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Ute Von Der Grün
Bad Wiessee, Germany

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  • Evangelizing the benefits and capabilities of Copilot to internal and external audiences
  • Onboarding, mentoring, and training new ACM colleagues in services and methodologies
  • Acting as point of contact for internal Copilot proof of concept adoption and change management
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  • Empowering and guiding people in organizations to adapt to continuous (digital) transformation with a systemic view through technological and cultural changes
  • Driving successful and measurable user adoption, creating fast and collective understanding by using visualization and innovation methods
  • Change management of people and culture and organizational change
  • User acceptance and adoption of technical solutions
  • Systemic business consulting and coaching
  • Guidance for transformation initiatives
  • Team building and coaching
  • Organizational development
  • New work strategies and agile structures
  • Innovative solution and service design
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Senior Customer Success Manager CX (SaaS | Strategy)

Oracle Corp.

  • Ensured alignment of Oracle Cloud solutions with customers’ business goals and KPIs throughout the lifecycle
  • Drove adoption, onboarding, utilization, consumption and renewals of Oracle Public Cloud offerings for SaaS
  • Presented value proposition, features and functions to audiences from senior executives to technical stakeholders
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  • Change management consulting for people, culture and adoption
  • Strategic visualization: graphic recording, process mapping, visual meeting facilitation and visual storytelling
  • Team, leadership and organization development and teambuilding
  • Management coaching
Aug 2010 - Present
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Munich, Germany

Founder | Managing Director (Change Manager | Visual Facilitator | Systemic Business & Resilience Coach)

Picture4CHANGE

  • Change management consulting for people, culture and adoption
  • Strategic visualization: graphic recording, process mapping, visual meeting facilitation, visual storytelling and change consulting
  • Team, leadership and organization development including teambuilding
  • CX/CRM strategy consulting covering customer experience, CRM, cloud and SaaS
  • User acceptance and adoption for SaaS applications and UX
  • Process optimization and design
  • Systemic business coaching at organizational, team and individual levels
  • Digital transformation and innovation guidance
  • Service and sales consulting and training
  • Resilience training for stress prevention, coaching and guidance
  • Strategy consulting and applied kinesiology
  • Personal and team coaching including outdoor coaching and mindfulness training
  • Learning strategy and development for adults and youth
  • Personality development and potential accompaniment
  • Customer journey mapping, design thinking, Scrum and other agile frameworks
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Vienna, Austria

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Oracle Corp.

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Account Manager (CRM / Business Apps)

Sensix AG

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TRIA IT-Consulting

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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 (25.5 years), Professional Services (18.5 years), and Banking and Finance (4 years).

Information Technology
Professional Services
Banking and Finance

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 (22.5 years), Strategy (15.5 years), Human Resources (15.5 years), Sales (14.5 years), Customer Service (6.5 years), and Marketing (6 years).

Information Technology
Strategy
Human Resources
Sales
Customer Service
Marketing

Summary

Guiding my customers as CX Evangelist and Change Manager on their path of (digital) transformation and with systemic view through Changes (Technological & Cultural).

Driving successful and measurable User Adoption, creating fast and collective understanding by using Visualization & Innovation Methods.

Skills

Positions, Roles & Skills:

  • People, Culture And Organizational Change Manager
  • User-acceptance & Adoption Manager
  • Business & Management Consultant
  • Business Process Optimization
  • Service & Product Design
  • Partner/channel Management
  • Client Success Management
  • Systemic Business & Resilience Coach/trainer
  • Solution Sales-/presales Representative
  • Cx Evangelist
  • Visual Facilitator

Areas Of Digital Solutions:

  • Digital Transformation Projects
  • Digital Workplace (Future Workplace Strategy, M365)
  • Learning Strategies
  • User Experience (Ux)
  • User Acceptance & Adoption
  • Cloud Solutions (Saas/paas/iaas)
  • Copilot M365 (Since Nov. 23)
  • Customer Experience / Crm (Sales, Service, Marketing Experience: Marketing Automation, Workforce Management, Social Relationship Management, Contact Center, Customer Service, Multichannel/omnichannel Management, Bi/analytics, Voip, Ivr, Cti, Web Self-service, Email Management, Knowledge Management, Chatbots, Conversational Experience, Iot, Robotics)
  • Ai/artificial Intelligence Strategy
  • Augmented Reality
  • Nlp (Natural Language Processing)

Innovation Process, Creative Approach & Agile Methods/frameworks:

  • Customer (Experience) Journey Mapping
  • Idea
  • Design Thinking
  • Scrum
  • Prosci
  • Agile Change Coaching
  • Visualization

Experience In International Markets And Various Industries:

  • Financial Service & Insurance
  • Services, Media & Telecommunication
  • Life Science
  • Energy & Utility
  • Gaming
  • Higher Education
  • Public Services & Government
  • Manufacturing & Automotive Suppliers
  • Retail (B2b & B2c)

Visualization:

  • Visual Facilitator: Graphic Recording & Visual Process Mapping
  • Visual Moderator & Meeting Facilitator
  • Visual Storyteller
  • Visual Change Consultant

Strengths:

  • Connected And Systemic Thinking: Ability To See The Bigger Picture And Understand Complex Situations By Looking Beyond The Surface, From Detail To Meta Level.
  • Quick Comprehension And Insight: Rapidly Grasping Intricate Scenarios With A Behind-the-scenes Perspective.
  • Emotional Intelligence And Empathy: Sensitivity To Emotions And Understanding Others' Feelings.
  • Networking And Relationship Building: Skill In Connecting With People And Fostering Strong Relationships.
  • Creative Problem-solving: Ability To Think Innovatively And Find Unique Solutions.
  • Enjoyment Of High-quality Teamwork: Thriving In Collaboration With Highly Qualified Teams.
  • Sales And Consultation Enthusiasm: Passion For Sales And Providing Effective Advice.
  • Passion And Persuasiveness: Conviction And Enthusiasm In All Endeavors.
  • Adaptive Methodology And Interdisciplinary Networking: Utilizing A Mix Of Methods Tailored To Specific Needs And Effectively Connecting Different Disciplines.
  • Intrinsic Motivation And Desire For Continuous Learning: Willingness And Enthusiasm To Acquire New Knowledge And Evolve.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary

Education

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

Universität Witten/Herdecke

Master in Change Management (EQR 7) · Change Management · Witten, Germany

Jan 1995 - Dec 1998

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Certified Bank Specialist (BA) / Bachelor (DQR 6) · Business Administration | Banking Operations | Economics | Law | Specialized Banking Operations · Frankfurt, Germany

Jan 1990 - Dec 1993

IHK Industrie- und Handelskammer München & Oberbayern

Bank Clerk / Qualified Bank Business Management · Banking Industry · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Communication Training: Understanding Others - Resolving Conflicts - Achieving Goals

PERSONARIS Christoph Richter & Susan Jähne GbR

Solution-Focused Systemic Structural Constellations (LfSySt)

SySt-Institut München

Agile Change Coach

Agile Change Management Limited & APMG

Process/Change Management (Change Manager)

COMCAVE.COLLEGE GmbH

Resilience Trainer (SHB)

Steinbeis-Hochschule-Berlin

Foundation & Leadership Training/Sales Process Framework Method

Dale Carnegie Training

Professional SCRUM MASTER Training PSMI

Agility in Mind

Crucial Conversations

VitalSmarts

Personal Influence & Leadership Training

DDA Consulting International

Kinesiology (Huber Kinesiology Salzburg) for Personal Development

SinnZENTRUM Salzburg

RightNow CX Certification

RightNow

Systemic Business Coach

Leadership Focus GmbH

NLP Coach Practitioner (DVNLP®/INLPTA®)

INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association

NLP MASTER Practitioner (DVNLP®/INLPTA®)

INLPTA - International NLP Trainers Association

Consultative Selling

upDATE Gesellschaft f. Beratung und Training GmbH

Rhetoric & Presentation - Skillful Moderation - Presentation II - Dealing With Difficult Peers

Stöger & Partner GmbH

Winning Solution Sales

Infoteam Group

SPIN Sales Training

Huthwaite International

Prof. R. Boscheck Univ. of St. Gallen - Competitive Analysis & IT-supported Corporate Strategy Module I & II

Universität St.Gallen (HSG)

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Where is Ute based?

Ute is based in Bad Wiessee, Germany.

What languages does Ute speak?

Ute speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Ute have?

Ute has at least 30 years of experience. During this time, Ute has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 6 months. Note that Ute may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ute be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ute would be well-suited for roles such as: MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH, Mentor/Coach for Team Members / Colleagues, Principal Advisor for Transformation & Adoption (Change Management).

What is Ute's latest experience?

Ute's most recent position is MSFT Copilot Champion (AI) - DACH at SoftwareONE.

What companies has Ute worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ute has worked for SoftwareONE and Picture4CHANGE.

Which industries is Ute most experienced in?

Ute is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas is Ute most experienced in?

Ute is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Strategy and Planning, and Human Resources (HR). Ute also has some experience in Sales, Customer Service, and Marketing.

Which industries has Ute worked in recently?

Ute has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Ute worked in recently?

Ute has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Strategy and Planning, and Human Resources (HR).

What is Ute's education?

Ute holds a Master in Change Management from Universität Witten/Herdecke and a Bachelor in Business Administration | Banking Operations | Economics | Law | Specialized Banking Operations from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Does Ute have any certificates?

Ute has 19 certificates. Among them, these include: Communication Training: Understanding Others - Resolving Conflicts - Achieving Goals, Solution-Focused Systemic Structural Constellations (LfSySt), and Agile Change Coach.

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