Cornelia N.-Senior PMO

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Senior PMO – Multi-Project Management
parclT
Web Transition
PMO mandate supporting overall project management as part of the web transition. Migration of the okular/VRC product family to modern web technology for cooperative banks.
Mandate & Responsibilities:
- Organizing and providing administrative support to overall project management
- Planning, coordinating and tracking activities across projects
- Maintaining and developing project plans and status reports, and creating project documents, org charts, etc.
- Planning and organizing cross-project meetings, events and workshops
- Tracking schedules, resources and budgets
- Identifying, assessing and tracking project risks
- Preparing and communicating project goals, progress and results
- Creating management reports, presentations and decision-making documents
Business Impact:
- Ensured the timely and transparent management of a major strategic project
- Established project-wide communication and documentation structures (Confluence)
- Worked across multiple stakeholders to ensure structured knowledge transfer
Senior PMO – Multi-Project Governance
MVV Energie AG
Business Services Transformation
PMO mandate supporting three parallel transformation programs in Business Services.
Mandate & Responsibilities:
- Established a consistent reporting and governance framework; subsequently began gradually replacing traditional reporting formats with automated Jira dashboards and interactive status pages in Confluence
- Resource and capacity overview across multiple project streams
- Progress, risk and status reports for project and program management
Business Impact:
- Established project governance by creating a consistent documentation structure across three parallel transformation streams.
- Increased transparency by creating a 360° project plan that gives project management a reliable overview of progress, risks and resource shortages at any time.
Senior PMO in a Highly Regulated MedTech Software Environment
ZEISS Meditec AG
MedTech Software (Refractive Workplace)
Mandate & Responsibilities:
Long-term PMO mandate supporting the development of regulated software for planning refractive laser eye surgery.
- Actively maintained and structured the product and sprint backlogs in Jira in close coordination with the software project manager and Product Owner
- Planned and tracked schedules and budgets in close coordination with the business project manager
- Ensured and maintained the development and test documentation required by regulations in the document management system (SharePoint-based)
- Maintained the team's central knowledge platform (Confluence)
- Created meeting minutes and decision logs in Confluence
- Integrated Jira issues into Confluence pages (requirements specifications)
- Coordinated software development, business units and quality management
- Set up and managed a SharePoint-based electronic document management system (eDMS)
Business Impact:
- Ensured the software was audit-ready and could obtain regulatory approval through complete regulatory documentation
- Stabilized the project organization over 3,5 years in a highly dynamic MedTech environment
- Reduced approval and escalation risks through structured governance and documentation
Senior PMO – Core Banking Transformation
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank
End-to-End Digitalization of the Credit Process
Mandate & Responsibilities:
PMO mandate supporting the digitalization and harmonization of the credit process following the merger of WGZ BANK / DZ BANK.
- Tracked resources, budget and schedule for a group-wide core banking project
- Managed external service providers, including onboarding/offboarding and GDPR-compliant engagements
- Set up and maintained a central knowledge platform (Confluence)
- Supported business testing (UAT, rollout tests); configured and managed defect tracking in Jira to prioritize and fix critical software defects
- Prepared decision-ready management documents and recorded Steering Committee meetings directly in Confluence
Business Impact:
- Provided operational support and stability for a business-critical core banking program
- Accelerated testing and rollout phases through structured test coordination
- Provided senior management with transparency on resources, costs and risks
PMO E-Commerce Initiatives
Otto Group
E-Commerce Initiatives
Mandate & Responsibilities:
- Provided PMO support to department management, created process diagrams and business cases, and set up structured SharePoint team sites.
PMO Data Warehouse Integration
Schwarz Gruppe (Lidl)
Data Warehouse Integration
Mandate & Responsibilities:
- PMO support for a reporting project. Introduction and administration of Jira, sprint planning using Scrum, task and resource management, project and management reporting
PMO
Teradata GmbH
- Supported the project manager in monitoring processes and guidelines
- Sprint planning using the Scrum methodology
- Introduction and administration of JIRA, test execution, workflow creation, and workshop facilitation
- Task management in JIRA: monitoring tasks, resource planning, and report preparation
- Onboarding new employees
- Preparation of presentations, documentation, sprint completion reports, and service reports
- Meeting planning and coordination of internal communication between departments
Consulting in Technical Documentation and Requirements Engineering
Bausch & Lomb
MedTech Documentation & Requirements
Mandate & Responsibilities:
- Prepared specifications, test cases, validation documents, and traceability matrices in an audit-relevant environment.
PMO Resource Management
Swisslab (Roche Diagnostics)
Key Contributions:
- Resource and capacity planning in MS Project, skill management, and management presentations providing project and workload visibility.
Technical Assistant in Customer Support
Swisslab GmbH (Roche Diagnostics)
Quality Assurance, Testing and User Support Specialist
NoemaLife GmbH
Quality Assurance Systems / Documentation Specialist
Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
Quality Assurance Specialist, Inventory Management Systems
ADG Pharmacy Software
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Experienced in Healthcare, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Energy, Utilities, and Retail.
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development, and Customer Service.
Summary
Experienced IT business administrator with over 20 years of IT expertise, including working as a freelancer in the Project Management Office since 2013. Specialized in software implementation projects in highly regulated industries such as MedTech (ZEISS), banking (DZ BANK, parcIT) and energy (MVV).
Focus on project and program governance, resource, schedule and budget tracking, as well as structured project documentation and management reporting. Reliable point of contact between business units, development teams, external service providers and management to ensure stable delivery in agile, hybrid and traditional project organizations.
Skills
- Senior Pmo In Regulated Software And Transformation Programs
- Project And Program Governance, Reporting To Steering Committees
- Resource, Schedule And Budget Tracking
- Project And Management Reporting, Decision-Making Documents
- Project Documentation And Edms
- Coordination Of Internal Teams And External Service Providers
- Working In Agile, Hybrid And Traditional Project Models
- Test Management, Uat Coordination, Defect And Release Tracking
Tools: Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint, Ms Project, Office 365, Teams, Ibm Doors, Miro Workspace
Industry Experience: Medical Technology & Healthcare Software · Banking · Energy · Pharma · E-Commerce · Merchandise Management
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PHS – Private Handelsschule Dr. H. Stracke
IT Business Administrator
Dental Technician
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Cornelia is based in Ludwigshafen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Cornelia speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).
Cornelia has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Cornelia has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Cornelia may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Cornelia would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior PMO – Multi-Project Management, Senior PMO – Multi-Project Governance, Senior PMO in a Highly Regulated MedTech Software Environment.
Cornelia's most recent position is Senior PMO – Multi-Project Management at parclT.
In recent years, Cornelia has worked for parclT, MVV Energie AG, and ZEISS Meditec AG.
Cornelia is most experienced in industries like Healthcare, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance. Cornelia also has some experience in Energy, Utilities, and Pharmaceutical.
Cornelia is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Quality Assurance. Cornelia also has some experience in Product Development and Customer Service.
Cornelia has recently worked in industries like Healthcare, Energy, and Utilities.
Cornelia has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology.
Cornelia attended PHS – Private Handelsschule Dr. H. Stracke for IT Business Administrator.
Cornelia has 2 certificates. These include: ISTQB Foundation and ITIL V3 Foundation.
Cornelia is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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