Christina J.-Head of Digitalization Portfolio Management | Project Management | Governance | Controlling | Transformation | Change Management
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Head of Digitalization
EVIM - Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Nassau
- Reporting to the Head of the IT business unit
- Establishment and management of the digitalization unit – leading a team currently consisting of three employees
- Development of an organization-wide digitalization portfolio and digitalization strategy through 2030, including a mission statement, target vision, fields of action and specific work packages
- Analysis and structuring of the existing digitalization portfolio – creating transparency regarding initiatives, benefits, risks and dependencies
- Design of a consistent approach for recording, evaluating and prioritizing digitalization needs from the specialist departments
- Analysis and redesign of business and administrative processes – in cooperation with specialist departments, IT and central functions
- Development of structures for the digital office 2030, document and knowledge management – digital collaboration and sustainable integration of knowledge
- Supporting projects in the areas of HR, finance, M365, Power Platform, automation and AI
- Establishment of methods and formats for process management, change, participation and employee enablement
Head Of Digital Business Development
Upshift Media GmbH | Vality Ventures GmbH & Co KG
- Head of Digitalization & Change Management
- Direct report to the Executive Board – department head and strategic responsibility for the holding company’s organization-wide digitalization and transformation (400+ employees)
- Digital strategy & target architecture – development of digital strategies, target visions, roadmaps and KPIs for the structured advancement of digitalization
- Multi-project management & program management – end-to-end management of parallel digitalization projects from piloting and process design through to scaling
- Stakeholder management & digital governance – management of organization-wide strategic transformation initiatives and interface management (roles, reporting, escalation logic, decision-making processes)
- Process management & process digitalization – analysis, optimization and digitalization of key business processes, as well as establishment of structured process management approaches
- Organizational development & change management – establishment of change & innovation management and support for cultural and structural transformation processes
- Technology implementation & innovation projects – piloting, implementation and scaling of digital platform and technology solutions, including KPIs
- Leadership of interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams – management of project teams (10–100 employees) at the interface of IT, management and specialist departments across several companies within the holding company, as well as management of external technology and implementation partners
Lecturer for Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence
Hochschule Fresenius gGmbH
- Part-time lecturer in the Business Department / 80 students per semester
Founder and Owner
Zukunft Begreifen – Social Start-Up #JederEinDigitalversteher
- Design and implementation of training programs on digital future skills and technologies
- Development of workshop formats on agile methods and Future Skills
- Delivery of training sessions and teacher training on digital education and programming
- Supported by the KfW Foundation / Social Impact Lab - Frankfurt am Main
Leading Consultant Digital Transformation
Syracom Consulting AG
- Management of digital transformation projects (including DZ Bank, SCHUFA)
- Development of digital strategies and platform concepts
- Introduction of agile methods and new organizational structures
- Expert and trainer for Human Centered / Agile methods
Head of Online Projects & Head of Online Editorial Department
Paul Parey Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH
- Head of Digital Division – responsibility for all 15 websites, apps, social media channels & eCommerce platforms of the publishing house
- Development and management of digital media offerings (websites, apps, platforms)
- Management of the online editorial department and coordination of interdisciplinary teams
- Relaunch of several digital platforms and introduction of new CMS and publishing systems
Rich Media Project Manager
ATKON AG / FISCHER APPELT (HEUTE)
- Management of digital communication and platform projects for major clients, including Bahn-TV for Deutsche Bahn and the Commerzbank Journal
- Development of digital content and media formats
- Coordination of agency and IT delivery teams
Product Manager & Project Manager Digital Platforms
u.a. T-Systems GmbH, Ffm & Marco Polo Archive GmbH
- Management of launch and relaunch projects for web and eCommerce platforms
- Development of digital content and portal offerings
- Coordination of IT service providers and project teams
- Supervision: portal architecture, design, programming, content
- Service provider management: editorial, IT and graphics
- Communication and conflict coaching
Head of Content Management
Ticketing Plattform Qivive GmbH (Joint Venture Springer, Lufthansa, DEAG) (HEUTE EVENTIM)
- Planning and launch of an eCommerce ticketing portal including ERP integration
- Management of the content and online editorial departments as well as coordination of agencies and IT service providers
- Product and interface management between IT, marketing, sales and external partners
Head of Internet/Content Management
Arcor AG
- Project management for the relaunch of the B2C portal Arcor.de with several content channels
- Management of the online editorial department and development of multimedia content formats
- Interface manager between IT, marketing and external partners
Content Manager
Visiomedia GmbH (Heutige Wetternet GmbH)
- Launch and further development of several data-driven web portals in the field of weather and information services
- Establishment of the online editorial team and introduction of content management processes
- Interface between IT, editorial team, sales, and content partners
TV Production Manager & Floor Manager
u.a. ZDF, ARTE, Sat1
- Programs: heute, heute-journal, Länderjournal, WISO, aktueller Sport, shows, etc.
- Corporate image and advertising films: Lufthansa, Trigema, Mercedes Benz, Siemens
- Overall organization of large (LIVE) TV programs, including planning international assignments AND TEAM LEAD > 100 EMPLOYEES
- International coordination through the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Team management, film set supervision, cost calculation, shooting schedule preparation
Industry experience
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Experienced in Media and Entertainment, Banking and Finance, Education, Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Healthcare.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Strategy, Product Development, and Marketing.
Summary
I manage complex IT and digitalization projects in a structured and transparent way. I use consistent criteria for portfolio intake, evaluation and prioritization and prepare reliable decision-making documents for management and committees. This includes target-group-oriented reporting, cross-project management of resources, dependencies and risks, as well as the commercial and qualitative management of external service providers.
- More than 15 years of experience managing cross-organizational IT, digitalization and transformation initiatives – for many years in leadership roles
- Professional and disciplinary leadership of teams with four to ten employees, as well as management of interdisciplinary project organizations with up to 100 participants
- Strategic management of complex IT and digitalization portfolios, including project intake, evaluation and prioritization, as well as cross-project resource and dependency planning
- Responsibility for project controlling, budgets, time, quality, changes and risks, as well as for the selection and management of external service providers
- Establishment of transparent governance, decision-making and reporting structures, as well as development of digitalization strategies, roadmaps and business / IT principles and concepts
- Proven implementation of innovative initiatives: three-year development of a digital sustainability platform through handover to operations, as well as establishment of an organization-wide program for AI-supported process redesign
- Confident in traditional, agile and hybrid approaches
Skills
Portfolio Management
Project And Process Management
It And Digitalization Projects
Governance
Controlling
Transformation
Change Management
Digitalization Strategies
Roadmaps
Resource And Dependency Planning
Stakeholder Management
Process Digitalization
Organizational Development
Agile And Hybrid Approaches
Scrum Product Ownership
Okr
Lego® Serious Play®
Design Thinking
Ux And Usability
Digital Business Models
Jira
Confluence
Miro/Mural
Slack
Bpm / Process Modeling
Workflow Tools
Cms And Shop Systems, Including Magento And Shopware
Erp / Crm
Google Analytics / Google Tag Manager
Ms Project
Ms-Office
Analytical, Strategic, Solution-Oriented And Results-Oriented
Strong Communication And Presentation Skills, With A Pragmatic Approach In Complex Project Environments
Reliable And Hands-On
Motivating Team Player And Team Leader Of Interdisciplinary Teams In Digital Change Processes
Project And Process Management Based On Pmi, Prince2 And Ipma Principles
It Service Management Principles And Itil-Oriented Ways Of Working
Languages
Education
Leibnizgymnasium
Abitur · Wiesbaden, Germany · 1,9
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Magister Artium · Media and Communication Studies · Mainz, Germany · Sehr Gut
Certifications & licenses
Business Development Manager ADM
Akademie d. Dt. Medien
Scrum Alliance
LEGO® Serious Play Facilitator
Hello Agile, Wiesbaden
Zertifizierter Objektives und Key Results (OKR)-Coach
Hello Agile, Wiesbaden
Zertifizierter Usability Experte
Usability Academy FFM
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Christina is based in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Christina speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
Christina has at least 27 years of experience. During this time, Christina has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months. Note that Christina may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christina would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Digitalization, Head Of Digital Business Development, Lecturer for Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence.
Christina's most recent position is Head of Digitalization at EVIM - Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Nassau.
In recent years, Christina has worked for EVIM - Evangelischer Verein für Innere Mission in Nassau and Upshift Media GmbH | Vality Ventures GmbH & Co KG.
Christina is most experienced in industries like Media and Entertainment, Banking and Finance, and Education. Christina also has some experience in Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Healthcare.
Christina is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Strategy. Christina also has some experience in Product Development and Marketing.
Christina has recently worked in industries like Media and Entertainment and Healthcare.
Christina has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Strategy.
Christina holds a Master in Media and Communication Studies from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Christina has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Business Development Manager ADM, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and LEGO® Serious Play Facilitator.
Christina is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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