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Director Project Management | People Lead @diconium
Education

Universität Hohenheim / University of Hohenheim
2009 - 2013B.Sc. WirtschaftswissenschaftenGewählte Schwerpunkte: Marktorientierte Unternehmensführung, Wirtschaftspädagogik, Rechnungswesen

FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management
2018 - 2022M.Sc. Business Consulting & Digital Management 1,4Favorisierte Module:Entscheidungsorientiertes Management, Führung, Organisationale TransformationThesis: "Kontinuierliche Verbesserung im Scaled Agile Framework SAFe® - Eine Analyse von Metriken und Maßnahmen in Softwareentwicklungsprojekten deutscher Automobilhersteller" (Note 1,2)
Experience

Dmc digital media center GmbH
Sept 2012 - Sept 2014Assistenz Director Project Management
May 2014 - Sept 2014Werkstudentin Human Resources
Mar 2013 - May 2014Praktikantin Marketing / Vertrieb
Sept 2012 - Feb 2013

21TORR
Oct 2014 - Jan 2015Junior Project ManagerProject management for the development of a Responsive Toolkit, the further development of the worldwide used newsletter tool as well as Facebook campaigns for the key account Hewlett Packard. Guiding a team of eight teammembers, collaboration with agencies in US, Singapore and India and responsibility for an annual turnover of two million Euros.

Dmc digital media center GmbH
Jan 2015 - Mar 2016Junior Project ManagerUnit BuildingSupporting the creation of an automotive e-commerce unit within dmc, which was the foundation for the joint venture CINTEO - better known as today's mercedes-benz.io.Additionally project management for the software development project to build the central e-commerce platform for Daimler AG and therefore responsible for the areas payment interface, fulfillment interface, analytics, SEO and test management. Furthermore responsible for project controlling, customer acceptance and invoicing. Project size: 4,5 Mio € Show less

Diconium
Mar 2016 - Sept 2022Project Role | Project: E-Commerce Platform for the Volkswagen GroupProject management responsibility for the domain "Find and Show" consisting of two crossfunctional Agile Teams with in total 35 teammembers who collaborate over different locations to shape the E-Commerce for the VW Group. Additionally Product Owner role in one of the Agile Teams working with SAFe. Together we create E-Commerce functionality for different brands, markets, business models and product types and aim for constantly improving the user experience.Team Lead Role:Finding digital champions for diconium and suporting my colleagues with 1:1s, feedback and personal development talks to discover and develop their potentials. Show less Mercedes-Benz Connect StoreProduct Owner for the Mercedes-Benz Connect Store and responsibility for a 15-person agile software development team, which enabled the worldwide rollout of the Connect Store. This included project management for the change from an on-premise to a cloud solution to reduce latency in the Asia-Pacific region.Brand Architecture 2020 Daimler AGProject management as part of the Brand Architecture 2020 pilot project for Daimler AG, in which the consulting process within the car dealership in Böblingen was digitally supported and optimized.Thanks to the successful pilot, the project was subsequently rolled out to other car dealerships in the DACH region.Footlocker online stores worldwideProject management and service management for the Intershop backend of the online stores worldwide. Subprojects included connection of a new merchandise center and payment provider. Show less
Senior Project Manager | Team Lead Project Management & Product Ownership
May 2022 - Sept 2022Project Manager & Product Owner
Mar 2016 - May 2022

Diconium
May 2023 - nowShared Leadership of an automotive business unit as a homebase for 250 digital experts, each bringing unique skills to the table, to collaboratively deliver optimal client support• Setup of a new business unit after organizational transformation• Establishment of new communication formats for information sharing, participation, knowledge transfer, and mutual support• Definition of departmental goals & KPIs• Providing support and guidance to project teams in uncertain and challenging situations• Facilitating the transition of colleagues from delivered projects to new projects and new team setups• Participation in management meetings for decision-making on company level• Establishment of a People Lead Community for sharing information and mutual support among leaders Show less Proactively contributed to the organizational transformation of diconium from a competency-based organization to a client-centric structure, focused on building and evolving software delivery organizations. Based on a high degree of self-organization and trust, with transparent communication and data-driven decision-making.• Promoting cross-department collaboration• Designing company-wide structures and processes• Definition of roles and accountabilities• Introducing new communication formats• Co-Creation of an idea management system for continuous adoptions • Change Management Show less
Shared Leadership of a Business Unit
Jan 2024 - nowOrganizational Transformation of diconium digital solutions
May 2023 - Dec 2023
Licenses & Certifications

IPMA® Level C – Certified Project Manager
IPMA: International Project Management AssociationFeb 2020- View certificate

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
Scrum.orgDec 2017 - View certificate

Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner
Scaled Agile, Inc.Jul 2021
Languages
- deDeutsch
- enEnglisch
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