Achim Z. - Freelance Senior Project Manager | FRATCH

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Ammerbuch, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years

Austria

Freelance Senior Project Manager

IT department at Kelag (energy supplier)

Responsible project manager for the IT department of the City of Vienna
Functional leadership of the team
Project management
C-Level stakeholder management
Facilitation of steering committees
Analysis and concept development for the further development of the existing service catalog, including multi-cloud and IT infrastructure outsourcing services
Creating services/service catalogs for the internal IT
Modeling and designing IT services
Process optimization of billing processes
Process optimization of price calculation processes

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

3 years

Vienna, Austria

Freelance Senior Project Manager

IT department of the City of Vienna

Responsible project manager for the IT department of the City of Vienna
Functional leadership of various teams
Project control, controlling and process optimization
C-Level stakeholder management
Facilitation of steering committees
Mediation between involved parties
Analysis and concept development for the further development of the existing service catalog, including multi-cloud and IT infrastructure outsourcing services
Creating services/service catalogs for the internal outsourcing service provider of the City of Vienna (around 750 services)
Modeling and designing IT services
Renegotiation of framework agreements with key clients
Process optimization of billing processes
Process optimization of price calculation processes
Further development of the governance model for key clients
Optimization of service provider management

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Freelance Negotiation Lead

Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba)

Contract change negotiations for outsourcing agreements with various service providers for Helaba
Content and thematic preparation of negotiations
Internal bank coordination and implementation of the bank’s position with service providers
C-Level stakeholder management
Improvement of security standards (patch management) in respective outsourcing contracts
Implementation of contract changes according to the bank’s guidelines

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

3 years

Munich, Germany

Freelance Senior Project Manager

FI-TS GmbH

Responsible project manager for FI-TS GmbH
Functional leadership of the teams
Project control, controlling and process optimization
C-Level stakeholder management
Facilitation of steering committees
Analysis and concept development for creating services/service catalogs for the outsourcing service provider FI-TS GmbH
Implementation of standard multi-cloud and IT infrastructure outsourcing services (around 900 services)
Introduction of standard outsourcing service products into contracts at various banks

Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

4 years

Nuremberg, Germany

Freelance Interim Manager / Supervisory Board Member

Adenin Technologies AG

Advisor during a company acquisition
Supervisory board member of an international software development joint-stock company

Jan 2009 - Dec 2015

7 years

Paris, France

Senior Project Executive

IBM Europe

Crisis management for various “at risk” outsourcing contracts in banking, online retail and financial services
Improvement of financial results in respective outsourcing projects

Jan 2004 - Dec 2009

6 years

Paris, France

EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) Benchmarking Program Manager

IBM Europe

Leadership of IBM Central Region pricing benchmark projects
C-Level stakeholder management
Significant reduction of pricing benchmark revenue risk for IBM

Jan 2002 - Dec 2004

3 years

Paris, France

EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) Project Executive Competency Leader

IBM Europe

Europe-wide project support and responsibility
Development and implementation of an account management program
Development and implementation of a customer satisfaction improvement program
Revenue growth programs
Responsible for risk projects
C-Level stakeholder management

Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

3 years

Hamburg, Germany

Director (C-Level)

IBB GmbH (IBM subsidiary)

Revenue responsibility up to 150 million DM
Functional and personnel leadership of 370 employees

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

2 years

Hanover, Germany

Division Manager

ICA GmbH (IBM subsidiary)

Revenue responsibility up to 100 million DM
Functional and personnel leadership of 350 employees

Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

4 years

Wuppertal, Germany

Managing Director (C-Level)

IBB GmbH (IBM subsidiary)

Revenue responsibility up to 15 million DM
Functional and personnel leadership of 100 employees

Jan 1994 - Dec 1996

3 years

Bonn, Germany

Managing Director (C-Level)

INASYS GmbH (IBM subsidiary)

Jan 1989 - Dec 1994

6 years

Stuttgart, Germany

Project Executive, Product Manager

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Jan 1988 - Dec 1989

2 years

Sindelfingen, Germany

Department Manager

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Jan 1985 - Dec 1988

4 years

New York, United States

Liaison Engineer

IBM-USA

Jan 1978 - Dec 1985

8 years

Sindelfingen, Germany

Department Manager, Project Manager

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1975 - Jun 1978

Technical University of Ulm

Diploma Engineer · Telecommunications Engineering · Ulm, Germany · 1.8

Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences

Subject-specific University Entrance Qualification · Furtwangen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified SAFe Agilist

Scaled Agile Inc

Certified Scrum Master

IUE University of Applied Sciences Basel

Certified IT Consultant

IBM Europe, Paris

Certified Senior Project Executive

IBM Europe, Paris

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