Sebastian Hefczyk - Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach

Q: Where is Sebastian based?

Sebastian is based in Bornheim, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Sebastian speak?

Sebastian speaks the following languages: German (Native), Polish (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Sebastian have?

Sebastian has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Sebastian has worked in at least 23 different roles and for 21 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Sebastian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Sebastian's latest experience?

Sebastian's most recent position is Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach at Statutory Health Insurance Fund .

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

In recent years, Sebastian has worked for Statutory Health Insurance Fund , International Electronics Manufacturer , German Mobile Network Operator , International Manufacturer/Innovation Leader in IT Infrastructure/Engineering , and Leading International Retail Group .

Q: Which industries is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in industries like Insurance , Telecommunication , and Banking and Finance . Sebastian also has some experience in Retail , Healthcare , and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Quality Assurance . Sebastian also has some experience in Operations , Strategy , and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in industries like Healthcare , Insurance , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management and Information Technology .

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Bornheim, Germany

Experience

Aug 2024 - Present

1 year 8 months

Hamburg, Germany

Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach

Statutory Health Insurance Fund

Taking over the troubled project from the internal project management and successful turnaround of project phase 1 (cutover of approx. 1000 servers (VMs)/standard desktops, specialized desktops)
Responsible project management for the successful phase 1 transition (planning in the shortest possible time followed by implementation (very successful with low ticket volume))
Stakeholder management – taking over direct (daily before cutover) communication with the client from the Chief Operation Manager in the format of regular meetings in taskforce mode. Rapid rebuilding of the previously lost trust base and restoration of the client relationship for optimal satisfaction
Taskforce mode to eliminate all existing issues/showstoppers before cutover
Scope clarification, setup, and scheduling of phase 2 activities (e.g. silo/admin servers)
Kick-off of phase 2 / handing the project back to the success line for the internal project management/line to handle the remaining defined topics
Establishing, preparing, and conducting steering committees with V-1 management to align the guardrails
Moderation of various regular meetings and operational workshops
Participation in the lessons learned with the client to address dissatisfaction related to the internal project management (before my start! They are extremely satisfied with my work)
Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project)

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

7 months

Technical Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach

International Electronics Manufacturer

Project management/leadership
Taking over a troubled project (target country Poland) on a critical path from internal project management
Scrum approach: sprint planning; sprint review; retrospective
Supporting the Product Owner in backlog refinement and aligning prioritization and product vision with the business
Turnaround management and temporary leadership of the project
Assessing the current status and root cause analysis
Defining, aligning, and implementing necessary corrective actions for the turnaround with IT and business management (e.g. scope freeze, prioritization against other initiatives, identifying and addressing resource issues, implementing rigorous planning including dependencies)
Coordinating migration approach and overall project planning with system architects and aligning with the responsible parties of the affected projects
Supporting the preparation of testing activities with test management, teams, and system architects
Creating transparency by identifying cross-project dependencies and aligning corrective measures with project managers of other projects and internal agile masters
Creating transparency and stakeholder management through central, unfiltered reporting
Establishing and implementing active risk and issue management
Status meetings with international business and IT at C-level (including the Polish country representative)
Supporting the turnaround with subsequent handover to another internal project manager to continue regular project work
Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project)

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

7 months

Project Management/Initiative Establishment and Leadership & Coaching

German Mobile Network Operator

Leading the “Device Compatibility Initiative” for the network launch
Defining the scope of necessary activities related to the network launch
Breaking down requirements and aligning sprint goals, priorities, and coordination at the C-1 level, preparing board decisions
Deriving and aligning project deliverables
Program organization: establishing a central governing framework with defined structures and responsibilities
Steering committee: setting up, conducting, and moderating steering committee meetings with participation/under the leadership of the board, C-1
Participating in and contributing to board meetings
Creating transparency and stakeholder management through central, unfiltered reporting
Centrally consolidating defined activities to determine or provide mitigations/“action guidelines” where improvements are not (ad hoc) possible
Defining and establishing project management processes around planning, controlling, and reporting
Identifying impacts on the process landscape and supporting transfer into the line organization
Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project)

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

10 months

Deputy Project Lead/PMO/Subproject Manager "Change Management & Communication"

International Manufacturer/Innovation Leader in IT Infrastructure/Engineering

Defining and establishing project management processes for planning, controlling, and reporting (single point of contact for project and portfolio management)
Acting as deputy project manager
Integrating various suppliers and creating project structures for the workstreams "Celonis Process Analysis", "System Analysis", and "Change & Communication"
Steering committee with CIO and business leads: gatekeeping, moderation, and postprocessing of board decisions
Defining goals, scope management, co-designing guardrails/project alignment
Setting up stable project delivery
Creating, aligning, and executing change management and communication planning, conducting various communications across the company channels in coordination with the CIO or CIO staff (intranet pages; articles; email communication)
Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project); Celonis Process Analysis

Feb 2021 - Sep 2022

1 year 8 months

Project management, conceptual design, implementation consulting, PM coaching

Leading International Retail Group

Operational project management
Leadership development, coaching, and training of lead developers into their new leadership role as subproject managers; modeling project management “training on the job”
Advisory support for overall project management and project teams
Setting up project structures, creating ownership through clear responsibilities
Aligning sprint goals; tracking and velocity based on existing gadgets, burndown chart
Optimizing the Scrum approach in a hybrid setup
Sparring partner for internal agile coaches regarding agile methodology, tools, and mindset
Defining goals, scope management
Ensuring delivery capability, project delivery over the entire period
Defining and rolling out risk management
Co-designing guardrails/project alignment
Project marketing/communication; creating various “highlight” posts and success messages/articles
Planning drill-down/roadmap and detailed planning for various workstreams and integrating through active dependency management
Setting up and conducting task forces to enable project progress
Consolidated project closure report including lessons learned for use in knowledge management, achieved goals to relieve the internal (new) subproject managers
Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, Sharepoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project); MS Azure DevOps

Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

6 months

Cologne, Germany

Interim Manager

Mid-sized IT consulting firm

Optimized company structures to enable further growth, including development of a 3-year roadmap
Strategic realignment: individual and group coaching of executive management
Defined unique selling points
Defined and implemented, rolled out new product range
Aligned and defined action plan "Business Development"
Coached management on key business development and sales strategy questions
Initiated customer meetings and provided online support during individual coaching focusing on communication techniques (needs analysis/presentation; objection handling; self-presentation), including meeting minutes and debriefing
Tools: Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, SharePoint; MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel), HubSpot
Skills: Interim Management, Business Development, Management Coaching

Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

1 year 4 months

Scrum Master, Multi-Project Manager, Supplier Management Restructuring in Infrastructure

Global insurance group

Advised on and implemented project approach reengineering / adapted agile methods to a traditional environment through tailored project setup (Scrum/waterfall)
Supported the Product Owner in backlog refinement, including requirement prioritization
Prepared, facilitated, and followed up on Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospectives)
Managed project scope, schedule, and budget
Multi-project management of assigned suppliers in various database server projects
Acted as deputy for internal Senior Project Manager
Prepared decision papers for program leadership
Integrated various internal and external teams into a high-performing "One Team"
Participated in and moderated various operational and management steering committee meetings
Skills: Certified Scrum Master, Project Management, PRINCE2
Products: Guidewire, Atlassian Suite (Confluence/JIRA), MIRO, MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel)

Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

3 months

Neckarsulm, Germany

Scrum Master / Agile Coach

Large retail chain

Prepared, facilitated, and followed up on Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospectives)
Led Scrum of Scrums with other Scrum Masters to improve cross-team agile collaboration (SAFe)
Identified improvement opportunities for greater agility in close collaboration and coaching with Product Owners and teams

Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

1 year 2 months

Overall Project Lead

Mid-sized insurance company

Phase 1: Implementation project for a Learning Management System (LMS) with a customer-selected LMS provider: set project direction in alignment with sponsors; ran agile project following Scrum; harmonized scope across education areas; mediated and built team cohesion; project leadership; risk management; designed fitting evaluation approach; prepared steering committee meetings
Phase 2: Turnaround management due to separation from the previous LMS provider: executed negotiation approach; evaluated options and contributed to decision documents for the executive board; managed and led full negotiations in English; achieved the best possible outcome; supported decision making up to the strategic board decision
Phase 3: Evaluation of new tool vendors: overall project leadership; drove decision making on evaluation subject; designed and obtained management approval for a three-stage evaluation process; managed quantitative rating and weighting; ran evaluation workshops with tool vendors; created evaluation tools like a "scoring catalog" with over 200 requirements; managed data collection and analysis phase; prepared necessary management decisions (V-1); conducted delta analysis before contract signing; defined scope for final LMS features; handed over to internal project manager
Skills: Atlassian Confluence, Ubuntu, various Learning Management Systems including open source

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

5 months

Germany

Sub-Program Manager Quality

Logistics group

Led sub-program for two strategic projects focused on "Quality Assurance"
Planned and controlled program activities for the quality aspect
SST to external software suppliers
Reported to overall program management
Set up and facilitated workshops

Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

10 months

Germany

On-site

Program Management

Insurance company

Multiprogram management: Leading project teams in client programs (onsite/offshore/nearshore)
Disciplinary leadership responsibility (> 200 employees)
Central client contact – head of the steering committee
Developing concrete solution approaches for existing delivery programs
Optimizing governance processes in ongoing programs
Optimizing the global delivery process (offshore/nearshore/onsite)
Transitioning two client programs (each > 100 employees) from waterfall to agile (Scrum)
Contributing to strategy development
Coaching teams and individuals
Supporting the transition of delivery to new suppliers

Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

1 year 2 months

Germany

Deputy Program Management Office Lead (IT Workstream)

Major banks

Developed a roadmap to enable accelerated setup of multiple separation projects within the bank’s process and committee structure
Conducted cross-entity blind-spot analysis together with enterprise architecture across the entire program scope to identify IT-related applications relevant to separation
Designed the approach, secured management approval, and executed up to the declaration of the application list "freeze" by management decision
Supported the Application Development cluster in setting up time-critical project initiatives in coordination with enterprise architecture and business units
Clarified scope for the Production Organization cluster in "ITSM processes for services outsourced to the former parent company"
Served as point of contact for the project offices of the separation projects; facilitated the weekly cross-program PMO standing meetings
Acted as the program leadership’s delegate in task forces to address critical issues such as achieving key milestones or ensuring separation of data communication
Program marketing: wrote articles about the program initiative to separate the IT infrastructure ("Basic Infrastructure")
Single point of contact for aligning program planning with release management
Supported the organization, preparation, and follow-up of the weekly status meeting in the IT workstream
Assisted with financials and took part in alignments with business units and the PMO for the overarching separation program
Represented the internal PMO lead for programs
Tools: Clarity, MS Office 2013, SAP, MS Office

Feb 2014 - Aug 2015

1 year 7 months

Germany

Deputy Project Lead Elsterlohn II; Management Consulting

Financial Administration Data Center

Operational project management
Preparing, attending, and following up on steering committee meetings, including across authorities
Implementing a rolling planning approach, including introducing an agile methodology/mindset
Setting up communication structures with internal and external stakeholders
Streamlining planning, controlling, and reporting
Establishing appropriate communication and escalation channels to various authority management teams
Preparing, attending, and following up on status jour fixes
Skills: Agile project management, Scrum, large-scale project, KONSENS, risk management, ELSTAM, coaching subproject leads
Tools: Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Microsoft SharePoint, MS Office

Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

5 months

Germany

EPIC Owner Wholesale Rollout/Scrum

Leading car manufacturer in southern Germany

IT coordination of requirements implementation in the global rollout of the new web platform (garage, car configurator, dealer locator for over 50 country organizations)
Requirements engineering using Scrum approach
Interface between the business unit and contracted development firms for CMS and SC components
Tools: MS Office, Confluence, JIRA

Mar 2013 - Sep 2013

7 months

Program Management 'Quality'

Leading telecommunications company

Led a company-wide program to optimize customer processes in the DSL and mobile business segments as well as cross-cutting topics such as quality assurance, customer communication, and change management
Managed multiple subprojects and workstreams
Defined scope and structured program content from concept to implementation
Monitored program activity progress, resolved conflicts, and initiated escalations
Established and ensured a closed-loop planning, controlling, and reporting cycle
Overall project manager meetings: preparation, follow-up, and facilitation
Prepared decision papers on the program’s strategic direction for department heads and executive board
Coached and supported client subproject leads on PM methods
Steering committees (executive board, department heads)
Defined appropriate change management measures and planned the implementation of a defined mindset shift among the workforce
Tools: MS Office

Nov 2012 - Dec 2012

2 months

Project Management (Focus on Project Setup)

Leading insurance company

Advising the business project director on goal setting and on the PM methodological approach for planning
Supporting the project structure implementation for the entire project including setting up the work breakdown structure (WBS) and subproject boundaries
Assessing test approach / test scope
Reviewing subproject objectives including analyzing internal and external dependencies to ensure the work package planning is clearly separated
Providing all phase-relevant deliverables of the PIP such as project brief, capacity planning, timeline, and budgeted effort in OPX2 (Planisware)
Steering committees (board level, division heads): preparing decision papers for business direction decisions up to the implementation draft
Accompanying the project through the full approval process including risk assessments, project board (determining IT feasibility), PMR
Building the PMO: providing all relevant templates, integrating project processes to enable a closed loop planning / controlling / reporting cycle
Handing over the project to the overall project director for continuation in regular project operations
Business analysis

Apr 2011 - Oct 2012

1 year 7 months

Program Management Office (PMO), Deputy Project Manager, Business Analyst

Leading insurance group / international branch

Acting as deputy to the IT program manager during absences
Designing and running a chain of workshops for the full project planning of the IT program
Supporting subprojects in daily operations – assisting with acceptance of key documentation (general design, functional specs, detailed design)
Supporting the IT project manager in preparing steering committee decisions
Leading the "Master Data Push" task force: cleaning master data differences, following up on defects (HPQC) and change requests (ClearQuest)
Budget, risk, and project plan controlling (tracking effort, change requests), preparing materials for steering committees, creating posting items in SAP-PS and OPX2
Reporting: meeting the information needs of various stakeholders across all reporting levels
Gatekeeping "status meetings": preparing, moderating, and following up on program status meetings
Internal/external communication for the overall program (intranet, IT newsletter, events)
Test management / defect management: participating in international daily test status calls to identify and prioritize issues
Tools: OPX2, SharePoint, ClearQuest, HPQC, SAP CO, SAP FI, SAP-PS, MS Office

Dec 2008 - Mar 2011

2 years 4 months

Program Management Office (PMO), Interim Project Manager "Rollout & Retirement"

Leading telecommunications company

Interim project manager for "Rollout & Retirement" as part of the standardization of the call center infrastructure
Concept & project setup
Gatekeeping steering boards: preparing, moderating, and following up on project steering committees with top and middle management
Agenda setting (defining and refining topics / decision needs)
Initial meetings / building consensus with business and IT management
Operational program management: intensive support of various projects, handling escalations (budget, timeline)
Creating project management tools and running workshops (e.g., lessons learned)
Single point of contact for reporting: meeting information needs of different stakeholders
Identifying and driving significant change requests after the introduction of the "TOP-S" tool
Risk monitoring: setting up risk reporting and monitoring for the program
Gatekeeping "status meetings": preparing, moderating, and following up on program status meetings with IT project managers
Internal/external communication: establishing and coordinating full program communication; advising on communication strategies
Program marketing: editing and writing posts in German and English
Verification / sparring partner for the test approach
Tools: TOP-S, iQ-Rep, MS Office

Sep 2008 - Oct 2008

2 months

PMO Setup, Process Analysis

Leading insurance company

Introducing a project management tool in the group
Reviewing the test process for optimization opportunities and quick wins
Supporting internal management in building the project office (e.g., developing a risk management template)
Preparing and moderating project meetings
Contributing to various meetings, test jour fixes, and subproject manager meetings
Technologies: OPX2, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Visio

Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

6 months

Project Manager Support / Conceptual Consulting / Business Analyst

International bank / premium segment

Supporting internal management in setting up the multinational project / rollout of standard processes
Co-managing the project for different locations in Europe & the USA; project organization
Conceptual support in defining the approach for creating service requirements for processes at each location
Working on the development of standard processes with IT architecture (current state analysis & target design); coordinating with internal auditors
Supporting preparation and achieving board-level decisions
Consulting / coaching on internal / external communication (cross-department)
Reporting: creating various regular reports from the project team to the steering board
Advising on the rollout of banking core applications via Citrix infrastructure
Advising the overall project director on current trends, risks, and quality management; acting as leave cover
Technologies: Augeo Central, Citrix, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, JIRA

May 2005 - Apr 2008

3 years

Division reorganization, international multi-project management

Leading mobile communications company

Supported internal management in setting up and operating a multinational benchmarking large-scale project (end-to-end performance) in the field of mobile broadband technologies (EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA)
Project management/coordination, tracking & monitoring of project progress across different countries in Europe
Project office, project organization, e.g. preparing, running, and moderating project meetings; regular status meetings with marketing and operations
Supporting and coordinating activities related to the introduction of tool-based test automation in the national subprojects
Conducting analyses of test results with a focus on quality assurance of input/output data to provide insights for senior management
Advising on internal/external communication; single point of contact for marketing, operations, and the project team
Creating various regular reports, from technical presentations for the project team to project status reports for top management (CTO reporting)
Advising the department head on current trends, risks, and implemented measures; representing the department head at meetings
Technologies: HP IT Governance Center, HP Quality Center, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Project

Nov 2004 - Mar 2005

5 months

Quality assurance; Test management

Bank of a world-leading automotive group

Test management, test planning, test design for extending existing front-end systems of dealer representations in Europe
Functional testing, application testing, system testing, integration testing, acceptance testing
Test organization, e.g., setting up Quality Center (Test Director) to monitor test progress and defect tracking
Testing, e.g., test case identification, test execution, and support
Coordinating test activities at various locations in Europe
Gap analysis/gap clarification in specifications
Project management support
Technologies: SQL Navigator, XML Spy, MQ Series, HP Quality Center, MS Project, MS Office

Feb 2002 - Sep 2003

1 year 8 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Software testing in a large Java project

Major bank in Frankfurt

Extensive knowledge of software testing/quality assurance across all test phases
Applying methodological approaches in a large Java project within a banking context
Supporting and training staff in methodological working methods and knowledge transfer
Responsible for thoroughness and mental flexibility in special tasks
Executing test procedures with a strong goal orientation

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Insurance, Telecommunication, Banking and Finance, Retail, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.

Insurance

Telecommunication

Banking and Finance

Retail

Healthcare

Manufacturing

Business Area Experience

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

Project Management

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Operations

Strategy

Product Development

Summary

More than 23 years, confirmed by numerous written client references (available on request)
Hands-on cross-industry experience in project work in various roles such as Project Manager, High-Level PMO, Test Manager as well as Interim Manager, Agile Coach, Epic Owner, and Scrum Master in complex, heterogeneous, mostly international and multicultural environments. Focused involvement in new development, greenfield, innovation, digitalization, change, and transformation projects.
Key assets: comprehensive consulting, conceptual design, coaching/training, and execution in all aspects of effective (agile and/or traditional – Scrum/Kanban/SAFe/Prince2) project management. Expert, operational manager in supporting strategic programs, flagship projects, vendor management, as well as in establishing and leading project management offices (PMOs). Excerpt of core competencies:
TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT: identification of project/program "misalignments", i.e.: determining health status, identifying necessary corrections, defining and initiating measures, implementing actions, tracking until success
SERVANT LEADERSHIP: appreciative orchestration
HOLISTIC EXECUTION: Getting things done! Focus on effectively achieving project goals according to scope without blinders
ONE TEAM: integrating and harmonizing the individual project players into a functioning, motivated team (program, project) including vendor management and distributed team structures (offshore/nearshore/onsite teams)
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: effective expectation management bringing stakeholders together to create stable guardrails for the project, communication tailored to the audience on an equal level
CHANGE MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION: translating change into employees' language and gaining acceptance
STRUCTURING: creating an optimally sized, i.e. needs-based, project platform for the effective delivery of project goals
COACHING & TRAINING: sharing long-standing cross-industry best practices from nearly 25 years of professional experience. Shadow management and training on the job in leadership development
PROGRESS TRACKING & RISK MANAGEMENT: establishing lean project structures and processes as needed to increase transparency and control options (planning-controlling-reporting cycle)
COMPOSURE: professionalism, integrity, loyalty in extremely challenging project and personnel situations
AGILE EVANGELIST: introducing or transitioning existing organizational structures to an agile mindset, guiding the mindshift towards agile mindset, tools and practices with the goal of pragmatically increasing collaboration effectiveness

Skills

Atlassian Confluence
Atlassian Jira
Certified Scrum Master
Clarity
Various Learning Management Systems
Guidewire
Ilias
Jabber
Konsens
Microsoft Sharepoint
Ms Office
Ms Office 2013
Risk Management
Time4you
Ibm Ispf
Ms-dos
Mvs, Os/390
Unix
Windows
Cobol
Java
Javascript
Jcl
Pascal
Pl/sql
Shell
Tcl/tk
Access
Db2
Lotus Notes
Oracle
Sql
Cics
Ims/dc
Internet, Intranet
Mms
Tcp/ip
Voice
Windows Networking
Ms Office (Project, Powerpoint, Excel, Visio, ...)
Sap-ps
Sharepoint
Sqs-test Organisation Platform (Top)
Sqs-test/ Professional
Sqs-test For Windows
Sqs-bit
Hp Test-director/quality Center
Hp Winrunner
Hp It Governance Center
Pvcs-tracker
Pvcs Version Manager
Cvs
Vss
Adonis
Jira
Confluence
Clearquest
Augeo Central
Opx2
Testquest
Top-s
Iqrep
Drive2
Project Management
Program Management Office (Pmo)
Project Coordination
Risk Management
Coaching/training
Establishment Of Audience-appropriate Communication Flows
Management Reporting
Project Marketing/positioning
Document Testing
Requirements Validation
Process Analysis/evaluation (Spice Second Assessor)
Functional Testing
System/integration Testing
Application Testing
Acceptance Testing
Test Methods
Test Organization
Test Management
Program/project Management In Practice - Eye For The Essential - Ability To Distinguish Important From Urgent, Outline Problems Precisely, And Design Best Practice Solution Approaches
Excellent Manners/strong Management Affinity/diplomatic Finesse - Sensitivity To The Needs Of Different Management Levels
Strong Social Skills/confident Handling Of People (Multicultural Environments) And Critical Situations/de-escalations/trade-off Situations/"lessons Learned" (Technical/it)/enjoyment Of Coaching And Conducting Training
Proven Time Management/structured Working Style
Communicator By Passion In Word And Writing - Mediation/moderation Talent/conference Speaker/project Marketing (Journalistic Know-how, Among Others From A Sabbatical At Bloomberg Tv, London)
Domain Knowledge: Dresdner Bank, Postbank, Deutsche Bank, Sal. Oppenheim, Bmw Fs, Renault Paris, Ver.di, Gez, T-mobile (Ghs), Telekom Deutschland, 1&1 Telecom, Daimler Benz, Finanzverwaltung Nrw, Db Netz, Axa Group Solutions Germany (Ags), Lvm Versicherung, Lidl Foundation, Axa Group Health Insurance, Software Quality Systems (Sqs), Platow Börsenbrief, Bloomberg Tv
Elstam Databases
Focus Areas: Agile Project Management
Kanban
Scrum
Management Experience In Large-scale Project Companies
Prince 2
Project Management
Operating Systems: Ubuntu

Languages

German

Native

Polish

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Communication research, with a focus on computational linguistics, sociology and political science

Certifications & licenses

Adonis Certified

Certified Scrum Master

Certified SPICE Assessor

ISTQB

SQS Basic Training in Software Testing

SQS Professionally Certified

SQS Additional Training "Technical Process Consultant"

Certified for SQS-Test/Professional Tool Family

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 23

Experience in Insurance 6.5 y

Avg length 11 m

Longest experience 2 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach, Technical Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach, Project Management/Initiative Establishment and Leadership & Coaching

Main industries Insurance, Telecommunication, Banking and Finance

Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 8

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

February 2026

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Where is Sebastian based?

Sebastian is based in Bornheim, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Sebastian speak?

Sebastian speaks the following languages: German (Native), Polish (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Sebastian have?

Sebastian has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Sebastian has worked in at least 23 different roles and for 21 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Sebastian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Sebastian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Sebastian would be well-suited for roles such as: Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach, Technical Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach, Project Management/Initiative Establishment and Leadership & Coaching.

What is Sebastian's latest experience?

Sebastian's most recent position is Overall Project Manager; Turnaround Manager & Coach at Statutory Health Insurance Fund.

What companies has Sebastian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Sebastian has worked for Statutory Health Insurance Fund, International Electronics Manufacturer, German Mobile Network Operator, International Manufacturer/Innovation Leader in IT Infrastructure/Engineering, and Leading International Retail Group.

Which industries is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Telecommunication, and Banking and Finance. Sebastian also has some experience in Retail, Healthcare, and Government and Administration.

Which business areas is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Quality Assurance. Sebastian also has some experience in Operations, Strategy, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in industries like Healthcare, Insurance, and Retail.

Which business areas has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management and Information Technology.

What is Sebastian's education?

Sebastian holds a Bachelor in Communication research, with a focus on computational linguistics, sociology and political science.

Does Sebastian have any certificates?

Sebastian has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: Adonis Certified, Certified Scrum Master, and Certified SPICE Assessor.

What is the availability of Sebastian?

Sebastian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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