Benjamin Quecke - Transformation Advisor 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 Advisor 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 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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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2022 - May 2026

3 years 9 months

Giessen, Germany

Hybrid

Transformation Advisor and Overall Program Manager

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

Transformation management for the renewal of core insurance systems
Overall management of the transformation program with 10 projects and many subprojects
Advising the management board
Designing the new insurance processes
Ensuring compliance with DORA, GDPR and BaFin
Program management (multi-project management) based on PMI principles
Continuous coordination with all service providers and internal stakeholders
Reporting to all stakeholders
Preparing and running steering committees
Detailed task and resource planning
Tracking effort and budget as well as forecasting
Decision and escalation management
Managing the different program phases such as solution design phase, agile implementation phase, test phase, training phase and migration phase
Building 15 cloud environments in redundant data centers
Preparing iterative rollouts to European countries

May 2022 - Aug 2022

4 months

Transformation Advisor 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 central service provider
Obtaining and negotiating offers with supporting service providers
Preparing contract signings
Creating a comprehensive program charter with 10 projects/streams and various committees and process flows
Organizational planning (over 300 people involved)
Drafting a work breakdown structure
Work planning in the context of a hybrid implementation
Initializing communication and change support
Securing approval for the transformation program
Preparing and organizing a transformation kickoff

Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

7 months

Transformation Advisor and Requirements Manager

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

Blueprint (requirements engineering)
Running a blueprint phase to create an initial design draft of a business and technical overall architecture and to develop guidelines for migration, testing and implementation strategy
Analysis and design of requirement concepts and epics
Creating a requirements traceability matrix as high-level business requirements documentation
Creating requirements documentation on topics such as migration approach, test management, cloud infrastructure, interface design, architecture design, training concept and rollout management
Requesting and analyzing offers based on the blueprint results

May 2021 - Sep 2021

5 months

Transformation Advisor and Market Exploration Lead

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

Market screening of standard providers for an insurance core system solution
Market screening to evaluate potential standard vendors
Preparing and running an international tender
Shortlist evaluation
Creating a comprehensive evaluation catalog and carrying out the vendor screening
Preparing, running and evaluating a PoCathon while taking into account the special requirements of a crop insurer
Identifying and selecting a long-term product partner
Final decision paper for the management board

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

6 months

Transformation Advisor and Review Lead

Vereinigte Hagelversicherung VVaG

Reviewing core system development with special focus on insurance business fit, technology stack and compliance
Reviewing the future viability of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) according to the dimensions of insurance business fit & roadmap, software architecture and technology, as well as compliance according to VAIT and MaRisk
Review design and review leadership according to DIN/ISO 19011
Running review workshops
Analyzing, assessing and documenting findings and identifying potential
Review report for the management board and supervisory board

Oct 2020 - May 2021

8 months

Strategy Consultant

SCHOTT AG

Business / IT alignment for developing a strategic IT roadmap 2026
Derivation of the key digital innovation fields from the business strategy of the individual business units
Identification of the key business capabilities needed to achieve the business goals
IT potential analysis to improve the business capabilities
Derivation of concrete action needs and starting points for technological innovation
Development of structured interviews with guiding questions, discussion presentation, documentation templates, interview guide, and FAQs

Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

3 months

Giessen, Germany

Strategy Consultant

Justus Liebig University Giessen

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

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

2 months

Berlin, Germany

Strategic Consultant and Expert for IT Service Management

BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH

Development of an ITSM light framework
Development of a flexible framework for the practical introduction of IT Service Management in medium-sized companies
Methods for embedding ITSM in the organization as well as customer-oriented implementation and rollout
Preparation of service descriptions for the framework components and the implementation approach
Design of tools, templates, and utilities
Creation of information materials and setup of sales channels

Jun 2016 - May 2020

4 years

Program Manager, Product Owner, Strategic Consultant and ITIL Expert

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG

Project management for the introduction of company-wide IT Service Management
Detailed program planning with five projects across a 4-year roadmap
Requirements engineering for IT Service Management (ITSM)
Development of a concept for the pragmatic introduction of IT Service Management in several stages
Consideration of areas such as ITSM strategy, service catalog, service support models, and service lifecycle management
ITSM tool implementation as Product Owner including interface integration with SAP Solution Manager, Jira, or HP ALM
Agile program management as well as delivery of more than 100 workshops and trainings on ITIL and ITSM practices
Rollout of the solutions across the entire company

Jun 2015 - Sep 2016

1 year 4 months

Responsible Stream Lead, Process and Organization Consultant

thyssenkrupp AG

Stream lead in the global outsourcing program "unite"
Building thyssenkrupp group governance in the context of global outsourcing of infrastructure & data center services
Global, group-wide definition of ITIL processes, tools, and procedures
Requirements engineering for provider management, service ordering portal, and CMDB
Building a process & service information portal as well as a service catalog
Building 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 group-internal global shared service IT provider (GSS IT)
Project management and overall control of the outsourcing initiative on the GSS IT side
Definition of the remaining service portfolio and setup of ITIL V3-based process management
Leading the ITSM Process Council
Global group-wide coordination on processes, tools, billing models, and license management

Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

1 year 1 month

Overall Responsible Project Manager

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

Managing the setup of the new IT strategy, including project management for replacing the company’s core systems
Mapping and adjusting 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 administration, as well as eliminating manual interfaces
Implementing a transport management solution with long-term value and flexible adjustment of the IT architecture

Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

2 years 9 months

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

SCHOTT AG

One-IT program management: strategic initiative to restructure international, globally standardized IT service delivery
Managing the strategy program with around 15 projects, including setting up an international IT organization to manage a global delivery
Introducing Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM), including method setup, roles, processes, and tool implementation
Project management for developing an ITSM suite based on ITIL and ServiceNow
Global process definition for incident, change, configuration, and escalation management, as well as workflow design
Managing development according to SCRUM, along with vendor management and reporting
Rollout of Windows 7 on around 15,000 clients, as well as compliance with security and compliance requirements

Nov 2011 - Sep 2012

11 months

Consultant for Architecture Management

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

Project management for building a modern system and development architecture
Modernizing development methods and architecture, and aligning them with the group IT strategy
Removing vendor lock-in and requirements engineering for hub management
Designing a future-proof IT system landscape, including hosting in HHLA data centers
Improving process maturity in architecture and vendor management, as well as building redundant knowledge

May 2009 - Apr 2011

2 years

Overall Responsible Program Manager

HDI-Gerling Serviceholding AG / Talanx Systeme AG

Program management for building a comprehensive architecture management framework, including putting it into practice
Developing a holistic EAM framework and creating transparency across the IT architecture
Standardizing approaches, products, and infrastructure components
Defining practical processes, roles, committees, and responsibilities
Reducing risk and ensuring compliance with Basel II and MaRisk

Nov 2008 - Present

17 years 9 months

Berlin, Germany

Managing Partner

BBGG – Berlin Business Group GmbH

Executive advisor as well as 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) framework and methods, including TOGAF
Interim management for executive IT management, strategic IT programs, and organizational development
Support for mergers & acquisitions (carve-in/out, post-merger integration)

Sep 2007 - Oct 2008

1 year 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of IT Strategy, IT Architecture, IT Controlling

T-Systems Enterprise Services

Global setup and leadership of the department with focus on business/IT alignment, IT strategy, and IT governance
Enterprise Architecture Management including framework, principles, and models, as well as setup of SOA
IT controlling, cost optimization, reporting, and license management
Sourcing strategy and vendor management
Project portfolio management and end-to-end responsibility for key IT application projects
IT risk management and compliance with SOx (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Definition 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 leadership of the CIO area for 18,000 employees in 6 countries
IT service management including process improvements and modifications to ITSM tools
IT strategy, IT architecture, and standardization of the 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
Delivery of outsourcing projects for desktop services, including negotiations with employee 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 leadership of the Global IT Strategy and Architectures area
Member of the VITAS Council (Volkswagen IT Architecture & Standards), the highest IT standardization body of the Volkswagen Group
Rollout of IT strategy and international IT governance
Development of the Volkswagen Book of Standards as well as an IT balanced scorecard
Process-focused IT portfolio planning and IT leverage analyses based on the EVA method
Global consolidation of core applications and setup 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 development of telematics solutions and mobile services
Project lead for Volkswagen Mobile Services including mobility portal and multi-access portal
Delivery 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 funding 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 accounts in the new federal states
Technical development and responsibility for the product area of control technology in switchgear systems
Member of the product steering committee and execution of sales activities
Development of ideas and design of new product areas as well as introduction at major customers

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 for audio equipment at the Philharmonic 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 groups; IT industry; insurance; telecommunications; manufacturing; automotive; logistics; financial service providers; utilities
Personal strengths: analytical skills, teamwork, drive to shape things, motivation and ability to perform, strong methods skills, customer focus, international mindset, assertiveness / decision-making ability, leadership skills

Skills

Project Excellence: Program Manager For Complex It Projects; Project Portfolio Management Methods; Q-Gates In Project 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; Introduction Of 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 View Of Applications With Deep Understanding Of Business Content And It; Eam Tools Such As Planningit, Troux, Iteraplan; Itsm Tools Such As Servicenow, Hp Service Manager, Hp Alm, Jira Service Desk; Engineering Tools Such As Sparx Enterprise Architect, Jira, Confluence; Many Other Common Software Products
Compliance: Dora; Gdpr; Cobit; Marisk; S-Ox; Solvency; Bait
Memberships: Member Of Gi - Gesellschaft FüR Informatik E.V.; 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 Of The Vw Group; Continuous Professional Development

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2003 - Sep 2004

Technical University of Berlin

Research Colloquium · System Analysis and Data Processing · Berlin, Germany

Apr 1984 - May 1990

Philipps University of Marburg

Diploma Mathematician · Mathematics · Marburg, Germany · Graduated with honors (Diploma: 1.0)

Oct 1973 - Jun 1982

Humanist Konrad Duden Gymnasium

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 8 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Transformation Advisor and Overall Program Manager, Transformation Advisor and Requirements Manager, Transformation Advisor and Market Exploration 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

July 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 Advisor and Overall Program Manager, Transformation Advisor and Requirements Manager, Transformation Advisor and Market Exploration Lead.

What is Benjamin's latest experience?

Benjamin's most recent position is Transformation Advisor 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 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 of 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 January 2100.

What is the rate of Benjamin?

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