Christian Pestel - Project Manager

Q: Where is Christian based?

Christian is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Christian speak?

Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Christian have?

Christian has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 14 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months . Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Christian's latest experience?

Christian's most recent position is Project Manager at Kreis Segeberg .

Q: What companies has Christian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christian has worked for Kreis Segeberg , Telefónica Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG , Bundesdruckerei GmbH / D-Trust GmbH , and BP Europe SE .

Q: Which industries is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication , Energy , and Information Technology (IT) . Christian also has some experience in Automotive and Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Information Technology (IT) . Christian also has some experience in Sales , Operations , and Marketing .

Q: Which industries has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Energy , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology (IT) , and Product Development .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

3 months

Bad Segeberg, Germany

Project Manager

Kreis Segeberg

WiNOWiG extensions (digitization & organization)
Project management for the WiNOWiG project (regulatory offenses)
Process optimization and coordination

Feb 2024 - Sep 2024

8 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Project Manager

Telefónica Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG

GRC tool implementation
Coordinating the Business Resilience Units (cyber security, IT risk management, etc.) for implementing new functionalities
Planning, managing, and controlling project scope, budget, and timeline
Requirements management and creating technical specifications for the GRC (governance, risk management, compliance) tool implementation

Nov 2022 - Sep 2023

11 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Project Manager

Telefónica Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG

Implementing an Adobe Enterprise Cloud solution
Technical project management of the omni-channel Adobe Experience Platform integration; goal: personalized customer acquisition
Agile and traditional development and project management processes
Budget control

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Product Cluster Owner

Bundesdruckerei GmbH / D-Trust GmbH

Digital identities (“eID identification services”)
Product management for online reading of the German ID card (SaaS)
Creating the product roadmap, product plan, and product strategy
Managing the software vendor
Leading the cluster team and ensuring required BSI certifications

Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

2 years 3 months

Bochum, Germany

Senior Project Manager

BP Europe SE

“Automatic Diesel Stations (ADS) Digital”
Upgrading unmanned Aral diesel stations with additional LoRaWAN sensors and cameras
Implementing an IoT system for improved remote maintenance
Analyzing data stored in the cloud
Project control in an agile environment
Solution also applicable for fast charging stations for electric vehicles

Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

1 year 11 months

Berlin, Germany

Product Manager & Project Lead

Bundesdruckerei GmbH / D-Trust GmbH

Technical Security Device (TSE)
Introduction of the TSE module product to protect electronic cash register systems from tampering to prevent VAT fraud and money laundering (legally required since September 2020)
Stakeholder and project management (external & internal): suppliers, distributors, resellers, lawyers, sales, marketing communication, etc.
Contract negotiations with suppliers and distributors
Creation of project plan and product plan
Controlling project budgets, EVA analysis
Requirements analysis and tracking implementation until acceptance
Creation of end-to-end processes and marketing documents

Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

6 months

Dublin, Ireland

Project Manager

Cubic Telecom Ltd.

OTA update of the eSIMs of all vehicles in the Volkswagen Group
"Over the Air" (OTA) mass update of embedded SIMs (eSIM)
Management of a connected car project to ensure cost-effective roaming connectivity for the premium vehicles of the Volkswagen Group
Stakeholder management (external & internal): customers (Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley), development, testing, operations
Creation of project plan for implementing 3 OTA update campaigns
Implementation of an OTA update campaign including project closure
Creation of training documents for clients and delivery of the training
Regular Power BI reports to clients and management

Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

3 months

İstanbul, Turkey

Senior Project Manager

BP Europe SE

Risk Mitigation "VAT Change Turkey 2019"
Creation of a project plan for the case of a short-term VAT increase in Turkey including comprehensive identification of the affected IT systems
Conducting stakeholder interviews to gather the current situation
Identification of all IT systems (including SAP) with VAT-relevant interactions within BP Turkey
Creation of instructions and an emergency plan for the case of a short-term VAT increase in Turkey
Creation of process and flow diagrams as well as procedure instructions based on BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation)

Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

2 years 6 months

Munich, Germany

Product Manager & Business Analyst

Telefónica Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG

Cross-functional gathering and alignment of business and IT requirements, and implementation into commercially viable solutions within a hybrid IT process landscape (agile & traditional)
Digital Transformation (Jan 17 - Jun 18): definition and agile implementation (SCRUM) of a new IT system to manage data usage consents according to the EU GDPR with AWS cloud operation for B2C, B2P, and B2B customers
EU Roaming Regulation 2017 (Oct 16 - Jun 17): implementation of the EU requirement "Roam like at Home", i.e. applying national rates abroad in the EU for B2C and B2P customers
Usage Monitor for apps and web portal (Sep 16 - Nov 17): market launch of new app and web portal versions with improved display of mobile data usage for B2C plans
IT migration E-Plus / Telefónica (Jan 16 - Sep 16): project organization from initial analysis to launch regarding the migration of postpaid customers to a common technical platform

Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

3 months

Vienna, Austria

Business Development for telecommunication solutions for rail customers

Frequentis AG

Business development of telecommunication solutions for rail customers (GSM-R, VoLTE, IMS)

Aug 2013 - Sep 2014

1 year 2 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Manager IT Projects & Operations

Hubject GmbH

Responsibility for operating an IoT platform for Europe-wide roaming at public charging stations for electric vehicles (eRoaming)
Project management for IT integration of European charging station operators in Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Denmark, and Finland
Managing the external IT service provider
Agile development of the IT platform according to the SCRUM process
Conducting technical workshops for European customers
Presentations and participation in panel discussions
Contributing to international standardization of ICT protocols for e-mobility
Developing an IT onboarding process (BPMN) and related KPIs
Setting up an end-to-end test environment for eRoaming

Jan 2012 - Jul 2013

1 year 7 months

Aachen, Germany

Senior IT Consultant

smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft mbH

Designing and implementing economic business models for e-mobility and smart grid at the municipal level
Project management of the "Clearing House", part of the "econnect Germany" project
Further development of the charging management system for the public charging infrastructure of the local utilities cooperation ladenetz.de
Program management for the international cooperation e-clearing.net
Designing and implementing the IT system "European Clearing House System" (eCHS) based on UML through to operational deployment
Developing the first open protocol standard for international interoperability of public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
Designing and implementing an SMS-based access solution for the public charging infrastructure of the ladenetz.de cooperation
Designing and approving a smartphone app to locate and activate the public ladenetz.de charging stations
Expanding the international cooperation e-clearing.net from three to eight partners and integrating national roaming partners (Vattenfall, EnBW, BMW)
Representing smartlab at client visits and marketing events

May 2011 - Sep 2011

5 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant

Bittner & Krull Softwaresysteme

Analyzing innovative business models for smart grid control center technology in e-mobility
Presentation to senior management (MBA thesis)

Jul 2008 - Aug 2010

2 years 2 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Product Manager

Keynote SIGOS GmbH

Acting as interface between sales and development at a leading provider of active end-to-end test solutions (M2M) for mobile network operators
Product management in the Technical Management Board
Competitive analysis and intensive market monitoring
Creating extensive documentation for product marketing (presentations, white papers, roadmap)
Presentations at international conferences and client visits (mobile network operators)

Apr 2007 - Jun 2008

1 year 3 months

Munich, Germany

Regional Product Manager (Mobile Internet Connections)

Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG

Implementing the mobile internet product strategy for customers in North-East Europe
Leading product management for the Siemens Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
Defining and owning product requirements
Successful product migration for international customers

Jan 1999 - Mar 2007

8 years 3 months

Munich, Germany

Product Line Manager

Siemens AG (Mobile Networks)

Jul 03 – Mar 07: Led projects for business and product development of the mobile network products SGSN, GGSN and IP Core Routers
Led the sales push program 'Packet Core'
Led 'IP Backbone Solutions'
Gave presentations to key clients and at conferences, developed product brochures
Doubled packet core revenue
Successfully launched three Cisco IP backbone product lines as a resale business
Conducted a due diligence project in China
Jan 99 - Jun 03: Product definition and release planning for the 2G/3G Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) and Home Location Register (HLR) mobile network products
Provided technical leadership for the product definition team (10 members) for UMTS Mobile Core
Responsible for planning annual software releases, including feature prioritization and profitability assessments (business cases, EVA analysis)
Gave product presentations to customers, trained and supported the sales teams
Developed concepts and created sales kits (roadmaps, product descriptions)
Led the product planning group at Vodafone D2 in Düsseldorf

Jan 1997 - Dec 1998

2 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Voice Network Expert

Global One

Provided global 3rd level technical support for Nortel switching systems
Led a three-person technical support team
Deployed worldwide on projects to improve network quality
Provided technical direction to the vendor Nortel

Aug 1993 - Dec 1996

3 years 5 months

Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Software Design Engineer

NORTEL / Bell Northern Research

Developed software in an international team with globally distributed sites
Developed exchange software in an HP-UNIX environment using the object-oriented language Protel2
Designed and introduced a new object-oriented IT architecture
Led integration, providing technical leadership for a Canadian team of four members
Negotiated product requirements with customers in Germany

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Telecommunication (21.5 years), Energy (5.5 years), Information Technology (4.5 years), Automotive (3 years), and Government and Administration (1 year).

Telecommunication

Energy

Information Technology

Automotive

Government and Administration

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (22 years), Project Management (20.5 years), Information Technology (14 years), Sales (8.5 years), Operations (4 years), and Marketing (3 years).

Product Development

Project Management

Information Technology

Sales

Operations

Marketing

Summary

Senior Project Manager, Senior Product Manager

Leading cross-functional international and national project teams
Clearly presenting complex technical issues to clients and management in German or English
Extensive industry knowledge in IT, telecommunications, e-mobility, energy supply, IoT, and IT security
Sustainable professional achievements across different value chain phases for multinational corporations, government environments, and agile start-up companies

Realization: Project management from concept to operational deployment

Analysis: Investigating the process landscape and business model architecture; creating cost and profitability assessments

Innovation: Designing new products in alignment with stakeholders (international customers, sales, development, marketing, controlling, standardization, legal)

Concept: Defining new processes in both growth and consolidation phases; architecting new IT systems

Project management: Applying traditional waterfall methodology as well as agile project management

Marketing: Organizing customer workshops, delivering conference presentations, designing marketing materials

Skills

Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Teams), Jira, Confluence
Scrum; Object-oriented Analysis And Design (Ooad)
It Security, Web Service Technologies (Soap, Xml), Sql

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Master of Business Administration, Executive MBA - Business Management · Business Management · Nuremberg, Germany · 1.7

Apr 1988 - Jan 1993

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Diploma Engineer, electrical engineering with a focus on communications engineering · Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering · Aachen, Germany · good

Oct 1985 - Mar 1988

Universität Hannover

Pre-diploma · Electrical Engineering · Hanover, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

Certified SCRUM Master (CSM)

Certified SCRUM Product Owner (CSPO)

Profile

Created

August 2025

Last Update

December 2025

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Where is Christian based?

Christian is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Christian speak?

Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Christian have?

Christian has at least 28 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Christian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Product Cluster Owner.

What is Christian's latest experience?

Christian's most recent position is Project Manager at Kreis Segeberg.

What companies has Christian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Christian has worked for Kreis Segeberg, Telefónica Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG, Bundesdruckerei GmbH / D-Trust GmbH, and BP Europe SE.

Which industries is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication, Energy, and Information Technology (IT). Christian also has some experience in Automotive and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas is Christian most experienced in?

Christian is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Information Technology (IT). Christian also has some experience in Sales, Operations, and Marketing.

Which industries has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Energy, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas has Christian worked in recently?

Christian has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Product Development.

What is Christian's education?

Christian holds a Master in Business Management from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and a Master in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering from Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen.

Does Christian have any certificates?

Christian has 2 certificates. These include: Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) and Certified SCRUM Product Owner (CSPO).

What is the availability of Christian?

Christian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Christian?

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