Xavier Reckers
Interim / Senior Project Manager / PMO
Experience
Interim / Senior Project Manager / PMO
Mann + Hummel
- Portfolio, program, and project management using agile, hybrid, and traditional project management methods
Senior Consultant / PMO / Product Owner
CARIAD (VW)
- Strategy and implementation consulting
- Organizational development and transformation
- Senior consultant/PMO in the E3 2.0 PMO, responsible for APMO development and cross-brand top management committees
- Senior consultant/PMO in cross-brand projects on PMT topics
- Senior consultant in defect and test management, responsible for building project management structures within teams
- Product Owner in the System Team as part of the organizational setup (including setting up JIRA and Confluence as part of SAFe scaling)
- Senior consultant/PMO in building the CARIAD organization according to SAFe in the Processes, Methods, and Tools for CARIAD area
- Agile software development
- Stakeholder management
Founder, Managing Director, and Project Manager
RPM Advisory GmbH
- Consulting boutique focused on multi-project management, agile transformation, and performance improvement
- Since founding, leading projects for various clients across different industries, including: Mann + Hummel, GEMA, BNP Paribas Cardif, Carl Zeiss, Bionexx, Mercedes Benz i.O., Mercedes Benz
Senior Consultant / Senior Project Manager / PMO
GEMA
- Active in project and portfolio management (including PMO setup and operation for project portfolios, M&A projects, joint ventures, receivables management, organizational restructuring…)
- PMO setup, operation, and further development
Senior Program PMO / Senior Consultant
Daimler AG
- Rollout management (processes, methods, and structures), program PMO setup and operation for an international after-sales program, rolled out in more than 15 markets worldwide
- Portfolio PMO: setup for a business unit portfolio management (>25 projects)
Senior Consultant
BMW Motorrad
- Senior Consultant in an international strategy project
- Supporting the project team by creating functional concepts to optimize global financial processes
Senior PMO / Team Lead
BMW AG
- PgrO operation and further development
- Over more than ten years, the program handled over 100 projects
Interim Project Manager
Daimler AG
- Interim management of a development team in After Sales (GSP – Global Service and Parts), responsible for delivering software for the control units of Mercedes-Benz vehicles
PMO / Consultant
Daimler Mobility Services GmbH - Park2gether
- Establishment and operation of the PMO (processes, methods, structures) for the startup Park2gether (parking space sharing platform; iOS app and website)
- Rollout management: design, organization, and execution of the Park2gether rollout in Hamburg and Berlin
PMO / Consultant
Daimler Mobility Services GmbH - Car2Go
- Procurement consulting: international tender management for a software integration platform for global use
PMO / Consultant
Daimler Mobility Services GmbH – moovel
- Contributed to product planning and product development for the startup moovel
- Product Owner Support – agile software development according to Scrum
Summary
Result- and solution-oriented project, program, and portfolio management expert and manager. I offer you solutions for your project management challenges. We will discuss your issues and together decide on the best strategic and operational solutions for achieving your target. Agile, hybrid, or traditional approach. Pragmatic, not dogmatic. Your added value is always my focus.
I bring over 13 years of experience in project management, where I worked for multinational corporations in various roles and areas. I help as a sole consultant or with a team to set up PMOs, run them, optimize projects and project landscapes, drive necessary changes in organizations, and overcome challenges.
Skills
Core Competencies
- Portfolio, Program, And Project Management Using Agile, Hybrid, And Traditional Project Management Methods
- Pmo Setup, Operation, And Further Development
- Strategy And Implementation Consulting
- Organizational Development And Transformation
- Scrum, Safe, Okrs
- Top Management Consulting And Support
- Committee And Workshop Management
- Agile Software Development
- Stakeholder Management
- Rollout Management
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office: Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Sharepoint, Teams, Word
- Jira, Confluence
- Miro
Languages
Education
University of Göttingen
Diploma in Economics, with distinction · Economics · Göttingen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
PMI – Talking To AI: Prompt Engineering For Project Managers
PMI
Agile Certified Practitioner
Managing Successful Programs
PMI – Data Landscape Of GenAI For Project Managers
PMI
PMI – Generative AI For PM
PMI
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Safe Agilist (5.0)
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