Susanne Schlinge

Freelancer for Project / Product / Consulting

Rheine, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Present
2 years 7 months
Rheine, Germany

Freelancer for Project / Product / Consulting

Schlinge Consult

  • Certified Scrum Master, PSM II.

  • Digital Customer Success project management for the HVV DeutschlandTicket – S-Bahn HH (March 2023 – December 2024).

  • Technical product development and resource coordination for scaling user numbers.

  • Design and implementation of a sustainable customer service architecture (organizational, technical, procedural).

  • JIRA administration and led the migration of the customer service platform for the Deutschlandticket.

  • Management of interfaces between 1st/2nd/3rd level support, including vendor management.

  • Coaching and further development of the responsible teams.

  • Development of a Salesforce application.

  • Collaboration on the development of a billing and CRM system for corporate customers.

  • Responsible for user training, setting up UAT tests, and usability optimization.

  • Coordination of REST API development.

  • Interim Online Manager for Eschenbach Optik (Sportoptics & VPT) (July 2023 – February 2025).

  • Further development of the websites for Sportoptics and VPT (Association of Precision Optics) in close collaboration with an external digital agency.

  • Project management and content maintenance for the Pimcore-connected websites, including technical alignment with the agency.

  • Technical project leadership for the digital product launch of a world's first product, including design and execution of a digital product event (instead of a physical keynote).

  • Conceptual support for migrating the product catalog from manual creation in Adobe InDesign to automated generation in Pimcore.

  • Cost savings through automatic updating of product data and consistent presentation in the corporate design.

  • Process optimization by leveraging existing product data already available in Pimcore.

Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
5 months

Project Manager / Product Owner

Ort Interactive

  • Project management of a complex browser-based software solution for a large German waste management company.
  • Design and project management of the development of a customer portal for waste disposal services.
  • Setup and migration of the existing JIRA Server solution to a new cloud-based JIRA Software and JIRA Service Management application including new workflows and structures to establish the foundation for agile processes.
Jan 2016 - Jul 2022
5 years 7 months

Digital Project Manager

Reed Exhibitions

  • Head of the PSI eCommerce department at Reed Exhibitions, one of the leading trade show organizers worldwide.
  • Introduction of agile project management based on SCRUM.
  • Certified SCRUM Master for the digital teams at Reed.
  • Development of digital product strategies and alignment of the strategy with executive management.
  • Conceptualization, implementation, and optimization of existing and new digital products, including digital trade shows (FIBO & PSI Digital).
Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 10 months

Senior Project Manager Digital

Mirum Agency GmbH

  • Key account manager for a direct bank (Germany & Austria).
  • Team leadership and management of an interdisciplinary team (creative, strategy, IT, and project management).
  • Commercial preparation, management, and execution of digital projects in coordination with executive management.
  • Coordination of internal quality control in the IT area (including preparation for an external customer audit).
  • Development of digital strategies, campaigns, and concepts.
Feb 2010 - Feb 2015
5 years 1 month

Online Marketing Manager

Apetito AG

  • Further development and optimization of web content and design of a content strategy.
  • Collaboration on the design and further development of the web offerings and the new online customer portal.
  • Agency management and performance monitoring of online advertising measures.
  • Conceptualization and implementation of email marketing projects.
  • Analysis and optimization of web analytics and reporting for the eShop.

Languages

German
Native
Dutch
Elementary

Education

Oct 2003 - Jun 2010

Hochschule Dortmund

Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · International Business German-Dutch · Dortmund, Germany · 1,9

HES Amsterdam

BA of Business Administration · Business Administration · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 1,6

Certifications & licenses

Certified Scrum Master

Certified Scrum Master PSM II

Seminar on Efficient Time and Self-Management

Seminar Leadership - Executive Training

Seminar Sales Training

Advanced Training as an Online Marketing Manager