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 Strategy .

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2022 - May 2026

3 years 9 months

Giessen, Germany

Hybrid

Transformation Consultant and Overall Program Manager

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

Managing transformation to renew insurance core systems
Overall management of the transformation program with 10 projects and several subprojects
Advising the executive board
Designing the new insurance processes
Ensuring compliance with DORA, GDPR and BaFin requirements
Program management (multi-project management) according to PMI principles
Continuous coordination with all service providers and internal stakeholders
Reporting to all stakeholders
Preparation and execution of steering committee meetings
Detailed task and resource planning
Tracking effort and budget as well as forecasting
Decision-making and escalation management
Managing the different program phases such as solution design, agile implementation, testing, training and migration
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

Finalizing contracts and preparing a comprehensive transformation program
Developing extensive contract documents together with legal experts
Supporting contract negotiations with the central service provider
Requesting and negotiating offers with supporting service providers
Preparing contract signings
Creating a comprehensive program charter with 10 projects/streams and various committees and processes
Organizational planning (over 300 involved people)
Developing a work breakdown structure
Work planning in the context of a hybrid implementation
Initiating communication and change management
Securing approval for the transformation program
Preparing and organizing a transformation kickoff

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 the functional and technical overall architecture and developing guidelines for migration, testing and implementation strategy
Analyzing and designing requirement concepts and epics
Creating a requirements traceability matrix as a high-level functional requirements document
Creating requirement documents on topics such as migration approach, test management, cloud infrastructure, interface design, architecture design, training concept and rollout management
Requesting and analysing offers based on the blueprint results

May 2021 - Sep 2021

5 months

Transformation Consultant and Scoping Lead

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

Market exploration of standard providers of an insurance policy administration system
Market research to evaluate potential standard vendors
Preparing and running an international tender
Shortlist evaluation
Creating a comprehensive evaluation catalog and conducting vendor screening
Preparing, conducting and evaluating a PoCathon considering the specifics of a crop insurer
Identifying and selecting 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

Reviewing core system development with special focus on insurance functionality, technology stack and compliance
Reviewing the future viability of a minimum viable product (MVP) according to insurance functionality & roadmap, software architecture and technology, and compliance with VAIT and MaRisk
Designing and leading reviews according to DIN/ISO 19011
Conducting review workshops
Analyzing, evaluating and documenting findings and identifying potentials
Review report for the executive 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 key digital innovation fields from each business unit's strategy
Identifying the essential business capabilities needed to achieve the company's goals
Conducting an IT potential analysis to improve business capabilities
Defining specific actions and entry points for technological innovations
Preparing 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
Advice on creating central resilience measures to stabilize staff structure
Setting up a balanced scorecard with target areas: digitalization capabilities, maturity increase of data center practices, and ensuring stable IT services
Developing a strategic roadmap for 2025
Defining RACI assignments for key activities across all IT lifecycle processes to departments 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 the practical introduction of IT service management in mid-sized companies
Methods to embed ITSM in the organization and customer-focused implementation and rollout
Writing service descriptions for framework components and implementation procedures
Designing aids, templates and tools
Preparing 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

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

Jun 2015 - Sep 2016

1 year 4 months

Stream Lead, Process and Organization Consultant

thyssenkrupp AG

Stream lead in the global outsourcing program "unite"
Establishing a thyssenkrupp group governance framework for 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 along with 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 infrastructure outsourcing
Setting up the retained organization for the internal global shared services IT provider (GSS IT)
Project management and overall oversight of the outsourcing project on the GSS IT side
Defining the remaining service portfolio and setting up ITIL V3 based process management
Leading the ITSM Process Council
Global corporate coordination on processes, tools, billing models, and license management

Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

1 year 1 month

Lead Project Manager

CTD - Subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)

Managing the rebuild of the IT strategy, including project management for replacing the company's core systems
Mapping and adjusting existing business processes within a new overall strategy
Requirements engineering for transport management requirements
Meeting internal and external requirements for user and partner management and eliminating manual interfaces
Implementing a sustainable transport management solution and flexibly adapting the IT architecture

Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

2 years 9 months

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

SCHOTT AG

Program management One-IT: strategic initiative to reorganize international, globally standardized IT service delivery
Leading the strategy program with around 15 projects, including building an international IT organization to manage global delivery
Implementing enterprise architecture management (EAM), including methodology setup, roles, processes, and tool rollout
Overseeing the development of an ITSM suite based on ITIL and ServiceNow
Defining global processes for incident, change, configuration, and escalation management, and designing workflows
Managing development using SCRUM, supplier management, and reporting
Rolling out Windows 7 to around 15,000 clients and ensuring security and compliance

Nov 2011 - Sep 2012

11 months

Architecture Management Consultant

POLZUG - Subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)

Project lead for setting up a modern system and development architecture
Modernizing development methods and architecture and aligning them with the corporate IT strategy
Eliminating 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 supplier management and building redundant knowledge

May 2009 - Apr 2011

2 years

Lead Program Manager

HDI-Gerling Serviceholding AG / Talanx Systeme AG

Program management to set up comprehensive architecture management, including implementation
Developing a holistic EAM framework and creating transparency around the IT architecture
Standardizing procedures, products and infrastructure components
Defining practical processes, roles, committees and responsibilities
Minimizing risk and ensuring compliance with Basel II and MaRisk

Nov 2008 - Present

17 years 7 months

Berlin, Germany

Managing Partner

BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH

Executive consultant and transformation and project manager
Focus areas in IT consulting, IT strategy, IT governance and IT service management
Program and project management for complex IT projects including project controlling and audits
Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) framework & methods including TOGAF
Interim management for executive IT management, strategic IT programs and organizational development
Support in Mergers & Acquisitions (Carve-In/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 with a focus on business/IT alignment, IT strategy and IT governance
Enterprise Architecture Management including frameworks, principles and models, and building 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, Systems Integration Division

T-Systems Enterprise Services

Global setup and management of the CIO division for 18,000 employees across 6 countries
IT Service Management including process optimization and modification of ITSM tools
Standardization of IT strategy, IT architecture and IT roadmap
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 employee representatives
Definition and implementation of IT cost optimization programs and consolidation of computing services
Development and operation of a global resource and skill management system
Support in 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 top 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 analysis using the EVA method
Worldwide consolidation of core applications and establishment of central systems
Development and worldwide 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 lead for Volkswagen Mobile Services including mobility portal and multi-access portal
Implementation of the eGeneration Golf project (internet in a production car) and 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 Head

STS Systemtechnik und Software GmbH

Responsible for key customers in the new federal states
Technical development and responsibility for the control technology product line in switchgear
Member of the product steering committee and execution of sales activities
Idea development and design of new product lines and rollout to major customers

Jan 1992 - Aug 1996

4 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Group 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 for complex control system modules
Developments for audio equipment at the Philharmonic and 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 (classical, 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 services; Utilities
Personal strengths: Analytical skills; Teamwork; Drive to shape things; Will and ability to perform; Methodological strength; Customer orientation; International mindset; Assertiveness and decision-making skills; Leadership skills

Skills

Project Excellence: Program Manager For Complex It Projects; Project Portfolio Management Methodology; Q-Gates In Project Portfolio Management; Multi-Project Management; Project Management Methods (Classical, 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; Implementing 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 E.G. Planningit, Troux, Iteraplan; Itsm Tools Like E.G. Servicenow, Hp Service Manager, Hp Alm, Jira Service Desk; Engineering Tools Like E.G. 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 Skills: Vw Assessment Center (General Management); Vw Management Development Program; Eva (Economic Value Added) Certification From The Vw Group; Continuous Further Education

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2003 - Sep 2004

Technische Universität Berlin

Research Colloquium · Systems Analysis and IT · Berlin, Germany

Apr 1984 - May 1990

Philipps-Universität Marburg

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

Oct 1973 - Jun 1982

Humanistisches Konrad-Duden Gymnasium

General university 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 6 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 Scoping 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

Last Update

May 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 Scoping 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 Strategy.

What is Benjamin's education?

Benjamin holds a Master in Mathematics from Philipps-Universität Marburg.

Does Benjamin have any certificates?

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

What is the availability of Benjamin?

Benjamin will be available full-time from June 2026.

What is the rate of Benjamin?

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