Head of Initiative "Individualization"

• Responsibility for the "Individualization" initiative to develop and implement a new travel product category
• Setting up cross-functional organization at strategic, tactical and operational levels
• Linking the initiative with company's strategic goals (OKRs)
• Developing decision templates and recommendations for management and advisory board
• Operational management of "Technology" work package

• Project management for selection, conception and implementation of new eCommerce infrastructure
• IT strategy consulting at CxO level and IT management
• General project management activities (budgeting, risk management, steering committees, internal expectation management)
• Managing technical conception and implementation as Chief Product Owner

Achievements:

• Structured and transparent selection of strategic partner
• Successful contract negotiations
• Project implementation including GoLive of websites berge-meer.de and aldi-reisen.de in time, quality & budget
• Transformation of project organization into product organization for continuous development of eCommerce infrastructure

• Professional and organizational development of Digital Business Platforms department
• Priority 1 project: Implementation of D2C platform based on Salesforce Clouds and integration into existing IT landscape
• Service provider management and project management
• Technical conception and management as Functional Architect
• Change management within Natsana D2C strategy
• Personnel selection and management

Achievements:

• GoLive of Salesforce D2C platform within 5 months from service provider selection
• Initialization of department's structure as digital product organization
• Established approaches for breaking down company strategy into operational implementation

• Designing Agile Working Model for technical solutions delivery in Global CX Program
• Merging multiple projects into value-focused program organization
• Implementing scaled agile organization based on SAFe
• Agile coaching at program and team level
• Organizational consulting at interfaces with existing DEKRA organization

Achievements:

• Progressive development of agile product organization for CX program
• SAFe Readiness Check and development roadmap
• Coaching on agile methods and leadership at all levels

• Strategic development moderation of "1IO One Infrastructure" initiative (600 employees)
• Analysis of services and existing team work models
• Implementation of adapted value-oriented work models
• Supporting agile product teams
• Individual coaching

Achievements:

• Building 1IO initiative based on current situation and vision & strategy
• Introduction of situational work models
• Initiating and coaching LACE team for SAFe Agile Release Trains
• Employee and process development

• IT and digitalization strategy at group level
• IT opening for further acquisitions integration
• Leadership program initialization
• Role terminated early due to Covid-19 pandemic

• Product ownership for intelligent digital assistant prototype
• Cross-departmental agile coaching
• Interface between management, stakeholders and development team

Achievements:

• MVP creation for complex digital assistant
• Establishment of agile processes throughout the company

• Independent IT and organization consultant
• Managing Director
• Interim Management (CDO / CIO)
• Strategy consulting
• Leadership and digitalization
• Strategic IT project management
• Product ownership for digital solutions
• Agile coaching (SAFe, SCRUM, KanBan, LEAN Startup)