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Leipzig, Germany

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Jan 2026 - Sep 2026

Project Manager

enercity AG

Position summary
Project Manager at enercity AG
Industries
Energy
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management

Product CRM smart energy (enercity PULS)

With enercity PULS, enercity is bringing a B2C home energy management system (HEMS) to market. A dedicated product CRM based on epilot was needed to support the market launch, lead and customer acquisition, and the management of sales and installation partners, complemented by a partner portal and a service portal.

  • Technical consulting and project management for the introduction of the product CRM for enercity PULS based on epilot
  • Concept development and coordination of the project together with enercity
  • Functional analysis and specification of requirements with the stakeholders involved
  • Design of core CRM processes for customers, partners, and service/support
  • Design of partner lifecycle management for sales and installation partners in the CRM
  • Management of the development team for the partner portal and Service Center
  • Consulting and support for the customer’s internal epilot administrators
  • Support for the market launch of the B2C HEMS product enercity PULS and its partner portal and Service Center

Technologies: epilot (CRM)

Jul 2022 - Dec 2025

Solution Architect & Project Manager

Energiekonzepte Deutschland GmbH

Position summary
Solution Architect & Project Manager at Energiekonzepte Deutschland GmbH
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • requirements engineering and technical specification
  • consulting system-architecture
  • concept customer journey
  • API definition and data integration
  • leading development team / delivery unit
  • Customer Portal and Customer App
  • Partner Management and Field Service App
Dec 2021 - Feb 2023

CRM Functional Lead

DKMS Group gGmbH

Position summary
CRM Functional Lead at DKMS Group gGmbH
Industries
Healthcare
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Setup Customer Portal with Salesforce Experience Cloud
  • Audience definition and support Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Cloud Configuration
  • Customer Segments, Customer 360° (CDP), Audiences
  • Integration Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Integration Mailing Works, Integration Legacy System
  • Rollout Strategy UK, US and Germany
  • Service Cloud Consulting
  • Social Media Communication Channel Integration
Dec 2021 - May 2022

Solution Architect & Lead Developer

philoro Edelmetalle GmbH

Position summary
Solution Architect & Lead Developer at philoro Edelmetalle GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development

EMSP Partner Portal for Banks

A partner portal through which partner banks can offer and manage philoro precious metal savings plans for their customers.

  • Design of the Salesforce solution architecture for a multi-tenant white-label platform for partner banks
  • Development of the partner portal based on Salesforce Experience Cloud to create and manage customers and savings contracts
  • Development of a scalable data model for partner banks, bank employees, customers, and contracts
  • Implementation of the roles and permissions model to securely separate tenant and customer data
  • Technical leadership of the development team; conducting architecture and solution reviews
  • Support with effort estimates, backlog refinements, and solution decisions
  • Support for integration and acceptance testing; management of deployment and go-live

Technologies: Confluence, Jira, Node.js, PostgreSQL, React, Salesforce, Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce Flow

Nov 2021 - Jan 2022

Solution Architect

wefox Group

Position summary
Solution Architect at wefox Group
Industries
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Business areas
Information Technology

Procurify to DATEV Integration Discovery

The wefox Group wanted to automate the transfer of approved supplier invoices from its procurement tool Procurify to DATEV, including the audit trail of the approval process. A discovery was planned to clarify the target process and integration approach.

  • Analysis of the Procurify setup and accounts payable process
  • Design of the integration service to DATEV via flowwer
  • Delivery of discovery findings and recommendation

Technologies: DATEV Unternehmen Online, PostgreSQL, Procurify

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

Functional Lead

Knauf Gips KG

Position summary
Functional Lead at Knauf Gips KG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management

ContainerNext Phase 2

Second phase of the Salesforce-based container management system “ContainerNext” and customer portal, delivered by Mindtree.

  • Functional lead for the continued development of the customer and partner portal on Salesforce Experience Cloud with SAP integration
  • Main point of contact between business teams, the Product Owner, the development team, and external stakeholders
  • Consolidated requirements and translated them into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
  • Prioritized and maintained the product backlog with stakeholders
  • Led the implementation team through five sprints; assessed change requests based on value, effort, and impact on project scope
  • Planned and coordinated user acceptance testing and bug fixes
  • Reported on status, risks, and decisions needed; prepared for acceptance, release planning, go-live, and handover to operations

Technologies: Apex, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Salesforce Data Loader, Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce IoT Cloud, SAP, Visualforce

Oct 2020 - Jul 2023

Solution Architect & Project Lead

philoro Edelmetalle GmbH

Position summary
Solution Architect & Project Lead at philoro Edelmetalle GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management

Precious Metal Savings Plan Cloud (EMSP)

Customer portal and business platform (backend and CRM) for philoro's precious metal savings plans (EMSP) in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: customers configure and manage savings plans, view prices and holdings, and complete the KYC process online, with Salesforce as the CRM foundation.

  • Overall responsibility for solution architecture, project management, and delivery of the business platform
  • Designed Salesforce Sales Cloud as the central platform for CRM, customer, contract, and business processes
  • Designed the digital customer journey from registration and KYC through to opening and managing precious metal savings plans, including country-specific requirements for DE, AT, and CH
  • Defined security, access, and data protection concepts for sensitive customer, contract, and identification data
  • Led development teams and coordinated internal business teams and external service providers
  • Planned and prioritized the product backlog; managed sprints, releases, and dependencies
  • Responsible for project status, budget, timeline, risks, and decisions needed
  • Supported integration and acceptance testing; coordinated deployment, go-live, and handover to operations

Technologies: Apex, BPMN.io, Brevo (Sendinblue), Confluence, DocuSign, Figma, Google Analytics, GraphQL, Jira, Next.js, React, Salesforce, Salesforce Data Loader, Salesforce Flow, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Swagger, Twilio, WordPress

Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

Salesforce Administrator

Zoo Leipzig GmbH

Position summary
Salesforce Administrator at Zoo Leipzig GmbH
Industries
Tourism
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management

Salesforce CRM Introduction

Introduction of Salesforce Sales Cloud as a CRM system.

  • Introduced Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Managed releases
  • Designed and implemented access control concepts
  • Administered the Salesforce platform
  • Developed an ETL component to connect the existing point-of-sale system and online booking portal
  • Analyzed source data and assessed its potential for categorization and enrichment
  • Developed workflows on the Salesforce platform
  • Conducted requirements workshops
  • Created and maintained specification documents
  • Planned resources, coordinated the team, and managed staff
  • Designed the test strategy

Technologies: Google Workspace, Java, Oracle Database, Salesforce Sales Cloud

Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

xRM Functional Lead

KNAUF Gips GmbH

Position summary
xRM Functional Lead at KNAUF Gips GmbH
Industries
Construction
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
  • requirements engineering and technical specification
  • consulting system-architecture
  • concept customer journey
  • API definition and data integration
  • leading development team / delivery unit
  • Setup Customer Portal with Salesforce Experience Cloud
  • Audience definition and support Marketing Automation
  • IAM
Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

Functional Lead

Knauf Gips KG

Position summary
Functional Lead at Knauf Gips KG
Industries
Construction
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management

Container Management System and Customer Portal

Introduction and customization of the Salesforce-based container management system “ContainerNext” and customer portal, delivered by Mindtree, with CRM integration into the existing SAP landscape.

  • Led and managed the continued development of the “Container Next” customer and partner portal
  • Main point of contact between business teams, the Product Owner, the development team, and external stakeholders
  • Gathered, analyzed, and consolidated business requirements from the backlog, user feedback, and changes to the service offering
  • Translated business requirements into actionable epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
  • Prioritized and maintained the product backlog in coordination with relevant stakeholders
  • Facilitated requirements workshops and advised business teams on processes and solution options
  • Developed and aligned functional solution concepts for Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce IoT Cloud, and SAP integration
  • Ensured a consistent customer and partner experience across systems and processes
  • Led the implementation team through five sprints, including sprint planning, refinements, reviews, and retrospectives
  • Assessed change requests based on value, effort, dependencies, and impact on project scope
  • Coordinated functional and technical dependencies between Salesforce, IoT Cloud, and SAP
  • Clarified functional questions during implementation and supported the team in making solution decisions
  • Ensured functional quality through reviews and acceptance criteria, and supported integration and acceptance testing
  • Planned and coordinated user acceptance testing and managed bug fixes
  • Communicated project status, risks, decisions needed, and deviations from goals transparently
  • Prepared for functional acceptance and supported release planning, go-live, and handover to operations

Technologies: Apex, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Salesforce Data Loader, Salesforce IoT Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud, SAP, Visualforce

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, Subproject Manager

SEPT International Program (Universität Leipzig)

Position summary
Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, Subproject Manager at SEPT International Program (Universität Leipzig)
Industries
Education
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management

Salesforce CRM Introduction

Introduction of Salesforce Sales Cloud as a CRM system.

  • Introduction of Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Release management
  • Design and implementation of the access rights concept
  • Planning the implementation project and managing the technical project team
  • Requirements gathering and creating demos
  • Salesforce platform administration
  • Migration of master data from proprietary legacy systems to Salesforce
  • Analysis of source data and assessment of its potential for categorization and enrichment
  • Project planning and controlling
  • Stakeholder management
  • Organizing and conducting requirements workshops and project meetings
  • Design of the test strategy

Technologies: Salesforce Sales Cloud

Feb 2019 - Jul 2021

Project Manager / Solution Architect

SEPT International Program (Universität Leipzig)

Position summary
Project Manager / Solution Architect at SEPT International Program (Universität Leipzig)
Industries
Education
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management

Bitrix24 Cooperation Platform

Collaboration and expert platform for the startup initiatives of Universität Leipzig (SMILE / SEPT), Halle and Jena: requirements analysis and CRM evaluation, followed by three on-premise Bitrix24 instances with cross-instance CRM data exchange and integration with Office 365 and the ILIAS e-learning platform.

  • Requirements analysis and implementation concept
  • CRM evaluation: Bitrix24 vs. Salesforce
  • Development of the three Bitrix24 instances and management of the Bitrix partner

Technologies: Bitrix24, Microsoft Office, Salesforce

Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

P2P Engineer

smava GmbH

Position summary
P2P Engineer at smava GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Procurement
  • solution approach / Concept for technical execution for P2P (Procurify) Platform rollout
  • Data Migration Legacy System
  • technical interface design for Audit Log Workflow
  • Development and Integration LD_Procurify_to_DATEV Service
Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

Business Analyst and Technical Project Manager

marpinion GmbH

Position summary
Business Analyst and Technical Project Manager at marpinion GmbH
Industries
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management

Migration from MS Dynamics to Salesforce

Migration of the Order-to-Cash process (O2C) from Microsoft Dynamics to Salesforce.

  • Analysis of existing data and the source system
  • Design of the roles and access rights concept
  • Implementation of SSO
  • Analysis and assessment of new requirements
  • Coordination of implementation options with the customer
  • Defining the technical implementation with external suppliers (implementation partners)
  • Defining the migration strategy
  • Supporting the change process
  • Monitoring and status reports
  • Conducting acceptance tests and release planning
  • Salesforce administration: custom objects and Data Loader
  • Business process management

Technologies: Salesforce, Salesforce Data Loader, Salesforce Sales Cloud

Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

Salesforce Consultant

IDnow GmbH

Position summary
Salesforce Consultant at IDnow GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management

Salesforce Rollout and Internationalisation

Rollout and internationalisation of a Salesforce sales application.

  • Preparation for the internationalisation of the Salesforce platform
  • Training users in Salesforce Lightning Experience
  • Requirements analysis for CRM (sales)
  • Support for the technical implementation concept
  • Documentation of current processes
  • Modeling of target processes
  • Management of the implementation team
  • Risk and test management

Technologies: Salesforce Lightning Experience, Salesforce Sales Cloud

Mar 2018 - Jan 2022

CRM Engineer

ID Now GmbH

Position summary
CRM Engineer at ID Now GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Sales
  • solution approach / Concept for technical execution of international Salesforce Platform rollout
  • requirements engineering and specification
  • Salesforce Implementation
  • Active Campaign Integration
  • Customer Journey Lead-to-Quote
  • CRM Integration Invoice and Billing
  • lead scoring, email marketing
Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

Data Integration Engineer

Commerzbank AG

Position summary
Data Integration Engineer at Commerzbank AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
  • ETL Script development and Test automation
  • definition and setup of synthetic test data
  • data analysis / data discovery
  • documentation, configuration, transition to operations unit
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

Salesforce Consultant

99chairs GmbH

Position summary
Salesforce Consultant at 99chairs GmbH
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales

Salesforce Rollout

Introduction of Salesforce to support sales.

  • Requirements analysis for CRM (sales)
  • Documentation of current processes
  • Analysis of source data and data quality
  • Modeling of target processes
  • Definition of interfaces to surrounding systems and the ETL process
  • System selection and selection of the implementation partner
  • Administration and customization of the CRM system
  • Go-live of the CRM system and user training
  • Management of the implementation team
  • Technical project management (milestone, resource, and risk management)

Technologies: Salesforce, Salesforce Sales Cloud

Jan 2017 - May 2019

Solution Architect

Rapidobject GmbH

Position summary
Solution Architect at Rapidobject GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Consulting (strategic IT System landscape and Software Architecture)
  • requirements engineering and specification
  • Migration Strategic
  • application interface (API) design
  • Consulting CRM Concept
  • Salesforce CRM Implementation, Integration, Configuration
  • Rollout B2B Email Marketing, Lead Scoring, Customer Segmentation
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

CRM Engineer

Delivery Hero GmbH

Position summary
CRM Engineer at Delivery Hero GmbH
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Support solution approach / Concept for technical execution of international Salesforce Platform rollout
  • requirements engineering and specification
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

CRM Engineer

Delivery Hero SE

Position summary
CRM Engineer at Delivery Hero SE
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management

Salesforce Platform Rollout

International rollout of the Salesforce platform.

  • Support with concept development (technical implementation of the international rollout)
  • Requirements and test management
  • Project documentation and coordination of the external implementation partner
  • Preparation of training materials and support for change management
  • Conducting acceptance tests and release planning
  • Creation of horizontal UI prototypes
  • Creation of graphical models of software structure and behavior (BPMN, eEPK, UML)
  • Implementation of reports

Technologies: Salesforce, Salesforce Sales Cloud

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Qlikview Developer / BI Analyst

TIQ Solutions GmbH

Position summary
Qlikview Developer / BI Analyst at TIQ Solutions GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Customer Service
  • unstructured web 2.0 data sources
  • social media sentiment analysis
  • data sets for Social CRM

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Energy, Banking and Finance, Education, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology
Energy
Banking and Finance
Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
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Business area experience

See which departments and functions this freelancer has contributed to most.

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

Information Technology
Project Management
Product Development
Marketing
Sales
Business Intelligence
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Summary

  • more than 7 years of experience delivering software development projects for CRM systems
  • 5 years of experience with Salesforce CRM (certified Administrator, implementation of Experience Cloud, Sales Cloud and Service Cloud)
  • 4 years of experience as a functional Lead in Salesforce projects
  • 5 years of ETL/Middleware/Integration development experience
  • Industries: Health Industry, HoReCa Industry, Financial Services, Manufacturing

Skills

Products

  • Salesforce Crm Salesforce Platform, Cloud, Salesforce Experience Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud
  • Data Discovery Qlikview
  • Marketing Automation Brevo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Active Campaign, Salesforce Pardot, Mailing Work
  • P2p Procurify
  • Subscription Nitrobox, Circuly.Io
  • Etl Apache Nifi, Make.Com

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

University of Leipzig

Master of Science, Business Information Systems · Business Information Systems

Certifications & licenses

Microstrategy Certified BI Engineer

MSTR BI Engineer

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 22
Experience in Information Technology 6 y
Avg length 1 y 1 m
Longest experience 3 y 10 m

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager, Solution Architect & Project Manager, CRM Functional Lead
Main industries Information Technology, Energy, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Qualifications

Certifications earned 3
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Lars is based in Leipzig, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

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

Lars has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Lars has worked in at least 17 different roles and for 19 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 6 months. Note that Lars may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Lars would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Solution Architect & Project Manager, CRM Functional Lead.

Lars's most recent position is Project Manager at enercity AG.

In recent years, Lars has worked for enercity AG, Energiekonzepte Deutschland GmbH, DKMS Group gGmbH, philoro Edelmetalle GmbH, and wefox Group.

Lars is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Energy, and Banking and Finance. Lars also has some experience in Education, Healthcare, and Tourism.

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

Lars has recently worked in industries like Energy, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance.

Lars has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Lars attended University of Leipzig for Business Information Systems.

Lars has 3 certificates. These include: Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Certified Administrator, and Microstrategy Certified BI Engineer.

The availability of Lars needs to be confirmed.

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