Matthias Schmerl - Project Manager

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 1 month

Project Manager

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Ensuring maintenance and further development of the tool in coordination with the involved stakeholders
Working on cross-cutting topics of data protection and digitalization
Operational management (individually and in a team) of the processes in order management as well as project control and further development
Coordination and management of the IT vendor
Preparation and presentation of results documents for management
Conducting workshops with the tool users
Actively addressing questions related to data protection and digitalization in the program

Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

1 year 5 months

Cutover Manager

Deutsche Universalbank

Coordination and execution of cutovers of master releases for applications in the retail and corporate banking segment
Creation of a central runbook for all migration and implementation relevant projects
Management of project dependencies
Tracking open issues and preparing status reports
Managing change requests to ensure a stable deployment
Coordination with involved stakeholders, including senior management
Running the control center during the cutover weekend
Early life support for critical business applications

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

2 years 1 month

Freelance Management Consultant

Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year

Subproject Manager

Deutsche Universalbank

Working with classic waterfall project management combined with agile project methodologies for products to be integrated
Analyzing the current state of the customer and their product portfolio and developing options for pricing and billing
Internal project management, including project planning, budget planning, forecasting, and risk management
Gathering business requirements and creating the RfP
Conducting vendor selection
Business analysis of IT processes
Managing software providers for the implementation project
Analyzing and designing business processes in the department
Liaising with regulatory control units in committee support
Coordinating user acceptance testing and implementation management
Change management
Preparing management presentations and decision papers
Organizing and moderating project meetings and workshops, including documenting minutes

Dec 2016 - Dec 2018

2 years 1 month

Manager

Accenture GmbH, Kronberg

Leading working groups to address topics in the context of digitalizing end-to-end credit processes
Responsible for providing feedback and coaching to team members

Mar 2015 - Jul 2017

2 years 5 months

Head of PMO and Functional Task Force Team

Foreign Universal Bank

Establishing and leading the Project Management Office (PMO), taking on program planning and account administration tasks
Preparing and organizing project steering committee meetings, including drafting decision papers
Managing project plan updates and risk & issue logs
Preparing status updates and management presentations
Leading a task force team to implement functional change requests
Planning and creating the project rollout and handover plan

Mar 2015 - Nov 2016

1 year 9 months

Consultant

Accenture GmbH, Kronberg

Responsible for onboarding new team members
Organizing practice group meetings
Supporting resource planning for team members

Apr 2014 - Feb 2015

11 months

Program Roadmap Development

German Universal Bank

Aligning subproject plans with the program roadmap
Introducing KPIs for better monitoring of program progress
Implementing and rolling out project management standards in delivery projects
Creating a handbook for the project management tool as a template for involved projects
Planning and implementing communication activities

Apr 2014 - Feb 2015

11 months

Senior Consultant

KE Associates GmbH & Co.KG

Employer branding and conducting candidate interviews
Designing employee development initiatives

Feb 2010 - Mar 2014

4 years 2 months

(Junior) Consultant

KE Associates GmbH & Co.KG

Feb 2010 - Mar 2012

2 years 2 months

Program Management Support

Deutsche Universalbank

Creation of a roles and responsibilities matrix
Creation and updating of the project management plan
Organizing and facilitating workshops and project meetings
Stakeholder management

Skills

Pmp® (Project Management Professional)
Professional Scrum Master I
Certified Agile Requirements Specialist
Management 3.0 (Agile Management) / Design Thinking
Data Protection (Seminar Training For Data Protection Officer)
Ms Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project) / Sharepoint
Jira
Hp Alm

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Feb 2010 - Nov 2011

Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin

Master of Arts in Management · General Management · Berlin, Germany · Final grade: 1.6

Oct 2005 - Sep 2008

Staatliche Studienakademie Dresden

Diploma in Business Administration (BA) · Banking · Dresden, Germany · Final grade: 1.8

Aug 2005 - Sep 2008

Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden

Dual vocational training as a customer advisor in a bank branch · Dresden, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Agile Requirements Specialist

PMP® (Project Management Professional)

Professional Scrum Master I

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Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin

Master of Arts in Management · General Management · Berlin, Germany · Final grade: 1.6

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Diploma in Business Administration (BA) · Banking · Dresden, Germany · Final grade: 1.8

Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden

Dual vocational training as a customer advisor in a bank branch · Dresden, Germany

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Certified Agile Requirements Specialist

PMP® (Project Management Professional)

Professional Scrum Master I

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