Jan M.-Agile Coach
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Experience
Coaching, Workshops, Training
Jan Menzel | Coach & Berater
- No project assignments accepted during this period
- Conducting coaching sessions, workshops, training sessions and moderation assignments
Sub-Project Manager / Process Manager
VHV Versicherung
- Workstream leader of the Project Operations stream in an agile implementation project for Guidewire PolicyCenter in the property and casualty division of a German insurance company
- Strategy development and implementation
- Sparring for the project management team on restructuring the agile organizational and process structures
- Optimizing PM / development tools and methods
- Optimizing cross-team processes
- Optimizing DevOps processes
- Re-designing team structures, roles and responsibilities for the next project phase
- Stakeholder management
- Project management and communication
Agile Coach
New Work SE
- Supporting the central Business Intelligence department on its path to becoming an agile department
- Setting up and developing agile ways of working for all BI teams
- Process analysis & design
- Introducing agile structures and processes
- Introducing agile tools
- Moderating workshops
- Conducting training sessions
- Coaching teams and managers
- Strategy development and sparring
Product Owner / Teamleiter Agile Coach, Integration Architekt
Dataport AöR
- Product Owner for a central product team in a project to digitize public authorities as part of the Online Access Act
- Developing a scalable integration layer for the platform and putting it into productive use
- Implementing, testing and commissioning various interfaces for OZG online services
- Rebuilding and staffing the development and DevOps team
- Developing the product vision and roadmap
- Setting up the backlog
- Establishing agile structures within the integration team
- Further developing the integration architecture
- Embedding it into a larger overarching project
- Stakeholder management
- Service provider management
- Planning, tracking and reporting
Integration Project Manager (Interim), Agile Coach, Integration Architekt, Product Owner
Versicherung
- Interim project manager for the integration sub-project in an international strategic digitalization project in the life insurance division
- Establishing agile structures within the distributed integration team
- Managing the Requirements Engineering & Development team (NearShore) for integration components
- Introducing and moderating Scrum meetings
- Further developing the integration architecture
- Go-live preparation
- Planning, tracking and reporting
Sub-Project Manager
VHV Versicherung
- Workstream leader for the Project Operations stream in an agile implementation project of Guidewire PolicyCenter for the P&C division of a German insurance company
- Staffing and team building
- Strategy development and implementation
- Sparring partner to the project management for restructuring the agile organizational structure and processes
- Taking responsibility towards senior management
- Budget and personnel responsibility
- Optimization of PM / development tools and methodologies
- Operational responsibility for the following areas: Release & Change Management; Deployment Management; Job Control / Batch Network; Development Management; Operational NFA; Cutover / Go-Live Preparation; Software Tools; Project IT Operations / DevOps
Manager, Technical Expert
VHV Versicherung
- Deployment, environment and infrastructure manager in an agile implementation project of Guidewire ClaimCenter for the P&C division of a German insurance company
- Deployment management
- Environment management
- Interface to IT operations
- Defining software development processes
Executive Software Development
Ipsos GmbH
- Agile Coach – introduction of Scrum and agile processes
- Technology Evangelist
- Software development with C# & .Net-Framework, DevExpress and MSSql databases
- Consulting on the use and development of digital solutions
- Consulting on agile product development
Project Manager, Team Lead
Seamless Interaction GmbH & Co. KG
- Development of prototypes for trade shows in the aviation sector
- Development of a flight attendant panel using modern web technologies to reduce time-to-market
- Leading an agile team
- Stakeholder coordination, including requirements analysis
- Defining the project objective and scope
- Responsible for software architecture and application development
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Aerospace and Defense, and Government and Administration.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Strategy, Business Intelligence, and Operations.
Summary
Mr. Menzel is an experienced Agile Coach, Leadership and Team Coach. He has in-depth knowledge of IT digitalization, software development and integration projects. He believes that agility must not be applied for its own sake, but must always serve value creation. In his work, Mr. Menzel focuses on the pragmatic use of agile methods without committing to a specific model.
With his qualification as a systemic coach, he is also able to deal with individual resistance, which often arises in change processes. In his organizational consulting, he combines a systemic approach and attitude with the agile mindset.
Skills
- Leadership & Team Coaching
- Developing Product Vision & Mission
- Agile Coaching
- Design Thinking Workshops
- Agile Organizational And Process Structures
- Objective Key Results (Okr)
- Scaled Agile & Scrum Of Scrums
- Product Owner Coaching & Training
- Moderating Retrospectives, Reviews & Plannings
- Ideas & Innovation Workshops
- Agile Leadership
- Synchronizing Agile And Waterfall-Organized Projects
- Leadership Coaching
- Workshop Moderation And Training
- Sparring Management – Agile Methods
- Project Management
- Team Development
- It Project Management
- Designing Agile Processes And Interfaces
Languages
Education
HAW Hamburg
Bachelor of Science · Applied Computer Science · Hamburg, Germany
Arche NetVision GmbH
Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung · Application Development
Certifications & licenses
Scrum Alliance
Business Coach
Coach Akademie Schweiz (CAS, ICI, ISO)
Einführung in die Transaktionsanalyse
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transaktionsanalyse
Team Coach
Coach Akademie Schweiz (CAS, ICI, ISO)
Scrum Alliance
Fachkraft für Stressmanagement (IHK)
IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang thekey.ACADEMY
Fachkraft für agile Führung (IHK)
IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang thekey.ACADEMY
Aufsteller Coach
Coach Akademie Schweiz (CAS, ICI, ISO)
Leadership Coach
Coach Akademie Schweiz (CAS, ICI, ISO)
Coach & Berater
Coach Akademie Schweiz (CAS, ICI, ISO)
Life Coaching Certification
New Skills Academy
Scrum Alliance
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Jan is based in Laatzen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Jan speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Jan has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Jan has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Jan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Jan would be well-suited for roles such as: Coaching, Workshops, Training, Sub-Project Manager / Process Manager, Agile Coach.
Jan's most recent position is Coaching, Workshops, Training at Jan Menzel | Coach & Berater.
In recent years, Jan has worked for Jan Menzel | Coach & Berater, VHV Versicherung, New Work SE, and Dataport AöR.
Jan is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Insurance. Jan also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense and Government and Administration.
Jan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development. Jan also has some experience in Strategy, Operations, and Business Intelligence.
Jan has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Government and Administration.
Jan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Strategy.
Jan holds a Bachelor in Applied Computer Science from HAW Hamburg.
Jan has 12 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Scrum Professional® - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM), Business Coach, and Einführung in die Transaktionsanalyse.
Jan will be available part-time from January 2027.
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