Christian F.-IT Project Implementer (Problem Solver)

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Experience
Department Head (Interim)
Municipal utility and transport company
- Definition and setup of the subject areas
- Building a governance model for the department with the areas of responsibility
- IT strategy, project management, process management, and quality and sustainability management
- Developing a communication strategy for the group
- Creating an IT strategy
- Designing templates, guidelines, and processes for standardized work
- Capturing strategic guardrails and grouping ongoing projects – deriving a roadmap for strategic planning
- Reviewing ongoing projects
- Creating staffing and capacity calculations
- Defining job profiles
Expert Project Planning and Control
Municipal utility and transport company
- Review of planning status for overall and work packages
- Designing subproject milestone plans and creating a project roadmap
- Coordination with service provider
- Highlighting risks and measures
- Setting up planning for technical SAP process customizing
- Defining measures for quality assurance
- Coaching and temporary takeover of control of the technical SAP service provider
- Conducting process capture and reviews
- Coordination with the responsible stakeholders (management / board level)
- Support in conflict management
- Coaching of internal (sub-)project managers
Product Owner, Requirement Engineer
IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions
- Designing an approach for building the technical product foundation
- Developing strategic use cases for the use of artificial intelligence
- Developing a roadmap taking into account the future use of artificial intelligence
- Rollout planning and control for version 1.0
- Reworking the technical planning from scratch
- Prioritizing the technical and business requirements
- Approval of developments from the DEV team
- Rollout of release
- Coordination with relevant stakeholders (many customers and interest groups)
- Advisor on strategic issues
- Coaching and onboarding the internal Product Owner and new team members
Program, Release and Cut Over Manager
Network operator
- Review of the various (IT) projects (including the introduction of SAP Hana and migration of legacy data from SAP IS-U, Success Factors, ServiceNow, Onventis, Quentic, eGecko, Lovion, Smallworld, MS Azure, etc.)
- Creating and establishing a planning structure and its framework conditions
- Setting up missing project plans, creating transparency for meaningful status tracking, establishing the basis for steering from the program perspective, leading as a portfolio
- Developing a program roadmap
- Coordination and alignment of dependencies between the teams, projects, business units, and IT
- Approach for managing new requirements
- Developing the program plan including bringing together the projects for the cut over
- Transparency on the status of the necessary interfaces to all projects
- Review of process capture (BPMN notation) and defining the next steps
- Identifying risks and developing pragmatic solutions to fix them
- Building a cross-functional test and release management team
- Review and quality assurance of key deliverables
- Responsible for program-wide test planning and coordination of end-to-end test processes for the cut over
- Designing the end-to-end processes (BPMN) as the go-live template for the cut over period
- Introducing SAFe and agile methods (JIRA & Confluence) in the projects
- Taking over provider management in critical project situations
- Creating extensive documentation for processes, systems, and requirements
- Coaching the project managers and program management in agile ways of working, assessing the current service provider management, and taking over direct control in critical situations
Managing Director
Own project and consulting for smaller mid-sized companies in different segments
- Analysis of possible digital asset-based financing forms for mid-sized companies (including assessment of regulatory requirements under MiCA)
- Selection of suitable blockchain and token models (financing, staking, and collateral mechanisms)
- Design of an end-to-end consulting concept (risks, compliance, processes, products, technical infrastructure)
- Development of a target picture for architecture, staking mechanisms, and custody models
- Creation of technical concepts and implementation models
- Building a reporting and monitoring framework (risks, performance, compliance KPI)
- Deriving an initial usable use case and piloting it in a real business environment
- Assessment of opportunities, risks, and economic viability of digital asset strategies
agile project manager, management consultant, business analyst
Communications and media agency in the savings banks environment
- Took over project management for a strategic digitalization project for a large financial network
- Developed a standardized, modular, and customer-focused offering for the entire real estate lifecycle
- Analyzed existing initiatives, projects, and competitor offerings in the market
- Evaluated positioning options for financial products related to real estate
- Developed approaches for media integration / use via social networks (TikTok, YouTube)
- Created data analytics as the basis for improved, personalized customer communication
- Identified and analyzed relevant products and showed possible courses of action
- Developed options for digital business models through vertical expansion and linking of software products (in-house and third-party software)
- Defined use cases and identified necessary services from the perspective of end customers and B2B customers
- Built product packages and pricing models
- Designed processes (meta level with BPMN) and technical integration options
- Built a roadmap and epics
- Designed and recommended the setup of an operating company
- Negotiated and aligned content with potential cooperation partners and competitor companies
Project Manager, Business Analyst
Large bank
- Reviewed the project for group-wide rollout of a cloud communications platform
- Pointed out critical issues in planning and approach
- Coached the workstream product owners in planning
- Brought a workstream back into a manageable plan
(Chief) Product Owner, Change and Release Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer
IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions
- Involved and interacted with relevant market players such as Europace, FinanzInformatik, Hettenbach, Ongeo, Sprengnetter, etc.
- Translated rough service requests into concrete, implementable blocks
- Created the roadmap for building a central real estate database
- Planned the overall project and managed the product backlog
- Defined and implemented an approach to measure and report data quality
- Developed an algorithm for the automated calculation of lending values (machine learning)
- Designed and developed a web portal (B2B and B2C) and a scan service for documents
- Developed user stories and process descriptions for the central IT service provider
- Held technical alignments with interest groups
- Designed and implemented tools for daily work
- Issued tenders for services, selected suppliers, and managed service providers
- Coached the transition to agile ways of working and trained internal employees
Project Manager and Release Manager
IT consulting firm
- Managed the technical team for the development of process mining software
- Defined the market positioning in the process mining area
- Defined and implemented the sales strategy
- Targeted development of a market-ready software product
- Acquired a pilot customer
Scrum Master, Business Analyst
Large direct bank
- Built and introduced a metadata catalog and data quality solution with IBM tools
- Coordinated with the BCBS 239 project and gained first movers within the organization
- Took on the Scrum Master role in the team
- Clarified and led special topics, such as reducing duplicate customer records
- Developed user stories for the development team
- Coaching as part of the company-wide transition to agile methods (Spotify model)
- Took over service provider management
Project Manager and Process Manager
Large Direct Bank
- Introduction and local setup of data quality management as part of a global program initiative
- Development of the rollout approach into the bank
- Planning and structuring of the local project
- Coordination at international group level
- Evaluation and implementation of existing data quality issues
- Creation of the necessary processes (BPMN)
- Creation of the Data Quality Framework in connection with BCBS 239
Project Manager - Single Point of Contact for the Parent Company
Large Direct Bank
- Coordination of a project bundle for transfer to the global Data Lake target architecture
- Local coordination and prioritization of projects (AnaCredit, IFRS 9, BCBS 239 and SAP BA)
- Creation and alignment of the backlog for delivery into global sprint planning
- Planning of the phase-out of the existing supply routes from the local data warehouse
- Creation of a project roadmap
IT Subproject Manager, Process Manager
Savings Bank
- Expansion of the online presence and banking as part of agile project management (Scrum)
- Management of the IT team as well as planning and execution of sprints
- Development of user stories for the development team
- Responsible for process, release, and test planning
- Planning and coordination of special topics such as securities and postbox
Project Manager
Large Direct Bank
- Implementation of FinRep financial holding based on IFRS
- Takeover and replanning of the ongoing project
- Ensuring communication between reporting, risk management, IT, and head office
- Planning, preparation, and moderation of steering committees
- Transfer into line organization
Business Analyst, Process and Test Management
Development Banks
- Design and implementation of AnaCredit stage 1 for a banking consortium
- Identification and preparation of key topics for business design
- Process analysis and process adjustments for future workflows
- Creation of the test concept
Project Manager and Process Manager
Backoffice service provider for the savings bank organization
- Process review and possible actions in the area of lending business - real estate financing
- Defining the process focus topics
- Review of company setup, core processing processes, products and production depth
- Carrying out detailed analyses to identify potential for standardization and automation
- Pointing out critical issues in the introduction of processes (BPMN) and systems
- Development of starting points for greater automation for management and board of directors
- Preparation of the results documentation for processes, systems, and requirements
Project Manager, Business Analyst
Bank
- Fixing findings from internal audits, including identity management
- Planning and steering the project
- Redesign of authorization roles for the core banking software
- Coordination and support in building a segregation of duty matrix
- Review of templates for mapping rights, roles, and conflicts for the as-is/to-be comparison
- Status reporting to board members and department heads
Project Manager, Process Consultant, Requirement Engineer
Large direct bank
- Setting up and steering test series for the use of digital customer communication in sales
- Planning and steering the pilot tests in the sales channels
- Design of the processes (eEPK)
- Software vendor tendering and evaluation
- Assessment of the results and the software solutions used
- Concept and planning of the rollout
Program Manager
Large direct bank
- Planning and steering the program for implementing regulatory requirements
- Ensuring communication between reporting, risk management, and IT for consistent data definitions
- Coordination with related projects to synchronize development and testing
- Transfer into line organization
- Preparation of the separate projects FINREP and AnaCredit
Project Manager and Process Manager
Large direct bank
- Migration of the core banking system in the corporate lending services area
- Taking over the ongoing project and coordination with the head office
- Review of the further approach and analysis of relevant processes
- Taking over vendor management
Subproject Lead Strategy & Sales, Process and Release Manager, Change Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer
Mittelständische Bank
- Capture and analyze existing processes (eEPK), IT systems, products, and sales control
- Identify implementation blocks for automation and standardization (credit factory)
- Carry out detailed analyses to identify potential after first contact
- Design a sales strategy for growth in real estate financing
- Build the structure and process organization of a centrally managed sales unit
- Integrate the new sales unit into the existing decentralized organization
- Operational change management and setup of basic reporting
- Review supplier contracts and re-tendering
- Coaching on key organizational and real estate financing topics
Project Manager, Release Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer
Große Direktbank
- Optimize the travel expense and receipt reimbursement process and integrate it into SAP HR and SAP FiCo
- Analyze and design the processes (BPMN)
- Reduce review effort and replace paper forms (paperless office)
- Automated transfer of data from SAP HR to SAP FiCo for automatic postings
- Develop the test and training concept
- Coordinate the rollout in the bank
Project Manager, Process Manager, Real Estate Marketplace Expert
Große Direktbank
- Develop a faster compliant onboarding process for new employees
- Develop solution approaches with Compliance and align the content with all departments
- Coordinate the implementation in the intranet
- Develop a standard approach for mandatory regulatory training
- Integrate a tailored version of a major real estate platform
- Coordinate and align between the business unit and IT
- Specialist for developments in partner business (key account management)
Process Manager and Business Analyst
Leasinggesellschaft einer Landesbank
- Review target processes to improve the system landscape and data management for sales
- Assess process optimization potential for management
- Show critical points in the introduction of processes and systems
- Recommendation for the planned implementation project
Process Manager and Business Analyst
Leasinggesellschaft
- Restructure the accounting department
- Create transparency and identify cost drivers
- Capture and analyze business processes (eEPK) and employee tasks
- Define action options to realize cost savings potential
- Coaching during implementation
Process Manager and Business Analyst
Leasing company of a major German bank
- Analysis and redesign of business processes as part of a system introduction
- Capture and analysis of processes from acquisition to disposal (eEPK)
- Harmonization of business processes with SAP requirements and support of the employee change process
- Identification of cost reduction potential and capacity increases
- Change management through process workshops and training design
- Creation of comprehensive documentation on processes, systems, and requirements
Project Manager and Process Manager
Association of cooperative banks and a software company
- Implementation of a closed marketplace for real estate and private loan financing (Genopace)
- Project planning, control, and implementation using agile methods (Scrum)
- Design and implementation of the necessary business processes
- Cooperation on contract drafting between the founding shareholders
- Development of user stories for the development team
- Customer support until handover to the new management
Project Manager and Process Manager
Swiss investment bank
- Consulting for the planned market entry into the German real estate financing market
- Project planning and control as well as subproject management for processes and systems
- Design of business processes and system interfaces
- Implementation of business requirements and initiation of contact with sales companies
Business Unit Manager and Product Owner
Software company for the financial sector
- Restructuring of a business unit in response to changed competitive requirements
- Building key account management to identify and support target customers
- Restructuring of project management, support, and land value teams
- Design of the employee development concept and professionalization of reporting
- Design and implementation of a support tracking tool (Scrum) and activation of an internal wiki
- Expansion of the product range and acquisition of new customers from banks and insurance companies
- Support of implementation projects and consulting on process improvements through ASP solutions
- Prioritization of the product backlog as Product Owner
Business Analyst
Large direct bank
- Further development of bank project management
- Development of a program management model for strategy-compliant project prioritization
- Creation of a structured approach for project initialization
- Setup and adaptation of the related processes
Project Manager, Project Lead, Process Manager, Business Analyst
Large direct bank
- Expansion of the technical base to support the "loan factory" in real estate financing
- Definition and assembly of the overall project from separate sub-projects
- Identification of automation and standardization potential in the operational organization
- Reorganization and strategic realignment of direct sales
- Analysis and design of a future direct sales model
- Carrying out a pilot test and implementing the software requirements based on the results
- Creation of detailed documentation on processes, systems, and requirements
Sub-Project Lead, Process Manager, and Business Analyst
Subsidiary of a German large bank
- Archiving of a bank as part of the closure process for foreign branches in Latin America (Panama and Grand Cayman)
- Design and implementation of the processes for a future research office organization
- Coordination and coaching of the sub-project leads in the branches
- Business process reengineering of the accounting / information / controlling area
- Identification and analysis of existing processes and development of recommendations for improvement
- Design of the requirements for a data warehouse and a web frontend
- Support during implementation to standardize and automate tasks
Sub-Project Lead, Process Manager, and Business Analyst
Software company in the public sector
- Design and setup of requirements management
- Design of the organizational structure and process organization
- Recording and analysis of the as-is processes and existing customer contracts
- Design of to-be processes based on SLAs
- Definition of immediate measures to stabilize the project
- Coaching and onboarding of the person responsible for the position
Project Manager and Process Manager
Subsidiary of a German large bank
- Lead of a development partnership for an internet banking application
- Design of the organizational structure and process organization
- Responsible leadership of an international development team
- Budget and schedule planning as well as negotiation of change requests
- Alignment and coordination with all stakeholders
Process Manager and Business Analyst
IT software company for mid-sized businesses with a focus on SAP
- Reorganization of a customer helpdesk
- Analysis of business processes to identify strengths and weaknesses
- Design of the to-be organizational structure
- Creation of job descriptions and requirement profiles
- Determination of training needs
Subproject Lead, Process Manager and Business Analyst
Subsidiary of a German major bank
- Expansion of the online banking offering
- Planning and steering of the content development
- Conception and execution of customer surveys and marketing campaigns
- Identification, analysis, and design of the relevant business processes
- Management of implementation and coordination of the rollout at all locations
- Unlocking savings potential through multi-channel banking
Subproject Lead, Process Manager and Business Analyst
Subsidiary of a German major bank
- Conception and setup of support centers for online banking, with a focus on Latin America
- Conception of the organizational structure and processes
- Definition of tasks, responsibilities, and employee requirement profiles
- Preparation of the requirements specification for selecting a help desk tool
- Creation of the training concept and comprehensive project documentation
Industry experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Utilities, and Real Estate.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development, Operations, Strategy, and Sales.
Summary
Experienced IT management consultant with over 20 years of experience in the finance, software, and utilities sectors. Experienced IT manager and business consultant with over 20 years of industry experience – specialized in building and leading IT organizations, developing viable IT strategies, and implementing digital transformation projects. Among other things, I was responsible for the German business of an international software and consulting company, led scalable growth initiatives, and successfully launched new digital solutions on the market. For a leading financial services provider, I developed an IT platform as the basis for a new business area – including strategic product development for the next six years. I stand for authentic, structured leadership with an eye for strategy, feasibility, and team dynamics. If you choose me, you gain an integrative doer who drives transformation and delivers results.
Skills
Consulting Experience
- Over 20 Years (Also Experience As A Line Manager)
Projects
- 51 (Including 10 International)
Project Budget
- Up To 78 Million Euros
Project Size
- Up To 100 Project Staff
Industries
- Private, Cooperative, And Development Banks, Savings Banks, Building Societies, Insurance Companies, Leasing Companies, And Financial Sales Organizations
- Energy Supply Companies (Municipal Utilities)
- Software And Consulting Companies
- Aerospace
- Fintech / Start-Ups
- Media And Communications Agency
- Logistics (Seaport Operations)
- Public Sector
Focus Areas
- Building Digital Business Models / Business Areas, Also With A Future Use Of Artificial Intelligence
- Real Estate Financing – Including Software Development In This Field
- Property Valuation – Including Software Development In This Field
- Project Building – Analyzing Ideas, Defining Scope And Approach
- Implementation / Delivery
- Business Process Management / Mining / Process Automation
- Building Data Management / Data Quality
- Building And Operating Platforms (B2b / B2c)
- Developing Approach / Organizational Standards
- Restructuring Business Units
- Operational Coaching
Roles
- (It) Program And (It) Project Manager (Models: Agile, Classic & Hybrid)
- Cut Over Manager
- Department Head / Interim Manager
- (Chief) Product Owner And Scrum Master (Certified)
- Process Consultant, Business Analyst, Test, Release, Rollout Manager
- Coach
Direct Leadership
- Previous Levels: Department, Division, Program, And Project Manager
- In Recent Projects Up To 11 Project Managers
- Currently Leading A Team Of 20 Developers And 4 Business Consultants
Leadership Quality / Team Management
- Target Group-Oriented Communication
- Authentic, Goal-Oriented Appearance
- Led Various Projects Out Of Critical Situations, Most Recently Joining An Ongoing Project To Take Over Operations With Successful Resumption Of Business Operations On 31.12.2023
- Design And Build Of A Digital Business Model
- Winning Additional Real Estate Financing Transaction Volume Of 3 Billion Euros In 1.5 Years During The Financial Crisis
- Coaching Of Program Managers, Product Owners, Project Managers, Etc.
- Building A High-Performance Project And Test Team
- Successful Restructuring Of A Business Unit (Including Building Up And Closing Units, Designing An Employee Development Model) To Develop From A Small Medium-Sized Company Into A Software House For Large Enterprises
- Developing Clear Visions, Communicating Them, And Putting Them Into Practice
- Managing Various Line And Project Teams Toward A New Organization And New Ways Of Working
Communication / Presentation
- From Customers And Employees To C-Level
- Facilitation, Mediation, Coaching
- Complex Stakeholder Management (Up To 25 Companies)
Soft Skills
- Reliable And Respectful People Management
- Authentic Appearance
- Hands-On Doer Mentality
- Analytical And Goal-Oriented Way Of Working
- Bringing Together Interest Groups / Conflicting Parties
- Working With And Managing Teams From Different Cultures (Including Off- And Nearshore)
Tools
- Jira, Confluence, Xray, Ms Office, Ms Project, Clarity, Signavio, Sharepoint, Slack, Teams, Miro, Monday
- Visio, Signavio, Aris, Adonis
Systems
- S/4 Hana, Success Factors, Sap Is-U, Sap Hr, Sap Fico
- Loaniq, Ti+, Osplus, Osplus Neo, Bais, Globus
- Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Oracle, Mongodb, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
- Java, Ios
- Ibm Infosphere Information Governance Catalog
- Process Mining Technologies, Various Custom Software
- Business Objects, Qlik Sense
- Online Banking Solutions, Allisa Lowcode Platform
- Leasing Core System Lisa@ – Sap Add-On Leasing
- Europace, Genopace, Ehyp
- Sprengnetter, On-Geo, Hettenbach, Various Appraisal Systems (E.G. Lora, Rex, Lbi, Ragtime)
- Various In-House Bank Solutions
- Quentic, Egecko, Lovion, Smallworld, Servicenow
- Avaya, Twilio, Purple View, Beam Your Screen, Turnfriendly
- Core Banking Systems (Kordoba, Temenos Transact, Sap, Osplus)
Methods
- Broad Practical Toolbox In A Wide Range Of Project Management Methods
- Working In Agile Frameworks Since 2007
- Scrum (Certified), Spotify Model, Kanban, Design Thinking, Waterfall Method, Milestone Trend Analysis, Hybrid Forms
- Workshop Facilitation, Negotiations, Coaching
- Data Management Association
- Event-Driven Process Chains (Epk)
- Individual Process Roadmaps (Logical And Time-Based)
- Bpmn
- Skill Level Management
Approaches
- My Own Harmonization Of Various Project Management Methods For Working With Different Service Providers; Usually Agile And Waterfall Models
- Employee (Qualification) And Development Model
- Approach Model For Managing Requirements And Ideas
Languages
Education
Nordakademie gAG
Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) · Business Administration · Elmshorn, Germany
Certifications & licenses
(Chief) Product Owner and Scrum Master (Certified)
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Christian is based in Buxtehude, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Christian has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 26 different roles and for 25 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Department Head (Interim), Expert Project Planning and Control, Product Owner, Requirement Engineer.
Christian's most recent position is Department Head (Interim) at Municipal utility and transport company.
In recent years, Christian has worked for Municipal utility and transport company, IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions, Network operator, Own project and consulting for smaller mid-sized companies in different segments, and Communications and media agency in the savings banks environment.
Christian is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Utilities. Christian also has some experience in Real Estate and Government and Administration.
Christian is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development. Christian also has some experience in Operations, Strategy, and Sales.
Christian has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Utilities.
Christian has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Strategy.
Christian holds a Master in Business Administration from Nordakademie gAG.
Christian has 1 certificate: (Chief) Product Owner and Scrum Master (Certified).
Christian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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