Christian West - e-Invoice Implementation Project Lead

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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Jul 2025 - Present

1 year 3 months

Project Manager for e-Invoice Implementation

Solar Trade

Managing the project team for the rollout of an e-invoice solution in more than a dozen countries
Carrying out the needs analysis as well as the analysis of the current status (technical, organizational, legal)
Coordination with all country organizations
Selection and implementation of the e-invoice tool
Ensuring the project stays on time and on budget

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025

10 months

Project Manager for Process Transformation and AI

Confidential

Project management for the digitization of business processes using artificial intelligence
Coordination of all stakeholders and management of the developer team
Development of use cases
Selection and implementation of suitable tools
Increase in efficiency in accounting and sales by 50%

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

7 months

Project Manager for ERP System Transformation

BayWa r.e. Solar Trade

Managing the organizational, agile reorganization of four developer teams that were jointly further developing an ERP system for several countries
Development and rollout of a new organization and new development processes
Realignment of the teams' roadmap and alignment of the system architecture
Increase in employee satisfaction (proven by survey)
Increase in efficiency by around 20%, use of synergies and significant increase in predictability

Jan 2024 - May 2024

5 months

Product Owner for Website

BayWa r.e.

Managing the development team for the website
Coordination of all departments and alignment of the product strategy
Digitization of trade fair and event calendars
Migration of ordering systems and increase in the level of digitization in order processing

Mar 2023 - Dec 2023

10 months

Agile Project Manager in Process Digitization

Allianz Trade

Migration of the Jive intranet to Microsoft 365
Introduction of new digital processes based on Microsoft 365 and additional connected tools
Completed the project on time and on budget

Feb 2023 - Sep 2023

8 months

Product Owner B2B Web

Tesa

Steering the Scrum team for the B2B website across all countries
Steering the development of APIs for process automation
Close coordination with marketing, including presenting technical concepts to stakeholders without a technical background
Significant increase in team productivity and stakeholder satisfaction
Creating and establishing a roadmap

Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

8 months

Trainer for product management and agile development methods

Confidential

Running workshops and coaching on best practices in agile product management (especially Scrum, SAFe, ARF)
Supporting the transition of the entire project organization to a new agile process
Successful full rollout of the new agile way of working

May 2021 - May 2022

1 year 1 month

(Lead) Product Owner for four teams

Flaschenpost

(Lead) Product Owner for the teams B2B orders and processes, Customer Data, Check-out, and Mobile App
Enabling digital order processing for B2B bulk orders via interfaces
Launch of the new B2B customer platform
Connecting several pilot customers for automated orders
Building new in-house APIs as custom solutions

Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year 4 months

Agile project manager for the migration of an intranet and collaboration platform

Allianz Technology

Responsibility for coordination and implementation of the solution design for the migration of the intranet and collaboration platform
Coordination with critical stakeholders such as the works council and the board
Running workshops and creating solution designs
Managing the product backlog
Completed the project on time and within budget and achieved cost savings

Dec 2019 - Jun 2020

7 months

Product Owner for the development of the online shop and PIM rollout

Hubert Burda

Steering the developer team in Serbia for the further development of an online shop
Coordinating development with stakeholders across Europe
Implementing a Product Information Management system including the related APIs
Responsibility for UI design
Creating and maintaining user stories and ensuring implementation
Running product planning meetings
Multiplying revenue
Reducing the time spent in the online shop by 80% through automated processes instead of manual work

Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

11 months

Lead Product Owner for the rollout of a collaboration platform

Allianz Trade

Lead Product Owner for managing 300 employees in a new agile setup
Managing IT (backlog) and the business departments
Reporting to the board
Coaching on agile methods
Delivered the project on time and within budget
Successful change management toward agile processes
Introduction of new, improved processes

Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

11 months

Agile Project Manager Loyalty Program

Media Markt

Responsible for managing teams in Germany, Poland, and Romania to implement an omni-channel loyalty program
Digitization of the entire customer loyalty process
Coordination with the business departments
Integration of the system into the existing application landscape
Business analysis for the relevant user stories
The project became the most successful project of the entire program

Apr 2016 - Dec 2017

1 year 9 months

Project Manager for Virtual Reality (VR)

Crystal Rooms

Managing the Scrum team in the development of a VR cloud application
Responsibility for backlog, user stories, and acceptance tests
Stakeholder management
Contribution to UI design
Building a prototype for a VR learning environment

Apr 2016 - Dec 2017

1 year 9 months

Project Manager for the development of an e-learning platform for the public sector

eLAS

Managing the agile development team in the further development of an e-learning platform (overall product management)
Close support of all stakeholders and joint analysis of critical processes
Creation of the solution design
Backlog management and requirements management
Clearly exceeded the expectations of all stakeholders

Sep 2015 - Feb 2017

1 year 6 months

Construction Manager for the building of an apartment house

Responsibility for a private construction project for an apartment building with 8 residential units
Planning the construction together with the architect
Managing the tradespeople and monitoring the execution
Completed the house on time and within budget

Sep 2014 - Mar 2016

1 year 7 months

Product Manager for Customer Account on a Comparison Platform

CHECK24

Responsible for all customer retention processes and the digitalization of campaign processes
Creation of user stories and acceptance of new features
Support for developers with technical questions
Technical support and data-driven consulting for customer retention campaigns
Delivery of the most successful loyalty campaigns in the company’s history
80% time savings and better risk management in campaign processes

Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

6 months

Visiting Researcher

UC Berkeley

Visiting research at UC Berkeley, School of Information, Berkeley (USA)
Joint research on information management with doctoral students at the School of Information

Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

6 months

Digitalization Officer for Campaign Management

Enerstorage

Digitalization of marketing processes and materials
Development of a new marketing concept
Implementation of the related processes
Creation of all marketing materials
Conversion of the processes on time and within budget

Jul 2012 - Feb 2013

8 months

Product Owner for Smart Home Control Prototype

Deutsche Telekom

Led an international team to develop a prototype for a new way of controlling smart homes
Responsible for product vision, backlog, and acceptance
Coordination with all relevant stakeholders
Prototype completed on time and within budget

Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

3 months

IT Project Manager for the Development of a Communication Platform

SMSall

Managed the developer team in the development of a cloud-based communication platform
Responsible for roadmap, backlog, and acceptance tests
Coordination with key customers
Requirements management and process design
Achieved exponential growth in user numbers

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Insurance, Energy, Retail, Education, and Government and Administration.

Information Technology

Insurance

Energy

Retail

Education

Government and Administration

Business area experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development, Marketing, Quality Assurance, and Business Intelligence.

Project Management

Information Technology

Product Development

Marketing

Quality Assurance

Business Intelligence

Summary

Certified Product Owner (according to Scrum Alliance CSPO, scrum.org PSPO Advanced, SAFe)
15 years of experience in digitizing business processes
Strong presentation and communication skills (including communication with DAX 40 executives and works councils)
Trainer for agile development methods & agile management
Strong technical expertise through my own programming skills

Skills

Wireframe Tools, Especially Uxpin, Figma And Balsamiq
Crm (Salesforce, Comarch)
Cms (Typo3, Wordpress, Drupal)
Workday
Programming Skills (Basic): Html, Css, Javascript, Mysql, Xml, Java Ee, C#
Database Management (Phpmyadmin)
Digital Platforms And Collaboration Software (E.G. Jive, Sharepoint)
Agile Tools (E.G. Jira, Confluence)
It Architecture
Interface Specifications
Microsoft 365
Stakeholder Management
Agile And Hybrid Project Management

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Center for Digital Technology and Management

Honours Degree · Technology Management · Munich, Germany

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

B. Sc. Business (minor: Computer Science) · Business · Munich, Germany

Technical University of Munich

M. Sc. Business (minor: Computer Science) · Business · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Scrum Alliance

IHK

scrum.org

SAFe

Trainer for Adult Education

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 20

Experience in Information Technology 5.5 y

Avg length 10 m

Longest experience 1 y 8 m

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager for e-Invoice Implementation, Project Manager for Process Transformation and AI, Project Manager for ERP System Transformation

Main industries Information Technology, Insurance, Energy

Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 6

Profile

Member since

September 2025

Last update

September 2026

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Christian is based in Munich, Germany.

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

Christian has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 17 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: Project Manager for e-Invoice Implementation, Project Manager for Process Transformation and AI, Project Manager for ERP System Transformation.

Christian's most recent position is Project Manager for e-Invoice Implementation at Solar Trade.

In recent years, Christian has worked for Solar Trade, Confidential, BayWa r.e. Solar Trade, BayWa r.e., and Allianz Trade.

Christian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Insurance, and Energy. Christian also has some experience in Education, Retail, 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 Marketing, Quality Assurance, and Business Intelligence.

Christian has recently worked in industries like Energy, Food and Beverage, and Retail.

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development.

Christian holds a Master in Business from Technical University of Munich and a Bachelor in Business from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Christian has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: CSPO, Data Protection Officer, and PSPO Advanced.

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