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Matthias Schneider
Overarching Project Coordinator
Experience
Apr 2025 - Present
10 monthsBonn, Germany
Overarching Project Coordinator
Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- PMO Lead security clearance level 2 (SÜ2) cleared
- Reporting to sub-program management GMN
- System maintenance 25+
- Technical control & coordination of Jira setup
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, governance model, communication plans, controlling models, role & responsibility matrices)
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Development of access concept for all project tools
- Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potentials and designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
- Creating intranet articles for project marketing
- Responsible for project governance through reporting & resource planning in the sub-program
- Agile further development of project methodology
- Gathering customer requirements (requirements engineering)
- Preparation & support for contract negotiations (7-year term, €500+ million budget)
Jan 2024 - Mar 2025
1 year 3 monthsMunich, Germany
Product Owner
Telefonica
- Management & setup of the intake channel for data protection requests in Business Partner Management (DSK Service Hub)
- Reporting to the data protection team lead
- Ensuring agile, goal-oriented & efficient execution of projects & initiatives in the data protection area
- Development & establishment of an agile workflow for optimized processing of data protection requests
- Act as link between business units & the agile data protection team
- Collection & analysis of requirements from business units (requirements engineering)
- Use of project management tools like Jira & Confluence to optimize workflows
- Preparation, moderation & documentation of lessons learned and retrospectives
- Introduction of process mining & BPMN in Confluence
- Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potentials & designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
Mar 2023 - Apr 2025
2 years 2 monthsBonn, Germany
Lead Project Manager
Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- Management & setup of Business Management Office IT Infrastructure
- Security clearance level 2 (SÜ2) cleared
- Reporting to project management LI11
- Management of external staff in IT supply, provisioning & IT operations of overseas offices
- Technical control & coordination of commissioned work packages such as file service migration
- Preparation of decision papers (e.g. project planning, governance model, communication plans, controlling models, role & responsibility matrices)
- Gathering customer requirements
- Development of program-wide knowledge management using Confluence, creation of Jira concept
- Introduction of process mining & BPMN in Confluence
- Analyzing existing processes, identifying improvement potentials and designing solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness
- Development of a concept for introducing automation approaches in existing tools
- Responsible for risk management, reporting, quality management & resource planning in the program
- Agile further development of project methodology
Jan 2021 - Jul 2022
1 year 7 monthsBonn, Germany
Co-Product Owner Cloud Security Team (agile project manager)
Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- Budget responsibility: €10+ million, 15 FTE
- Setup & management of the Cloud Security Team
- Responsible for delivery commitment LI19 work package 13 Encryption
- Introduction of agile methods (SAFe)
- Development of a Zero Trust concept (incl. IAM, PKI & PAM) for cloud migrations & new data centers
- Requirements management according to BWI & BSI regulations
- Support of software development projects on the cloud regarding security requirements
Dec 2018 - Dec 2022
4 years 1 monthBonn, Germany
Head of Program Management Office Cloud for Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr Informatik (BWI GmbH)
- Management & setup of Program Management Office Cloud for the Bundeswehr (10 FTE)
- Reporting directly to Program Director Cloud (E2)
- Responsible for the concept of the Bundeswehr's Private Cloud strategy
- Corporate planning & resource management in the program
- Onboarding & offboarding of employees
- Management of external tenders according to procurement law & personnel procurement
- Management of 4 internal employees & 6 external service providers incl. change, transformation & conflict management
- Partner & stakeholder management
- Operating the reporting structures towards executive management & presentations at C-level
- Responsible for risk management & reporting in the program
- Tailored communication, reporting & advising at top-management level (executive management/C-level)
- Management of documentation across all area projects according to ISO 9001, EPDF & PM4BWI
- Conducting international & external audits according to ISO 9001
- Transformation of the project organization of the cloud program in hybrid mode
- Restructuring PMO to Cloud OneTeam Enablement (COTE) & adapting classical processes using SAFe
- Preparation, moderation & documentation of lessons learned and retrospectives
- Preparation of the SaaS layer to integrate additional software development projects on the Private Cloud
May 2017 - Jul 2018
1 year 3 monthsWürzburg, Germany
Business Development Executive
iWelt AG
- Set up strategic B2B sales
- Reported directly to C-Level (COO) & owners
- Overall revenue responsibility (P/L €7.5M, revenue increased by approx. 5% p.a.)
- Collaborated with controlling, marketing, IT infrastructure/data center & development (eCommerce, DBs, software development)
- Built a sales pipeline & order intake
- Structured & improved the sales process
- Managed staff in the pre-sales process
- Planned & executed customer acquisition and trade show appearances
- Managed the market launch of a new cloud SaaS solution
- Built a B2B partner network
Jul 2015 - Aug 2016
1 year 2 monthsSaarbrücken, Germany
Project Manager in the Executive Office
T-Systems
- Project management in the executive office of Dr. Ferri Abolhassan (Managing Director IT Division, ~30,000 employees)
- Contributed to strategic programs & projects
- Developed solution concepts through analysis & preparation of solution options
- Managed governance structures, prepared and followed up on executive meetings & supervisory board sessions
- Supported the creation of decision templates & management briefings (internal & customer context), including M&A analyses
- Prepared briefings for the executive management
- Created agendas, minutes & task tracking for the IT Division & T-Security Management Committee meetings
Jul 2014 - Jul 2015
1 year 1 monthBerlin, Germany
Sub-project Manager & IT Business Analyst
T-Systems
- Led sub-project to implement a target costing approach for IT collaboration services from the private cloud
- Performed cost analysis in the production of IT services from the private cloud
- Managed stakeholders
- Optimized processes & costs
- Documented processes in Word & PowerPoint
- Supported problem management with analyses in Excel
- Supported incident management with analyses in Excel
- Assisted in reporting on the installation process
Feb 2012 - Dec 2013
1 year 11 monthsVienna, Austria
Technical Consultant, Mobile Communications
T-Mobile Austria
- Provided 1st & 2nd level support for technical customer inquiries
- Set up GSM & UMTS services
- Configured hardware for products & services
- Administered & provided 1st level support for sales in MS Dynamics CRM
- Improved data quality in the MS Dynamics CRM customer database
- Tested the incident platform according to ITSM
- Contributed to, tested & co-led the VoIP routing platform project
Skills
Qualification
- Since 2012 Mr. Schneider Has Gained Diverse And In-depth Know-how As A Consultant, Pmo Lead, Sub-project Manager, Overarching Project Manager & Product Owner In Cloud Implementations & It Security Projects In Large-scale Projects As Well As In Medium-sized Enterprises.
- Specialized Expertise In Agile Methods: Kanban, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile Leadership (Cal), Agile Transformation & Scaled Agile Environments (Safe) In Cloud Transformations.
Industry Experience
- Mobile Communications
- Telecommunications
- Services
- Publishing
- Ecommerce
- Fiber Optics
- Public Sector (Defense, Sü2 Cleared)
Soft Skills
- Team Leadership
- Commitment
- Logical & Analytical Thinking
- Structured Approach
- Extensive Methodological Expertise
- Empathy
- Ability To Solve Problems Under Time Pressure
- Team Spirit
Areas Of Expertise
- Project Management & Sub-project Management In National And International Projects
- Risk Management
- Incident Management
- Governance & Reporting
- Public Sector Tenders
- Quality Management
- Strategic Consulting
- Resource Management And Procurement
- Project Controlling Incl. Signing Authority (Up To €500k)
- Budget And P/l Responsibility (€7.5m)
- Personnel Management Since 2017 For Up To 10 Internal/external Senior Consultants & Senior Project Managers
- Development & Implementation Of Concepts For Cloud Transformations To Execute Strategy
- Implementation Of Jira, Confluence, And More
- Setting Up Departments: Sales, Pmo, Cote, Cloud Security Task Force
- Business Process Optimization
- Organizational Consulting
- Coaching
- Reporting & Monitoring Of Operational Activities
Standard Software
- Atlassian: Jira, Confluence, Service Management
- Ms Office Products: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Sharepoint, Project, Skype4business
- Sap: Cats, Srm, Mm
- Others: Aris Tool Set, Ericsson Bscs Ix, Oracle Clarify Crm, Dynamics Crm, Sugarcrm, Hp Quality Center, It-sps, Concludis, Mindjet Mindmanager, Par/psr And More
Operating Systems
- Windows
- Macos
- Debian
- Ubuntu
- Mandrake
- Suse
- Redhat
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
ElementaryEducation
Steinbeis University Berlin
Master of Business Administration · General Management · Berlin, Germany
Christian-Albrechts University Kiel
Master of Arts · Political Science, Sociology & Public Law · Kiel, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ITIL v.3
Agile Leadership
Requirements Management (IREB Requirements Engineering)
Classical Project Management (IPMA Level B)
Product Owner
SAFe 5 Agilist
Scrum Master
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