Christopher Pross-Freelance Consultant
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Experience
Freelance Consultant
Freelance Consultant
Context: Managing and structuring complex transformation and IT projects at the Business/IT interface
Setting up PMO and governance structures to improve transparency and decision-making
Developing KPI-based control and reporting logics for data-driven decisions
Structuring and prioritizing requirements between business unit and IT
Advising decision-makers on assessing project risks and action options
Building and marketing a digital product of my own (Miro App)
Product Owner
GLS IT Services GmbH
Context: Modernizing a monolithic core system to restore scalability, stability, and maintainability
Role: Product Owner (roadmap management, stakeholder management, delivery)
Transforming a monolithic system landscape into a scalable microservices architecture
+30% faster decision-making processes by prioritizing based on business value
Introducing an end-to-end process view by rolling out a new system UI
Improving system stability and laying the foundation for future development
Product Owner
BMW AG
Context: Reducing warranty and goodwill costs through data-driven decision logics in customer support
Role: Product Owner (end-to-end responsibility for product strategy, budget ~€0.5M, international management)
Building a data-driven product to reduce risks in aftersales (>€350M financial impact)
Steering an international, cross-functional team to implement complex decision logics
UK market MVP pilot as the basis for international scaling
Establishing data-driven decision processes to avoid warranty and goodwill costs
Management Representative
BMW AG
Context: Ensuring ISO-compliant processes and improving quality and process performance in production logistics
Role: Responsible for audit and management systems as well as risk and action management
Managing and further developing management systems according to ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001
Reducing audit effort by 50% through process standardization and building a central knowledge base
Introducing a risk-based management system to improve process stability and information security
Increasing transparency of quality and process risks through structured assessment and reporting to management
Project Controller
BMW AG
- Managing investment and development portfolios (up to >€2B)
- 50–80% reduction in planning effort through automation (VBA)
- Establishing standardized KPI and reporting structures
Project Manager
BURY GmbH & Co. KG
- Managing automotive development projects for OEMs (Audi, VW) with MS Project
- Ensuring on-time delivery through clear project structure and stakeholder management
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Transportation, and Professional Services.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Project Management, Product Development, Customer Service, Logistics, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
Project manager / Product Owner with over 10 years of experience steering complex transformation and IT initiatives (BMW, GLS). Focused on the Business/IT interface: setting up PMO structures, KPI-based management as well as prioritizing requirements and roadmaps to improve transparency and decision-making.
Skills
- Project Management & Pmo (Waterfall & Agile: Scrum, Kanban)
- It Transformation & Digital Products (Microservices, System Landscapes)
- Requirements Engineering & Stakeholder Management
- Kpi & Performance Management (Reporting, Business Cases)
- Process Management (End-To-End, Bpmn, Optimization)
- Quality Management & Audits (Iso 9001, 14001, 45001)
- Tools: Ms Project, Excel/Vba, Power Bi, Jira, Confluence, Miro
Languages
Education
University of Bremen
Diploma in Industrial Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Bremen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
TÜV Rheinland
GPM German Association for Project Management
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Christopher is based in Rüsselsheim, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Christopher speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), Polish (Advanced), English (Intermediate).
Christopher has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Christopher has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 2 months. Note that Christopher may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christopher would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Consultant, Product Owner, Management Representative.
Christopher's most recent position is Freelance Consultant at Freelance Consultant.
In recent years, Christopher has worked for Freelance Consultant, GLS IT Services GmbH, and BMW AG.
Christopher is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Transportation. Christopher also has some experience in Professional Services.
Christopher is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Project Management, and Product Development. Christopher also has some experience in Customer Service, Logistics, and Quality Assurance.
Christopher has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Transportation.
Christopher has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.
Christopher holds a Master in Industrial Engineering from University of Bremen.
Christopher has 2 certificates. These include: Quality Management Specialist and IPMA® Level D.
The availability of Christopher needs to be confirmed.
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