Transformation Consultant in Germany

• Introduction of a new digital product to the Chinese market as part of a global growth strategy.

• Point of contact and coordinating interface between central product management, local Chinese teams and international stakeholders.

• Management of the entire program to coordinate complex digital projects.

• Successful market launch of a digital product in China (including successful certification for the Chinese market).

• Balancing local requirements with global priorities while taking tax and regulatory requirements into account.

• Introduction of a new way of working to improve collaboration and coordination across locations.

• Development and implementation of a scaling strategy for the digital business model in China.

• Use of Jira, Confluence, Miro, Scrum, agile working, SAFe.

• Project language: English.

• SAP S/4HANA upgrade from Release 2021 to 2025 and FI/CO transformation as part of a new TOM. Four streams and two SAP service providers; management during ongoing operations.

• Overall responsibility for time, quality and budget as well as cross-stream coordination of the four streams

• Coordination of process streams, business functions and SAP service providers

• Establishment and management of governance, planning, risks, dependencies, resources and escalations

• Provider management, regular management reporting, and preparation and execution of project and Steering Committee meetings

• Responsibility as Test Manager for test strategy, test planning, UAT, defect management and acceptance

• Result: Successful preparation for Go-live on 28.09.2026 during ongoing operations; quality and the planned absence of production interruptions ensured. Project governance established and positive feedback from management and stakeholders.

• Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.

• Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.

• Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process

• Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes

• Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation

• Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation

• Advise B2B technology and mid-market companies on commercial strategy, sales effectiveness, operating model design, and scalable growth.
• Coach senior sales leaders and executive teams on GTM choices, leadership effectiveness, accountability, and execution.
• Support market entry and growth planning through structured assessment of customer segments, value propositions, channel options, coverage models, investment priorities, KPIs, and risks.
• Facilitate peer-level strategy sparring and translate strategic decisions into measurable commercial initiatives.
• Combine systemic coaching, sales leadership experience, and change management practice to ensure decisions are practical and adopted.

• Independent consulting at the intersection of HR, Finance and IT
• Focus on People Analytics, HR Controlling, Pay Transparency, Compensation & Benefits and HR Transformation
• Analysis of complex HR and business data and development of reliable decision-making foundations for management and HR
• Design of KPI, reporting and BI solutions as well as data-based management models
• Consulting from analysis and concept development through implementation of transformation and optimization projects
• Focus on SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW and Power BI
• ISA = Insight · Structure · Alignment

In-house consulting provider and driver of transformation within the group, multi-stakeholder environment and C-level.

Realignment and stabilization of a cross-functional transformation and scaling program within the group. Sharpening the target picture, priorities, and set of measures, as well as building reliable governance, planning, and steering structures. Structuring roles, responsibilities, and strategic initiatives while including AI and IT automation ideas.

• Designed program realignment and project portfolio management

• Developed strategy model and target picture for IT projects

• Structured portfolio, roadmap, and priorities

• Established governance and regular meetings

• Worked out operating model for flagship projects

• Assessed AI and automation ideas

• Clarified roles and responsibilities

• Implemented change measures

• Developed, moderated, and evaluated workshops

• Transformed 17 initiatives into a steering model

• Increased transparency and decision-making ability

• Strengthened commitment in steering

• Sharpened the operating model structurally

• Integrated three top-5 institutes

• Involved over 80% of stakeholders

• Governance

• Portfolio steering (PPM)

• Change management

• Artificial intelligence

• Workflow automation

• AI use case assessment

• Confluence

• Jira

• Stakeholder management

Context: Business transformation - Establishment of a central Corporate Management & Transformation unit

• ▪ Established and provided interim leadership for the newly created Corporate Management & Transformation department
• ▪ Defined the target operating model as well as the tasks, responsibilities and governance structures of the new unit
• ▪ Established company-wide project portfolio management for transparent prioritization and management of strategic projects and initiatives
• ▪ Developed governance, decision-making and escalation processes for transformation and change initiatives
• ▪ Designed company-wide process management with an end-to-end process map, defined process ownership and consistent process governance
• ▪ Further developed standards and methods for project management, change management and organizational development
• ▪ Managed and supported strategic transformation, digitalization and organizational projects across the organization
• ▪ Established systematic benefits realization to measure and track the benefits of change initiatives
• ▪ Advised the management team on the prioritization, governance and organizational integration of company-wide change initiatives---

Goal: Future readiness and succession readiness

• Business model assessment: Conducting Business Model Canva workshops to assess the current business model and understand collaboration (3 areas)
• Systemic structural and cultural pattern analysis & role clarification: Conducting employee interviews to clarify responsibilities, interfaces, and decision-making logic in depth.
• Strategy operationalization: Breaking down the company's strategy, mission, and vision into concrete principles and operational goals that can be lived in everyday work.
• Establishment of a feedback system

Project: Consulting & Concept Development Programmatic Print / Donor Communication

Tasks:

• Analysis of existing print advertising materials and donor communication
• Development of a new thank-you letter and dialogue marketing concept
• Advice on emotional and target-group-specific communication with donors
• Concept development for a cross-channel on- and offline marketing mix
• Coordination of print, email, and CRM communication as part of new marketing processes
• Support in introducing new communication workflows around the future email software
• Creation of briefing materials and campaign approaches for different target groups
• Research, selection, and management of suitable print and production service providers
• Advice on personalization and automation options in the programmatic print environment

Technical implementation:

• Coordination of print and digital processes
• Management of external service providers and print providers
• Support in integrating new marketing and communication processes

Reporting:

• Analysis of existing response mechanisms
• Assessment of optimization potential in donor communication
• Recommendations to improve impact, personalization, and efficiency Markets: Germany [link]

• Marketing consulting for the EDL@Home and Commodity (Electricity & Gas) business units
• Development and implementation of the marketing/sales strategy in close coordination with the unit management
• Definition and expansion of key channels (web, app, portal, social, paid, sales partners)
• Target, annual and budget planning for the EDL@Home business unit
• Leading and delivering team workshops for target setting & campaign development
• Campaign/content planning for different target groups
• Design and implementation of the regional multi-channel sales campaign, including A/B testing
• Optimization of the customer experience across all channels
• Professional support and consulting for product teams during iterative implementation
• Development and management of a campaign dashboard to measure success
• Management of external agencies and internal teams
• Regular presentation of results and reporting to unit management
• Active stakeholder management

• Transformation Consultant, Release Train Engineer and Program Lead – responsible for the new Way of Working in the Open Gateway Program; optimizing the flow of value by ensuring the ART events and artifacts function correctly, including the Open Gateway Release Train Kanban, Inspect & Adapt (I&A) workshop, ART Sync Meetings, and PI Planning to ensure stakeholder alignment;
• Coaching and guiding the Product Owners, Business Owners, Product Management, Program Managers, Leaders, Tribe Architect
• Coaching the OGW Core Team (cross functional) within the OGW Program and developing optimization measures in their transformation process;
• Facilitating and working actively towards the creation of the Definition of Ready (DoR) and the product Definition of Done (DoD);
• Introducing knowledge sharing workshops and grow the agile engineering practices;
• Hold Team lift-off workshops;
• Help the group to become a team by providing system team coaching and multifunctional learning;
• Facilitate, decision making, feedback loops for learning new skills and practices

Tools: JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Miro

• Identified operational improvement opportunities together with production, engineering and management teams.
• Prioritized use cases according to measurable operational value rather than technology availability.
• Developed solutions around production performance, OEE, quality, traceability, reporting and process transparency.
• Translated operational requirements into required machine data, interfaces, information models and application requirements.
• Defined target architectures and integration approaches for heterogeneous brownfield production environments.
• Moved prioritized use cases from workshop and concept stages into concrete implementation projects.
• Coordinated manufacturing, OT, IT and technology stakeholders during implementation.
• Established reusable approaches to scale successful solutions beyond individual machines or pilot areas.

• Business analyst/project manager/trainer/entrepreneur
• Consulting companies in the areas of business analysis, process management, agile project management, and organizational development.
• Leading digitalization and transformation projects (LichtBlick SE, E.ON, Co.met, Stromnetz Hamburg)
• Introducing agile ways of working and building efficient process and PMO structures
• Successfully implementing a product launch (idea-to-market, > 100 epics over 3 years)
• Creating requirements specifications, process models, and IT concepts
• Coaching and training specialists and managers (Jira/Confluence, procurement)
• Developing my own product “TriggaBuddy” – concept, CAD design, 3D printing, registered design
• Consulting assignments: E.ON, LichtBlick SE, Co.Met, Stromnetz Hamburg GmbH