Stefan Vesenmeier

Q: Where is Stefan based?

Stefan is based in Lörrach, Germany .

Q: What languages does Stefan speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Stefan have?

Stefan has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Stefan has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 4 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months . Note that Stefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Stefan's latest experience?

Stefan's most recent position is PMO at Roche .

Q: What companies has Stefan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stefan has worked for Roche , Roche pRED D&A , and Clariant .

Q: Which industries is Stefan most experienced in?

Stefan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Pharmaceutical , and Manufacturing . Stefan also has some experience in Chemical .

Q: Which business areas is Stefan most experienced in?

Stefan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Operations . Stefan also has some experience in Human Resources (HR) and Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: Which industries has Stefan worked in recently?

Stefan has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical and Chemical .

Q: Which business areas has Stefan worked in recently?

Stefan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Operations .

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Lörrach, Germany

Experience

Nov 2024 - Jul 2025

9 months

PMO

Roche

Mission: PMO for ASPIRE MES Integration Project, alleviating technical project managers from routine project management responsibilities, with emphasis on risk management.
Monitor and steer compliance-relevant documentation handling.
Tasks:
Establish and monitor a continuous risk management process.
Implement a regular automated reporting system.
Prepare and facilitate the SteerCo meetings.
Organize workshops and team-building activities.
Support validation of test documents in the eVAL Validation tool.
Skills: Risk management, project reporting, data analysis, communication, project management, organizational and leadership skills, critical thinking, problem-solving.

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

1 year

Project/Program Initiation

Roche pRED D&A

Mission: Replacement of the over 15-year-old ELN system with a new, future-proof solution.
Co-leading the project to evaluate the future solution and to set up the 5-year program.
Tasks: Handle daily project management and team leadership tasks, collaborating closely with subject matter specialists to develop the solution.
Skills: Project management, meeting and workshop facilitation, reporting in Service Now, cross-functional team leadership, risk management, team building.

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

9 months

Service Manager for a Service Landscape Optimization

Roche pRED D&A

Mission: Support service landscape review to reduce costs by 20% and optimize internal service offerings.
Provide guidance for application owners in the required system risk assessments.
Tasks: Collaborate closely with application owners to analyze data and manage the inventory system.
Skills: Service optimization, compliance, risk assessment, data analysis, Service Now.

Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

9 months

Germany

Project Coordinator for Data Migration FileShare to SharePoint

Clariant

Mission: Steer the Germany-wide data migration of about 5 terabytes of data from a FileShare environment to a new SharePoint storage solution.
Tasks: Collaborate with application owners and users to plan and control migration activities, ensuring minimal disruption of daily business operations.
Skills: Data migration, project planning, project control, SharePoint.

Jan 2019 - May 2020

1 year 5 months

Germany

Project Manager doing Multi-Project Management

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Lead over four IT projects and mentor about seven business project leads with their initiatives.
Tasks: Ensure projects are administered following company project guidelines and support project success through organizational change management, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
Skills: Project leadership, mentoring, stakeholder engagement, organizational change management, risk assessment, vendor coordination, reporting, software development.

Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

6 months

PMO - Portfolio Planning

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Support the IT department to create a cost-optimized IT project portfolio for the next year.
Skills: Portfolio management, stakeholder engagement, data visualization, risk management.

Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

5 months

PMO - Implementation of a Global PM Methodology

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Introduce an optimized process for the uniform realization of IT projects.
Skills: Training development, project management methodology, GMP processes, requirement engineering.

Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

5 months

Project Lead - Project Rescue for Master Data Provider Replacement

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Turn around a €1.5M project on the verge of failing for a second time, replacing the existing master data provider solution for Salesforce CRM.
Tasks: Invent an agile approach, involve more stakeholders, increase communication, bring the team together, and set a common vision.
Skills: Project recovery, mentoring, team leadership, organizational change management, CSV, Salesforce CRM.

Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

11 months

Project Lead - Project Rescue for Account Migration

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Turn around a compliance-driven project that had failed twice, correcting account permissions for about 400 users.
Tasks: Intensify communication and active involvement of customers and end-users, conduct proof of concepts to restore trust, enabling 2,500 account migrations.
Skills: Compliance, CSV, process development, stakeholder engagement, POC, UAT.

Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

4 months

Project Coordinator - AWS Cloud Migration Coordination

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Support the core team in SCRUM ceremonies and coordinate the virtual team.
Skills: AWS Cloud, data migration, agile methodology (SCRUM), virtual team coordination, meeting management.

Mar 2012 - Feb 2015

3 years

Project Lead - Windows 7 Migration

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Replace about 2,500 Swiss-wide Windows XP clients with Windows 7.
Skills: System migration, application management, team leadership (12+ people), virtual teams, vendor management, customer engagement, cross-department collaboration.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

1 year

Service Manager in a Global Windows 7 Rollout

Roche Pharma AG

Mission: Support and guide application owners with user acceptance tests.
Skills: UAT coordination, virtual team support, remote support, GxP-regulated environment.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2009

10 years

IT Internal with Different Roles, Kader Position

Data Center Manager and Security Officer for a Swiss site with three local data centers.
Service Manager for platform (Windows Server) and network, ensuring stable operation and establishing a WLAN infrastructure.
Project Manager leading internal and cross-functional IT projects, including vendor management and requirements gathering.
Technical Applications Manager overseeing the application lifecycle.
Skills: Data center management, service management, application lifecycle management, IT security, LAN/WAN, IT infrastructure, vendor management, outsourcing, CAD, ERP.

Jan 1994 - Dec 2000

7 years

IT Internal as Software Developer and Department Lead

Developed HMI software in a mechanical engineering company’s software department.
Led the PC software development department with three developers, managing a budget up to 1.5 Million DM and over 50 customer projects.
Skills: Software development, PLC, budgeting, department leadership, employee management, hiring.

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 Information Technology (10 years), Pharmaceutical (9.5 years), Manufacturing (7 years), and Chemical (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Pharmaceutical

Manufacturing

Chemical

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 (25.5 years), Project Management (24.5 years), Operations (10.5 years), Human Resources (7 years), and Quality Assurance (1 year).

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Human Resources

Quality Assurance

Summary

My goal is to make the customer happy. My working motto: A plan is nothing – planning is all.

Which is why I empower the team to have fun and success. Doing is better than perfect.

Because people are not resources, they are humans. Make it easy.

I am an experienced project management professional with over 20 years of experience in various industries and roles. In my assignments, I have consistently demonstrated the ability to successfully lead complex initiatives from conception to completion, as well as to effectively guide individuals and teams in the implementation of new digital solutions and organisational change.

Known for exceptional stakeholder management, turning around struggling projects, and talent for building high-performing teams. Embracing a people-centered approach to leadership that emphasizes that while technology enables innovation, the human element is critical to success.

Combining technical expertise with strategic insight allows for a rapid and effective understanding of customer-specific challenges, leading to optimal solution strategies (organization and Way of Work).

Around 15 years of voluntary experience with PMI Switzerland honed skills in leading and developing teams and individuals.

Skills

10 Power Skills

Leadership
Team Management
Adaptability
Communication
Planning/time Management
Organizational Skills
Problem-solving
Scope/quality Management
Risk Management
Financial Management

Technical Background

It Infrastructure (Lan/wan)
Network Topology
Web Technologies
User Experience
It Security
Cloud
Virtual Environment

My Favorite Project Challenges

Migrations And Transformations
Project Rescue
Building And Fostering Teams
Strategy Planning And Organization

Strength

Customer-oriented

Quickly Understand The Customer's Business
Adapt To The Customer’s Environment
Communication On Eye Level
Partner Of The Customer
Consideration Of Multicultural Influences

Technical-oriented

Bridging The World Of Business With It
Broad It Technical Background
Keen To Learn And Improve Constantly
Always Choose The Best Agile/hybrid Approach Depending On The Customer Environment And Requirements

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

FH Konstanz

Diploma in Computer Science · Technical Computer Science · Konstanz, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AI training

Agile Scrum Product Owner

CISSP

Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master

ESG and Sustainability reporting

Google Apps Certified Deployment & Sales Specialist

HERMES 5 Advanced

ITIL 2011 Expert

ITIL V2& V3 Foundation

PMI PMP

PRINCE2 Practioner

Professional Scrum Master

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

Risk Management

Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Profile

Created

November 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Stefan based?

Stefan is based in Lörrach, Germany.

What languages does Stefan speak?

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

How many years of experience does Stefan have?

Stefan has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Stefan has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Stefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Stefan be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Stefan would be well-suited for roles such as: PMO, Project/Program Initiation, Service Manager for a Service Landscape Optimization.

What is Stefan's latest experience?

Stefan's most recent position is PMO at Roche.

What companies has Stefan worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Stefan has worked for Roche, Roche pRED D&A, and Clariant.

Which industries is Stefan most experienced in?

Stefan is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing. Stefan also has some experience in Chemical.

Which business areas is Stefan most experienced in?

Stefan is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Operations. Stefan also has some experience in Human Resources (HR) and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Stefan worked in recently?

Stefan has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical and Chemical.

Which business areas has Stefan worked in recently?

Stefan has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Operations.

What is Stefan's education?

Stefan holds a Master in Technical Computer Science from FH Konstanz.

Does Stefan have any certificates?

Stefan has 15 certificates. Among them, these include: AI training, Agile Scrum Product Owner, and CISSP.

What is the availability of Stefan?

Stefan is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Stefan?

Stefan's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.