager, Freelance Lead Negotiator.
Achim's most recent position is Interim CDO Chief Digital Officer Universitätsklinik AKH Wien at Selbständig.
In recent years, Achim has worked for Selbständig, Kelag, Stadt Wien, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba), and FI-TS GmbH.
Achim is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance. Achim also has some experience in Retail, Government and Administration, and Energy.
Achim is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Operations, and Strategy. Achim also has some experience in Information Technology, Finance, and Customer Service.
Achim has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology.
Achim has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.
Achim holds a Bachelor in Communications Engineering from Technische Hochschule Ulm.
Achim has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Zertifizierter SAFe Agilist, Zertifizierter Scrum-Master, and Zertifizierter IT-Consultant.
The availability of Achim needs to be confirmed.
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