Matthias Ottowski - Project Manager

Q: Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Euskirchen, Germany .

Q: What languages does Matthias speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 40 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 27 different roles and for 19 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months . Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is IT Project Manager at IT service provider .

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

In recent years, Matthias has worked for IT service provider , State Bank Germany , Further training measures , Munich RE , and Curexus GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Insurance , and Aerospace and Defense . Matthias also has some experience in Information Technology , Professional Services , and Education .

Q: Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Quality Assurance . Matthias also has some experience in Finance , Audit , and Business Intelligence .

Q: Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Insurance , Information Technology , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Sustainability Management .

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Euskirchen, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2026 - Present

4 months

Remote

IT Project Manager

IT service provider

Implementation of anti-money laundering requirements in accordance with AMLA/KYC for an international large bank in Munich

Services provided:

Clarification of the assignment, definition of the work package structure for the AMLA/KYC implementation project
AI-supported project planning using my own AI workflow for project management
Creation of the project management plan
Resource and capacity planning
Development of collaboration structures between IT service provider and bank client
Alignment of responsibilities (RACI matrix)
Management of 5 project members (core team)
Project control, project monitoring, project reporting
Communication management
Escalation management
Stakeholder management (11 stakeholders)
Permanent member of the steering committee
Project representation internally and externally
Project reporting, management of decision-making bodies
Project volume: 506 person-days (development effort)
Risk management
Quality management
Organization and running of workshops

Methods: PMI PMBOK, EVM, GWG, DORA, BAIT, KANBAN, AML, AMLR, AMLA, GWG, KYC

IT environment: JIRA, Confluence, Sharepoint, Kantata Kimble, AI LLM Copilot, ChatGPT, anti-money laundering systems (in-house developments and SMARAGD)

May 2025 - Dec 2025

8 months

Germany

Test Manager

State Bank Germany

Introduction of a new limit system for credit risk management
Test framework concept and test concept in line with regulatory requirements (BAIT, DORA)
Risk-oriented test strategy and governance for test methods
Analysis of test automation strategies
Test environment management
Organization and running of risk management workshops
Support for AI-assisted test case creation
Test effort estimates
Role concept, resource planning, capacity planning
Support for release concept and release planning
Methods: ISTQB, DORA, BAIT, MaRisk, ISO 25010
IT environment: Opentext ALM, JIRA, Confluence, MS Sharepoint, cloud platforms/Kubernetes, Informatica DB, PostGreSQL, ALGO Credit Manager, SAP Loans, ChatGPT, Perplexity, COBOL, z/OS, CICS, ADABAS, NATURAL

Jul 2024 - Jul 2025

1 year 1 month

AI consulting, SAFe, agile project and process frameworks

Further training measures

Training and certification as AI Manager and AI Consultant
Training and certification as SAFe Scrum Master
Training in TameFlow and Kanban for product processes
Methods: SAFe, SCRUM, TameFlow, KANBAN, AI, prompt engineering, AI process automation, AI use case derivation, EU AI Act, DORA
IT environment: ChatGPT, Perplexity, N8N, MS Copilot, Gamma, Canva

Aug 2022 - Jun 2024

1 year 11 months

Germany

Project Manager / Senior PMO / Agile Coach

Munich RE

2 ESG projects on sustainable reporting in an international environment (project language English)
Market risk management – agile transformation according to SCRUM
Consulting, training and implementation of an agile-hybrid budget planning and control system in coordination with the customer project management and program management for 2 parallel projects within the program
Budget monitoring and forecasts, project change management (plan adjustments) and program reporting
Risk management, stakeholder management, communication management
Support for change management of ESG business processes
Project planning/control and transformation management (agile transformation)
Consulting on building agile-hybrid project structures and leading workshops
Integration of CI/CD of the agile setup into release management
Mapping of project structures in the PM tool Azure DevOps, MS Project, Excel (VBA)
Mapping of budget monitoring in Excel (data interfaces to MS Project + SAP FI)
Coaching of 2 young Scrum Masters and 2 young project teams (40 and 20 members) in developing an agile mindset
Project volume 8,418 person-days spread across both projects
Support in long-term product and lifecycle management
Agile business analysis and coaching in requirements engineering (epics, features, user stories)
Development of 3 TOMs (Target Operating Models) in the target organization
Operational Scrum Master to achieve agile operational stability
Methods: SCRUM, SAFe, KANBAN, PMI, VAIT, KAIT, DORA
IT environment: Azure DevOps, MS Project, Miro, SAP S4/HANA, SAP BW, ALGO One, ACTIVEPIVOT, .net C#, MS Sharepoint, Planview, Excel VBA

May 2021 - Aug 2022

1 year 4 months

Germany

Project Manager / Agile Coach / Multi Scrum Master

Curexus GmbH

Consulting and support for agile transformation
SCRUM Master in 4 CRM projects in an international environment (project language English)
Project lead in a CRM project
Transformation management: development of a shared understanding of agile terms and support for agile collaboration structures
Support in preparing and moderating agile workshops
Change management: support for implementing agile process elements and role definitions
Support in building agile offer processes, calculation structures and project templates
Support for Target Operating Models (TOM)
Sprint planning, control and coaching of agile customer teams (up to 20 members)
Development of solution approaches for release management (CI/CD)
Agile business analysis: building customer centricity strategies (PEX) and extending CRM processes with AI components
Project roadmap, migration planning, budget planning and controlling
Risk management, stakeholder management, communication management
Support in setting up operational support and member of the steering team
Methods: SCRUM, KANBAN, HOLOCRACY, CRM, PEX, BPMN GDPR, Design Thinking, AI management
IT environment: Salesforce, Agile Accelerator, SAP FI / CO, JIRA, MS Project, MS Sharepoint, Draft.IO, Retrium, Git

Sep 2018 - Mar 2021

2 years 7 months

Germany

Senior PMO / Agile Coach / Test Manager

Assetmanagement-Gesellschaft Munich RE und ERGO

Market risk management Solvency II standard formula
BI solution daily DWH (SAP HANA / BW) and replacement of IBM ARA with ACTIVEPIVOT
Building agile project structures based on SCRUM and embedding them into classic waterfall structures
Transformation management: developing agile mindsets and setting up agile project structures in MS Azure DevOps / Office 365
Consulting project management for steering agile-hybrid projects
Azure DevOps integration in Excel incl. SAP FI reconciliation
Setting up agile monitoring processes and coordinating workshops
Support in business analysis: data governance according to VAIT, Solv. II
SCRUM Master in 3 agile projects and Agile Coach for 3 agile teams (5 - 30 members)
Organizing and running retrospectives / lessons learned
Implementing an agile test management setup according to ISTQB
Problem management: setting up task forces
Project Management Office: cost planning, capacity planning and project change management
Quality assurance for tender process for external project support
Member of the steering committee
Methods: SCRUM, ISTQB, Solvency II, VAIT, KAIT, BAIT
IT environment: MS Azure DevOps, MS Project, Sharepoint, SAP S4/HANA, SAP BW, IBM ALGO One, ACTIVEPIVOT, SimCorp, .net C#, Unix, Perl, Excel VBA

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018

9 months

Paris, France

Project Manager / Test Manager

Allianz Partners S.A.S

Building an international Business Test Factory (agile) for global travel insurance processes
Planning and setup of a global Business Test Factory for B2B and B2B2C applications (UX/UI) incl. backend processes
Definition of a global test governance, planning and monitoring structures
Integration of the test setup into agile, SCRUM-based software development
Separation of agile software development process and integration test process
Consulting and support for change management
Stakeholder management at all levels (16 stakeholders)
Integration of 8 testers from international business units (France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany)
Managing 35 testers and 4 sub-test managers
Overall planning and steering of the User Acceptance Test
Effort estimates, capacity planning and risk management
Escalation management and leading task forces
Interface between ALM and Excel (VBA) for test KPI calculation and reporting
Methods: ISTQB, SCRUM, agile methods, PMBOK, PMI
IT environment: MS Project, OpenText ALM, JIRA, web applications, SAP FI / CO, z/OS, Excel VBA

Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

1 year 3 months

Germany

Program Management Senior PMO / Senior Test Management

Large bank

Conversion of structured loan products and processes to Loan IQ in an international environment
Consulting and support for project management in program steering
Building PMO structures and managing 2 PMO employees
Stakeholder management at project and program level
Requirements management and business analysis: integration of all processes end to end
Change management for outsourcing operational loan processes
Migration planning and steering of legacy loan application to Loan IQ
Monitoring project progress and creating management reports
Permanent member of the steering committee (board level)
Planning and monitoring of business integration and acceptance testing (5,000 test cases, 29 integrated systems)
Managing 95 international test designers and testers at 4 locations (London, Bucharest, Munich, Hamburg)
Test coordination with international IT service providers (England, Italy)
Training and coaching (test case design, test methodology, OpenText ALM / QC)
Methods: PMBOK, PMI, ISTQB, BPMN
IT environment: MS Project, OpenText ALM / QC, Sharepoint, Loan IQ, SAP BA, SAP FI / CO, SAP BW, SAS, Kondor+, z/OS, COBOL, DB2, Oracle, Excel VBA

May 2016 - Jun 2016

2 months

Germany

Consultant Test Automation

Large bank

Implementation plan for test automation using UFT
Installation of UFT and setup of a pilot for browser environment
Creation and documentation of test scripts
Concept for reusability and UFT introduction concept
Methods: test automation
IT environment: HP UFT

Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

1 year 4 months

Germany

Test Manager / Project Management Consultant

Large bank

Introduction of a new forward mortgage loan product based on EURIBOR
Consulting project management: strategy, planning, risk management, change management and rollout planning
Support in business analysis (end-to-end process analysis): financing, interest calculation, risk management and overall bank control
Management of 16 stakeholders and steering of 40 testers as well as IT service providers
Modeling the change process (event-driven process chains, EPC)
Creation of the test concept (test strategy, test levels, acceptance criteria for 16 integrated systems)
Structuring the test tool OpenText ALM / HP QC and defect workflow
Training/coaching testers and coordinating the test infrastructure
Creating test reports and test phase protocols
Methods: ISTQB, PMBOK, PMI, BPMN, EPK
IT environment: HP ALM, Sharepoint, OpenProj, web/portal technologies, SAP BA, SAP SA, SAP BW, SAS, Oracle, z/OS, COBOL, DB2, Excel VBA

Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

11 months

Germany

Multi-test manager and business analysis support

Large bank

Introduction of workflow systems for mortgage loans and consumer loans
Test planning and monitoring in coordination with the project management
Business analysis: end-to-end home financing and consumer loan processes (BPMN and use cases)
Management of 28 stakeholders
Creation of 2 test concepts for 28 integrated systems (front office, rating, accounting, controlling, risk management)
Resource planning and recruiting of test staff
Structuring of OpenText ALM and coordination of the defect workflow
Management of 61 testers and 3 sub-test managers at 2 locations (Italy, Romania)
Methods: ISTQB, BPMN, EPK, UML use case definition
IT environment: OpenText ALM, SharePoint, OpenProj, web/portal technologies, SAP BA, SAP SA, SAP BW, SAS, Oracle, z/OS, COBOL, DB2, Excel VBA

Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

6 months

Germany

Project manager / business analyst

Large bank

SAP FI conversion to SEPA: accounting and real estate processes
Project planning, monitoring and SEPA test planning
Management of defect fixing and test reporting for SAP including 4 sub-systems and 26 SAP client systems
Management of 4 legally independent business group units and 2 IT service providers
Stakeholder management (20 stakeholders) and risk management
SEPA process consulting: conversion of payment transactions processes, mandate management, IBAN, BIC
Quality assurance of SAP SEPA specifications and XML data streams (SCD + SDD)
SAP SEPA rollout planning and migration control
Post-go-live support and XML analysis
Methods: PMI, PMBOK, ISTQB
IT environment: OpenProj, SharePoint, HP ALM, SAP FI, SAP SD, SAP RE, SEPA XML

Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

6 months

Switzerland

Project manager

Large bank

Release process design for output management and return mail workflow
Project planning (scope, deadlines, budget) and capacity planning
Leading 11 employees and managing an external vendor
Process design, role definitions and process transition (KANBAN)
Building release management and ensuring quality assurance
Monitoring work products: requirements, software architecture, test plans and deployment
Stakeholder management, risk management and escalation management
Methods: RUP, BPMN, KANBAN
IT environment: z/OS, DB2, SQL, COBOL, ISIS Papyrus, POSY, DOPiX, PEGA, Unix, MS Project

May 2012 - Jan 2013

9 months

Germany

Test manager

Investment company

Expansion of a depot system - AnlSVG and SEPA
Review of business concepts and functional design as well as derivation of test cases
Development of a test strategy and test concept for SEPA (output management, customer communication)
Derivation of acceptance criteria and test objects taking SEPA specifics into account
Test management: tracking test execution, controlling bug fixing and reporting
Methods: ISTQB
IT environment: z/OS, CICS, COBOL, DB2, Oracle, SQL, ISIS Papyrus, MANTIS

Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

8 months

Germany

Project manager / process manager / test engineer

Curexus GmbH and Siemens AG

Building support and operations processes for webMethods
Outsourcing webMethods operations support from SIEMENS AG to curexus GmbH
Building EAI architectures to connect a data hub to a CRM system (12,000 users)
Project management in an international environment (USA, India)
Consulting for process design of webMethods operations (KANBAN)
Definition of service processes according to ITIL and setting KPIs/SLAs
Involvement of 2 external sub-suppliers and technical leadership of 2 employees
Process design and scripting for data quality management
Creation of an operations manual (monitoring, exception handling)
Methods: ITIL, KANBAN
IT environment: webMethods 8.2, Web Services, JEE, Oracle DB, Linux, Unix scripting, Java, MS Project

Jan 2011 - May 2011

5 months

Germany

Project Manager and Business Analyst

Landesbank

Preliminary study for the assessment of own issues
Business analysis for modeling spread curves for regulatory reporting (Basel II / MaRisk)
Definition of the IT architectures and planning of the IT implementation
Clarification of business requirements, definition of the IT scope and alignment of calculation methods
Project organization and test planning to prepare the implementation
IT environment: JEE, Oracle, SAP-BA/-SEM, Kondor+, Calypso, Asset Control, MS Project

Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

7 months

Braunschweig, Germany

Process Manager and Business Analyst

Ckc AG Braunschweig

Support in building a profit center for banking consulting
Process model design and business analysis for a holistic bank consulting approach
Delimitation of the different process levels
Definition of target skills and setup of a skill database
Development of a consulting approach for Basel III and MaRisk
Methods: creativity techniques
IT environment: MS Office tools

Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

6 months

Germany

Test Manager / Test Coach

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg

Migration of the custody solution Sungard V3 to Profidata XENTIS
Creation of business test plans, test concepts and test strategy
Execution of XENTIS functionality tests (corporate actions, master data, transactions, interfaces)
Planning and steering of all test activities based on ISTQB
Management of the test team (3 IT employees, 6 business employees)
Steering and monitoring using HP Quality Center
Test reviews, test reporting and escalation management
IT environment: z/OS, Oracle, SQL, OpenText ALM, Profidata XENTIS

Apr 2008 - Jun 2010

2 years 3 months

Germany

Multi-Project Manager / Portfolio Manager

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg

Connection of the Calypso and Front Arena systems to the limit system Risk Vision
Management of the annual maintenance project and introduction of the order management process for Risk Vision
Integration of credit and interest rate derivatives as well as bonds and money markets into limit control
Restructuring of risk weighting models and limit structures
Project planning using SCRUM process structures
Migration planning and control of transaction data
Management of 17 project staff and overall project portfolio control
Setup of requirements management and change processes
Stakeholder management, risk management and escalation management
Setup of test management and design of test automation
Methods: SCRUM, ISTQB
IT environment: Risk Vision, Solaris, Sybase, JEE, Tibco, MQ, Calypso, Front Arena, Kondor+, MS Project

Jan 2004 - Mar 2008

4 years 3 months

Germany

Project Manager / Process Manager

LRP Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz

Introduction of the OSPlus banking system (Finanz Informatik)
Introduction of retail systems (current accounts, savings, counter, ATMs) and business analysis of retail processes
Integration of master data, credit, limit and embargo systems in line with data governance and KYC
Outsourcing of payment transaction processes to an IT service provider
Automation of the overdraft approval workflow for individual and framework loans
Project management of 9 subprojects and leadership of 28 employees (impact > 800 employees)
Organization of the test management process and SLA process
Escalation management (sounding boards) and board decisions
Migration concept and master data synchronization (webMethods)
Methods: PMOPlus Finanz Informatik, EPK process modeling, MaRisk
IT environment: z/OS, DB2, COBOL, CICS, Oracle, SQL, Siron, webMethods, SAP FI / CO, OPC

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

1 year

Germany

Project Manager / Test Manager

LRP Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz

Introduction of a limit system for trading risks and credit risks
Project planning and staff management (34 employees)
Project representative in decision-making committees and involvement of C-level
Integration concept for near-time interfaces
Software rollout and hypercare phase
IT environment: z/OS, Unix, DB2, CICS, COBOL, Oracle, SQL, Zeidon, Siron, Murex, Front Arena, Kondor+, OPC

Jan 2002 - Mar 2002

3 months

Germany

Business Analyst

LRP Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz

Preliminary study: workflow for HR overtime
Methods: grid diagram technique
IT environment: z/OS, Windows 2000, DB2, Oracle, SQL, SAP HR

Dec 2001 - Dec 2002

1 year 1 month

Germany

Test Manager / Test Engineer

LRP Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz

Introduction of the contract database LeDIS
Execution of test procedures and test automation
IT environment: z/OS, Windows 2000, DB2, Oracle, SQL, Siron, Rexx, Excel VBA, FTP

Jan 2001 - Nov 2001

11 months

Switzerland

Project Manager / Process Manager / Business Analyst

Union Investment

Restructuring of purchasing and logistics processes
Project planning, coordination and leadership of 12 employees (approx. 60 employees affected)
Definition of the target process with improvement potential and KPI definition
Creation of the transformation concept and concept approval by C-level for rollout across the group
Methods: BPMN, grid diagram technique, MS Project

Apr 2000 - Sep 2000

6 months

Germany

Project Manager

Union Investment Group

Introduction of standardized master data maintenance across the group
Methods: UML
IT environment: Persis, Paisy, SAP FI / CO, fund systems, portfolio systems, sales systems, MS Project

Jan 2000 - Mar 2001

1 year 3 months

Luxembourg

Project Manager / Process Manager

Union Investment Gruppe

Introduction of the Persis personnel information system
Methods: BPMN, UML
IT environment: Windows 2000, Oracle, SQL, VB, Persis, Paisy, MS Project

Jan 2000 - Sep 2000

9 months

Germany

Project Manager

Union Investment

Generation of e-invoices and archiving
Project planning, management, and concept support for e-invoices and SAP processing
Rollout planning and organization of the hypercare phase
Methods: BPMN, SAP standard
IT environment: SAP FI / CO, ABAP/4, MS Outlook, MS Project

Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

1 year

Switzerland

Project Manager / Process Manager

Union Investment

System integration of SAP R/3 FI / CO into the Union group
Interface concept, migration concept, and implementation
Outsourcing concept and implementation
Disciplinary management responsibility for 4 employees
Methods: BPMN, SAP standard
IT environment: AIX, Oracle, SQL, SAS, SAP FI / CO, ABAP/4, Paisy, MS Project

Aug 1993 - Dec 1998

5 years 5 months

Switzerland

Designer / Developer

Union Investment

Maintenance and further development of securities systems
Methods: UML
IT environment: z/OS, VM, VSE, CMS, CICS, DB2, SQL, QMF, VSAM, COBOL, Rexx

Jul 1991 - Jul 1993

2 years 1 month

Germany

Designer / Developer / Business Analyst

Software Union

Software development and design for an airline
Business analysis for a health insurance company: data migration concept and mainframe reporting
Preparation of fixed-price project offers
Methods: ISOTEC
IT environment: VM, CMS, Predict-Case, Adabas, Natural, MVS, IMS-DB/DC, DB2, COBOL, PL/1, Delta-Tools

Jan 1985 - Jun 1991

6 years 6 months

Germany

Designer / Developer / IT Auditor

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen

Software development and IT audits
Methods: decision table technique, FAMA 1/87
IT environment: z/OS, CICS, COBOL, Assembler, Adabas, Natural, Delta Tools

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Insurance, Information Technology, Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense, and Education.

Banking and Finance

Insurance

Information Technology

Professional Services

Aerospace and Defense

Education

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Finance, Audit, and Sustainability Management.

Information Technology

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Finance

Audit

Sustainability Management

Skills

Focus Areas

Project Manager, Agile Coach (Senior Level, Experience > 16 Years; Complex Projects With Up To 9 Subprojects; Management Of Service Providers And Teams Of Up To 30 Members; International Experience)
Test Manager Classic / Agile (Senior Level, Experience > 8 Years; E.G. E2e Test Design For 29 Integrated Systems Per Project; Management Of International Service Providers And Test Teams Of Up To 95 Members; International Experience)
Process Manager / Ai Consultant (Ai Management, Ai Consulting And Digital Transformation; Identification Of Process Key Figures (Kpi); Experience > 6 Years; International Experience)

Industries

Banks
Investment Companies / Asset Managers
Insurance Companies
It Consulting

Professional Focus

Capital Markets, Lending, Risk Management, Bank Controlling, Retail
Asset Management, Fund Administration, Securities Account
Travel Insurance, Reinsurance, Health Insurance
Crm Processes (Marketing, Sales, Service)
Ai Transition And Digitalization
Sepa Payment Transactions
Output Management

It Focus

Jee, Soa / Eai, Webmethods, Vba
Ibm Mainframe (Z/Os, Cics, Ims, Cobol, Rexx, Pl/1, Siron)
Databases (Oracle, Db2) / Sql
Sap, Loan Iq, Algo One, Activepivot, Salesforce, Osplus, Ledis
Ai Tools (Llm, Ai Models, Chatgpt, N8n)

Special Skills – Methods / Frameworks

Pmbok Expert (++++)
Ipma Expert (++++)
Istqb Expert (++++)
Scrum Expert (++++)
Kanban Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Safe Practical Experience (++)
Holocracy Basic Knowledge (+)
Design Thinking Practical Experience (++)
Bpmn 2.0 Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Rup Practical Experience (++)
Itil Practical Experience (++)
Babok Practical Experience (++)
Epk Practical Experience (++)
Uml Practical Experience (++)
Pmoplus Practical Experience (++)
Ai Prompting Practical Experience (++)
Dora Practical Experience (++)
Vait Practical Experience (++)
Kait Practical Experience (++)
Bait Basic Knowledge (+)
Eu Ai Act Basic Knowledge (+)
Okr Basic Knowledge (+)

Special Skills – Tools

Ms Project Expert (++++)
Opentext Alm Expert (++++)
Ms Azure Devops Expert (++++)
Jira Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Confluence Practical Experience (++)
Sharepoint Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Excel Vba Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Miro Practical Experience (++)
Agile Accelerator (Salesforce) Practical Experience (++)
Hp Uft Practical Experience (++)
Lotus Notes Practical Experience (++)
Planview Basic Knowledge (+)
Isis Papyrus Practical Experience (++)
Svn Practical Experience (++)
Git Basic Knowledge (+)
Ai Tools Practical Experience (++) (Chatgpt, Perplexity, N8n, Gamma, Make)

Special Skills – Applications

Sap Fi / Co Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Loan Iq Basic Knowledge (+)
Algo One Basic Knowledge (+)
Activepivot Basic Knowledge (+)
Salesforce Basic Knowledge (+)
Osplus Practical Experience (++)
Ledis Practical Experience (++)

Special Skills – Databases

Db2 Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Oracle Several Years Of Experience (+++)
Sybase Basic Knowledge (+)
Sql Several Years Of Experience (+++)

Special Skills – It

Webmethods (8.2) Practical Experience (++)
Jee Practical Experience (++)
Xml, Html Practical Experience (++)
Eai-/Soa Strategies Practical Experience (++)
Linux Practical Experience (++)
.Net C# Basic Knowledge (+)
Ibm Mainframe, Z/Os Expert (++++) (Z/Os, Tso, Ispf, Cics, Ims Db/Dc, Cobol, Rexx, Pl/1, Siron)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1987 - Jun 1989

Helaba Frankfurt

In-house banking IT training · Computer Science and Business Analysis · Frankfurt, Germany

Oct 1982 - Jun 1985

Helaba Frankfurt

Bank clerk · Banking · Frankfurt, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AI Consultant and AI Manager, certified according to HC Training

Hilker Consulting

Matthias Ottowski, Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master

Agile Certification Academy

ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Extension - Agile Tester

iSQI GmbH

ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager

iSQI GmbH

Project Management Professional PMP®

PMI Prometric Testing Ctr Munich

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

ITIL® Foundation Examination

APMG-International

Certified Project Manager (GPM) IPMA LEVEL C®

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 31

Experience in Banking and Finance 30 y

Avg length 1 y 4 m

Longest experience 6 y 5 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 4 (Germany, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles IT Project Manager, Test Manager, AI consulting, SAFe, agile project and process frameworks

Main industries Banking and Finance, Insurance, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 8

Profile

Created

July 2025

Last Update

July 2026

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Matthias is based in Euskirchen, Germany.

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

Matthias has at least 40 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 27 different roles and for 19 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Matthias would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Project Manager, Test Manager, AI consulting, SAFe, agile project and process frameworks.

Matthias's most recent position is IT Project Manager at IT service provider.

In recent years, Matthias has worked for IT service provider, State Bank Germany, Further training measures, Munich RE, and Curexus GmbH.

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Insurance, and Aerospace and Defense. Matthias also has some experience in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education.

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance. Matthias also has some experience in Finance, Audit, and Business Intelligence.

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Insurance, Information Technology, and Professional Services.

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Sustainability Management.

Matthias holds a Bachelor in Banking from Helaba Frankfurt.

Matthias has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: AI Consultant and AI Manager, certified according to HC Training, Matthias Ottowski, Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master, and ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Extension - Agile Tester.

Matthias is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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