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Vienna, Austria

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Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
2 years
Berlin, Germany

Change Manager / Sales Transformation

SEFE

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager / Sales Transformation at SEFE
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Sales
Strategy
  • Organizational change management as part of a group-wide, supranational sales transformation, serving as the centerpiece of a comprehensive restructuring of mission-critical areas, with end-to-end control of the change process and sustainable anchoring to ensure the sales organization's future viability.
  • Initiation and holistic management of the sales transformation program, including in-depth analysis to identify, assess, and strategically engage all relevant stakeholders, tactically leveraging their specific operational interests and influence.
  • Conducting extensive, detailed change impact analyses to forecast organizational effects of the transformation, derive a tailored change strategy, and develop a change roadmap and change story as the core narrative for the campaign.
  • Designing and implementing an integrated communication and action plan to ensure maximum transparency, effectively manage implicit expectations, and steer a change process that is understandable and energizing for all stakeholders.
  • Actively managing all phases of the transformation, including setting up robust monitoring mechanisms for continuous progress analysis and forecasting, based on agreed and jointly defined KPIs.
  • Establishing an agile analysis and adjustment cycle for continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of measures, early detection of challenges, and prompt fine-tuning of the change strategy.
  • Performing precise gap analyses to identify skill deficits in the sales team in light of the new strategic direction, and deriving and developing targeted qualification strategies (e.g., coaching, training).
  • Significantly reducing resistance to change by transforming opposing stakeholder mindsets into proactive change-driving change ambassadors.
  • Deep and lasting realignment of sales structures and processes in full alignment with overarching corporate goals.
  • Qualitative and quantitative improvement of sales efficiency and performance as a direct result of the implemented transformation initiatives and competency-building programs.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Cologne, Germany

Change Manager / Product-Centric Transformation

Arlanxeo, Saudi Aramco Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager / Product-Centric Transformation at Arlanxeo, Saudi Aramco Group
Industries
Chemical
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Organizational change management as part of a group-wide transformation initiative focusing on restructuring into a product-centric organization (PCO) and simultaneously agile transformation of global IT (pilot area), including new ways of working and strengthening leadership skills.
  • Strategic management of the transformation process towards a product-centric organization within global IT, creating a positive pull effect across the entire group beyond silos and cultural boundaries.
  • Identifying and analyzing all key stakeholders in IT and interface areas; developing a tailored change roadmap for structured navigation through the change process.
  • Continuously supporting implementation through progress monitoring and setting up a robust two-way feedback system using pulse-check surveys and one-on-one stakeholder discussions for ongoing evaluation and adaptation.
  • Iteratively identifying critical skill gaps at the leadership level (e.g., prioritization, ownership, psychological safety, decision inertia) through analyses in one-on-one talks, executive regular meetings, and town halls.
  • Designing and facilitating leadership off-sites (workshop) to strengthen reprioritization skills, cultivate an ownership mindset, and clarify responsibilities.
  • Conducting executive leadership coaching sessions to promote psychological safety and build trust at the top two leadership levels.
  • Ensuring continuous communication and real alignment throughout the process to foster transparency, acceptance, and maintain change momentum.
  • Increasing leadership effectiveness by 68% through better prioritization skills and establishing a clear responsibility culture in global IT.
  • Qualitatively improving organizational climate by 39% and raising psychological safety at the leadership level with top-down role modeling and a more open communication and feedback culture.
  • Successfully anchoring transformation effects in global IT as a blueprint for the entire group.
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year
Ludwigsburg, Germany

Change Manager / Digital Transformation

Mann+Hummel

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager / Digital Transformation at Mann+Hummel
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Strategy
  • Organizational change management for a strategic flagship digitization initiative to transform the group-wide PLM system end-to-end and build a multi-scenario forecasting-capable digital twin of all processes (design-to-cost approach with VR/AR support for product developers).
  • Comprehensive stakeholder management at the executive level with step-by-step building of a dedicated change agent network to generate maximum leadership commitment.
  • Planning and executing change communication campaigning and strategic internal communication management to ensure high acceptance before, during, and after go-live; measuring change acceptance and giving regular interactive presentations to the executive board.
  • Agile change management support for the parallel agile transformation of the entire company, including the production plants that were initially most resistant to change worldwide.
  • Developing the change strategy and crafting the change story as the core of the cross-functional communication strategy.
  • Designing, preparing, and running leadership change workshops as a change roadshow to inform about the digitization program, changes, and new ways of working at leadership and operational levels in all affected plants.
  • Implementing comprehensive training, communication, and engagement measures focused on operational execution and KPI-based success measurement.
  • Achieving 100% acceptance rate through numerous personalized one-on-one stakeholder engagement meetings.
  • Sustainable implementation of the new target operating model while improving internal communication and overcoming existing silos, especially in the plants.
  • Building an agile mindset and a community-based, cross-silo work culture to prevent new silos from forming.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
2 years
New York, United States

Change Manager / Digital Transformation & Scale-Up

RTBE

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Position Summary
Change Manager / Digital Transformation & Scale-Up at RTBE
Industries
Information Technology
Real Estate
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Strategy
  • Agile transformation of globally distributed business units while digitally transforming the core business model for frictionless scaling across three continents and establishing a new target operating model during ongoing operations.
  • Full digitization of the core business model by building a digital twin of the entire process landscape, buildings, and building services, including designing, setting up, and deploying IoT for sensor data generation as a proof of concept for an MVP that became the flagship product (AR headset support for early corrective interventions and predictive scenarios).
  • Preparing global expansion (EU → US → APAC) with rapid scaling to about 700% of the company size; ensuring controlled, healthy growth despite pandemic-driven staffing shortages and resistance to change, including securing strategic, administrative, regulatory, and operational aspects.
  • Agile transformation of all business units based on DevOps to harmonize heterogeneous development processes and bridge existing silos and cultural boundaries, especially between physicists, technicians, and software engineers.
  • Sustainable establishment of the new target operating model with significantly improved internal communication after overcoming evident silos.
  • Significant increase in EBITDA despite early scaling phase and high expansion costs.
  • Creating an agile, efficiency-enhancing sense of community and mindset as a critical success factor.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Change Manager / Digital Transformation

WRW

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager / Digital Transformation at WRW
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Strategy
  • Operational setup of a Digital Office as the central control platform for all digitalization projects of the corporate group and consolidation of continental market leadership by introducing a Scrum-based Digital Innovation Hub.
  • Defining a comprehensive, clear, and interpretation-free digital governance impacting decision rights, processes, and procurement transparency (e.g., in PPPs), based on analyses of digital maturity, overlapping competencies, process delays, and digital bottlenecks at interfaces with municipal network partners.
  • Setting up the Digital Office on personnel, physical, educational, and organizational levels, including recruiting, team composition, role distribution, infrastructure, workshops on change, innovation, Scrum, crisis communication, and de-escalation, embedding at the executive level, and creating a digital roadmap.
  • Introducing a Digital Innovation Hub to generate, execute, and manage disruptive innovation measures, for example by greatly reducing the effort of disposition and administration via automated interaction with nearshoring partners through a Digital Contractor Platform.
  • Integrating critical legacy systems together with Group IT, including reviewing non-functional components and planning and managing appropriate interfaces to support a market based on private sector conditions.
  • Designing and implementing 27 projects and subprojects in preparation for turnkey handover to the CDO while ensuring up to nine months of leaderless self-sustaining operation of the Digital Office to minimize PR risks.
  • Massive reduction of project lead times to a fraction of the original values with corresponding savings at the municipal level.
  • Establishing the Digital Office and especially the Innovation Hub as the central innovation driver and contact point for digitization matters.
  • Fail-safe setup of the Digital Office with buffer concept without immediate need for leadership in case of potential CDO absence.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
3 years
Vienna, Austria

Change Manager / Digital Transformation

Esperta

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager / Digital Transformation at Esperta
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Strategy
  • Strategic realignment to enhance the competitiveness of an outdated business model through deep operational changes, organizational development, and project management for system integration and upgrade of core applications and technology platforms (Secure Translation Brokerage Platform).
  • Conducted comprehensive fundamental analyses of the organizational structure, workflows, standards, critical processes, strategic partnerships (triage of a globally distributed, heterogeneous expert network), internal and external communication, go-to-market strategy, diversification efforts, competitive environment, market regulation, industry-specific standards, sourcing aspects, and legacy systems in use.
  • Designed and implemented business process re-engineering measures, including repositioning from a translation service provider to a full-service translation agency focused on project management for more efficient use of onshore resources.
  • Built a strategic competitive advantage by introducing disruptive innovations, especially radical cost reductions through efficient use of a global offshore contractor network across all time zones.
  • Performed comprehensive technology analysis, redesign, and implementation of the entire ICT area with multi-stage, incremental, and cross-platform migration of the legacy enterprise software environment using agile methods (Scrum, Kanban).
  • Integrated systems and upgraded all operating systems for all internal ICT components (notebooks, servers, backup systems, external data storage, cloud storage connections, audio and video telephony systems, mobile devices) while maintaining ongoing operations.
  • Significantly reduced internal process complexity and shortened go-to-market cycles.
  • Decreased qualitative and organizational heterogeneity to avoid further critical HR situations.
  • Reduced project throughput times by about 80%.
Jan 2014 - Present
12 years 3 months
Vienna, Austria

Founder; Change Manager

Embrace

Expertise details
Position Summary
Founder; Change Manager at Embrace
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Product Development
Strategy
  • Built a small, effective, highly flexible, globally operating consulting firm specializing in change management.
  • Focused on digital transformation, strategic change management, innovation management, and crisis prevention, intervention, and company stabilization.
  • Developed and executed projects in the core business areas of business transformation, innovation think-tanks, and transfer of business.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Change Manager; Senior Project- & Program Manager

Global Blue

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager; Senior Project- & Program Manager at Global Blue
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
  • Crisis intervention, stabilization, and coordination of a large, intercontinental expert team, along with project and program management, system integration, and upgrade of core big data applications and technology platforms (tax-free shopping processing & real-time currency conversion).
  • Immediate triage and intervention in a repeatedly failed, historically grown project tightly linked to the core business, involving many on-, near-, and offshore teams with an average of 2,000 experts.
  • Stabilized massive turnover effects caused by leadership failures and psychological attachment issues, and merged fragmented teams to restore fast, efficient decision-making processes.
  • Integrated legacy systems and prepared data from end-of-life systems for data warehousing, as well as replaced and homogenized divergent technology stacks (e.g., Microsoft .NET and IBM BPM).
  • Defined an approach for seamless embedding of the newly created IBM BPM-based processes into the organization and continuous progress reporting at the executive board level.
  • Program management in a highly dynamic, hybrid development environment (Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall) with ever-changing business requirements and acting as a bridge between business and IT.
  • Mediated between team leads, eliminated toxic behaviors, dismantled bullying structures, and reduced silo thinking to restore interdisciplinary collaboration vertically, horizontally, and intercontinentally.
  • Overall responsibility for designing and sustainably implementing a change management program within cost, time, and quality constraints.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
3 years
Vienna, Austria

Senior Consultant

IBM

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Consultant at IBM
Industries
Banking and Finance
Transportation
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Project management, business analysis, presales, and use-case design in the big data field, specializing in data warehousing, business intelligence, content analytics, and business process re-engineering.
  • Managed multiple projects for an average of 17 clients in industries such as banking/finance, oil & gas/energy, transportation & logistics/forwarding, and electronic engineering, across all project phases from initiation to rollout and stabilization, acting as a bridge between business and IT.
  • Led a ten-person development team, coached and mentored a junior project manager, and managed external implementation partners.
  • Served as a senior business analyst and lead DWH/BI solution architect for Raiffeisen Bank International, including analysis, re-engineering, transformation, integration, and migration of the cDWH-based core banking system to an eDWH-based comprehensive solution, and designed a master test plan for all bank divisions.
  • Conducted a digital transformation project for a leading European machinery manufacturer (automotive, robotics), introducing real-time streaming sensor data analysis via a big data-enabled DWH and predictive analytics for machine failure forecasting and factory monitoring, including AR-based mobile monitoring.
  • Analyzed, planned, and implemented management dashboards/cockpits in IBM Cognos to simplify presentation of complex relationships, trends, and patterns in heterogeneous information architectures.
  • Provided presales support through use-case design, including analysis of potential clients' existing business processes and on-site presentations of concrete BI solutions.
  • Additional specialization in BI for customer insight, market analytics, supply chain, and human resources.
Jan 2010 - Dec 2014
5 years
New York, United States

Change Manager; Council Consultant

Gerson Lehrman Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager; Council Consultant at Gerson Lehrman Group
Industries
Banking and Finance
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Legal
Strategy
  • Carried out numerous consulting projects in contactless/wireless/mobile payments, mobile banking, AML, KYC, and CRM for, with, and on behalf of companies in strategy, packaging, and investment banking.
  • Advised strategy firms such as Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and Ernst & Young.
  • Supported packaging companies like MeadWestvaco.
  • Advised investment banks and financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, MFC Global Investment Management, Fir Tree Partners, and La Financière de l'Echiquier.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
3 years
Vienna, Austria

Head of Treasury BackOffice

DenizBank Financial Services, Dexia Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Head of Treasury BackOffice at DenizBank Financial Services, Dexia Group
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Finance
Information Technology
Operations
  • Restructuring of the entire Treasury BackOffice, including the securities settlement, international payments, and domestic payments departments.
  • Planning and execution of treasury trading-specific tests, usability assessments, and professional evaluations as the final step before the full migration from the AS/400-based core banking system to a modern Windows-based system.
  • Self-initiated analysis, design, planning, and execution of the integration of separately running banking applications (SWIFT, SEPA, Reuters, Bloomberg, Svenson, etc.) into the core banking system.
  • Creation of a multi-part, fully illustrated manual for the setup and operation of Treasury and Treasury BackOffice, including special cases, worst-case scenarios, and troubleshooting, explicitly for quick onboarding of career changers.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008
2 years
Cape Town, South Africa

Strategic Consultant

Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa

Expertise details
Position Summary
Strategic Consultant at Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa
Industries
Energy
Business Areas
Logistics
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
  • Implementation of a risk management system for the company.
  • Conducting intensive, multi-level training for all staff in the trading department and the supply & logistics department on the new risk management approach.
  • Creation of a manual on the functions, use cases, special variants, and specific scenarios in commodity trading and supply & logistics, including troubleshooting.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Mumbai, India

Strategic Consultant

HPCL - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

Expertise details
Position Summary
Strategic Consultant at HPCL - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Industries
Energy
Business Areas
Finance
Operations
  • Implementation of a risk management system for the company.
  • Conducting intensive, multi-level training for all staff in the trading department and the refineries department.
  • Creation of a manual on the functions, special variants, and specific scenarios of commodity trading in the refinery environment, including troubleshooting.
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 years
Mumbai, India

Strategic Consultant

Essar Oil Ltd, Hutchison Group

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Position Summary
Strategic Consultant at Essar Oil Ltd, Hutchison Group
Industries
Energy
Business Areas
Finance
Operations
  • Co-introduction of a risk management system for oil and gas activities.
  • Extensive, in-depth training of the risk management team on hedging strategies against physical cargo or freight loss for large oil tankers and offshore oil and gas platforms in the upstream areas of the Indian Ocean.
  • Creation of a manual on the functions, options, special variants, and specific cases of risk management, including troubleshooting.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
1 year
Belgrade, Serbia

Change Manager

Galenika Fitofarmacija Serbia

Expertise details
Position Summary
Change Manager at Galenika Fitofarmacija Serbia
Industries
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Human Resources
Strategy
  • Introduction of comprehensive organizational development measures after evaluating all business areas with greenfield and blue ocean approaches to transform into an international player without internal friction.
  • Organization-wide establishment of innovation teams (internal micro think tanks), including guiding the process with selected internal experts, mid-level managers, and plant staff; goal: rebranding as an innovation driver in the SEE region instead of low-cost differentiation.
  • Restructuring, reformation, coaching, mentoring, and training of the sales executive team, including the General Director of Sales and 14 regional sales directors, to improve negotiation results with international, especially Western European, business partners.
  • Design, planning, and execution of a multi-part intercultural training for the entire executive board to secure competitive market advantages over international competitors.
  • Introduction of an open, less restrictive patriarchal communication culture to promote internal know-how transfer based on partnership and reciprocal trust-building in top management (inspired by Nash equilibrium).
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Online & Wireless Marketing Manager

Universal Communication Platform Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Online & Wireless Marketing Manager at Universal Communication Platform Group
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Marketing
  • Transformed all market communications into a permission marketing–based landscape, including introducing a multiple opt-in for electronic newsletters and mobile channels.
  • Built a highly granular customer master data segmentation that enabled targeted direct marketing actions based on customer preferences instead of mass communication.
  • Achieved high click-through rates and exceptionally strong ROI for clients by leveraging enhanced customer data after data-cleanup communication measures.
Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
1 year
Vienna, Austria

Project Manager Digital Transformation

Zurich Insurance Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Manager Digital Transformation at Zurich Insurance Group
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Solely responsible for the primary digitization of all internal and external forms across the entire group.
  • Completely eliminated the previously costly manual data entry.
  • Enabled automated transfer of form data into internal ERP systems.
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Senior Product Marketing Manager

Goldbach Media Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Product Marketing Manager at Goldbach Media Group
Industries
Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Marketing
Product Development
  • Introduced permission marketing in an environment where spam was still a common means to boost reach.
  • Prepared for the merger with Goldbach Media, including marketing strategy and product-related groundwork.
Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
2 years
Parma, Italy

Co-Founder; Head of Sales & Media Planning

Buongiorno Digital

Expertise details
Position Summary
Co-Founder; Head of Sales & Media Planning at Buongiorno Digital
Industries
Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Marketing
Sales
Strategy
  • Co-founded the first company branch outside Italy.
  • Strategically planned and prepared expansion into other European countries with a strong affinity for newsletter marketing.
  • Executed the corporate roll-out in the UK, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.
  • Explored the US market in preparation for the later merger with Vitaminic to form Buongiorno Vitaminic (USA).
Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Project Manager Custody & Reconciliation/Treasury

Raiffeisen Service Center

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Manager Custody & Reconciliation/Treasury at Raiffeisen Service Center
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Finance
Project Management
  • Developed and implemented a fast, precise, software-supported method for automated reconciliation of securities accounts.
  • Improved efficiency and accuracy in the custody and reconciliation area of the treasury.
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Project Manager; Trade Fair Coordinator

Wiener Messen & Kongresszentrum

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Manager; Trade Fair Coordinator at Wiener Messen & Kongresszentrum
Industries
Arts and Crafts
Information Technology
Business Areas
Marketing
Project Management
  • Concept, planning and implementation of a multi-day music trade show that drew 26,000 paying visitors despite a low advertising budget and tight deadlines.
  • Repositioned and revived the struggling IFABO, then Austria's largest IT trade show, which was threatened by competitors.
Jan 1998 - Dec 1998
1 year
Vienna, Austria

Project Manager; Smart Grid Process Manager

One / Hutchison

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Manager; Smart Grid Process Manager at One / Hutchison
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
  • Comprehensive analysis of internal processes focusing on network optimization and integrative migration, as well as homogenization of decentralized legacy data into a central database.
  • Digitalization and qualitative preparation of all planning data from legacy systems to visualize the network architecture and topology for all of Austria using Microsoft Visio.
  • Designed a smart grid that met regional regulatory requirements by optimizing base transceiver station placement and required transmission power.
  • Supported the first experimental proto-UMTS tests in Austria (lab/indoor) as a basis for license acquisition and grid upgrade decisions.
Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
2 years
Lyme Regis, United Kingdom

Marketing Manager / IoT

Evtacon Limited

Expertise details
Position Summary
Marketing Manager / IoT at Evtacon Limited
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Solely responsible for analyzing, planning, developing, and implementing the market communication strategy for the EU and US markets to drive sales of a modular microprocessor (Universal Emulator) as a precursor to an IoT solution.
  • Developed the company's first website, establishing Evtacon as one of the first microelectronics firms with an online presence.
  • Created a unified corporate identity and design, consistently applied across print materials, website, press releases, giveaways, and trade show booths.
Jan 1994 - Dec 1995
2 years
Vienna, Austria

Jr Project Manager / Telemarketing Coordinator

BP

Expertise details
Position Summary
Jr Project Manager / Telemarketing Coordinator at BP
Industries
Energy
Business Areas
Marketing
Project Management
  • Launched the Routex Billing & Fleet Management System in the Austrian B2B market.
  • Expanded the telemarketing team by 250% to support the product launch.
  • Reduced target costs to 33% by redefining and consolidating the target audience (fleet and truck operators, transport & logistics, later SMEs via trade associations).

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Energy, and Transportation.

Professional Services
Information Technology
Banking and Finance
Manufacturing
Energy
Transportation
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Experienced in Strategy, Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Marketing, and Operations.

Strategy
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Product Development
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Summary

Thomas Pacal is an experienced change manager specializing in digital transformation, strategic change management, innovation management, crisis prevention, intervention, and company restabilization. With over 20 years of relevant professional experience, he founded EMBRACE in 2014 - a small, effective, highly flexible, and globally operating consultancy focused on change management. Core business areas: Business Transformation, Innovation Think-Tanks, and Transfer of Business.

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Skills

Erp, Bpm/bpre, Pm, Bi, Dwh, Iot

  • Epicor Iscala
  • Sap Business Objects / Crystal Reports
  • Microstrategy Analytics
  • Ibm Cognos, Infosphere, Websphere
  • Planview Enterprise One, Innotas, Projectplace, Leankit
  • Microsoft Project, Crm, Sharepoint, Power Bi
  • Atlassian Jira, Confluence
  • Workday
  • Aris
  • Adonis
  • Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, Devops, Dad (Disciplined Agile Delivery)

Financial

  • Reuters
  • Bloomberg
  • Swift Alliance Server, Workstation, Web Platform Se
  • Geos
  • Internext
  • Svenson
  • Aml / Kyc / Crm Applications

Productivity

  • Ms Office 365 (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook)
  • Openoffice (Writer, Impress, Calc, Base, Etc.)
  • Adobe Cc (Photoshop, Premiere, Indesign, After Effects, Audition)
  • Conferencing: Cisco Webex, Zoom Video Communications, Google Meet, Ms Teams, Skype
  • At&t Mobile Network Ops Suite
  • Autocad

Coding / Languages

  • Html5
  • Xml
  • Json
  • Xhtml (Shtml/mhtml/dhtml Etc.)
  • Wml
  • Asp
  • Css
  • Cl For Ibm As/400
  • Sql
  • Sgml

Systems & Cloud Services

  • Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Azure
  • Apple Macos
  • Unix, Linux, Aix, Solaris, Hp-ux
  • Google Android, Google Cloud Platform
  • Ibm Os/400

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
Croatian
Advanced
Italian
Elementary
...and 1 more

Education

Hult Business School

MBA

Open University Business School

BSc, major in Change Management

Certifications & licenses

ICF-accredited Diploma in Systemic Coaching

ISO/IEC 17024 Certification

Harvard University

ISO/PRF 20700 Certification

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 24
Experience in Professional Services 16 y
Avg length 2 y 5 m
Longest experience 12 y 2 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 8 (Austria, Germany, United States, India, South Africa, +3)
Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles Change Manager / Sales Transformation, Change Manager / Product-Centric Transformation, Change Manager / Digital Transformation
Main industries Professional Services, Information Technology, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Strategy, Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 3

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Where is Thomas based?

Thomas is based in Vienna, Austria and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Thomas speak?

Thomas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), Croatian (Advanced), Italian (Elementary), Serbian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Thomas have?

Thomas has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Thomas has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 24 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Thomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thomas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thomas would be well-suited for roles such as: Change Manager / Sales Transformation, Change Manager / Product-Centric Transformation, Change Manager / Digital Transformation.

What is Thomas's latest experience?

Thomas's most recent position is Change Manager / Sales Transformation at SEFE.

What companies has Thomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thomas has worked for SEFE, Arlanxeo, Saudi Aramco Group, Mann+Hummel, RTBE, and Embrace.

Which industries is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology. Thomas also has some experience in Manufacturing, Energy, and Transportation.

Which business areas is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Information Technology, and Product Development. Thomas also has some experience in Project Management, Marketing, and Operations.

Which industries has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Chemical, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Product Development, and Information Technology.

What is Thomas's education?

Thomas holds a Master from Hult Business School and a Bachelor from Open University Business School.

Does Thomas have any certificates?

Thomas has 3 certificates. These include: ICF-accredited Diploma in Systemic Coaching, ISO/IEC 17024 Certification, and ISO/PRF 20700 Certification.

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Thomas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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