Steffen Hellmich

Experience

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  Siemens

  Jan 1996 - Sept 2017

  The Section Software and SCADA was responsible for the Engineering and R&D activities for SCADA and Software in Siemens Wind Power, supplying products, solutions, and services to wind power plants globally. It was an international organization with over 200 employees in departments and teams in Denmark, India, and Germany.- Led all software and SCADA R&D projects, products, resources, schedules, quality, and budget. - Oversaw the software product lifecycle process and third-party and open-source software clearing. - Managed employees' development, improving their skills, competencies, and knowledge while fostering a strong culture of continuous improvement. Show less - Directed a joint venture R&D unit with a budget of over 10 Mio Eur and more than 150 people, responsible for developing products for factory automation and motion control, focusing on emerging markets;- Initiated, aligned, led, and successfully implemented the lean transformation of Product Lifecycle Management in our joint venture.- Aligned our joint venture R&D strategy & vision with corporate goals and fostered a culture of innovation and high-quality output- Led innovation with external (Chinese universities) and internal innovation partners (Siemens Limited China Corporate Technology)- Improved our joint venture R&D processes in a cross-functional network with headquarters and related joint venture functions Show less

  • Head of SCADA (WP TE SES SCA)

    Oct 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Head of Section Software and SCADA (WP TE TS SWS)

    Aug 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Head of R&D in Nanjing, China

    Aug 2011 - Jul 2015

  • Head of I IA CE SE R&D Power Electronics

    Oct 2006 - Jul 2011

  • Project Manager at A&D SE R&D

    Oct 2005 - Sept 2006

  • Project Manager and later Head of R&D in Nanjing, China

    Oct 2002 - Sept 2005

  • Hardware Developer and later Project Manager

    Jan 1998 - Sept 2002

  • Member of the SIEMENS International Trainee Program in Germany and China

    Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
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  Siemens Gamesa

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2024

  Led the Portfolio Management department for Power Plant Solutions at SGRE (TE PPS PM), distributed across Denmark, Germany, India, and Spain; defined and promoted Lean-Agile processes, practices, and methods to enhance value delivery.• Orchestrated portfolio planning, optimization, and governance, ensuring alignment with corporate targets.• As software development process owner, led continuous improvements in our operational model and its associated processes and tools, provided training, managed change communications, and ensured compliance.• Implemented strategic initiatives, developing and using capacity planning tools and dashboards that enhanced transparency, enabled data-driven decision-making, and improved project planning efficiency for agile teams by 25%, significantly reducing overhead.• Led the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE), supporting 8 Agile Release Trains and 30+ agile teams.• Was actively seeking new leadership opportunities to leverage my extensive expertise in development and engineering following a strategic restructuring at SGRE TE PPS in 2024. Show less Information Systems Development unit manager with over 100 employees (own + external).- Directed a diverse department of team leads, software architects, software developers, and UI/UX designers across Europe to innovate enterprise, digitalization, and power plant solutions, streamlining related knowledge, processes, methods, and tools.- Spearheaded technology development until Technology Readiness Level 6, facilitated innovation and intellectual property creation.- Pioneered our organization's Scaled Agile transformation, leading to notable gains in agility, efficiency, and employee engagement since 2019; serving as a certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) since May 2020. Show less

  • Head of Portfolio Management

    Jan 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Head of Agile Program Management

    Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Technical Unit Manager for Information Systems Development (ISD) within Corporate Technology

    Oct 2017 - Feb 2021
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  Vattenfall

  Oct 2024 - now

  Head of Digital Products