Dominik Piecuch - Head of IT

Q: Where is Dominik based?

Dominik is based in Hamburg, Germany .

Q: What languages does Dominik speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Dominik have?

Dominik has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Dominik has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months . Note that Dominik may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Dominik's latest experience?

Dominik's most recent position is Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH .

Q: What companies has Dominik worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Dominik has worked for Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH , Piecuch Advisory & Management , PRGH GmbH , Wrage Advisory GmbH , and Telekom Deutschland GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Dominik most experienced in?

Dominik is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication , Information Technology , and Professional Services . Dominik also has some experience in Construction and Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas is Dominik most experienced in?

Dominik is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Sales , and Strategy . Dominik also has some experience in Information Technology , Product Development , and Business Intelligence .

Q: Which industries has Dominik worked in recently?

Dominik has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Telecommunication , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Dominik worked in recently?

Dominik has recently worked in business areas like Strategy , Project Management , and Sales .

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Hamburg, Germany

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Experience

Aug 2023 - Feb 2024

7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Head of IT

Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH

Disciplinary and technical leadership of the IT and service team
Defining and documenting the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
Developing the Future Mode of Operation (FMO), including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
Optimizing license management: reduced ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
Introducing and establishing Jira as the central tool for project and service management
Introducing and expanding the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
Implementing a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams including PSTN integration to replace traditional telephony
Implementing the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
Rolling out Intune as a mobile device management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
Building Power BI dashboards for equipment monitoring and financial reporting
Planning and executing the IT consolidation of two sites for 170 users
Introducing automated penetration testing with Pentera
Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
Providing operational support in daily operations: administration, incident & change management
Managing external service providers and ensuring the quality of outsourced IT services
Responsible for the IT budget including planning and controlling
Direct reporting line to the executive management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 6 months

Hamburg, Germany

Head of Country Management Germany for SEED Mena LLC / The Royal Private Office of Sheikh Saed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

Piecuch Advisory & Management

Strategic technology consulting with a focus on innovation, scalability and business impact
Evaluating and scouting new business models for implementation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Identifying, approaching and acquiring leading technology partners in Germany and Europe
Building and maintaining long-term C-level business relationships, including negotiations
Acting as the interface between German industry, tech startups and government entities in the UAE
Close collaboration with the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Berlin to coordinate economic interests
Technologies & methods used: Google Workspace (Business), Zoho CRM, relationship management, business development, team leadership

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

4 months

Hamburg, Germany

Head of Consulting & Technology

PRGH GmbH

Leading the consulting team for Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM)
Responsible for quality assurance and methodological management of customer projects
Implementing Tableau to visualize order and logistics processes
Optimizing IT and business processes through structured documentation of the IT and process landscape
Implementing Azure Kubernetes Services
Ensuring methodological standards regarding architecture, data modeling and process modeling
Introducing Jira as a standardized project management tool in consulting
Coaching employees on agile methods and project management standards (SCRUM & traditional)
Regular reporting to executive management on project status, team performance and quality assurance
Technologies & methods used: Tableau, Jira, BPMN, SCRUM, traditional project management, stakeholder management, team leadership, quality assurance (QA)

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

4 months

Senior Advisor (part-time)

Wrage Advisory GmbH

Process analysis and optimization after a carve-out at an IT security service provider for data centers (building a scalable process landscape in BPMN for operational realignment)
Company valuation (discounted cash flow analysis) and buyer outreach as part of the planned sale of a mid-sized PCB manufacturer
Technologies & methods used: BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), discounted cash flow analysis

Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

3 years 7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Senior Startup Partner Manager

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Product Owner for the implementation of Salesforce CRM and Innoloft (LoftOS) for the structured management of startup collaborations
Responsible for the product backlog: prioritization, requirements management and close coordination with management & business units
Project controlling including budget monitoring, status reports and stakeholder reporting at management level
Product Owner for a proof of concept for digital capture and documentation of maintenance plans & processes for Deutsche Bahn ICE train maintenance
Developing and implementing joint go-to-market strategies with SaaS startups in AR/VR, drones, process automation, data privacy, industrial IoT and artificial intelligence
Building a network of over 1,000 startups to foster co-innovation and technology transfer
Conducting digitization workshops with 12 corporate clients to identify innovation potentials and derive concrete implementation scenarios
Technologies & methods used: Salesforce, Innoloft (LoftOS), agile product development, Jira, go-to-market strategy, backlog management, stakeholder management, PoC management

Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year

Bonn, Germany

Business Development Manager

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Project management for setting up the Digitization Factory, an incubator for developing and implementing innovative proofs of concept (PoC) for business clients
Responsibility for prioritizing and refining the product backlog
Management of cross-departmental PoC projects in collaboration with external tech partners and internal stakeholders
Reporting to senior management on project status, budget, and innovation roadmap
Designing and negotiating strategic cooperation agreements for mutual customer acquisition (positive cash flow effect of approx. €1M)
PoC 1 – NFC-based asset management in construction: conducting customer and user interviews for UX design with Figma, gathering requirements and documenting them in a requirements specification, selecting technical partners, integrating an NFC antenna into components
PoC 2 – Automated Quality Control (demonstrator): capturing technical requirements, building a demonstrator with a conveyor belt and camera system, image capture and processing using a Python script, analysis in Jupyter Notebook with TensorFlow, storage and machine-learning-based detection of deviations
Technologies & methodologies used: Figma, SCRUM, Requirements Specification, TensorFlow, Python, Machine Learning, UX Research, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methods

Oct 2012 - Jul 2017

4 years 10 months

IT-Sales Consultant

Telekom Deutschland GmbH

Full responsibility for solution design and proposal creation in complex IT projects, from requirements analysis to handover to production
Development of a standardized approach for deal structuring and documentation
Planning and management of transition and transformation initiatives with implementation partners
Strategic advisory to C-level on IT governance, IT system architectures, and IT service processes (ITIL v3)
Leading cross-departmental proposal teams according to IPMA standards
Cost estimation, risk assessment, and execution of price-to-win analyses
Designing high-availability and disaster recovery scenarios
Direct communication and negotiation with C-level decision-makers
Achieving order entry targets in 3 out of 5 years at 150%
Technologies & methodologies used: SAP R/3, SAP ECC, SAP HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Infor BAAN, AS/400, Windows Server, SUSE Linux, MPLS, VPN, Citrix, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Azure Cloud, Telekom Cloud, IaaS, PaaS, Hosting, Oracle DB, MS-SQL, IBM DB2, Postgre SQL, MySQL, IPMA, SCRUM, ITIL, BSI IT Baseline Protection, ISO 27001, ISO 20000, ISO 14001, ISO 18001, ISO 9001

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Professional Services, Construction, and Manufacturing.

Telecommunication

Information Technology

Professional Services

Construction

Manufacturing

Business Area Experience

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

Project Management

Sales

Strategy

Information Technology

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Skills

Interim Management
Agile Project Management
Process Optimization
Analytical Thinking
Strong Communication
Empathy
Critical Thinking Skills
Scrum & Ipma
People Management
Steering And Technical Leadership Of Project Teams
Tech Solution Design
Design Thinking Practitioner

Erp Systems & Business Software

Sap R/3
Sap Ecc
Sap Hana
Sap Print Per Vpsx
Sap Modules: Crm, Apo, Bc, Plm, Scm, Pp, Bi/Bw, Mdm, Ep, Trex, Les, Mii, Xi, Hr Pi, Bo, Solution Manager
Brz Erp
Microsoft Dynamics Ax
Infor Baan
As/400
Salesforce Crm
Innoloft (Loftos)
Zoho Crm

Infrastructure, It Operations & Security

Windows Server (2008–2022)
Linux
Windows 10/11
Ios
Android
Vmware Esxi
Hyper-V
Citrix
Storage Cluster
Firewall Cluster
Load Balancing
Netgear
Netapp
Azure Cloud
Azure Kubernetes Services
Telekom Cloud
Multi-Platform Management
Multi-Cloud Architectures
Housing
Saas
Iaas
Paas
Dedicated Server
Hosting
Mpls
Vpn
Internet Connections
Machine-To-Machine (M2m) Communication
Site Networking
Mqtt
Microsoft Intune
Active Directory
Entra Id
Microsoft Defender
License Management
Automated Penetration Testing (Pentera)
Mobile Device Management (Mdm)
Sophos
Blackberry Server
Lotus Notes
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Sharepoint Server
Veeam
Hyper Backup
Active Backup For Business
Snapvault

Databases

Ms-Sql
Oracle Db
Postgresql
Mysql
Ibm Db2

Project Management

Traditional Project Management According To Ipma
Agile Project Management According To Scrum (Master & Product Owner)

Methods & Frameworks

Team Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Negotiation Skills
Risk Calculations
Steering Of Pocs
Development Of Go-To-Market Strategy
Backlog Management
Quality Assurance Processes

Process Management & Modeling

Bpmn
Process Recording & Analysis
Flowcharts
Fmo/Cmo Documentation
Uml
Miro

Product Development & Ux

Agile Product Development
Ux Research (Conducting Quantitative And Qualitative Interviews)
Requirements Specification Creation
Figma (Mock-Ups)

Tools & Collaboration Platforms

Jira (Project & Service Management)
Confluence
Microsoft 365
Google Workspace
Canva
Click-Up

Programming & Ai

Python
Tensorflow
Machine Learning
Html
Css
Java

Compliance, Norms & Standards

Bsi Baseline Protection
Iso 27001 (Information Security)
Iso 20000 (Itsm)
Iso 14001 (Environmental Management)
Iso 18001 (Occupational Health And Safety Management)
Din En Iso 9001 (Quality Management)
Sox (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Isae 3402

Soft Skills

Analytical & Critical Thinking
Creativity And Solution Orientation
Strong Communication
Empathy & Active Listening
Systemic Thinking
Customer Orientation
Collaboration Skills
Strategic Action And Negotiation Skills

Awards

Telekom Global Talent (08/2018)
Win Of The Month With 2.2m € Tcv (07/2018)
Telekom Top-Performer Sales Award (2015)
Win Of The Month With 8m € Tcv (12/2014)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

FOM Hamburg

Sales Management · Sales Management · Hamburg, Germany

Oct 2009 - Sep 2012

DHBW Stuttgart

Business informatics · Business informatics · Stuttgart, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Design Thinking Practitioner

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Telecommunication 9.5 y

Avg length 1 y 11 m

Longest experience 4 y 9 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Head of IT, Head of Country Management Germany for SEED Mena LLC / The Royal Private Office of Sheikh Saed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, Head of Consulting & Technology

Main industries Telecommunication, Information Technology, Professional Services

Main business areas Project Management, Sales, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 1

Profile

Created

April 2024

Last Update

June 2026

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Where is Dominik based?

Dominik is based in Hamburg, Germany.

What languages does Dominik speak?

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

How many years of experience does Dominik have?

Dominik has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Dominik has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Dominik may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Dominik be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Dominik would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of IT, Head of Country Management Germany for SEED Mena LLC / The Royal Private Office of Sheikh Saed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, Head of Consulting & Technology.

What is Dominik's latest experience?

Dominik's most recent position is Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH.

What companies has Dominik worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Dominik has worked for Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Piecuch Advisory & Management, PRGH GmbH, Wrage Advisory GmbH, and Telekom Deutschland GmbH.

Which industries is Dominik most experienced in?

Dominik is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Information Technology, and Professional Services. Dominik also has some experience in Construction and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Dominik most experienced in?

Dominik is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Sales, and Strategy. Dominik also has some experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Dominik worked in recently?

Dominik has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Dominik worked in recently?

Dominik has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Project Management, and Sales.

What is Dominik's education?

Dominik holds a Master in Sales Management from FOM Hamburg and a Bachelor in Business informatics from DHBW Stuttgart.

Does Dominik have any certificates?

Dominik has 1 certificate: Design Thinking Practitioner.

What is the availability of Dominik?

Dominik is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Dominik?

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