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Dec 2024 - Jul 2025
Buxtehude, Germany

Department Head (Interim)

Municipal utility and transport company

Position summary
Department Head (Interim) at Municipal utility and transport company
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Strategy
  • 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
Sep 2024 - Apr 2025
Buxtehude, Germany

Expert Project Planning and Control

Municipal utility and transport company

Position summary
Expert Project Planning and Control at Municipal utility and transport company
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Jun 2024 - Present
Buxtehude, Germany

Product Owner, Requirement Engineer

IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions

Position summary
Product Owner, Requirement Engineer at IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Strategy
  • 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
Nov 2022 - Feb 2024
Buxtehude, Germany

Program, Release and Cut Over Manager

Network operator

Position summary
Program, Release and Cut Over Manager at Network operator
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • 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
Apr 2022 - Apr 2024
Buxtehude, Germany

Managing Director

Own project and consulting for smaller mid-sized companies in different segments

Position summary
Managing Director at Own project and consulting for smaller mid-sized companies in different segments
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business areas
Product Development
Research and Development
Strategy
  • 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
Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
Buxtehude, Germany

agile project manager, management consultant, business analyst

Communications and media agency in the savings banks environment

Position summary
agile project manager, management consultant, business analyst at Communications and media agency in the savings banks environment
Industries
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Strategy
  • 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
Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager, Business Analyst

Large bank

Position summary
Project Manager, Business Analyst at Large bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
Buxtehude, Germany

(Chief) Product Owner, Change and Release Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer

IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions

Position summary
(Chief) Product Owner, Change and Release Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer at IT financial services provider for public-law credit institutions
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Procurement
Product Development
Project Management
  • 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
Mar 2018 - Jun 2019
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Release Manager

IT consulting firm

Position summary
Project Manager and Release Manager at IT consulting firm
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Sales
  • 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
Jan 2018 - Feb 2019
Buxtehude, Germany

Scrum Master, Business Analyst

Large direct bank

Position summary
Scrum Master, Business Analyst at Large direct bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Process Manager

Large Direct Bank

Position summary
Project Manager and Process Manager at Large Direct Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • 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
Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager - Single Point of Contact for the Parent Company

Large Direct Bank

Position summary
Project Manager - Single Point of Contact for the Parent Company at Large Direct Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
Buxtehude, Germany

IT Subproject Manager, Process Manager

Savings Bank

Position summary
IT Subproject Manager, Process Manager at Savings Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Sep 2016 - Mar 2017
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager

Large Direct Bank

Position summary
Project Manager at Large Direct Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Aug 2016 - Oct 2016
Buxtehude, Germany

Business Analyst, Process and Test Management

Development Banks

Position summary
Business Analyst, Process and Test Management at Development Banks
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
  • 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
Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Process Manager

Backoffice service provider for the savings bank organization

Position summary
Project Manager and Process Manager at Backoffice service provider for the savings bank organization
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
  • 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
Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager, Business Analyst

Bank

Position summary
Project Manager, Business Analyst at Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Audit
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Apr 2014 - Apr 2016
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager, Process Consultant, Requirement Engineer

Large direct bank

Position summary
Project Manager, Process Consultant, Requirement Engineer at Large direct bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
  • 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
Mar 2014 - Mar 2016
Buxtehude, Germany

Program Manager

Large direct bank

Position summary
Program Manager at Large direct bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Process Manager

Large direct bank

Position summary
Project Manager and Process Manager at Large direct bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
Buxtehude, Germany

Subproject Lead Strategy & Sales, Process and Release Manager, Change Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer

Mittelständische Bank

Position summary
Subproject Lead Strategy & Sales, Process and Release Manager, Change Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer at Mittelständische Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Operations
Sales
Strategy
  • 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
Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager, Release Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer

Große Direktbank

Position summary
Project Manager, Release Manager, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer at Große Direktbank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
Project Management
  • 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
Apr 2011 - Dec 2012
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager, Process Manager, Real Estate Marketplace Expert

Große Direktbank

Position summary
Project Manager, Process Manager, Real Estate Marketplace Expert at Große Direktbank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
  • 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)
Jun 2010 - Jul 2010
Buxtehude, Germany

Process Manager and Business Analyst

Leasinggesellschaft einer Landesbank

Position summary
Process Manager and Business Analyst at Leasinggesellschaft einer Landesbank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Strategy
  • 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
Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
Buxtehude, Germany

Process Manager and Business Analyst

Leasinggesellschaft

Position summary
Process Manager and Business Analyst at Leasinggesellschaft
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Operations
  • 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
Dec 2008 - Dec 2009
Buxtehude, Germany

Process Manager and Business Analyst

Leasing company of a major German bank

Position summary
Process Manager and Business Analyst at Leasing company of a major German bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • 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
Mar 2008 - Oct 2008
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Process Manager

Association of cooperative banks and a software company

Position summary
Project Manager and Process Manager at Association of cooperative banks and a software company
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Operations
Product Development
Project Management
  • 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
May 2007 - Sep 2007
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Process Manager

Swiss investment bank

Position summary
Project Manager and Process Manager at Swiss investment bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
Strategy
  • 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
Feb 2007 - Jun 2008
Buxtehude, Germany

Business Unit Manager and Product Owner

Software company for the financial sector

Position summary
Business Unit Manager and Product Owner at Software company for the financial sector
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Sales
  • 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
Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
Buxtehude, Germany

Business Analyst

Large direct bank

Position summary
Business Analyst at Large direct bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Project Management
Strategy
  • 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
Nov 2005 - Jan 2007
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager, Project Lead, Process Manager, Business Analyst

Large direct bank

Position summary
Project Manager, Project Lead, Process Manager, Business Analyst at Large direct bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
  • 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
Apr 2004 - Oct 2005
Cayman Islands

Sub-Project Lead, Process Manager, and Business Analyst

Subsidiary of a German large bank

Position summary
Sub-Project Lead, Process Manager, and Business Analyst at Subsidiary of a German large bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Business Intelligence
Project Management
  • 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
Sep 2003 - Nov 2003
Buxtehude, Germany

Sub-Project Lead, Process Manager, and Business Analyst

Software company in the public sector

Position summary
Sub-Project Lead, Process Manager, and Business Analyst at Software company in the public sector
Industries
Government and Administration
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
  • 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
May 2002 - Jul 2003
Buxtehude, Germany

Project Manager and Process Manager

Subsidiary of a German large bank

Position summary
Project Manager and Process Manager at Subsidiary of a German large bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • 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
Jan 2002 - Mar 2002
Buxtehude, Germany

Process Manager and Business Analyst

IT software company for mid-sized businesses with a focus on SAP

Position summary
Process Manager and Business Analyst at IT software company for mid-sized businesses with a focus on SAP
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Customer Service
Human Resources
  • 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
Mar 2001 - May 2002
Buxtehude, Germany

Subproject Lead, Process Manager and Business Analyst

Subsidiary of a German major bank

Position summary
Subproject Lead, Process Manager and Business Analyst at Subsidiary of a German major bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Marketing
Operations
Project Management
  • 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
Jan 2001 - Apr 2001

Subproject Lead, Process Manager and Business Analyst

Subsidiary of a German major bank

Position summary
Subproject Lead, Process Manager and Business Analyst at Subsidiary of a German major bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
  • 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.

Banking and Finance
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Business area experience

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

Project Management
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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

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1995 - Oct 1999

Nordakademie gAG

Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) · Business Administration · Elmshorn, Germany

Certifications & licenses

(Chief) Product Owner and Scrum Master (Certified)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 37
Experience in Banking and Finance 23.5 y
Avg length 11 m
Longest experience 2 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Cayman Islands)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Department Head (Interim), Expert Project Planning and Control, Product Owner, Requirement Engineer
Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Utilities
Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1

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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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