Benjamin Landgraf

Project Manager to Relieve Executive Management in M&A and OKR

Magdeburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2023 - Apr 2024
9 months
Berlin, Germany

Projektmanager zur Entlastung der Geschäftsführung in den Bereichen M&A und OKR

DCSO Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation GmbH

  • Tools: Office 365, Slack, Atlassian Jira + Confluence, Miro board, etc.
  • Coordination & execution of a mergers & acquisitions project
  • Leadership and communication of legal due diligence with relevant stakeholders
  • Support in planning and implementation of IT projects
  • Contract negotiations and stakeholder management
  • Development and implementation of the Objectives and Key Results method to prioritize company goals
  • Project controlling, including resource coordination
  • Support in professional resource management, such as task coordination within the project team
  • Analysis of project data and performance metrics for continuous improvement of project processes using a classic Gantt chart
  • Organization of meetings according to project phases
  • Creation of project schedules with the respective departments
  • Writing project status reports
  • Stakeholder management
  • Management and review of project documentation, including project charters, plans and risk registers
  • Documentation of relevant project changes and decisions
  • Monitoring project progress and milestones
  • Ensuring security and confidentiality of project information and data
  • Compliance with data protection regulations and IT security policies
Nov 2020 - Jun 2023
2 years 8 months
Magdeburg, Germany

Project Coordination

EUMEDIAS AG

  • Tools: Office 365, Slack, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, CMS, etc.
  • Educational management for executive qualifications and organizational development processes
  • Setup and management of the digital learning management system Moodle
  • Milestone planning with measures to mitigate risks
  • Setup, administration, optimization and training in applications such as LMS, CRM, CMS and databases
  • Implementation and administration of CRM systems (Customer Relationship Management)
  • Efficient data optimization through digitization of analog processes such as the customer database
  • Creating a professional online presence using various content management systems (CMS) like Wordpress, Typo3 and Contao
  • Designing training programs using Moodle and TalentLMS for effective employee development and training
  • Leading the development of a learning application in hybrid PM (SCRUM, Kanban with PMO)
  • Collaboration with developers to develop a new learning application
  • Implementation through user stories, Kanban boards and sprints
  • At project completion: handover of the software solution with IT administration
  • Leading interdisciplinary teams, including developers, designers, scientists and consultants in project planning and control through to risk assessment and management
  • Project controlling, including monitoring and controlling schedules, budgets and costs as well as resource management
  • Event and conference management for large and small events within the training framework
  • Developing specific concepts to ensure project goal achievement and overcoming milestones
  • Main responsibility for multiple projects in research and development as well as marketing and sales
  • Analysis of problem areas and development of alternative solutions
  • Increasing employee efficiency through appropriate measures
  • Research and development of concepts for visual and content implementation
  • Communication management with stakeholders including clinical research, scientific institutions, care facilities, marketing and sales
  • Moderation, organization and design of workshops at management level
  • Operational support for issues in change and transformation management for client companies from multiple sectors and industries
  • Planning, organization, setup and launch of an online shop (Shopify)
  • Customer success management and independent key account management with corresponding KPI controls
Apr 2017 - Nov 2017
8 months
Berlin, Germany

Business Analyst

amavido UG

  • Tools: Office 365, Slack, Google Workspace, Meta, Mailchimp
  • Conceptualization, creation and setup of multiple campaigns in email and online marketing
  • Definition of strategic direction for the online presence
  • Advising project management in content and marketing areas
  • Data analyses to optimize marketing metrics, including optimizations of the customer journey and CTAs using analytics tools such as Google Analytics
  • Writing SEO-optimized articles using keywords
  • Creation and management of social media campaigns, including LinkedIn, with data analysis, optimizations and efficiency measures
  • Contributing to the content hub, including serving as content manager for selected campaigns in relation to the CI
  • Status reporting and presentations of KPIs to stakeholders on campaign success
  • Independently handling and prioritizing tasks
  • Forwarding and tracking tasks
  • Project controlling in resource management
  • Organizing and conducting meetings
  • Stakeholder management

Summary

  • 3 years experience in project management, including project planning and control

  • 3 years experience with IT project management

  • 3 years experience with agile project management

  • 3 years experience in budget and resource planning

  • 3 years experience in change management

  • 2 years experience in the application and configuration of Jira and Confluence

  • Management and leadership of (sub-)projects and program management through to execution

  • IT project management, including software development up to project acceptance

  • M&A project management, including coordination of due diligence, contract negotiations and stakeholder management

  • Establishment and implementation of the OKR method for effective prioritization and alignment of company goals

  • Technical documentation and quality management in software development and compliance

  • Handling Kanban boards and customizing user interfaces

  • System administrator for Moodle

  • Management of (sub-)projects based on agile and traditional project management methods, including Gantt charts

  • Design of business requirements for handover to IT and determination of IT implementation

  • Requirements management based on user stories and personas

  • Advising internal & external stakeholders

  • Prioritization of tasks based on product goals and requirements

  • Development and delivery of workshops, seminars and presentations

  • Part of project coordination for nationwide research projects

  • Designing and facilitating processes for organizational and personnel development

  • Industry experience in IT, healthcare and education as well as in marketing

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

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Bachelor of Arts · Cultural Engineering

Certifications & licenses

Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Google

Professional Scrum Master - PSM1

scrum.org