Project Managers in Switzerland

Consultant for Digitalisation, Process Optimisation and System Integration, working in direct coordination with the Managing Director.

Responsible for the operational steering of a digital transformation initiative focused on process analysis, system integration, automation and structured service processes. Translation of business requirements into practical solutions based on SmartBrix/Odoo and connected communication and third-party systems.

Key areas:

• Structuring and optimisation of property management and customer service processes
• Product Ownership and Business Analysis
• System integration across SmartBrix/Odoo, Microsoft 365, VoIP and WhatsApp Business
• Coordination of external software and technology providers
• Development of testing, approval and quality assurance processes
• Use of AI for process and knowledge support
• Documentation, governance and risk management
• Transparent reporting of project progress, risks and decision requirements to management

• Comprehensive automation / control cabinet construction project management: responsibility for the complete project execution from technical planning to final assembly
• Engineering of electrical schematics with EPLAN P8: Direct creation of circuit diagrams
• Creation and maintenance of technical documents

• Defined and launched a major European digital transformation program, leading a six-bidder RFP, overseeing solution blueprint development and co-developing the business case, roadmap and multimillion budget. Secured board approval within five months.
• Built and led a multidisciplinary delivery organization of nearly 50 people at peak, spanning internal teams and three external partners. Defined responsibilities, allocated resources, set priorities and oversaw vendor performance, coordinating 200+ stakeholders.
• Led the two-year delivery of a common Salesforce CRM and digital sales portals across four EU subsidiaries, integrating local systems through MuleSoft Anypoint. Connected to Databricks for reporting, and embedded Databricks-based pricing and credit checks into the sales processes. Applied an Agile, business-first approach to evolving business needs, achieving adoption in France, Italy and Spain and business-validated technical go-live in Germany, within budget.
• Established a sustainable post-program ownership and support model: appointed a Business Analyst as Product Owner and coached him over two years to take full ownership of the solution and the digitalization strategy. Built the functional delivery team, brought one of its Functional Analysts in-house as the business-side Application Manager to oversee functional management and future enhancements, and recruited two Salesforce Admins into Group IT for country-level user support and day-to-day technical operations.
• Enabled further group-wide expansion through a reusable, scalable platform, securing board approval for a rollout to Czechia & Poland. Initiated both rollouts before completing the assignment.

The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to develop a multi-channel output system to support their customers on their digital enhancement journey.

• Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
• Trained all ART leadership
• Coached the development of the solution intent
• Established 5 teams in the ART. Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
• Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions

The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to transform their claims management BPO and IT team into an agile delivery organization.

• Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
• Trained all ART leadership
• Coached the development of the solution intent
• Established 2 teams in an ART.
• Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
• Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions

Led implementation of an Azure cloud-based, event-driven enterprise integration platform connecting Salesforce, Momentus(event) and ERP applications. Reduced overall costs by 60%, lowered operational errors to under 1%, and delivered on time.

• Led the full project lifecycle from initiation to delivery using agile and hybrid methods - platform vision, feasibility, technical blueprint, architecture, implementation, integration, testing, rollout and business adoption.
• Built the engineering team from the ground up, leading teams across Switzerland, Bulgaria and India using Scrum and Kanban; established Jira, Confluence, Asana and SharePoint for delivery and reporting.
• Established and managed frequent steering meetings, reporting that gave stakeholders transparency and drove key decision-making.

• Establishment of a licensing model
• Preparation of the documents required to attract investors (business plan, liquidity calculation, ROI etc.)
• Marketing simulation of market development, evaluation of market potential etc.
• Definition and implementation of KPIs to measure market penetration
• Establishment of project planning, project controlling and business processes

McDermott – Functional lead Absence & Recruiting

• Rollout of Absence module for Germany
• Rollout of Recruiting module for France
• Product: Workday
• Project phase: country rollout
• C-level and steering committee reporting

• Set up and led a PMO to manage 8 Finance and Legal workstreams
• Planned and implemented a 2-stage transformation (7 → 2 companies), including coordination of key stakeholders
• Redesigned business structures as well as Finance and reporting processes
• Restructured the ERP landscape in Abacus, including go-live
• Structured financing initiatives, including Supply Chain Financing
• Established transparent reporting structures and improved liquidity, governance and compliance

(Project Assignment via consulting company HighPerfPeople)

• Lead the Workday Optimization Board, defining and presenting the Workday enhancement roadmap; drive prioritization based on stakeholder input, system analysis, and identified capability gaps.
• Challenge business requirements and proposed solutions to ensure alignment with long-term architecture principles, platform strategy and operational sustainability.
• Own the complete lifecycle of Workday enhancements from business discovery and solution design through implementation governance, testing strategy, deployment and stabilization.
• Act as functional/technical lead for key product areas including Peakon, Workday Learning, and Talent/Performance processes (e.g., year-end cycle, goal setting).
• Define and implement Workday branding and communication standards (templates, notification design, messaging structure) to improve consistency and employee experience.
• Build and enhance manager- and HR-facing tools (reports, dashboards, guidance/Journeys, process support assets) to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making.
• Translate complex system behavior, security/privacy constraints, and process implications into clear options for business stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with HR process owners, IT/security, and vendors to resolve issues and enable scalable solutions.
• Strong focus on adoption: ensure changes are usable, understandable, and actionable for employees, managers, and HR teams.

• Led a migration team of several squads for a Public Sector client (on-prem to AWS & Azure), incl. lift-and-shift and database modernisation to PostgreSQL.
• Led AWS/Azure discovery & assessment of 80+ applications and 400+ environments, delivering the wave plan.

Technologies: Confluence, PlantUML, BPMN

• As part of the modernization of ING DiBa, the master data management system is also being renewed. As the Domain Architect for this topic, I had to find a way to combine global solution approaches from the headquarters in Amsterdam with local requirements from the German branch in Frankfurt.

• Responsible for successful series A and B equity financing which secured USD 11 Mil
• Established governance, HR, finance and operations structures and policies
• Expanded, trained and led team from 2 to 10 full-time staff members
• Managed set up of first of its kind test kitchen in Africa
• Managed development of 3 new recipes to be launched in East Africa

• Development, industrialization and production of helicopter seats (military)
• Responsible for an innovative seating system: weight < 15 kg, 100% crash safety according to EASA, side-facing, from concept to SOP
• Complete recovery of a project two years overdue: concept approval and prototype testing in 4 weeks, certification testing in 8 weeks, 100% EASA certification
• Management of global BCC development resources (> 60% share) and optimization of development cycles including FEM
• Streamlining the supply chain, on-time EASA and series approval, compliance with the NRE budget, timely delivery including FAI

• Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
• Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
• Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects