Program Manager and Digital Strategy Implementation

3/2020 – 10/2021

• Advisor to the Transformation office of Abu Dhabi government, Department of Culture and Tourism
• Leading various initiatives including operating model transformation, mega commercial deals and technology adoptions

Corporate Finance, Enterprise project management (EPM), Programm-Management, Strategische Unternehmensplanung

3/2015 – 3/2020

• Strategic positioning, planning and delivering business transformation programs and projects across many clients in public sector, banking, telecommunication
• Led planning and PMO teams for various medium to large scale transformation programs: team size from 10 to over 100 people, program sizes from $10M to over $ 1B
• Stakeholder management and managing client expectations and ensuring that the scope of work, as agreed upon within the contract, is completed standards of excellence
• Market scan and strategic setting to define core focus areas and success metrics for business development. Collaborate with global KPMG network to ensure alignment with the latest global market trends and company direction
• Experience influencing across different functions and levels, and managing a team in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
• Ensuring that the client engagement is carried out by the team in a manner which adheres to the risk and quality guidelines of the firm, alignment with the global company network and establishing working relationships with key relevant centres and teams

Programm-Management, Projektmanagement (IT), Transformation Management

10/2011 – 1/2015

• Led PMO’s and EPMO’s of various large scale transformation and integration (business and IT) programs
• Led the delivery and implementation of the overall framework for business case development and approval to ensure alignment to strategy
• Projects and programs assurance and health-checks to ensure expenses were within the approved limits and prepared reports and change requests as required for strategic management of contingency budget
• Collaborated with cross functional teams to draft project schedules and plans and prepare master plans
• Analysed relevant policies and procedures of portfolio and project management and provided recommendations for improvement and cost reduction

Portfolio-Optimierung, Programm-Management, Strategische Unternehmensplanung