Jira Experts in Switzerland

• Established and lead STOEV Enterprises as an independent management and strategic advisory firm
• Advisory focus on transformation, governance, organizational development, program management and interim management
• Structuring complex situations and developing clear decision-making foundations for management and leadership bodies
• Developing and further enhancing governance, organizational and operating models
• Executive sparring and management advisory on strategic, organizational and operational issues
• Managing and supporting complex transformation, change and implementation initiatives
• Supporting program and portfolio management, prioritization, roadmaps, risks, dependencies and management reporting
• Taking on interim management and leadership responsibilities to stabilize and further develop organizations and initiatives
• Combining a strategic management perspective with a pragmatic, execution-focused approach
• Focus on customer orientation, service excellence and alignment between management, business units, IT, customers and external partners
• Advisory services in IT transformation, IT governance, service & operations management, infrastructure and platform services, as well as sourcing and supplier governance
• Experience in complex, technology-driven and regulated organizations, as well as in the Swiss federal environment

• Established the Enterprise Architecture function from the ground up for Sulzer Group (~13,500 employees, CHF 3.6B revenue)
• Defined the Technical Governance framework, Target Operating Model, and IT PMO foundation now governing architecture decisions and portfolio demand across all divisions.
• Deployed SAP LeanIX as the authoritative application portfolio system of record - catalogued 500 applications group-wide (140 for Chemtech), onboarded business and IT stakeholders, and initiated integration with ServiceNow to embed architecture data into operational workflows.
• Led the divisional & group wide Application Rationalization initiative
• Decommissioned 15% of the 140 applications Chemtech portfolio, delivering CHF 627k in run-rate savings over two years and materially reducing licensing and support exposure.
• Defined and executed the divisional AI Roadmap in partnership with Sales, Legal, and R&D leadership
• Delivered 4 AI solutions into production (including Sales process harmonization and LLM-based IP conflict detection) from a portfolio of 7 prioritized initiatives.
• Built and owned the 3-year IT Strategic Roadmap for Chemtech
• Aligned cloud and technology architecture with divisional business priorities and a CHF 1.5M annual investment envelope.
• Delivered CHF 500k in cost avoidance by challenging and discontinuing funded but low-value initiatives, demonstrated governance discipline and executive influence, with zero implementation spend.

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

• UX research, UX concept development, and UX design for an AI dialogue system with information on events, locations, public transport timetables, and special trips. Observations, remote user tests, session recordings, analytics evaluations, RapidUserTests, prototyping, etc., using Figma/Figma Make, Claude Design, and OpenAI Codex (Design)

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.

MVP app for shock logger to monitor and analyze transport data via BLE as a Kotlin Multiplatform solution for Android and iOS.

• Strategic Marketing
• Responsible for defining and presenting the overall go-to-market strategy to management and stakeholders
• Leading and optimizing comprehensive marketing campaigns, including concept, execution, and performance tracking
• Monitoring and adjusting marketing activities to maximize efficiency and ROI
• Overall responsibility for planning, allocating, and controlling the marketing budget
• Working closely with the global marketing team (NL & DE)
• Extended responsibility for digital marketing, including the strategic development of digital marketing initiatives with SEO principles to improve visibility and findability
• Responsible for the full management and ongoing optimization of the website, including SEO measures to increase organic traffic and improve rankings
• Monitoring and strategic alignment of Google Ads, Bing Ads, and LinkedIn Lead Generation Ads
• Development and implementation of innovative landing page concepts and Pardot flows to support campaigns, designed according to the latest SEO standards to optimize conversion rates
• Creating and presenting a comprehensive social media editorial plan
• Leading brand marketing and lead generation, including the strategic positioning of the NorthC brand in the ICT, Finance and HealthCare, public sector & administration, and HPC/AI segments
• Running campaigns to increase awareness and brand presence
• Developing and implementing an employer branding strategy that strengthened the company profile as an attractive employer, increased employee retention, and contributed to successful recruiting as well as strong employee growth
• Developing and leading lead generation initiatives and campaigns
• Managing strategic sponsorship partnerships to strengthen the brand and generate leads
• Overall management of event marketing projects: strategic planning, coordination, and execution of offline and online events
• Responsible for the online and offline implementation of the NorthC brand at datacenter locations
• Planning and execution of the local content strategy
• Creating content such as white papers, or managing external assignments
• Uploading content into a content management system (CMS)
• Data-driven performance analysis and optimization of measures
• Continuous optimization of content and web presence

• Project Management Office: analysis and setup, master plan, standardized project planning (generic work breakdown structure according to HERMES), earned value management, milestone trend analysis.

• Finance management at portfolio, program and project level.

• Resource management and single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).

• Process management.

• Implementation of a program management tool for unified program and project management.

• Program controlling: finance management, earned value management, milestone trend analysis, consolidation of project budgets, actual costs and forecasts at the program level.

• Variance analyses at program level.

• Transition from total cost view to commitment credit view (federal administration terminology).

• Calculation of available reserves (rolling), forecasts and scenarios.

• Monthly, quarterly, half-year and annual reports, preparation of annual planning at program level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.

• Project controlling: support for project managers in project planning, earned value management, milestone trend analysis.

• Review of projects for budget compliance, adherence to phases and schedules, deliverables, resource planning and deployment.

• Variance analyses at project level, special analyses / ad-hoc reports.

• Resource management: resource planning based on program and project plans, review of timesheets.

• Supply chain (until April 2022): single point of contact for resource procurement (human resources / operating costs / investments).

• Change management: involvement in change management for cost-relevant changes (change requests), tracking of service contract price for contract-related changes, participation in change control boards / decision boards at management level.

• Establishment of controlling structures in a new Swiss federal agency (becoming a federal office as of January 1, 2024) since April 2022.

• Credit monitoring with validation of actual costs and commitment values.

• Resource management: cross-project resource planning (HRP).

• Earned value analysis and milestone trend analysis for key ICT projects of the federal government.

• Participation in the introduction of the JIRA Tempo module.

• Tools & methods: HERMES 5.1 / Agile HERMES, Sciforma 7, JIRA, Confluence, Tempo, Signavio, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Prof., Excel-VBA.

Strategy needs rhythm. Continuous strategic guidance for industrial & technology leaders — turning strategic priorities into real progress.

Selected Impact:

• EV infrastructure rollout strategy — hypothesis-driven business & monetization model launched, > €80M cost savings, 30+ stakeholders engaged. Wolfsburg, DE
• Interim project lead, 200 HC — site alignment & new working model; +15% efficiency via faster decisions and reduced R&D spend. Frankfurt / Switzerland / Turin / USA / UK
• Automotive Updateability Framework — strategic, use-case-driven concept aligned across 10 brands and ~50 management stakeholders in 30+ workshops. Berlin / Munich, DE
• AI-readiness for R&D & SME transformation — benchmarked AI solutions, RACI & agile sales process, target operating model with top-management alignment. Berlin / Stuttgart, DE

• Solely responsible for managing procurement operations
• WTO tenders in an open procedure
• Invitation process
• Direct call-offs and mini-tenders from framework contracts
• Simap.ch, SuisseOffer.ch, Confluence, Jira, Microsoft 365 applications

• Product strategy, architecture, and technical co-direction
• AI workshops, client onboarding and go-to-market activities
• Design and implementation of AI architectures (LLMs, RAG, MCP, agents, voice, automation)
• Hands-on development of prototypes and production-ready AI integrations
• Consulting clients on AI adoption, workflows, and integration into existing infrastructure
• Collaboration with co-founders on strategic direction
• Collaboration in sales and customer acquisition

Tools and Technologies: OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, Vercel AI SDK, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), MCP (Model Context Protocol), FastAgent, VAPI, n8n, make.com, LibreChat, PostgreSQL, OpenAPI, Next.js, Vercel, Docker

• Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
• Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
• Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%

• Project management, hustler (identifying the full financial picture including sales, pitching, financial analysis, & business models) and hound (identifying real customer needs including research & analysis) to build a project metrics system on the Internet.
• The system allows users to make informed decisions to keep projects on track according to key data or to realign them when they deviate negatively from the plan.
• Providing a forecast alongside the current status.
• Automatic calculation and display of metrics based on user-entered project key data.
• Skills: project management, project metrics.
• Problem space: Co-Innovation Builder (CIB), corporate innovation team setup, team profile / team canvas, design thinking, highlighting people, creating customer personas, market exploration, defining the problem.
• Solution space: narrowing the problem, how to turn ideas into solutions, how to turn solutions into a concept, customer journey, business model canvas, value proposition canvas, prototyping, refining the prototype and business model canvas, final pitch.

• Test strategy design
• Continuous defect tracking and documentation
• Test case creation and execution for performance and end-to-end tests as well as mass tests
• Responsibility for all test activities in the team
• Requirements and documentation analysis
• Agile testing based on stories, epics and features
• Test management and coordination
• Use of SAFe (PI planning, PI preparation, sprints, daily meetings, Kanban board, retrospective, review)
• Use of GitHub, Tortoise, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Splunk, Swagger UI, Tosca, Rocket.Chat, Visual Studio Code, Oracle SQL Developer
• SAFe framework and project abroad