Senior Project Manager

9/2020 – 9/2023

• Program Manager for major AppDirect account, with a total program value of running projects of $2 millions
• Managing single implementation projects (total contract value up to ~$400,000), from project initiation to project closure, including Billing System, Payment Gateways and IdP (SSO) Integrations
• Ensuring on time, on budget, and high quality project deliverables with high customer and stakeholders satisfaction
• Managing cross-functional offshore teams, conducting weekly status meetings, risk management, change control, and project closure
• Engaging with various internal and external stakeholders during project
implementation, advising and actively clarifying expectations and requirements
• Demonstrating strong communication skills in a challenging environment
• Participating in the hiring process for new talents to be added to the AppDirect team, and acting as a mentor for the Project Management team
• Proactively improving company’s standard operational procedures

Agile Methodologie, Confluence, Portfolio-Optimierung, Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Projektmanagement (IT), Testdesign (IT), Saas, Ablauforganisation

6/2016 – 8/2020

• As Project Manager of customer projects in the automotive and fashion industry:
- Successfully managing projects up to 200k€ in the fields of Web configurators, 3D visualizations, apps development
- Cross-functional and multicultural teams management, with a strong
emphasis on Virtual teams
- Creation of tailored project plans, driving requirements gathering and scope definition, governing schedule and budget, managing risks and response plan
• As member of the Project Management Office (PMO) team:
- Setting up and developing a new PMO which aims to equip and enable Project Managers with processes and standards to ensure projects success
- Providing ongoing analytical support to the CFO, Finance team, and Head of Operations, including preparing forecasts and making relevant projects financial information available to key stakeholders
- Actively driving improvements of company’s OPAs and processes and supporting Operations to create appropriate KPIs, reports, and tools
- First point of contact for PMs’ consultancy, support and training regarding project management processes and reports

PMO (IT), Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Projektmanagement (IT)

9/2015 – 5/2016

• Supporting the Project Portfolio Management Team with resources planning and controlling that all project plans meet minimum required standards
• Supporting the implementation of a Mgmt Information System which delivers resources planning and financial controlling capabilities to the organisation
• Supporting the PMO by managing Tickets raised from all the Triumph branches

PMO (IT), Projektassistenz (IT)