Kai Zimmermann - Program And Project Manager, Agile Coach

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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2025 - Jun 2025

3 months

Program and project management; Agile (method) coach; sales/partner manager

Google (in cooperation with Wipro Technologies)

Strategic consulting for the initiation and management of complex, multidisciplinary projects
Stakeholder management (project scheduling, requirements management, budget management, risk management) incl. cross-functional communication with implementation partners
Carrying out analyses and recommendations with the technical team and discussing them at C-level

Oct 2023 - Nov 2024

1 year 2 months

Product Owner NextGen Checkout; Project Accelerator; Agile Coaching incl. portfolio management; supplier management; PMO

MediaMarktSaturn Technologies GmbH

Managing international teams (business: Germany, Netherlands, Spain (self-check-out); implementation: Italy, Romania; operations: Europe-wide (GCP)) incl. tenders and contracts
Restructuring project content along the software lifecycle management, carrying out refinements and extensions in quality management (quality gates)
Integrating a DevOps approach in addition to scalable agile methods and transferring it into support and operations

Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

1 year 2 months

Hybrid

Program & project management in overall project leadership; methodological consulting (Agile & Hybrid); procurement support

Federal Statistical Office

Consulting on project lifecycle management (lean-agile scaling approaches combined with the V-Model XT federal government as well as support with procurement as a work package) – transforming a linear, sequential approach into an iterative, agile lean approach
Time and milestone planning for the overall program
Special analyses: impact analysis regarding cost and schedule planning for different implementation scenarios and assessment and comparison of business and technical architecture
Review of legal compliance (governance / compliance: register modernization, census laws) and ensuring IT security requirements with the BSI (ISO 27001)

Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

1 year

Agile sales management; consulting on corporate strategy; organisational change management (incl. mentoring); sales &

1st solution consulting GmbH

Introducing agility and coaching in the organization, optimizing business process flows (basic focus on OKRs and coaching agile mindset & leadership)
Process and organizational fit-gap analysis to enable the offering of IT and telecommunications services and work packages; building a network of local, nearshore, and offshore partners
Defining an organization-wide program management office (PMO/PrgMO) to actively implement portfolio management with individual, automated controlling options as well as introducing service management according to ITIL
Decision-making negotiation with provider managers and purchasing departments of relevant key customers regarding complete framework agreements

Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

1 year

Multi-project management; member of the IT Service cluster management; department organization; methodological consulting;

Federal Statistical Office

Leading the IT Service cluster: application analysis, software development (nearshore / offshore), software architecture, role and rights management, quality assurance / testing, configuration management, development tools, development operations, system architecture, infrastructure, operations coordination, release and rollout management, integration management
Measuring overall project progress incl. reporting on time, budget and quality as well as cross-cluster risk and task force management
Central external project contact for compliance with ISO 27001 requirements (steering and planning special releases to maintain IT security)
Context-based methodological realignment toward scalable agile approaches
Defining the overarching service catalog, change management system and steering/interface for suppliers: Capgemini, ITZBund, Werum, Bavarian State Office for Statistics, internal process owners

Jan 2020 - Sep 2020

9 months

Agile Sales Management; Consulting for Corporate Strategy; Organisational Change Management (incl. Mentoring); Sales &

NDA-Kunde

Increase in revenue and gross profit figures despite a difficult economic situation (corona)
Improvement in employee satisfaction

Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

6 months

Sourcing Tender Manager; Tender Manager (incl. Requirements Engineering; Agile Coach); Project Manager / Product Owner for

CHRIST Juweliere und Uhrmacher seit 1863 GmbH

Derivation of the IT strategy from the corporate strategy to meet future system requirements
Mapping of requirements for IT security, governance, compliance, and legal conformity
Project initiation (incl. requirements engineering for connected systems) and agile coaching of the organisation to enable effective and efficient project delivery (ERP incl. SAP FI, PIM, logistics, merchandise management, eCommerce (SAP Hybris), loyalty, repair systems, customs processing, and payment)

Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

1 year 6 months

Agile Transition Manager; CPO (Release Train Engineer); Tender/Bid Manager; Project Manager

Loyalty Partner Solutions GmbH / Deutsche Bahn Fernverkehr AG

Cross-organisational Agile Coach and Transition Manager (as CPO) for the introduction of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and DevOps
Definition of the software lifecycle and expansion of portfolio and quality management
Successful execution as Tender Manager of the EU tender and project lead of the proof of concept (PoC) for the IaaS migration of BahnCard / BahnBonus (AWS / MS Azure)
Reporting at board level of Deutsche Bahn (projects, analyses, reports, and PoCs)
Resource planning for all programme and project components incl. identification of missing resources and support in recruiting external staff

Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

9 months

IT Strategy; Project Manager / Product Owner; Technical Consultant; Partner Manager

wee Business GmbH / weeConomy AG

Introduction of agile project management methods and portfolio management
Restructuring of the complete IT area incl. awarding of development and service contracts (SLA management according to ITIL and definition of the service catalogue)
Mapping of requirements for IT security, governance, compliance, and legal conformity according to banking regulations (incl. obtaining an e-money licence)
Technical consultant in negotiations of key account management with major customers

May 2014 - Mar 2017

2 years 11 months

Program and Project Manager; Business Analyst; Sales Director Central; Partner Manager; Consultant for Sales and IT Strategy

VOQUZ IT Solutions GmbH (formerly Cloud7 IT Solutions GmbH)

M&A consulting for sales and IT structures within the corporate group. Optimisation of sales and recruiting processes in the course of the acquisition. Operational and strategic alignment incl. management of the Central office (Frankfurt am Main) and build-up of a competence centre for project management
Multi-project management in IT projects and programmes (Scrum, Kanban, PMI, PRINCE2, ITIL)
Integration of service structures and definition of service catalogues
Sales of a software solution for SAP licence management / software asset management
Consulting on managed service providers (MSP) and vendor management systems (VMS)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Government and Administration, Retail, Professional Services, Transportation, and Telecommunication.

Information Technology

Government and Administration

Retail

Professional Services

Transportation

Telecommunication

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Sales, Strategy, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Project Management

Information Technology

Sales

Strategy

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Skills

Entrepreneurial Mindset
Employee / Team Leadership (Servant Agile Leader)
Discipline / Goal Orientation
Cross-Functional Work
Perseverance / Resilience Under Stress
Healthy Pragmatism
Understanding And Handling Complex Relationships
Conversation / Negotiation Skills
Presentation / Public Speaking
Team Spirit / Flexibility
Self-Reflection / Ability To Accept Criticism

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Hungarian

Elementary

Education

Economics studies

Data processing clerk

Certifications & licenses

EXIN BCS Business Analysis

SCRUM Master

SCRUM Product Owner

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10

Experience in Information Technology 4.5 y

Avg length 1 y

Longest experience 2 y 10 m

Expertise

Recent roles Program and project management; Agile (method) coach; sales/partner manager, Product Owner NextGen Checkout; Project Accelerator; Agile Coaching incl. portfolio management; supplier management; PMO, Program & project management in overall project leadership; methodological consulting (Agile & Hybrid); procurement support

Main industries Information Technology, Government and Administration, Retail

Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Sales

Qualifications

Certifications earned 7

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Kai is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Kai speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Hungarian (Elementary).

Kai has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Kai has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Kai may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Kai would be well-suited for roles such as: Program and project management; Agile (method) coach; sales/partner manager, Product Owner NextGen Checkout; Project Accelerator; Agile Coaching incl. portfolio management; supplier management; PMO, Program & project management in overall project leadership; methodological consulting (Agile & Hybrid); procurement support.

Kai's most recent position is Program and project management; Agile (method) coach; sales/partner manager at Google (in cooperation with Wipro Technologies).

In recent years, Kai has worked for Google (in cooperation with Wipro Technologies), MediaMarktSaturn Technologies GmbH, Federal Statistical Office, and 1st solution consulting GmbH.

Kai is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Professional Services. Kai also has some experience in Retail, Transportation, and Telecommunication.

Kai is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Sales. Kai also has some experience in Quality Assurance, Procurement, and Strategy.

Kai has recently worked in industries like Government and Administration, Information Technology, and Retail.

Kai has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Quality Assurance.

Kai attended education in Economics studies.

Kai has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: EXIN BCS Business Analysis, ITIL 4 Strategic Leader, and ITIL V3 Foundation.

Kai is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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