Team Lead

Applying and enforcing project management methods as Team Lead in the IT program PRISMA. PRISMA is the largest IT program at DB Netz AG.

• Maintaining a complete team backlog at all times
• Providing technical/methodical support to ensure the backlog and its tasks are always prioritized effectively
• Creating and continuously tracking task, time, and resource planning so the backlog is processed and milestones and project goals are met on time
• Reporting progress to the project manager, especially regarding project goals
• Removing blockers that prevent the team from completing backlog tasks (Impediment Resolution)
• Clarifying questions on requirements, acceptance criteria, and analyzing and describing change requests
• Discussing both preventive and mitigating measures to address risks and issues and minimize their impact
• Providing technical/methodical support for release planning and documentation
• Used technologies: Office 365, Jira, SharePoint, HP ALM

Planning, executing, and controlling IT projects in all phases of the project lifecycle.

• Planning and managing initiatives across multiple (development) teams without dedicated resources from idea to go-live
• Gathering, analyzing, prioritizing, and coordinating requirements
• Cross-component project management—introducing features that require multiple system components to work together
• Defining tasks for teams (as JIRA stories)
• Used technologies: JIRA, Structure, Office 365, Confluence, Slack

Team member in the lead project “Salesforce Implementation” / strategic planning to replace the legacy CRM system (20 years of in-house development)

• Strategic planning for phasing out the core system (20-year-old in-house CRM)
• Designing the inventory of IT components into the enterprise architecture management tool (LeanIX), linking with the process tool (Signavio), project execution in JIRA, and documentation in Confluence
• Analyzing, modeling, and documenting existing business processes
• Cataloging capabilities, processes, applications, and interfaces in coordination with enterprise architects in LeanIX
• Creating diagrams, target-state visuals, and decision templates for the business and IT leadership
• Providing analytical support and strategic advice for transforming existing processes into Salesforce CRM
• Identifying and analyzing customer needs—documenting requirements from the business as user stories
• Analyzing and evaluating the current IT landscape to identify necessary adjustments for Salesforce implementation
• Managing and steering the implementation, dynamically adjusting vision/roadmap
• Active stakeholder management with all interfaces and participants
• Used technologies: JIRA, Office 365, Confluence, Salesforce, LeanIX, Signavio

Creating a pitch deck to secure seed funding.

• Project management
• Business analysis of current business and technology
• Drafting investor outreach materials including financial planning (revenues/expenses/P&L/liquidity)
• Coordinating with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, venture capitalists, and strategic financing partners

Managing the digital subsidiary of Remondis SE & Co. KG, enhancing the digital platform, acquiring new clients and partners, and digitizing internal processes.

• Business Analysis
• Transition from previous CEO
• Process costing for strategic business areas
• Visualizing core processes and IT landscape
• Strategy
• Strategy development with stakeholders for B2B target customers
• Presentation to DACH board and International board
• Building Domestic B2B Business
• Cold calling and meetings at C-, B-, and A-level
• Requirements engineering with business units
• Prioritizing core functionalities
• Sales Operations
• Cold calling and meetings at C-, B-, and A-level with clients and disposal service providers
• Preparing offers and negotiating framework and individual contracts
• Management
• Technical and disciplinary leadership of inside sales (3 employees)
• Areas of responsibility: business development, sales, controlling, HR, marketing, vendor management as SPOC, project management
• Training / Onboarding
• Creating materials and tutorials for onboarding clients and service providers
• Conducting and supporting subsidiaries, vendors, and clients through onboarding post-contract signing for platform onboarding
• Used technologies: Microsoft Navision, Planner, Office 365, Jira, Confluence, Payone

Building an e-commerce marketing and order platform for consumer goods (food and non-food), business development, fundraising, and project management.

• Program management / project management
• Gathering requirements from SMEs, retailers, supermarkets, and franchisees
• Business analysis
• Business process modeling
• Developing a comprehensive platform via agile development (web client, native app clients, REST APIs, Java EE backend, integrations with Pipedrive and Stripe, automated invoice generation)
• Key account management, fundraising, presenting at industry associations, cooperating with sales agents
• Technical and disciplinary leadership (CTO, design, UX/UI, software development, sales, and marketing)
• Areas of responsibility: financing, business development, sales, controlling, HR, accounting, marketing
• Used technologies: Trello, Jira, Confluence, G-Suite, Adobe XD, Pipedrive, Stripe, Zapier, Slack

Building an internal corporate startup from post-business-plan implementation through market launch to integration into the parent company.

• Business process modeling (BPMN 2.0), requirements engineering, master data management
• Choosing technology distinct from corporate IT landscape
• Leading inside sales (7 employees) including centralized offer and contract preparation and negotiation
• Developing and executing sales strategy
• Conducting meetings and managing key accounts (nursing home chains / hospitals)
• Used technologies: Oracle CRM, Microsoft Navision, SharePoint, Bizagi

Establishing the Swiss subsidiary of the parent company in Karlsruhe.

• Acquiring new clients and growing existing ones through cold calling and meetings
• Business analysis
• Gathering project mandate requirements
• Staffing mandates with internal and external consultants
• Direct approach to freelance consultants and internal teams
• Reviewing documents and online profiles and conducting interviews
• Preparing quotes on T&M basis, negotiating framework and individual contracts, contract review and renewals, client and consultant relations
• Creating market and client analyses for top management