Benjamin Quecke - Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager

Q: Where is Benjamin based?

Benjamin is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Benjamin speak?

Benjamin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Benjamin have?

Benjamin has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Benjamin has worked in at least 21 different roles and for 14 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months . Note that Benjamin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Benjamin's latest experience?

Benjamin's most recent position is Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager at Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG .

Q: What companies has Benjamin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Benjamin has worked for Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG , SCHOTT AG , and BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Benjamin most experienced in?

Benjamin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Manufacturing . Benjamin also has some experience in Automotive , Insurance , and Utilities .

Q: Which business areas is Benjamin most experienced in?

Benjamin is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Product Development . Benjamin also has some experience in Strategy , Operations , and Research and Development .

Q: Which industries has Benjamin worked in recently?

Benjamin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Insurance .

Q: Which business areas has Benjamin worked in recently?

Benjamin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Quality Assurance .

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Experience

Sep 2022 - Mar 2026

3 years 7 months

Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

transformation management to renew insurance core systems
overall management of the transformation program with 10 projects and multiple subprojects
advising the board
designing new insurance processes
ensuring compliance with DORA, GDPR and BaFin
program management (multi-project management) according to PMI principles
continuous coordination with all service providers and internal stakeholders
reporting to all stakeholders
preparing and running steering committee meetings
detailed task and resource planning
tracking effort and budget as well as forecast
decision-making and escalation management
managing the different program phases such as solution design phase, agile implementation phase, testing phase, training phase and migration phase
setting up 15 cloud environments in redundant data centers
preparing iterative rollouts in European countries

May 2022 - Aug 2022

4 months

Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

contract finalization and preparation of a comprehensive transformation program
drafting extensive contract documents together with legal experts
support in contract negotiations with the main service provider
obtaining and negotiating offers with supporting service providers
preparation of contract signings
creation of a comprehensive program charter with 10 projects/streams and various committees and processes
organizational planning (over 300 involved people)
development of a work breakdown structure
work planning in the context of a hybrid implementation
initiation of communication and change management support
securing approval for the transformation program
preparation and organization of a kickoff for the transformation

Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

7 months

Transformation Consultant and Requirements Manager

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

blueprint (requirements engineering)
conducting a blueprint phase to create the first design draft of a functional and technical overall architecture and developing guidelines for migration, testing and implementation strategy
analysis and design of requirement concepts and Epics
creation of a requirements traceability matrix as functional high-level requirement documentation
preparation of requirement documentation on topics like migration approach, test management, cloud infrastructure, interface design, architecture design, training concept and rollout management
request for proposals and analysis based on the blueprint results

May 2021 - Sep 2021

5 months

Transformation Consultant and Market Analysis Lead

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

market survey of standard providers of an insurance core system solution
market survey to evaluate potential standard vendors
preparation and execution of an international tender
shortlist evaluation
development of a comprehensive evaluation catalog and conducting provider assessments
preparation, execution and evaluation of a PoCathon taking into account the specifics of an agricultural insurer
identification and selection of a long-term product partner
final decision proposal for the board

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

6 months

Transformation Consultant and Review Lead

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

review of core system development with special attention to insurance functionality, technology stack and compliance conformity
review of the future viability of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) according to the dimensions of insurance functionality & roadmap, software architecture and technology as well as compliance conformity according to VAIT and MaRisk
review concept and review leadership according to DIN/ISO 19011
conducting review workshops
analysis, evaluation and documentation of findings and potential identification
review report for the board and supervisory board

Oct 2020 - May 2021

8 months

Strategy Consultant

SCHOTT AG

Business/IT alignment to develop a strategic IT roadmap for 2026
Deriving the key digital innovation fields from each business unit's strategy
Identifying the essential business capabilities needed to achieve business goals
Conducting an IT potential analysis to improve business capabilities
Defining specific actions and starting points for technological innovations
Developing structured interviews with guiding questions, presentation materials, documentation templates, interview guides, and FAQs

Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

3 months

Giessen, Germany

Strategy Consultant

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Stabilization and development program for a university computing center
Advising on developing central resilience measures to stabilize the staffing structure
Building a balanced scorecard with target clusters for digitalization capabilities, increasing the maturity of IT practices, and ensuring stable IT service delivery
Developing a strategic roadmap for 2025
Assigning RACI roles for key activities across all IT lifecycle processes to units and roles

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

2 months

Berlin, Germany

Strategic Consultant and IT Service Management Expert

BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH

Developing an ITSM Light framework
Creating a flexible framework for a practical IT service management rollout for mid-sized companies
Methods to anchor ITSM in the organization and to implement and roll it out with a customer focus
Drafting service descriptions for the core components and the implementation approach
Designing aids, templates, and tools
Creating informational materials and building sales channels

Jun 2016 - May 2020

4 years

Program Manager, Product Owner, Strategic Consultant, and ITIL Expert

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG

Managing the project to implement company-wide IT service management
Detailed program planning with five projects over a 4-year roadmap
Requirements engineering for IT service management (ITSM)
Creating a concept for the practical introduction of IT service management in different stages
Covering areas such as ITSM strategy, service catalog, service support models, and service lifecycle management
Implementing an ITSM tool as the product owner, including integrations with SAP Solution Manager, Jira, or HP ALM
Agile program management and conducting over 100 workshops and trainings on ITIL and ITSM practices
Rolling out the solutions across the entire company

Jun 2015 - Sep 2016

1 year 4 months

Stream Lead and Process and Organization Consultant

thyssenkrupp AG

Stream lead in the global outsourcing program 'unite'
Establishing Thyssenkrupp Group governance for the global outsourcing of infrastructure and data center services
Defining ITIL processes, tools, and procedures globally across the group
Requirements engineering for provider management, service ordering portal, and CMDB
Building a process and service information portal and a service catalog
Setting up KPIs and SLA reporting
Designing the service management tool landscape and managing the outsourcing provider

Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

8 months

Project Manager and Organizational Consultant

thyssenkrupp Business Services GmbH

Transition and transformation management in the context of an infrastructure outsourcing
Building the retained organization of the in-house global shared service IT provider (GSS IT)
Project management and overall coordination of the outsourcing initiative on the GSS IT side
Defining the remaining service portfolio and establishing ITIL V3-based process management
Leading the ITSM Process Council
Global, company-wide coordination on processes, tools, billing models, and license management

Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

1 year 1 month

Project Manager with Overall Responsibility

CTD - Tochterfirma der Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)

Managing the development of the IT strategy, including project management for replacing the company’s core systems
Mapping and adapting existing business processes as part of a new overall strategy
Requirements engineering for transport management needs
Meeting internal and external requirements for user and partner management while eliminating manual interfaces
Implementing a long-term, valuable transport management solution and flexibly adapting the IT architecture

Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

2 years 9 months

Program Manager, Peer to the Group CIO, IT Strategist, and Multi-Project Manager

SCHOTT AG

One-IT program management: strategic initiative for reorganizing the international, globally standardized IT service delivery
Managing the strategy program with about 15 projects, including building an international IT organization for global delivery control
Introducing enterprise architecture management (EAM), including methodological setup, roles, processes, and tool implementation
Managing the project to develop an ITSM suite based on ITIL and ServiceNow
Defining global processes for incident, change, configuration, and escalation management, as well as workflow design
Overseeing development using SCRUM, plus vendor management and reporting
Rolling out Windows 7 to about 15,000 clients and ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements

Nov 2011 - Sep 2012

11 months

Architecture Management Consultant

POLZUG - Tochterfirma der Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)

Project lead for establishing a modern system and development architecture
Modernizing development processes and architecture, and aligning them with the corporate IT strategy
Breaking vendor lock-in and requirements engineering for hub management
Designing a future-proof IT system landscape, including hosting in HHLA data centers
Increasing process maturity in architecture and vendor management, and building redundant knowledge

May 2009 - Apr 2011

2 years

Program Manager with Overall Responsibility

HDI-Gerling Serviceholding AG / Talanx Systeme AG

Managing the program to establish a comprehensive architecture management, including practical implementation
Developing a holistic EAM framework and creating transparency around the IT architecture
Standardizing approaches, products, and infrastructure components
Defining practical processes, roles, committees, and responsibilities
Minimizing risks and ensuring compliance with Basel II and MaRisk

Nov 2008 - Present

17 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Managing Partner

BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH

Executive consultant, transformation and project manager
Focus on IT consulting, IT strategy, IT governance and IT service management
Program and project management for complex IT projects including project controlling and audit
Enterprise architecture management (EAM) frameworks & methods including TOGAF
Interim management for executive IT management, strategic IT programs and organizational development
Support for mergers & acquisitions (carve-in/carve-out, post-merger integration)

Sep 2007 - Oct 2008

1 year 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of IT Strategy, IT Architecture and IT Controlling

T-Systems Enterprise Services

Global setup and management of the division focusing on business/IT alignment, IT strategy and IT governance
Enterprise architecture management including frameworks, principles and models, and establishing SOA
IT controlling, cost optimization, reporting and license management
Sourcing strategy and vendor management
Project portfolio management and end-to-end responsibility for central IT application projects
IT risk management and compliance with SOx (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Specification and implementation of carve-out projects including due diligence and transition management

Jun 2006 - Aug 2008

2 years 3 months

Berlin, Germany

Chief Information Officer of the Systems Integration division

T-Systems Enterprise Services

Global setup and management of the CIO division for 18,000 employees in 6 countries
IT service management including process optimizations and modification of ITSM tools
IT strategy, IT architecture and IT roadmap standardization
Application management & engineering including platform consolidation and software engineering platform management
IT infrastructure and operations governance as well as offshore enablement
IT security management and business excellence
Execution of outsourcing projects for desktop services including negotiations with labor representatives
Definition and implementation of IT cost optimization programs as well as consolidation of computing services
Development and operation of a global resource & skill management system
Support for mergers & acquisitions including post-merger integration and transition management

Jul 2002 - May 2006

3 years 11 months

Berlin, Germany

Manager Global IT Strategy and Architectures / Deputy Group CIO

gedas AG

Global setup and management of the Global IT Strategy and Architectures division
Member of the VITAS Council (Volkswagen IT Architecture & Standards), the highest IT standardization body of the Volkswagen Group
IT strategy rollout and international IT governance
Development of the Volkswagen Book of Standards and an IT balanced scorecard
Process-focused IT portfolio planning and IT leverage analyses using the EVA method
Worldwide consolidation of core applications and establishment of central systems
Development and global rollout of IT consulting & IT service provider methods including change management and program management

Oct 1998 - Jun 2002

3 years 9 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of Mobile Customer Applications

gedas telematics GmbH

Responsible for developing telematics solutions and mobile services
Project management for Volkswagen Mobile Services including the mobility portal and multi-access portal
Implementation of the eGeneration Golf project (internet in a production car) as well as Web Car for the Passat W8
Implementation of telematics services based on the Global Automotive Telematics Standard (GATS)
Work on patents and funded projects for dynamic route guidance and traffic flow analysis

Mar 1996 - Sep 1998

2 years 7 months

Berlin, Germany

Department Manager

STS Systemtechnik und Software GmbH

Responsibility for key customers in eastern Germany
Technical development and responsibility for the control technology product line in switchgear
Member of the product steering committee and performed sales activities
Idea development and design of new product areas and introduction to major clients

Jan 1992 - Aug 1996

4 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Team Leader and Project Manager

STS Systemtechnik und Software GmbH

Project management for integrated control systems for regional utilities
Development of process control systems and control systems for municipal utilities

Jul 1990 - Dec 1994

4 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Software Development Engineer

STS Systemtechnik und Software GmbH

Software engineering of complex control system modules
Development work for audio equipment in the Philharmonie and at WDR
Assembly programming

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Insurance, Automotive, and Utilities.

Information Technology

Professional Services

Manufacturing

Insurance

Automotive

Utilities

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development, Strategy, Operations, and Research and Development.

Project Management

Information Technology

Product Development

Strategy

Operations

Research and Development

Summary

Portfolio Areas: Program Manager for large IT projects and transformations; Project Excellence (traditional, agile, hybrid methods); requirements engineering; process management; IT transition & transformation management; enterprise architecture management; IT service management according to ITIL v3 / ITIL 4; management of ITSM programs; building and enabling IT organizations; IT Strategy & IT Governance; Executive IT Consulting / Interim Management
Industry Experience: international corporations; IT industry; insurance; telecommunications; manufacturing; automotive; logistics; financial service providers; utilities industry
Personal Strengths: analytical skills; teamwork; willingness to shape; desire and ability to perform; strong methodological skills; customer focus; international mindset; assertiveness/decision-making ability; leadership skills

Skills

Project Excellence: Program Manager For Complex It Projects; Project Portfolio Management Methodology; Q-gates In Portfolio Management; Multi-project Management; Project Management Methods (Traditional, Agile, Hybrid); Project Controlling; Project Relaunch; Project Audit
It Service Management: Itsm Framework & Methods / Itil V3 / Itil 4; Building Service Catalog & Service Portfolio Management; Implementing Itsm Processes/practices; Sla & Supplier Management; Kpi Creation And Reporting; Implementation Of Itsm Suites; Itsm Process Audits
Enterprise Architecture Management: Eam Framework & Methods / Togaf; Target Architecture Planning; Introduction Of Eam Processes; Implementation Of Eam Suites; Architecture Audits
Cio / It Consulting: It Strategy / It Governance; It Transition & Transformation; Requirements Engineering; It Portfolio Management; It Processes And Organization; It Balanced Scorecard; Enterprise Architecture Management
Interim Management: Executive It Management; Strategic It Programs; It Organizational Development; Transition & Transformation Management; Mergers & Acquisitions (Carve In/out, Post Merger Integration)
Methods / Frameworks: Itil (It Infrastructure Library); Cobit (Control Objectives For Information And Related Technology); Process Management Eepk; Bpmn; Bsc (Balanced Scorecard); Togaf (The Open Group Architecture Framework); Pmi (Project Management Institute); Agile Methods; Scrum; Hcm (Human Change Management); Zachman And Other Architecture Frameworks
Applications: Line Or Project Management Perspective On Applications With Deep Understanding Of Content And It; Eam Tools Like Planningit, Troux, Iteraplan; Itsm Tools Like Servicenow, Hp Service Manager, Hp Alm, Jira Service Desk; Engineering Tools Like Sparx Enterprise Architect, Jira, Confluence; Many Other Common Software Products
Compliance: Dora; Gdpr; Cobit; Marisk; S-ox; Solvency; Bait
Memberships: Member Of Gi – German Informatics Society; Member Of Isaca – Information Systems Audit And Control Association
Other Competencies: Vw Assessment Center (General Management); Vw Management Development Program; Eva (Economic Value Added) – Certification Of The Vw Group; Continuous Professional Development

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2003 - Sep 2004

Technical University of Berlin

Research Colloquium · Systems Analysis and IT · Berlin, Germany

Apr 1984 - May 1990

Philipps University Marburg

Diploma in Mathematics · Mathematics · Marburg, Germany · Graduated with Distinction (diploma: 1.0)

Oct 1973 - Jun 1982

Konrad-Duden Humanistic High School

General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur) · Wesel, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

EVA (Economic Value Added)

VW Group

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 23

Experience in Information Technology 24.5 y

Avg length 2 y 6 m

Longest experience 17 y 5 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager, Transformation Consultant and Requirements Manager, Transformation Consultant and Market Analysis Lead

Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing

Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 1

Profile

Created

April 2026

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Where is Benjamin based?

Benjamin is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Benjamin speak?

Benjamin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Benjamin have?

Benjamin has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Benjamin has worked in at least 21 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Benjamin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Benjamin be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Benjamin would be well-suited for roles such as: Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager, Transformation Consultant and Requirements Manager, Transformation Consultant and Market Analysis Lead.

What is Benjamin's latest experience?

Benjamin's most recent position is Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager at Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG.

What companies has Benjamin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Benjamin has worked for Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG, SCHOTT AG, and BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH.

Which industries is Benjamin most experienced in?

Benjamin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. Benjamin also has some experience in Automotive, Insurance, and Utilities.

Which business areas is Benjamin most experienced in?

Benjamin is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development. Benjamin also has some experience in Strategy, Operations, and Research and Development.

Which industries has Benjamin worked in recently?

Benjamin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Insurance.

Which business areas has Benjamin worked in recently?

Benjamin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

What is Benjamin's education?

Benjamin holds a Master in Mathematics from Philipps University Marburg.

Does Benjamin have any certificates?

Benjamin has 1 certificate: EVA (Economic Value Added).

What is the availability of Benjamin?

Benjamin is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Benjamin?

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