Microsoft PowerPoint Experts

Migration of an existing application to a new IT infrastructure.

• Managed all project activities (infrastructure, applications, data, security, architecture)
• Planned complex network architectures with security requirements
• Designed and coordinated firewall configurations
• Planned and managed interfaces between ERP, cloud, and third-party systems
• Coordinated middleware solutions (e.g. SAP Integration Suite, MuleSoft, Boomi)
• Defined data flows, mapping rules, and integration architectures
• Managed data migrations and master data harmonization
• Coordinated with business departments, IT teams, service providers, and external partners
• Team size: International team of 35 employees – Germany | Poland | India | USA
• Languages: English

Tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), Brainloop, Jira, Confluence, MS SharePoint

• Project management for Porsche interior plastic parts
• Ensuring complete and smooth information flow between the customer and internal departments
• Creating and monitoring resource, schedule and overall project plans
• Active support and independent customer handling
• Coordinating technical discussions and pricing discussions
• Organizing, running and documenting coordination meetings with development and controlling
• Preparing quotations with cost specifications, analyses and presentations
• Independent cost negotiations, change handling and final negotiations
• Carrying out deviation analyses

• PMO Lead Security Clearance 2 (SÜ2) verified
• Reporting to the GMN sub-program management
• System maintenance 25+
• Functional management and coordination of the Jira setup
• Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, governance model, communication plans, controlling models, roles and responsibilities matrices)
• Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
• Development of an access concept for all project tools
• Analysis of existing processes, identification of improvement potential, and design of solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches into existing tools
• Creation of intranet articles for project marketing
• Responsible for project governance through reporting and resource planning in the sub-program
• Agile development of the project methodology
• Gathering customer requirements (Requirements Engineering)
• Preparation and support of contract negotiations (7-year term, 500+ million budget)

• Support for a data, analytics and AI initiative in a regulated enterprise environment by structuring, evaluating and prioritizing several data-driven use cases based on business impact, feasibility, scalability, data maturity and governance requirements.
• Translation of complex business and analytics requirements into clear product, data and implementation logic, as well as preparation of decision-ready documents, target visions and roadmap inputs for stakeholder and management discussions.

Transformation assignment: IT Operating Model and Governance

• Management of the operationalization of a new IT operating model for a service- and customer-oriented organization in the managed services and Microsoft 365 environment.
• Translation of the target organizational model into concrete roles, responsibilities, organizational elements, decision-making paths and collaboration principles.
• Design and operationalization of a layered model with autonomous delivery teams, supporting units and clearly defined governance functions.
• Design of governance for Service Delivery Management, People Leads, Global Service Owners (GSO), operational teams, clusters and management committees.
• Structuring of the transformation rollout into ramp-up, implementation, hardening and operations, as well as development of kick-off, communication and feedback formats.
• Further development of PMO and office structures as well as portfolio and workforce management to create transparency around resources, risks, dependencies and decision requirements.
• Facilitation of cross-functional workshops and decision-making meetings, and translation of different stakeholder interests into actionable principles, rules and measures.

Interim assignment: IT Service and Operations Management

• Assumption of operational responsibility for Citrix and AD/Access, including incident, escalation, transition and quality management in day-to-day operations.
• Clarification of operational interfaces and clear separation of responsibilities between internal units, Service Delivery Management and external service providers.
• Conduct of structured GAP analyses of existing service descriptions, preparation of make-or-buy decisions and clarification of roles with KPI integration.
• Management of conflicting objectives, dependencies and escalations in complex customer, operations and transformation situations.

Selected results

• The transformation target model was translated into directly applicable roles, governance rules, organizational elements and rollout formats.
• Decision-making paths, responsibilities and interfaces between operational delivery, supporting functions and management were described transparently and bindingly.
• The foundations for self-organized teams, standardized service descriptions and reliable portfolio, resource and management transparency were established.

Methods: Operating Model Design, Governance Design, RACI, GAP Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Workshop Facilitation, Change Communication, Risk and Escalation Management, KPI and Service Management

Analysis and structuring of business and technical requirements for the further development of the LS One checkout system. Designing solution proposals and translating them into precise implementation tasks for international development teams. Prioritizing and coordinating requirements from a functional perspective, taking business and legal requirements into account. Quality assurance through reviewing, testing and evaluating the implementation based on defined acceptance criteria. Functional support for international deployments and rollouts, as well as analysis of feedback from locations for release planning.

Additionally: Supporting the integration of Anybill to provide digital receipts, as well as coordinating business and technical requirements within the existing POS environment.

• Marketing consulting for the EDL@Home and Commodity (electricity & gas) business areas
• Development of data-driven marketing and sales strategies
• Definition and expansion of key channels (Web, App, Portal, Social, Paid, Sales Partners)
• Target, annual and budget planning for the EDL@Home business area
• Definition of business requirements for marketing platforms
• KPI-based performance management
• Development of dashboards to measure success
• Performance reviews with management
• Management of external service providers
• Stakeholder management between Marketing, Sales, IT, Customer Service and Management

• Holistic project support from analysis through piloting to implementation in the areas of change, process, and project management.
• Design and delivery of customer-specific training sessions, seminars, and workshops on processes, organization, and structures with clear objectives.
• Worked as a coach, trainer, and keynote speaker on leadership, conflict, and communication for audiences of up to 300 people.
• Trainer for mediators.

• Managed (Scrum / Agile) and monitored IT projects, including project controlling, service provider management, reporting, risk management and coordination of all stakeholders
• Planned and supported the go-live and hypercare phase
• Captured, assessed and prioritized requirements for demand-oriented planning and management of IT resources
• Supported the introduction of the CRIF provider for real-time decision-making in sales, fraud prevention, sanctions list screening and scalable payment processes
• Prepared status reports and decision papers for the executive board
• Planned and managed IT projects for the implementation, optimization or migration of e-commerce systems (e.g. shop systems, payment integration, order to cash)
• Coordinated interdisciplinary teams from development, UX/UI, marketing and logistics to deliver project objectives on time
• Analyzed requirements and prepared technical specifications in close coordination with stakeholders and external service providers
• Ensured the quality, performance and security of e-commerce platforms through testing, monitoring and continuous optimization
• Organized meetings with stakeholders, e.g. Demand Thinking, Warm-Up, Impact Board and program planning
• Managed and prioritized demands as well as DMP controlling and communication of results from the Impact Board and KPI analysis

VALUE ADDED:

The structured analysis and further development of business requirements and processes is driving the modernization of contract administration in a focused manner. Complex business matters and dependencies are made transparent, optimization potential is identified, and transferred into scalable solution approaches that enable as much straight-through processing as possible. This creates clearer and more efficient processes as well as reliable decision-making and implementation foundations for business departments, architecture, and development.

• Development of business requirements and processes for the further development and modernization of contract administration
• Creation and further development of business concepts, process descriptions, and decision-making documents for implementing new and optimized processes
• Analysis of existing processes and identification of optimization potential to simplify and scale processes
• Structuring of complex business matters in a dynamic project environment to ensure transparency and traceability for all involved
• Identification and clarification of business dependencies and interfaces, especially in interaction with adjacent systems and departments
• Contribution to business target models and development of solution approaches for new, scalable processes that also enable straight-through processing
• Leadership and moderation of business workshops to coordinate and further develop requirements with internal stakeholders from business departments, architecture, and development
• Prioritization of business topics and requirements for targeted implementation
• Support with testing, reviews, and quality assurance, including the creation and coordination of business test cases to verify the implemented solutions
• Use of SharePoint and Kanban to document and manage tasks

• Development of a comprehensive transformation model for IT departments and ITSM organizations, from operational stabilization through structuring and optimization to strategic advancement
• Design of a transformation matrix that connects development phases with the implementation activities Position, Focus, Model, Enable, Anchor and Develop
• Development of assessment, maturity and decision-making logic to determine the operational starting point, the appropriate entry point and the prioritized areas of action
• Structuring of an end-to-end approach from current-state assessment and target vision through operating model, roadmap and service modules to implementation and integration into steady-state operations
• Derivation of combinable consulting and implementation modules, including methods, deliverables, role models, governance structures and transformation paths
• Collection, structuring and prioritization of business requirements from the perspectives of IT management, service management and operational roles
• Translation of requirements into target visions, process and role models, decision criteria and traceable deliverables

Environment / Tools: ITIL 4, IT4IT, Operating Model Canvas, SIAM, maturity models Kanban

• WiNOWiG enhancements (digitalization & organization)
• Project management for the WiNOWiG project (regulatory offenses)
• Process optimization and coordination

• Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.

• Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.

• Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.

• Firewall vulnerability analysis.

• Firewall rule approvals.

• Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.

• Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.

• Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5

• Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI