Matthias Ottowski - Test Manager

Q: Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Munich, 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 39 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 24 different roles and for 18 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 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 Test Manager at Landesbank Deutschland .

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

In recent years, Matthias has worked for Landesbank Deutschland , Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen , Munich RE , Curexus GmbH , and Munich RE and ERGO Asset Management Company .

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 Quality Assurance .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

May 2025 - Jul 2025

3 months

Germany

Test Manager

Landesbank Deutschland

Implementation of a new limit system for credit risk management
Test framework concept and test concept according to regulatory requirements (BAIT, DORA)
Risk-oriented test strategy and test methods governance
Analysis of test automation strategies
Test environment management
Organization and execution of risk management workshops
Test effort estimations
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

Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen

Training and certification of AI managers and AI consultants
Training and certification as SAFe Scrum Master
Training on TameFlow and Kanban for product processes
Methods: SAFe, SCRUM, TameFlow, KANBAN, AI, prompt engineering, AI process automation, AI use case development, 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 using SCRUM
Consulting, training and implementation of an agile-hybrid budget planning and control system in coordination with client project management and program management for 2 parallel projects within the program
Budget monitoring and forecasting, 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 establishing 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)
Budget monitoring in Excel (data interfaces to MS Project + SAP FI)
Coaching of 2 junior Scrum Masters and 2 junior project teams (40 and 20 members) in developing an agile mindset
Project volume of 8,418 person-days 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: developing a common understanding of agile terminology and supporting agile collaboration structures
Support in preparing and facilitating agile workshops
Change management: supporting the implementation of agile process elements and role definitions
Support in setting up agile proposal processes, costing 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 solutions for release management (CI/CD)
Agile business analysis: building customer-centric 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, Holacracy, 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

Munich RE and ERGO Asset Management Company

Market risk management Solvency II standard formula
BI solution daily data warehouse (SAP HANA / BW) and replacement of IBM ARA with ACTIVEPIVOT
Setup of agile project structures using SCRUM and integration into classic waterfall structures
Transformation management: development of agile mindsets and setting up agile project structures in MS Azure DevOps / Office 365
Consulting project management for controlling agile-hybrid projects
Azure DevOps integration in Excel including SAP FI reconciliation
Setting up agile monitoring processes and coordination of workshops
Support for 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)
Organization and execution of retrospectives / lessons learned
Implementation of 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 of the 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

Establishing an international business test factory (agile) for global travel insurance processes
Planning and setting up a global business test factory for B2B and B2B2C applications (UX/UI) including backend processes
Defining global test governance, planning and monitoring structures
Integrating the test setup into agile, Scrum-based software development
Distinguishing agile software development and integration testing processes
Advising and supporting change management
Managing stakeholders at all levels (16 stakeholders)
Integrating 8 testers from international business units (France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany)
Leading 35 testers and 4 sub-test managers
Overall planning and management of user acceptance testing
Effort estimations, capacity planning and risk management
Escalation management and leading task forces
Linking ALM to Excel (VBA) for test KPI calculation and reporting
Methods: ISTQB, Scrum, agile methodologies, 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

Major Bank

Migrating structured loan products and processes to Loan IQ in an international environment
Advising and supporting project management for program control
Establishing PMO structures and managing 2 PMO staff
Stakeholder management at project and program level
Requirements management and business analysis: end-to-end integration of all processes
Change management for outsourcing operational credit processes
Migration planning and management of legacy loan application to Loan IQ
Monitoring project progress and creating management reports
Permanent member of the steering committee (executive level)
Planning and monitoring business integration and acceptance tests (5,000 test cases, 29 integrated systems)
Managing 95 international test designers and testers at 4 locations (London, Bucharest, Munich, Hamburg)
Coordinating tests with international IT service providers (UK, 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

Test Automation Consultant

Major Bank

Implementation plan for test automation using UFT
Installing UFT and setting up a pilot for browser environments
Developing and documenting test scripts
Concept for reusability and UFT implementation
Methods: test automation
IT environment: HP UFT

Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

1 year 4 months

Germany

Test Manager / Project Management Consultant

Major Bank

Launching a new forward mortgage loan product on an EURIBOR basis
Advising on project management: strategy, planning, risk management, change management, and rollout planning
Supporting business analysis (end-to-end process analysis): financing, interest calculation, risk management, and overall bank management
Managing 16 stakeholders and overseeing 40 testers as well as IT service providers
Modeling change processes (event-driven process chains, EPK)
Creating the test concept (test strategy, test levels, acceptance criteria for 16 integrated systems)
Structuring the test tool OpenText ALM/HP QC and the defect workflow
Training/coaching testers and coordinating the test infrastructure
Creating test reports and test phase logs
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

Major Bank

Implementing workflow systems for mortgage and consumer loans
Planning and monitoring tests in coordination with project management
Business analysis: end-to-end mortgage financing and consumer loan processes (BPMN and use cases)
Managing 28 stakeholders
Developing 2 test concepts for 28 integrated systems (front office, rating, accounting, controlling, risk management)
Resource planning and recruiting test personnel
Structuring OpenText ALM and coordinating the defect workflow
Managing 61 testers and 3 sub-test managers across 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 migration to SEPA: financial 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 clients
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 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 analyses
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, schedule, budget) and capacity planning
Supervision of 11 employees and management of an external vendor
Process design, role definitions, and process transition (KANBAN)
Establishment of release management and ensuring quality assurance
Monitoring of 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

Extension of a custody system - AnlSVG and SEPA
Review of technical concepts and functional design as well as test case derivation
Development of a test strategy and test concept for SEPA (output management, customer communication)
Derivation of acceptance criteria and test objects considering SEPA specifics
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

Establishment of support and operational processes for webMethods
Outsourcing of webMethods operational support from Siemens AG to Curexus GmbH
Development of EAI architectures for connecting a data hub to a CRM system (12,000 users)
Project management in an international environment (USA, India)
Consulting for webMethods operational process design (KANBAN)
Definition of service processes according to ITIL and setting of KPIs/SLAs
Integration of 2 external subcontractors 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

State Bank

Preliminary study for the valuation of own issuances
Business analysis for modeling spread curves for regulatory reporting (Basel II / MaRisk)
Definition of IT architectures and planning of IT implementation
Clarification of business requirements, definition of IT scope, and coordination of calculation methods
Project organization and test planning to prepare for 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

Supported setup of profit center for banking consulting
Designed process model and business analysis for a holistic banking consulting approach
Defined boundaries of different process levels
Defined the target skills and built a skill database
Developed 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

Migrated custodian bank solution Sungard V3 to Profidata XENTIS
Created functional test plans, test concepts, and test strategy
Executed XENTIS functionality tests (corporate actions, master data, transactions, interfaces)
Planned and managed all test activities based on ISTQB
Led the test team (3 IT staff, 6 business department staff)
Managed and monitored using HP Quality Center
Conducted 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

Integrated Calypso and Front Arena systems with the Risk Vision limit system
Managed annual maintenance project and implemented an order management process for Risk Vision
Incorporated credit and interest rate derivatives as well as bonds and money markets into limit control
Restructured risk calculation models and limit structures
Project planning using SCRUM process frameworks
Planned and managed the migration of transaction data
Led 17 project team members and oversaw the project portfolio
Established requirements management and change processes
Stakeholder management, risk management, and escalation management
Set up test management and designed 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

Implemented banking system OSPlus (Finanz Informatik)
Implemented retail systems (checking, savings, counter, ATMs) and analyzed retail processes
Integrated master data, credit, limit, and embargo systems according to data governance and KYC
Outsourced payment processing to IT service providers
Automated overdraft approval workflow for individual and framework loans
Managed 9 subprojects and led 28 staff (impacting over 800 employees)
Organized test management and SLA processes
Escalation management (sounding boards) and board decisions
Designed migration concept and master data synchronization (webMethods)
Methods: PMOPlus Finanzinformatik, 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

Implemented a limit system for market and credit risks
Project planning and team leadership (34 staff)
Project representative in decision committees and involvement of C-level executives
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 of HR overtime payroll workflow
Methods: matrix 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

Implementation of the LeDIS contract database
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 procurement and logistics processes
Project planning, control, and leadership of 12 employees (impacting approx. 60 employees)
Identification of the to-be process with improvement potentials and KPI definition
Development of the transformation concept and C-level approval for group-wide rollout
Methods: BPMN, matrix diagram technique, MS Project

Apr 2000 - Sep 2000

6 months

Germany

Project Manager

Union Investment Gruppe

Implementation of a group-wide master data maintenance
Methods: UML
IT environment: Persis, Paisy, SAP FI/CO, fund systems, custody systems, sales systems, MS Project

Jan 2000 - Mar 2001

1 year 3 months

Luxembourg

Project Manager / Process Manager

Union Investment Gruppe

Implementation 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, control 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: concept for data migration and mainframe reports
Preparing proposals for fixed-price projects
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

Key Focus Areas

Project Manager, Agile Coach (Senior-level, Experience > 15 Years; Complex Projects With Up To 9 Subprojects; Management Of Vendors And Teams Up To 30 Members; International)
Test Manager Traditional / Agile (Senior-level, Experience > 8 Years; E.g. E2e Test Design For 29 Integrated Systems Per Project; Management Of International Vendors And Test Teams Up To 95 Members; International)
Process Manager / Ai Consultant (Ai Management, Ai Consulting And Digital Transformation; Kpi Development; Experience > 6 Years; International)

Industries

Banking
Investment Companies / Asset Managers
Insurance
It Consulting Firms

Domain Focus

Capital Markets, Credit, Risk Management, Bank Management, Retail
Asset Management, Fund Administration, Custody
Travel Insurance, Reinsurance, Health Insurance
Crm Processes (Marketing, Sales, Service)
Ai Transition And Digitalization
Sepa Payments
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 Multi-year Experience (+++)
Safe Practical Experience (++)
Holacracy Basic Knowledge (+)
Design Thinking Practical Experience (++)
Bpmn 2.0 Multi-year 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 Multi-year Experience (+++)
Confluence Practical Experience (++)
Sharepoint Multi-year Experience (+++)
Excel Vba Multi-year 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 Multi-year 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 Multi-year Experience (+++)
Oracle Multi-year Experience (+++)
Sybase Basic Knowledge (+)
Sql Multi-year 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

Internal bank 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 by 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 30

Experience in Banking and Finance 29.5 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 Test Manager, AI consulting, SAFe, agile project and process frameworks, Project Manager / Senior PMO / Agile Coach

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

March 2026

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Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Matthias speak?

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

How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 39 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 24 different roles and for 18 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Matthias be best suited for?

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

What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Test Manager at Landesbank Deutschland.

What companies has Matthias worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Matthias has worked for Landesbank Deutschland, Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen, Munich RE, Curexus GmbH, and Munich RE and ERGO Asset Management Company.

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.

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.

Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

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

Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

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

What is Matthias's education?

Matthias holds a Bachelor in Banking from Helaba Frankfurt.

Does Matthias have any certificates?

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

What is the availability of Matthias?

Matthias is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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