Dietmar S. - Process Consultant, Agile Coach, PMO and Test Manager

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jan 2021 - Jun 2025

4 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Process Consultant, Agile Coach, PMO and Test Manager

Volkswagen Group (Cariad SE)

Served as a freelance consultant in several roles and departments at Cariad SE, the software subsidiary of Volkswagen AG:

PMO for building and establishing test processes in the new Cariad organization
Led an agile transformation (Scrum/Kanban) to improve efficiency and quality in a central software testing department
Defined processes, managed tools, and rolled out testing procedures using Jira, Confluence, Codebeamer, and other tools
Operational management of the new agile testing processes
Introduced and implemented a central test automation solution to replace existing legacy systems

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

Zürich, Switzerland

Requirements Manager/Business Analyst, Technical Project Manager

ublox

Requirements Manager for using existing back-office systems for new Silicon-to-Cloud services.

Technical Project Manager for implementing new back-office mechanisms for new Silicon-to-Cloud services up to customer acceptance.

Jan 2017 - Present

8 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Technical Requirements Manager and Project Manager, Agile Coach and Business Owner, Test Manager, Process Manager

Freelancer

Jan 2013 - Dec 2019

7 years

Bern, Switzerland

Requirements Manager/Business Analyst

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

Served as a (freelance) consultant in various roles and departments:

Requirements Manager (BO) SAP-BRIM for the finance department of SBB Passenger Transport
Requirements Manager for implementing a new central billing solution in the IT implementation project

Jan 2013 - Dec 2017

5 years

Bern, Switzerland

Senior Consultant

Detecon (Switzerland) AG

Technical Project Manager and Requirements Manager

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

1 year

United Arab Emirates

Requirements Manager/Business Analyst, Technical Project Manager

du

Technical requirements manager for the migration of an existing billing solution as well as the implementation of a new data platform including complex IT integration.

Technical project manager for the implementation of a new data platform including complex IT integration up to customer acceptance.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

6 years

Bonn, Germany

Senior Consultant

Detecon International GmbH

Technical project manager and requirements manager in international projects

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

6 years

Moscow, Russian Federation

Tender Manager

Telekom Malaysia / Osnova / Telekom Libyana

Technical requirements management, execution of the RfP process, RfP evaluation, supplier workshops, and creation of management templates for a new IT (BSS) infrastructure.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2008

5 years

São Paulo, Brazil

Head of BSS Technology at the Siemens LATAM Competence Centre

Siemens (Brasil) Ltda

Line manager for the acquisition and execution of projects in the area of business support systems in Latin America.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2004

4 years

Munich, Germany

Technical Solution Consultant

Siemens AG Mobile Networks

Technical project manager and requirements manager in international projects in the field of real-time billing systems

Jan 1999 - Dec 2008

10 years

Munich, Germany

Requirements Manager, Technical Project Manager, RFP Manager

Siemens AG Mobile Networks

Requirements management for BSS and billing systems at:

America Movil, Mexico City
Cell C, Johannesburg
Comcel, Bogota
TIM, Peru

Technical project manager for the implementation of BSS systems including complex system integration up to customer acceptance at:

Cell C, Johannesburg
Comcel, Bogota
TIM, Peru

Responding to technical RFPs from mobile network operators worldwide for IT (BSS) and billing systems.

Jan 1998 - Dec 2001

4 years

Munich, Germany

Technical Sales & Marketing

Siemens Business Services

Tender analyst, marketing support, project assistant

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Technical Expert

Allan & Overy Anwälte

Technical contract analysis and expert testimony in two arbitration proceedings.

Regina, Canada

Consultant

Deutsche Bahn AG, Deutscher Bankenverband, Deutsche Telekom AG, Romtelekom, Sasktel, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), T-Mobile

Numerous 'smaller' projects as a consultant.

Summary

With over 20 years of international project experience in large companies and corporations, I have gained extensive knowledge in technical requirements and project management for complex IT projects, as well as leading interdisciplinary project teams. For the past three years, I have helped rebuild a central software testing department for integrated vehicle control units at the Volkswagen Group as a consultant. I was key in defining the (agile) testing processes, test automation, and the operationalization of test execution using Jira, XRay, Confluence, Codebeamer, and other systems.