Microsoft Teams Expert in Frankfurt

KVG Carve-Out – Project Manager for Workstream Compliance, Legal, Front Office & Audit

• Responsible for project management of the workstream incl. planning, tracking, dependency management, and decision preparation
• Structured the target process landscape after the carve-out; facilitated workshops to define roles and interfaces with Compliance, Legal, Front Office, and Audit
• Created policies & guidelines for investment processes; ensured audit-ready documentation and coordinated cross-functional stakeholders
• Coordinated dependencies and deliveries between workstreams; reported to project lead and SteerCo

Further development & digitalization of key sales and application processes in a regulated banking environment, including requirements structuring, roadmap development and AI-supported use case assessment

Responsibilities & Impact:

• Management of existing digital products to ensure stable operations (Keep the lights on) amid growing regulatory complexity
• Product vision and development of a consistent, implementable roadmap
• Strategic backlog prioritization based on business goals, dependencies and technical feasibility
• Coordination of release planning, backlog, quality assurance and go-live readiness with business departments, IT, implementation teams and management
• Identification, structuring and assessment of AI-supported use cases at the interface of business departments, IT and the regulatory environment
• Analysis, structuring and translation of complex business requirements into epics and user stories
• Facilitation of team, stakeholder & alignment formats to ensure clarity of objectives, collaboration and decision-making ability
• Transparency on capacities, dependencies, delivery status and KPI/status aspects as a basis for product & management decisions
• Compliance with transparent structures and documentation (LeanIX, application profiles, runbooks)

Contribution to results:

Stabilization and further development of key financial processes under high regulatory and technical complexity. Improved transparency, decision-making ability and implementability through structured requirements, auditable documentation and AI-supported ways of working.

• Conducting and evaluating web analyses
• Creating and editing tags and scripts in the area of tag management as well as banners and other client-side web elements in the area of consent management
• Technologies used in development: Tealium, JavaScript, IntelliJ, Git, Android Studio, Selenium, Appium, Adobe Analytics, Power Automate, Power App

• 100% Remote | Germany & Europe
• Freelance and interim support in talent acquisition, recruiting and executive search
• Flexible and short-term support for companies during recruiting peaks, temporary resource shortages and project-based talent acquisition needs
• Fast assumption of operational recruiting responsibility through many years of experience in in-house recruiting, RPO and recruitment consulting
• End-to-end recruiting from requirements analysis through active sourcing, direct search and interviews to selection, offer management and onboarding
• Targeted support for hard-to-fill positions through active sourcing, direct search and executive search
• Advising HR and hiring managers on recruiting, sourcing and hiring strategies
• Support with recruiting process optimization, standardization and further development of existing recruiting processes
• Independent management of parallel vacancies and recruiting projects with a short onboarding period and a high degree of operational independence
• Project-based engagement without long-term headcount expansion – 100% remote and flexible in Germany and Europe

• Management and optimization of a portfolio of about 100 projects (launches, in-field solutions, data & analytics, digital solutions, digital products)
• Optimization of the existing project standard (playbook) and alignment with the European and global organization (USA)
• Coaching project managers on setup, planning, cooperation with business, GDPR, GxP, data security and launches
• Preparing projects for works council information and project closeout communication
• Optimization of resource management (tracking, allocation, prioritization)
• Taking over individual project leads (off-/transboarding, event management, checking whether WhatsApp is allowed on a business smartphone)
• Supporting the hiring of external project managers
• Optimization of meeting structure, project controlling (KPIs), change and demand management
• Optimization of risk, issue, dependency and quality management and support during internal audits (GxP)
• Optimization of the portfolio steering tool (Smartsheet) on national, European and global level
• Design and implementation of a Business Value Complexity Scoring
• Building a strategic PMO with a sister department and optimizing cross-functional teams
• Reporting, communication and escalation at management level
• Leadership coaching for several future leaders (short-time assignment)
• Development of the concepts "PPM as a Service" and "Internal Customer Approach"
• Development and review of a concept "AI Data Governance" including roles and processes
• Selection and onboarding of the successor

• Manage and oversee various software development projects between product management and agile dev teams of external service providers
• Communicate with all stakeholders
• Promote transparency and focus on project topics
• Facilitate alignments between business units and external partners
• Support product managers and product owners in preparing and managing requirements in workshops and tools
• Use short feedback loops to optimize agile collaboration
• Support hybrid and agile collaboration

• Built and successfully certified the Information Security Management System (ISMS) according to ISO 27001 in seven country organizations (Ghana, India, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania).
• Full implementation of the ISMS from kick-off phase to certification, including defining the governance structure and process landscape.
• Developed and delivered target-group-specific trainings, workshops, and coaching sessions for local responsible persons on the basics of information security and ISMS operations.
• Designed and continuously improved training concepts and content to increase understanding and acceptance.
• Identified and implemented improvements in processes and tools, including risk management for international projects.
• Optimized central ISMS core processes from the idea through pilot operation and fine-tuning to global rollout.
• Optimized knowledge management, as well as work aids and methods for the global ISMS team.
• Built and moderated cross-functional coordination with key interfaces to the ISMS.
• Microsoft Teams, Excel, SharePoint Lists, Power Apps.

• Led a transformation program in corporate finance & procurement across 25+ countries
• Managed end-to-end implementation of SAP S/4HANA and Coupa for 60 regional entities
• Handled post-acquisition integrations including financial reporting, HR systems, and governance
• Directed cross-functional teams, change management, and stakeholder engagement
• Coordinated post-merger integration with the works council for IT system rollouts and GDPR compliance

• Business area: Automotive / exteriors
• Lead recruiter for all plant areas (technicians, operators, engineers - blue and white collar)
• Supporting central talent acquisition for manager and back-office positions
• IT/HR systems: SuccessFactors, SAP HCM
• Creating reports on recruiting activities and maintaining and customizing the applicant management system (ATS/HRIS)
• Conducting telephone and virtual interviews to make an initial assessment of candidates
• Creating and publishing job ads on internal and external platforms to attract candidates
• Managing candidates from application to contract drafting
• Actively sourcing and recruiting candidates through various business platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, XING, Stack Overflow)
• Supporting department heads in selecting suitable candidates and optimizing interview processes
• Employer branding and personnel marketing
• Advising HR management on all matters related to the recruiting process and strategic talent acquisition
• Reviewing and evaluating applications as well as organizing and moderating interviews with departments

• Implementation of MM and SD with integration of Diebold-Nixdorf cash registers

• Capturing the required processes (inventory management, procurement, sales, and cash register processes)

• Customizing MM and SD

• Project planning and control

• Master data upload and inventory recording using LSMW based on Excel spreadsheets

• Cash register data transfer via EDI and IDoc processing (MBGMCR and ACC_DOCUMENT)

• Creating extensive documentation for internal staff

• No middleware; instructing and training customer staff in customizing; SAP standard as prerequisite

• SAP ECC 6.0 modules MM, SD, FI

• Provided leadership as Product Owner for the DMS module in an agile multi-team setup
• Coordinated the nationwide rollout including requirements management and roadmap development
• Built and maintained the product backlog focusing on scalability, usability and data protection
• Conducted sprint reviews, refinements and stakeholder demos with over 15 involved teams
• Developed a rollout and training concept for successful launch at over 200 government agencies
• Introduced a reporting and monitoring dashboard to measure usage success
• Worked closely with architects, QA and operations to ensure integration into the existing system landscape

• User account management and creation in Active Directory
• Group management and modification in Active Directory
• Permission management on file servers
• Exchange/Outlook support
• VPN setup
• System and product support: Windows 10, Windows 11, Office 2019, Office 365, Active Directory, TeamViewer, RSA VPN, Microsoft Teams, RSA Security Console, Deep Discovery Mail Inspector, ServiceNow, Macmon

• The project aimed to reduce the scope of the annual PCI DSS audit and increase security in credit card payments.
• Credit card payments were tokenized and data and business processes adjusted so that no personal data was used in the internal IT infrastructure.
• Tools: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, draw.io, Miro, Scrum.
• Designed the tokenization of credit card payments.
• Clarified necessary changes to the architecture and data model.
• Designed and implemented process changes in the call center.
• Prepared management documentation on project status, decisions required, risks and escalations.