Kossi Adjamah - Project Manager

Q: Where is Kossi based?

Kossi is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany .

Q: What languages does Kossi speak?

Kossi speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), French (Advanced), German (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Kossi have?

Kossi has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Kossi has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months . Note that Kossi may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Kossi's latest experience?

Kossi's most recent position is Project Manager at Deutsche Bank .

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

In recent years, Kossi has worked for Deutsche Bank , HahnAir , and Atotech .

Q: Which industries is Kossi most experienced in?

Kossi is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Telecommunication , and Information Technology . Kossi also has some experience in Tourism , Chemical , and Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas is Kossi most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Kossi worked in recently?

Kossi has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Tourism , and Chemical .

Q: Which business areas has Kossi worked in recently?

Kossi has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Business Intelligence .

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Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Migration of the existing Brainloop application to a new infrastructure
Management of project activities and stakeholder communication
Management of complex relationships with customers, internal departments, IT partners and external contacts
Planning and managing project finances, including cost estimates and financial control
Initiating and managing projects with third-party solutions, working with procurement
Ensuring compliance with project management methods and quality standards
Supporting portfolio project delivery processes and regular reporting on project status
Skills and tools used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management, MS Exchange, MS Outlook
Team size: 15 people

Jun 2022 - Dec 2024

2 years 7 months

Project Manager

HahnAir

Analysis, identification, assessment and implementation of requirements and customer needs through to project and implementation readiness
Alignment of business requirements and creation of the project structure and phase plan
Organization of meeting structures, weekly check-ins and project kickoffs
Alignment of the target model, including technical design and project scope with stakeholders
Planning and implementation of EPICs/user stories including acceptance criteria with the IT department
Running weekly check-ins and tracking project progress
Regular reporting on project status
Skills and tools used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management, MS Exchange, MS Outlook
Team size: 15 people

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

6 months

Demand Manager

Atotech

Analysis, identification, assessment and implementation of requirements through to decision readiness
Supporting business units in capturing and detailing IT requirements
Ensuring smooth communication between departments
Moderating processes with a solution-oriented distribution of tasks
Defining responsibilities and supporting management with effort estimates where needed
Precise documentation of internal processes to take customer wishes into account
Skills and tools used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management, MS Exchange, MS Outlook
Team size: 30 people

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

1 year 1 month

Finance Performance & Portfolio Manager

Deutsche Bank

Carrying out analyses and monitoring of the program portfolio, as well as reporting to various management levels
Monitoring the project portfolio based on defined KPIs to identify issues in structure, costs, risks and interdependencies
Supporting the setup of the 2022 annual portfolio
Ensuring the quality and accuracy of project status reporting and compliance with global guidelines
Planning, managing and controlling agreed roadmaps in coordination with regions and countries
Skills and tools used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management
Team size: 75 people

Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

4 months

Head of Program Management Office

Barclaycard Bank

Setting up and leading the PMO
Responsibility for four sub-projects or sub-PMOs
Stakeholder and escalation management
Representing overall project management internally and externally
Project planning as well as project and management reporting
Skills and tools used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management
Team size: 45 people

Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

2 years 2 months

Scrum Master

Landesbank Berlin AG

Support and consulting for different business departments on review, planning, and retrospectives in the integration team
Moderation and follow-up of regular meetings
Ensuring that agreed rules are followed and the target process is adhered to
Making sure that teams deliver software in the required quality and in line with all standards
Promoting the discipline needed for agile project delivery
Skills and tools used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management
Team size: 80 people

May 2013 - Sep 2018

5 years 5 months

Software Release Manager

Deutsche Bank

Created the annual release plan for eight applications with about 35 releases per year
Synchronized, planned, and coordinated cross-functional software deployments and releases
Ensured dependencies to surrounding systems
Transparent planning of deployments and dependencies
Defined an overall timeline for development packages across different systems
Agreed scope per release with stakeholders
Responsibility for change and back-out planning in cooperation with the Change Coordinator and CAB members
Consistent and timely communication with stakeholders
Governance function to ensure successful deployments and to present version status
Managed transport requests with SAP Solution Manager
Coordinated weekly business/IT sync meetings
Released the change implementation plan and reviewed change results (PIR)
Skills and technologies used: communication, reporting, presentation, project management (waterfall/agile), SAP CML, SAP BA, Oracle, SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
Team size: 30 people

Mar 2012 - Jan 2013

11 months

Subproject Lead

Deutsche Bank

Introduction of a reporting platform as part of a BI program by merging and harmonizing two reporting platforms
Collaboration with IT interfaces, purchasing, solution areas, and operations
Definition of project management methods and processes (project controlling, risk management, change request management)
Operational handling of project management tasks
Continuous tracking of project status and creation of corresponding reports
Quality planning and quality checks of project results
Skills and technologies used: PMO processes, communication, reporting, presentation, project management (waterfall), Jedox, DB2, SAS
Team size: 20 people

Nov 2011 - Feb 2012

4 months

PMO Lead

Deutsche Bank

Implementation of a Basel II-compliant lending and logging system based on the IRB approach
Coordination of various stream reports
Project planning and status reporting
Trend analysis for development and testing dashboards
Monitoring of defect management
Skills and technologies used: documentation, business analysis, communication, reporting, presentation, project management (waterfall), COBOL, CICS, DB2, SAS, Java, C++, PHP, Notes, Tibco
Team size: 13 people

Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

5 months

Process Analyst

Telekom

Development of a new corporate portal system "MyPortal" to consolidate more than 20 department portals
Responsibility for the Governance & Compliance stream
Coordination of the integration process
Conducting workshops with business departments
Definition of SLAs
Status tracking and reporting
Skills and technologies used: documentation, business analysis, communication, concept development, presentation, project management, ITIL, SAP NetWeaver, LDAP
Team size: 25 people

Nov 2010 - May 2011

7 months

Subproject Lead

Deutsche Bank

Service and staffing process modeling for a pooling concept as part of the Postbank acquisition
Creation of the project initiation document
Planning and reporting
Staffing of employees
Jira customization
Skills and technologies used: documentation, business concept design, communication, concept development, presentation, project management (waterfall), MS Office, MS SharePoint, JIRA
Team size: 10 people

Mar 2010 - Sep 2010

7 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Reporting of secured loans as part of balance sheet statistics and sending monthly XML files to the German Federal Bank
Coordination of internal and external service providers
Project and budget planning, control and documentation
Quality management
Test management
Skills and technologies used: documentation, business concept design, IT coordination, communication, concept development, presentation, project management (waterfall), MS Office, MV Host, MS SharePoint
Team size: 12 people

Mar 2009 - May 2010

1 year 3 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Reporting of loan sales and purchases in line with the German Federal Bank reporting requirements as of 31/12/2009
Lead and control of the project
Coordination of cooperation with the client
Holding workshops and presentations at management level
Process consulting and creation of business concepts
Skills and technologies used: requirements analysis, documentation, IT coordination, communication, concept development, presentation, project management, banking, MS Office, MV Host, MS SharePoint
Team size: 8 people

Sep 2008 - Mar 2009

7 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank

Rollout of a compliance system to meet all MiFID regulatory requirements
Coordination of global data deliveries (China, India, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Italy)
Controlling and inventory information in an analytical compliance system
Concept development and coordination of business approvals
Coordination of internal and external service providers
Management of offshore partners
Coordination of globally operating delivery units
Skills and technologies used: requirements analysis, business concept design, IT coordination, communication, concept development, presentation, Cognos, MV Host, MS Office, MS SharePoint
Team size: 12 people

May 2008 - Aug 2008

4 months

Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank

Building a securities indicator index reporting system for early detection of negative trends in investment advice
Requirements analysis, concept development, testing and acceptance of new software developments and enhancements
Selection, management and coordination of third-party vendors and offshore units
Creation of business concepts
Skills and technologies used: requirements analysis, concept development, presentation, project management, MV Host, MS Office, MS SharePoint
Team size: 8 people

Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

4 months

Business Consultant

Mundipharma

Redesign of a rolling revenue planning process using IBM Cognos TM1 to reduce preparation effort
Design and implementation of the data model
Mapping of business logic
PMO tasks
Skills and technologies used: requirements analysis, documentation, business concept, project management, workshops, MS Office, IBM Cognos TM1, SAP R/3
Team size: 12 people

Nov 2007 - Mar 2008

5 months

Business Analyst

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Implementation of an integrated planning and management tool (project PLANEO)
Setup of the data warehouse, creation and adjustment of DTS packages
Creation of dimensions and planning frontends
Skills and technologies used: business concept, MS PowerPoint, MS SQL Server, MIS ALEA, MS Excel Integration, Citrix Server, MIS Decision Studio
Team size: 8 people

May 2006 - Sep 2007

1 year 5 months

Business Analyst

T-Systems

Implementation of a DSL ordering system in project Harmony
Creation of business concepts for application development
Data protection concept
Coordination of developers
Progress monitoring
Skills and technologies used: requirements analysis, documentation, business concept, concept, MS Office, SUN Solaris 8, Oracle 9i
Team size: 8 people

Jul 2003 - Sep 2007

4 years 3 months

Market Analyst

T-Systems

Market and competitor research in the IT and telecom services market by country, customer, and industry segments
Conducted SWOT and GAP analyses as well as big deal analyses
Recording and evaluation of business processes
Creation of market analyses, competitor profiles, and company profiles
Skills and technologies used: requirements analysis, documentation, customer analysis, MS Office, web-based databases
Team size: 15 people

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Telecommunication, Information Technology, Tourism, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Banking and Finance

Telecommunication

Information Technology

Tourism

Chemical

Manufacturing

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Research and Development, Strategy, and Finance.

Project Management

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Research and Development

Strategy

Finance

Summary

Many years of project experience in IT project management, transition and transformation projects
IT project lead in highly complex, international large-scale IT projects in big system landscapes
Good knowledge of agile and waterfall IT methods
Requirements analysis, alignment of feasibility with internal and external stakeholders
Managing international offshore projects, virtual multi-vendor teams (up to 40 people) with cultural differences
Preparing project cost estimates and defining project KPIs
Preparing and running workshops and project meetings at the client site
Preparing and taking part in presentations for top management
Interface between Incident Management, Change and Problem Management, Reporting, Knowledge Management and Complaint Management according to ITIL standard
Optimizing and further developing the incident and problem management process
Analysis and integration of Change Request Management for efficient handling of change requests with the help of SAP SolMan
Management of roll-out and change management coordinator
Recording and documenting interfaces to external and internal systems
Hands-on mindset and service-oriented
Strong goal orientation, quick learner
Analytical and pragmatic way of working
Team player with assertiveness

Skills

Key Areas

Project Management
Process Management
Requirements Management
Business Intelligence & Performance Measurement

Industries

Banking
Telecommunications
Energy Supply
Utilities

It Skills

Standard Products And Sap
Jira
Ms Excel
Ms Project
Ms Visio
Hp Quality Center (Alm9)
Sharepoint
Sap Solman
Ms Exchange
Ms Outlook

Methods

Scrum
Project Management (Prince2 Methodology)
Communication
Concept Development
Customer Analysis
Moderation
Process Analysis
Presentation
Workshops
Crisis Management
Requirements Analysis
Change Management
Requirements Management
Coaching
Document Management
Business Concept Development
Interviewing
It Organization
Conflict Management
Marketing
Utility Analysis
Offshoring
Outsourcing
Problem Management
Quality Management
Risk Management
Software Development
Statistics
Team Leadership
Test Coordination
Test Management
Uml
Project Methodologies

Modeling

Epk
Swim Lane
Activity Diagram
Uml

Project Management

Project Management According To Prince2

Software Development

Requirements Analysis
Business Concept Development

Languages

English

Advanced

French

Advanced

German

Elementary

Education

University of Freiburg i. Br.

Diplom Economist, focus areas: Business Information Systems & Econometrics · Economics · Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified ITIL V3 Foundation

Certified Prince2 Foundation PM

Certified Prince2 Practitioner PM

Certified SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager

Conflict Management

Scrum Master (Training)

Six Sigma Green Belt

Steinbeis-certified Business Process Manager

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 19

Experience in Banking and Finance 15 y

Avg length 1 y 3 m

Longest experience 5 y 4 m

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager, Demand Manager, Finance Performance & Portfolio Manager

Main industries Banking and Finance, Telecommunication, Information Technology

Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Business Intelligence

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 8

Profile

Created

July 2025

Last Update

July 2026

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Kossi is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Kossi speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), French (Advanced), German (Elementary).

Kossi has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Kossi has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Kossi may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Kossi would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Demand Manager, Finance Performance & Portfolio Manager.

Kossi's most recent position is Project Manager at Deutsche Bank.

In recent years, Kossi has worked for Deutsche Bank, HahnAir, and Atotech.

Kossi is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Telecommunication, and Information Technology. Kossi also has some experience in Tourism, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

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

Kossi has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Tourism, and Chemical.

Kossi has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Business Intelligence.

Kossi holds a Master in Economics from University of Freiburg i. Br..

Kossi has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified ITIL V3 Foundation, Certified Prince2 Foundation PM, and Certified Prince2 Practitioner PM.

Kossi is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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