Nir Kaminer - Business Readiness Project Manager and Team Lead

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Present

2 years 6 months

Munich, Germany

Leading the Business Readiness team of software testing engineers and stream leads in a complex B2B technology stack transformation, ensuring operational readiness for rapid product launches.
Introduced and implemented a custom AI solution for generating User Stories, Features, and Test Cases, cutting analysis and documentation time by ~60%.
Planned, controlled and managed strategy and day-to-day team's activities, ensuring technical launch readiness through effective risk management, issues resolution, and stakeholder alignment.
Reorganised team structure and optimised agile processes, resulting in delivery of 400+ high-quality features across 15 epics with significant improvements in velocity and efficiency.

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

2 years

Switzerland

Led the deployment of an innovative Industry 4.0 and IIoT smart manufacturing solution (MES), total budget of >€3mil.
Managed cross-functional agile dispersed project streams in four locations (CH, DE, PL and Tunisia).
Assumed Project Director role during crisis, established proper governance and control structure (project plans, milestones, budget, risk management) and transparency towards stakeholders.
Managed a complex setup of 20 technical project resources, and brought project back on track in 6 months, successfully meeting timeline and deliverables quality targets. Facilitated client skills transfer and completed handover for FDA validation.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

3 years

Germany

A multinational Defense & Aerospace technology company.
Drove Digital Transformation agenda and managed a portfolio of transformation initiatives.
Developed digital vision, strategy and solutions roadmap. Rolled out company-wide innovative digital projects portfolio in areas of sales enablement and business intelligence.
Led and coordinated cross-functional internal and partners’ teams of more than 15 resources, managing progress tracking and reporting, milestones and risks mitigation of key parallel independent work streams.

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

3 years

Munich, Germany

Commercial and technical responsibility for launching the European business entity of a provider of cloud based digital claims platform for healthcare insurers (web portal, mobile app, big data analytics and AI elements).
Full responsibility for product specifications and management of external software development partners, from project inception to completion, migration and operations.
Day-to-day management of project team (client’s requirements, development, hosting, design, testing) including vendors and technology selection, contracts closure, delivery and budget planning and control.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2019

9 years

Germany

Corporate customers arm of Deutsche-Telecom, operating Digital solutions for multinational corporations.
Managed a team of 15 expert deployment specialists, supporting the delivery of key multi-million Euro deals in areas of IT landscape modernisation and optimisation.
Project managed initial stages of rapid-value-realisation of SaaS, Cyber Security, and Big Data projects.
Led deployment of location based big-data solution with European telco operators, gained deep understanding of data and user accounts management and compliances standards.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2010

7 years

Germany

A leading global professional services company, providing strategy, consulting and digital technology services.
Directed high-value-impact digital strategies and technical implementations of business transformation projects.
Project managed engineering solution deployment for Airbus, as part of the A380 program, covering areas of development and systems integration.
Led key project teams of up to 35 international consultants, including in-house, near-shore, off-shore and third-party delivery partners, based on CRM suits from SAP, Oracle and Salesforce.
Achieved consistent projects success record of scope, time, and budget KPIs with average program budget of €10m for clients like O2, Airbus, and Deutsche-Telekom.

More than 15 years’ experience in managing complex international Digital Transformation and IT projects across multiple sectors.
Proficient in agile and standard project management methodologies.
Ability to influence and motivate people and managing project budgets, strategy, planning, software development, implementation, migration, and large rollout initiatives (CRM, SaaS, Cloud, Web, eCommerce, etc.).
Excellent communication and stakeholder’s management skills, with a consultative approach that supports collaboration and long-term commercial relationships development.