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Ute (Bianca) Von Der Grün-Change Leadership Specialist

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Bad Wiessee, Germany

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Experience

Sep 2023 - Nov 2024
Remote

MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH

SoftwareONE

Position Summary
MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH at SoftwareONE
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Strategy
  • Developing global ACM Copilot services and shaping their evolution on a global scale
  • Evangelizing the benefits and capabilities of Copilot to internal and external audiences
  • Onboarding, mentoring, and training new ACM colleagues in services and methodologies
  • Acting as point of contact for internal Copilot proof of concept adoption and change management
  • Leading Copilot adoption strategy, communicating benefits, usage and ethical considerations
  • Organizing events and workshops and fostering an interactive community to share updates, findings and best practices
Nov 2022 - Dec 2024
Remote

Mentor/Coach for Team Members / Colleagues

SoftwareONE

Position Summary
Mentor/Coach for Team Members / Colleagues at SoftwareONE
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Human Resources

Mentoring of young team members

Jul 2021 - Jan 2025
Germany
Remote

Principal Advisor for Transformation & Adoption (Change Management)

SoftwareONE

Position Summary
Principal Advisor for Transformation & Adoption (Change Management) at SoftwareONE
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Empowering and guiding people in organizations to adapt to continuous (digital) transformation with a systemic view through technological and cultural changes
  • Driving successful and measurable user adoption, creating fast and collective understanding by using visualization and innovation methods
  • Change management of people and culture and organizational change
  • User acceptance and adoption of technical solutions
  • Systemic business consulting and coaching
  • Guidance for transformation initiatives
  • Team building and coaching
  • Organizational development
  • New work strategies and agile structures
  • Innovative solution and service design
Sep 2019 - Present
Munich, Germany
Remote

Founder | Managing Director (Change Manager | Visual Facilitator | Systemic Business & Resilience Coach)

Picture4CHANGE

Position Summary
Founder | Managing Director (Change Manager | Visual Facilitator | Systemic Business & Resilience Coach) at Picture4CHANGE
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Change management consulting for people, culture and adoption
  • Strategic visualization: graphic recording, process mapping, visual meeting facilitation, visual storytelling and change consulting
  • Team, leadership and organization development including teambuilding
  • CX/CRM strategy consulting covering customer experience, CRM, cloud and SaaS
  • User acceptance and adoption for SaaS applications and UX
  • Process optimization and design
  • Systemic business coaching at organizational, team and individual levels
  • Digital transformation and innovation guidance
  • Service and sales consulting and training
  • Resilience training for stress prevention, coaching and guidance
  • Strategy consulting and applied kinesiology
  • Personal and team coaching including outdoor coaching and mindfulness training
  • Learning strategy and development for adults and youth
  • Personality development and potential accompaniment
  • Customer journey mapping, design thinking, Scrum and other agile frameworks
Jul 2012 - Jan 2019
Munich, Germany
Remote

Oracle Service Cloud Expert - Regional Lead Europe North

Oracle Corp.

Position Summary
Oracle Service Cloud Expert - Regional Lead Europe North at Oracle Corp.
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development

Product responsibility and Ambassador for Oracle Service Cloud (former RightNow Technology CX Suite) in Europe North

May 2012 - Jan 2019
Munich, Germany
Remote

Senior Customer Success Manager CX (SaaS | Strategy)

Oracle Corp.

Position Summary
Senior Customer Success Manager CX (SaaS | Strategy) at Oracle Corp.
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Customer Service
Product Development
  • Ensured alignment of Oracle Cloud solutions with customers’ business goals and KPIs throughout the lifecycle
  • Drove adoption, onboarding, utilization, consumption and renewals of Oracle Public Cloud offerings for SaaS
  • Presented value proposition, features and functions to audiences from senior executives to technical stakeholders
  • Conducted technical onboarding sessions and workshops for customers
  • Delivered regular business and operational reviews to senior executives and key stakeholders
  • Defined and documented customers' business objectives and success criteria (ROI)
  • Partnered with account teams to develop successful account strategies and seamless customer experiences
  • Gathered product feedback to inform product management roadmaps
  • Supported customers through upgrades and new releases and tracked baseline metrics to demonstrate success
  • Provided best practices and industry benchmarking
  • Served as single point of contact for the account
Aug 2010 - Present
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

Change Manager | Executive Business Consultant | Coach

von der Grün & Colleagues — Integrated Management Consulting Ltd. & Co. KG

Position Summary
Change Manager | Executive Business Consultant | Coach at von der Grün & Colleagues — Integrated Management Consulting Ltd. & Co. KG
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Human Resources
Strategy
  • Change management consulting for people, culture and adoption
  • Strategic visualization: graphic recording, process mapping, visual meeting facilitation and visual storytelling
  • Team, leadership and organization development and teambuilding
  • Management coaching
Jun 2010 - May 2012
Germany
Remote

Client Success Manager CX (SaaS | Strategy)

RightNow Technologies (purchased by Oracle)

Position Summary
Client Success Manager CX (SaaS | Strategy) at RightNow Technologies (purchased by Oracle)
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Customer Service
Strategy
  • Drove change and successful user adoption as part of early cloud business initiatives
  • Fostered enduring customer relationships by sharing expertise, experience and enthusiasm
  • Advocated customer success as a philosophy across all departments
Dec 2006 - May 2010
Vienna, Austria
Remote

Account Manager (CRM / Business Apps)

Sensix AG

Position Summary
Account Manager (CRM / Business Apps) at Sensix AG
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Sales
  • Solution selling and consulting of diverse CRM solutions including Microsoft Dynamics, Update Software AG, Salesforce and Siebel
  • Managed implementation, migration, expansion, data quality and process optimization projects
Jun 2006 - Nov 2006
Munich, Germany

Senior Partner- & Ressource Manager

TRIA IT-Consulting

Position Summary
Senior Partner- & Ressource Manager at TRIA IT-Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Human Resources
Procurement

Partner- & Alliance Management, Resource Management, “Body Leasing”, Procurement, Project Staffing, Skillmanagment.

Jun 2004 - May 2006
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

Solution Sales Representative

Dimension Data UKI

Position Summary
Solution Sales Representative at Dimension Data UKI
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Sales
  • Solution selling and consultancy of contact center and voice recognition solutions from Alcatel, Genesys, Cisco, NICE, Nuance and other vendors
Jun 2002 - May 2004
Munich, Germany

Sales Specialist Financial Services

msg services ag

Position Summary
Sales Specialist Financial Services at msg services ag
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Sales
  • Sales specialist for financial services
  • Additional responsibility: Evaluation and Integration of an internal CRM Solution
Sep 1999 - Jul 2002
Munich, Germany
Hybrid

PreSales Consultant CRM & E-Commerce

Oracle Corp.

Position Summary
PreSales Consultant CRM & E-Commerce at Oracle Corp.
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Marketing
Sales
  • CRM process design and optimization for Oracle eBusiness Suite
  • Sales, service, marketing, contact center, BI & analytics, social, e-commerce, product configuration and CPQ
May 1994 - Aug 1999
Munich, Germany
On-site

Diploma in Banking (banking expert/Bachelor's degree) / Electronic Banking Specialist & Trainer (Instructor)

Commerzbank AG

Position Summary
Diploma in Banking (banking expert/Bachelor's degree) / Electronic Banking Specialist & Trainer (Instructor) at Commerzbank AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Finance
Human Resources
  • Financial Services/Banking Specialist
  • Registered Power of Attorney / Lending Power of Attorney
  • Electronic Banking Specialist private Banking & SME (responsible for Area South Bavaria - 38 Branches)
  • Trainer for apprenticeship students
Sep 1990 - Apr 1994
Erding, Germany
On-site

Bank Clerk / Bank Business Management

VR-Bank Erding eG

Position Summary
Bank Clerk / Bank Business Management at VR-Bank Erding eG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Customer Service
Finance
Sales

After apprenticeship Deputy Branch Manager

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.

Information Technology
Professional Services
Banking and Finance
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Human Resources, Strategy, Sales, Information Technology, Customer Service, and Finance.

Human Resources
Strategy
Sales
Information Technology
Customer Service
Finance
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Summary

Guiding my customers as CX Evangelist and Change Manager on their path of (digital) transformation and with systemic view through Changes (Technological & Cultural).

Driving successful and measurable User Adoption, creating fast and collective understanding by using Visualization & Innovation Methods.

Skills

Roles & Professional Identity

  • People, Culture & Organizational Change Manager • Digital Transformation Consultant • User Acceptance & Adoption Manager (Acm/Ocm) • Business & Management Consultant • Cx/Crm Expert & Customer Experience Evangelist • Systemic Business & Resilience Coach/Trainer • Visual Facilitator & Visual Change Consultant • Solution Sales & Presales Representative • Client Success Manager • Partner/Channel Manager • Service & Product Design Specialist • Business Process Optimization Expert

Digital Solutions & Technologies

  • Digital Transformation Projects • Digital Workplace & Future Workplace Strategy • Microsoft 365 (M365) • Copilot M365 (Since Nov 2023) • Cloud Solutions (Saas, Paas, Iaas) • User Experience (Ux) • User Acceptance & Adoption • Ai / Artificial Intelligence Strategy • Nlp (Natural Language Processing) • Augmented Reality (Ar) • Conversational Experience • Chatbots • Robotics • Iot • Bi & Analytics • Workforce Management • Omnichannel & Multichannel Management • Contact Center Solutions • Voip • Ivr • Cti • Web Self-Service • Email Management • Knowledge Management • Social Relationship Management • Marketing Automation • Customer Service Platforms

Change, Innovation & Agile Methods

  • Organizational Change Management (Ocm) • Agile Change Coaching • Prosci • Scrum • Design Thinking • Idea Framework • Customer Journey Mapping • Experience Mapping • Creative Problem Solving • Co-Creation • Innovation Process Design • Visualization For Change • Visual Storytelling • Visual Process Mapping

Cx/Crm Expertise

  • Customer Experience (Cx) • Crm (Sales, Service, Marketing) • Marketing Automation • Customer Journey Orchestration • Contact Center Management • Omnichannel Experience • Service Excellence • Customer Success • Analytics & Insights • Knowledge Management • Chatbots & Conversational Ai • Workforce Management • Multichannel Communication • Customer Self-Service • Digital Service Design

Industry Experience

  • Financial Services & Insurance • Services, Media & Telecommunications • Life Science • Energy & Utilities • Gaming • Higher Education • Public Services & Government • Manufacturing & Automotive Suppliers • Retail (B2b & B2c)

Visualization & Facilitation

  • Visual Facilitator • Graphic Recording • Visual Process Mapping • Visual Moderator & Meeting Facilitator • Visual Storyteller • Visual Change Consultant • Visual Strategy Mapping

Strengths & Personal Drivers

  • Connected & Systemic Thinking (Detail-To-Meta-Level) • Fast Comprehension Of Complex Situations • Emotional Intelligence & Empathy • Relationship Building & Networking • Creative, Innovative Problem Solving • High-Quality Teamwork Mindset • Sales Affinity & Consulting Strength • Persuasiveness & Passion • Adaptive Methodology & Interdisciplinary Approach • Intrinsic Motivation & Continuous Learning

Keywords For Search & Matching Change Management • Organizational Development • People & Culture • Digital Transformation • New Work • Future Workplace • M365 • Copilot • Ai Strategy • Ux • Service Design • Customer Experience • Crm • Agile • Prosci • Scrum • Design Thinking • Visual Facilitation • Coaching • Resilience • Leadership Development • Stakeholder Management • Adoption Management • Cloud • Saas • Paas • Iaas • Innovation • Journey Mapping • Omnichannel • Contact Center • Analytics • Automation • Conversational Ai • Nlp • Ar • Iot

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary

Education

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

Universität Witten/Herdecke

Master in Change Management (EQR 7) · Change Management · Witten, Germany

Jan 1995 - Dec 1998

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Diploma in Banking Business Management (BA) / Bachelor (DQR 6) · Business Administration | Banking | Economics | Law | Specialized Banking Studies · Frankfurt, Germany

Jan 1990 - Dec 1993

IHK Industrie- und Handelskammer München & Oberbayern

Bank Clerk / Qualified Bank Business Management · Banking Industry · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Corporate Governance & Leadership 4.0

IU - Int. University of Applied Science

INQA Coach (New Quality of Work Initiative)

Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

OKR Team Facilitator/Practitioner

cidpartners - integrating perspectives

Executive F.i.R.E. Index 3.0 - Certification (Resilience Analysis & Coaching)

Leadership Choices

Systemic Organizational Development according to Trigon & SySt II

Systemic Organizational Development according to Trigon & SySt II

Systemic Organizational Development according to Trigon & SySt I

Trigon Development Consulting

Communication Training: Understanding Others - Resolving Conflicts - Achieving Goals

PERSONARIS Christoph Richter & Susan Jähne GbR

Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist (M365)

Microsoft

Solution-Focused Systemic Structural Constellations (LfSySt)

SySt Institute Munich

PROSCI® Certified Change Practitioner -

Prosci

Agile Change Coach

Agile Change Management Limited & APMG

Professional SCRUM MASTER (PSM I)

Scrum.org

Success through Change - Initiating and Steering Change Processes in Technical Teams

Technical Academy Esslingen - TAE

CHANGE MANAGEMENT | EQR 7 (Master)

Universität Witten/Herdecke

VISUAL FACILITATOR: Graphic Recording | Visual Process Mapping | Visual Meeting Facilitation | Visualization via iPad | Vis. Story Telling | Vis. Change Consultant

bikablo & Kommunikationslotsen

DesignThinking & Innovation | Business Model Generation | Storytelling & Stage Presence | Agility in Action | Rapid Prototyping

Google

Process/Change Management (Change Manager)

COMCAVE.COLLEGE GmbH

Hypno-Systemic Concepts for Individuals & Organizational Units by Dr. med. Gunther Schmidt

Milton Erickson Institute (2017/2018) METAFORUM Summer Camp

Resilience Trainer (SHB)

Steinbeis University Berlin

Resilience Trainer / Resilience Guide (Resilience Trainer)

Resilience Academy

Foundation & Leadership Training/Sales Process Framework Method

Dale Carnegie Training

Professional SCRUM MASTER Training PSMI

Agility in Mind

Crucial Conversations

VitalSmarts

Kinesiology (Huber Kinesiology Salzburg) for Personal Development

SinnZENTRUM Salzburg

Personal Influence & Leadership Training

DDA Consulting International

Learning Coach NLP INLPTA® (nlpaed®)

mindSYSTEMS!

RightNow CX Certification

RightNow

Systemic Business Coach

Leadership Focus GmbH

NLP Practicioner (DVNLP®/INLPTA®)

mindSYSTEMS! INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association

NLP Coach Practitioner (DVNLP®/INLPTA®)

INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association

NLP MASTER Practitioner (DVNLP®/INLPTA®)

INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association

Consultative Selling

upDATE Consulting and Training GmbH

Rhetoric & Presentation - Skilled Moderation - Presentation II - Dealing with Difficult People

Stöger & Partner GmbH

Winning Solution Sales

Infoteam Group

SPIN Sales Training

Huthwaite International

AdA - Trainer of Trainers / "Instructor Aptitude Examination" Trainer Certification

IHK Academy Munich and Upper Bavaria

Prof. R. Boscheck University of St.Gallen - Competitive Analysis & IT-Supported Corporate Strategy Module I & II

University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 15
Experience in Information Technology 21 y
Avg length 4 y 3 m
Longest experience 15 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Austria)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH, Mentor/Coach for Team Members / Colleagues, Principal Advisor for Transformation & Adoption (Change Management)
Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Human Resources, Strategy, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 37

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Ute is based in Bad Wiessee, Germany.
Ute speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Ute has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Ute has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months. Note that Ute may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ute would be well-suited for roles such as: MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH, Mentor/Coach for Team Members / Colleagues, Principal Advisor for Transformation & Adoption (Change Management).
Ute's most recent position is MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH at SoftwareONE.
In recent years, Ute has worked for SoftwareONE, Picture4CHANGE, and von der Grün & Colleagues — Integrated Management Consulting Ltd. & Co. KG.
Ute is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.
Ute is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Strategy, and Sales. Ute also has some experience in Customer Service, Information Technology, and Finance.
Ute has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology.
Ute has recently worked in business areas like Strategy, Human Resources, and Information Technology.
Ute holds a Master in Change Management from Universität Witten/Herdecke and a Bachelor in Business Administration | Banking | Economics | Law | Specialized Banking Studies from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
Ute has 37 certificates. Among them, these include: Corporate Governance & Leadership 4.0, INQA Coach (New Quality of Work Initiative), and OKR Team Facilitator/Practitioner.
Ute is immediately available for suitable projects.
Ute's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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