Thomas Becker
Programme Manager, Turnaround Projects
Experience
Agile Coach, Scrum-Master
ÖBB (Infra)
- Challenge: poor project results and team performance, very poor work environment
- Solution: introduction of agile planning processes, teaching agile principles within the SAFe framework
- Innovation: consistent use of agile methods; introduction of requirements engineering, story writing
- Leadership: interface with the board, program management Opel Europe, GM USA and international markets
- Result: most productive team in the ART; increased planning accuracy to over 85%
- Team size: 10
Founder, Product Director, Product Owner
Cipacto
- Challenge: development of an IIoT platform for capturing, securing, and analyzing industrial fluids with AI-based analytics and optimization features
- Solution: strategy, design, and leadership of product development
- Built scalable data architecture to prepare for AI applications (anomaly detection, ESG tracking)
- Developed ML use cases, including consumption forecasting, theft detection, and emissions calculation
- Integrated sensor data, ERP/fleet systems, and AI-enabled dashboards
- Validated with industry partners (EnergieDirect, Zöchling)
- Result: validated prototype, market-ready system architecture, AI readiness for predictive insights
Project Manager
Lanxess
- Challenge: failed company-wide portal migration (Typo3→Sitecore)
- Solution: project reset, requirements engineering, management of nearshore/offshore vendors
- Innovation: developed governance and operating model for international rollouts
- Leadership: board status reports, project presentations at the highest level
- Result: recovered €400,000 from disengaged vendors
- Team size: 40 (including nearshore/offshore)
Project Manager
Opel
- Challenge: Europe-wide CMS migration (CQ5→Adobe AEM), direct CMO integration, coordination with GM USA
- Solution: design and delivery of workshops for international markets and agencies
- Innovation: developed complex governance for legal and technical compliance
- Leadership: interface with board, program management Opel Europe, GM USA and international markets
- Result: project volume of €2.5M p.a.
- Team size: 100 (including markets, agencies, GM IT)
Product Owner / Project Manager
Sanofi
- Challenge: consolidating over 100 websites into a single B2B2C portal
- Solution: CIO interface for European compliance assurance and project management
- Innovation: built a customer-centric portal with a complex governance structure
- Leadership: interface with European and German board, coordination and coaching of all teams
- Result: project volume over €3M p.a., strategic platform, expanded globally
- Team size: 100 (all-in)
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Energy (5 years), Manufacturing (5 years), Pharmaceutical (4 years), Chemical (2 years), Transportation (1.5 years), and Automotive (1 year).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (11.5 years), Product Development (9.5 years), Project Management (8 years), and Business Intelligence (5 years).
Summary
Results-oriented senior leader with over 20 years of experience in digital transformation, program control and governance in international stakeholder setups. Experienced in leading large-scale IT and enterprise programs in SAP-based environments. Helps organizations successfully execute complex transformation and change management initiatives – from strategy and structure through agile delivery models and innovation efforts to stabilizing crisis and risk projects. Brings entrepreneurial mindset and extensive hands-on experience from own startup and scaling projects.
Skills
Senior Project Leadership: 20+ Years Of Complex Large It Projects, Cms/erp Implementations, Critical System Migrations
Agile Leadership: Safe Framework Expert, Scrum Master (Csm), Pmp – Transforming Traditional Organizations
Turnaround Specialist: Rescuing Projects In Critical Phases, Proven Cost Savings Of €800,000+
Stakeholder Management: C-level, Crisis Communication, International Stakeholder Structures
International Scaling: Rollouts In Europe/usa/asia, Multicultural Teams Up To 50 People
Ai & Innovation: Ai Course At Wk Austria, Industrial Iot, Digital Product Development, Startups, Practitioner
Change Management: Building And Implementing Frameworks In International Transformation Programs
Enterprise Platforms: Adobe Aem, Sitecore, Typo3, Sap (Commerce, S4/hana), Planview, Salesforce, Sharepoint
Agile & Collaboration Tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops, Trello, Miro, Figma
Methodologies & Frameworks: Safe, Scrum, Kanban, Prince2, Design Thinking, Pmi, Bpmn, Uml
Key Expertise: Requirements Engineering, Change Management, Process Modeling, Business Processes
Automotive: Bmw, Opel, Avag – Digital Strategies, International Sales Channels
Pharma/chemicals: Sanofi, Lanxess – Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Structures
Transport/infrastructure: Öbb, Lufthansa Technik – Mission-critical Systems
Retail: Aldi Süd – Ecommerce Complexity, International Markets
Teams: Leading Teams Of Up To 50 People Directly, Extended Stakeholder Coordination Of 100+ People
Budgets: Up To €10m Per Project
Turnaround Rate: Consistent Success In Project Recoveries
Ai Innovation: Machine Learning, Generative Ai, Large Language Models Integrated In Projects
Stakeholders: C-level, Board
Languages
Education
Universities of Freiburg, Cardiff, Hamburg
Magister Artium · Political Science, English Studies, Spanish · Cardiff, United Kingdom
Certifications & licenses
AI Transformation
incite/Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
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