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Marian Ludwig

IT Service Manager specializing in Change Management

Marian Ludwig
Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Sep 2024
9 months

IT Service Manager specializing in Change Management

Salzgitter Digital Solutions GmbH

  • Reporting and KPI evaluation of service quality
  • Daily reconciliation of all planned changes
  • Optimizing the change management process
  • Exchange with the service center for quality assurance
  • Escalation management with the client
  • Asset management, including CMDB maintenance
Nov 2021 - Mar 2025
3 years 5 months

Incident Manager

Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG

  • Automating processes in Microsoft System Center Service Manager
  • Supporting and optimizing the incident management processes
  • Creating reporting for incident management
  • Implementing the major incident management process
  • Proactive escalation to relevant teams in critical incidents
  • Reviewing incidents
  • Tracking KPIs
  • Reducing incident turnaround times
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
7 months

Service Delivery Manager

SELECTA AG

  • Supporting improvements and enhancements in ServiceNow
  • Automating processes in ServiceNow
  • Assisting with the transition to a new provider
  • Monitoring, adjusting, and further developing operational processes
  • Ensuring high-quality service delivery from providers
  • Aligning KPIs and SLAs and implementing them in the ITSM platform (reports, dashboards, performance analyses)
  • Proposing and coordinating improvement measures
  • Further developing the service catalog
  • Adjusting approval processes
  • Introducing customer surveys
Apr 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 4 months
Vienna, Austria

Incident Manager

UNIQA

  • Supporting and continuously improving incident management processes in ServiceNow
  • Analyzing and reporting to management on incident process metrics
  • Creating reports and dashboards in ServiceNow
  • Leading task forces for priority 1 incidents and coordinating service restoration
  • Analyzing the most common incidents as a basis for further developing problem management
  • Designing and enhancing incident management reports in ServiceNow to measure performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Responsible for consistent content approval of entries in the knowledge base
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
7 months

Request Management Stabilization

Tchibo GmbH

  • Optimizing and evaluating request fulfillment
  • Managing IT providers
  • Stabilizing the service portal
  • Setting up the ITSM area in SharePoint
  • Coaching service managers and providers in HP ServiceManager 9 and the service portal
  • Further developing products and processes in the service portal
  • Coordinating task forces
  • Creating guides in SharePoint
Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
1 year 1 month

Service Delivery Manager

Deutsche Leasing AG

  • Optimizing service management in incident, problem, and change management
  • Analyzing and reporting key metrics for incident processes
  • Restoring failed services
  • Software clearing for the Windows rollout project
  • Managing and reporting IT provider performance
  • Optimizing service level agreements (SLAs)
  • Creating and developing incident management reports
  • Conducting customer satisfaction surveys
  • Point of contact for escalations and organizing de-escalation measures
May 2016 - Jan 2017
9 months
Berlin, Germany

Workplace/Client Support

DRV Bund

  • Supporting the client concept
  • Adjusting GPOs with AGPM
  • Writing scripts with PowerShell
  • Maintaining user profiles
  • Diagnosing errors and performance issues, including remote maintenance
  • Troubleshooting the environment in case of errors
  • Supporting 2nd and 3rd level support
  • Handling incidents and changes using Unicenter Service Desk
  • Documenting in Confluence
  • Creating the operations manual in SharePoint
Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
1 year 1 month

Rollout Coordinator

Tchibo GmbH

  • Planning rollouts in coordination with the relevant departments
  • Scheduling and coordinating with the business units
  • Assisting with hardware and software clearing
  • Creating analyses and statistics from customer systems
  • Monitoring and reporting on the current rollout progress
  • Setting up and administering Skype for Business users
  • Mobile device support (Sophos Mobile Control)
  • Responsible for 2nd and 3rd level support
  • Troubleshooting and tracking incidents and requests
  • Supporting desktop and print environments
  • Point of contact for escalations and organizing de-escalation measures
Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
8 months

IT Support Trainer

AstraZeneca

  • Introducing ServiceNow
  • Creating templates
  • Coaching the IT team in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support
  • Supporting transition management
  • Assisting with rollout coordination during the Windows 7 migration
  • Coordinating the rollout of iOS devices
  • Creating analyses and statistics
  • Training soft and technical skills
  • Building the knowledge base

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 Energy (3.5 years), Manufacturing (3.5 years), Food and Beverage (1.5 years), Insurance (1.5 years), Retail (1.5 years), and Banking and Finance (1 year).

Energy
Manufacturing
Food and Beverage
Insurance
Retail
Banking and Finance

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 Information Technology (9 years), Operations (2 years), Business Intelligence (1 year), Quality Assurance (0.5 years), Customer Service (0.5 years), and Project Management (0.5 years).

Information Technology
Operations
Business Intelligence
Quality Assurance
Customer Service
Project Management

Summary

  • Service Delivery Manager
  • Incident Manager
  • Rollout Coordinator
  • Consultant
  • Trainer

Skills

  • Itil

  • Servicenow

  • Service Management

  • Reporting

  • Coordination

  • Analysis

  • Support

  • Public Authorities

  • Banks

  • Insurance

  • Telecommunications

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Industry

  • Consumer Goods

  • Backoffice Servicenow

  • Microsoft System Center Service Manager

  • Bmc Remedy Action Request System

  • Unicenter Servicedesk

  • Hp Servicemanager

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Communications Electronics Technician Apprenticeship · Communications Electronics Technician, specializing in Telecommunications Technology

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Marian based?

Marian is based in Hamburg, Germany.

What languages does Marian speak?

Marian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Marian have?

Marian has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Marian has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Marian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Marian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Marian would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Service Manager specializing in Change Management, Incident Manager, Service Delivery Manager.

What is Marian's latest experience?

Marian's most recent position is IT Service Manager specializing in Change Management at Salzgitter Digital Solutions GmbH.

What companies has Marian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Marian has worked for Salzgitter Digital Solutions GmbH, Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, and SELECTA AG.

Which industries is Marian most experienced in?

Marian is most experienced in industries like Energy, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage. Marian also has some experience in Retail, Insurance, and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas is Marian most experienced in?

Marian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Operations, and Business Intelligence. Marian also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management, and Customer Service.

Which industries has Marian worked in recently?

Marian has recently worked in industries like Energy, Manufacturing, and Metals and Mining.

Which business areas has Marian worked in recently?

Marian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Customer Service.

What is Marian's education?

Marian attended education in Communications Electronics Technician, specializing in Telecommunications Technology.

What is the availability of Marian?

Marian is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Marian?

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