Stefan V.-Product Owner (CSPO), Senior Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach
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Experience
Senior Manager Projects
Cognizant Technology Solutions GmbH
- Agile coach and scrum master in property insurance/underwriting for Allianz Technology
- Team 1: Kanban/Scrumban team in DevOps mode – new features, distributed monolith to microservices, reduction of technical debt & refactoring, implementation of CI/CD, expansion of automated testing
- Team 2: SAFe team – greenfield service for global software and German adaptation, AI integration (Cythora)
- Scrum trainings, scrum manuals in Confluence, all ceremonies, establishment of an experimental just culture, team replacement and scaling from 7 to 20
- Requirements engineering, prioritization via business value for product owners, risk identification
- Project budget management, JIRA monitoring and automation, steering committee support, test strategy
- SAFe integration, PI planning, flight levels and road mapping
Freelance Conception
3defacto Spezial-Maschinenbau
- Conception for relaunch: market analysis, communication concept, wireframes, sitemap, text
Freelance Technical Consultant
Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark GmbH
- Technical consulting for WordPress relaunch and tendering for service providers
Scrum Master / Agile Coach
KfW
- Introduced Scrum for KfW business team MDa1 (Digital Business Development)
- Created MVP for first external KfW API (MS Azure API Gateway) for digital finance and funding advisor in loans and grants
- Conducted Scrum training and workshops on agility and lean for team, product owner and management
- Led all Scrum ceremonies
- Defined IT governance and integration into existing KfW IT based on MS Azure API Server
- Coached executive management and stakeholders to integrate Scrum teams and increments into KfW structures
Agile Coach
ti&m AG
- Conducted various projects, market studies and sales presentations (digital health market, smart cities, smart banking)
- Coached teams of 3–9 on agile practices
Freelance Product Owner
Triplesense Reply
Implementation of CMS migration / relaunch of the Burda Community Network classifieds portal in CMS TYPO3, FTE 6-12 + team in Romania
Freelance Product Owner
ETECTURE GmbH
Implementation of a multi-brand platform for the Radeberger Group with CMS First-Spirit, multi-tenant system + brand management; FTE 10
Freelance Agile Coach
Fidelity Investments International
Introduction of agile ways of working / Scrum for teams in Kronberg, Dublin, Boston, Delhi, requirements management for all European markets, FTE 25 + international teams + markets
Lecturer in Management
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Dept. Interactive Media Design
European Platform Manager / Manager E-Business & Technology
Kia Motors Europe
Technical lead and further development of the European multilingual Sitecore platform for 18 European markets; coordination of external service providers for hosting, CDN, tracking/SEO, Semantic Web, car configurator, marketing campaigns
Freelance Product Owner
ETECTURE GmbH, Ogilvy, Volkswagen
Technical implementation of the brand-oriented Volkswagen customer portal “Mein Auto” with a bonus system for customers. Liferay + Adobe CQ5 and various front-end technologies for games, interaction, and integration of brand content. FTE 20-30
Industry experience
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Experienced in Education, Information Technology, Insurance, Automotive, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Marketing, Procurement, and Research and Development.
Summary
just as familiar with international teams and setups as with complex stakeholder management, experienced and successful in delivering real customer value in mid- and large-scale IT projects with agile teams, DevOps, and Scrum. JIRA admin, SAFe experienced, structured, resilient, pragmatic, and enjoying the work.
Skills
- Very Good Knowledge Of Jira Administration, Confluence, Miro
- Very Good Knowledge Of Internet, Web, And Social Media Technologies (Html5, Css, Responsive Web, Semantic Web, Xml, Server And Database Structures, Etc.) And Various Content Management Systems
- Very Good Knowledge Of Ms Office, Ms Project, Mindmap, And Various Graphics And Authoring Programs
Languages
Education
Freie Universität Berlin
Dr. phil. · German Studies · Germany · magna cum laude
Freie Universität Berlin
Magister Artium · German Studies, Politics, Linguistics · Germany · Very good
Lily-Braun-Oberschule Berlin-Spandau
Abitur · Berlin, Germany · 2.7
Certifications & licenses
Scaled Agile
Google Cloud
Agile Business Coach Foundation Level (ACF)
Scrum Alliance
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
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Profile
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Stefan is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Stefan speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Chinese (Advanced), French (Elementary), Swedish (Elementary).
Stefan has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Stefan has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Stefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Stefan would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Manager Projects, Freelance Conception, Freelance Technical Consultant.
Stefan's most recent position is Senior Manager Projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions GmbH.
In recent years, Stefan has worked for Cognizant Technology Solutions GmbH.
Stefan is most experienced in industries like Education, Information Technology, and Insurance. Stefan also has some experience in Automotive, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration.
Stefan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development. Stefan also has some experience in Marketing, Research and Development, and Sales.
Stefan has recently worked in industries like Insurance and Information Technology.
Stefan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.
Stefan holds a Doctorate in German Studies from Freie Universität Berlin and a Master in German Studies, Politics, Linguistics from Freie Universität Berlin.
Stefan has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: SaFe® Product Owner/Product Manager, Google Cloud Digital Leader, and Agile Business Coach Foundation Level (ACF).
Stefan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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