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Marcel Holthausen

Senior Project Manager & IT Consultant

€1,200/day
Hattingen, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Marcel

15 years of experience in the digital environment, including 6 years as a self-employed consultant. Experience ranges from strategy consulting and project management to operational implementation (testing, requirements management, operations). I act as an interdisciplinary translator and process optimizer.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Industrie und Maschinenbau
    Proxy Product Owner & Delivery Lead
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    April 2021 - Today (5 years and 2 months)
    Wetter, Germany
    • Leading and managing several digital projects, most based on Ibexa (e eZ Platform / eZ Publish) including planning, coordination, and quality assurance.
    • Technical responsibility for the further development of the CMS platform, interfaces, and modules in close cooperation with internal and external development teams.
    • Planning and execution of rollouts (national/international) including deployment coordination, testing strategies, and acceptance logic.
    • Establishment and introduction of agile processes and structures (Scrum/Kanban), including team training and role definition.
    • Process analysis and optimization along the entire digital value chain – from requirements management through development to operations.
    • Definition and implementation of technical standards and best practices for code quality, versioning, and release management.
    • Close coordination with stakeholders, UX/UI, IT architecture, and product management to ensure sustainable platform development.
    • Introduction of a continuous improvement process to increase efficiency in project management, communication, and documentation.
    • Responsible for budget, resource, and time planning as well as reporting to management and clients.
    • Support in the strategic further development of the digital platform.
    Process Optimization Project Management Delivery Management Customer Experience
  • Pharma und Medizintechnik
    Project Management, Technical Feasibility, Requirements Management, Quality Assurance & Go-Live
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    October 2023 - March 2026 (2 years and 5 months)
    Basel, Switzerland
    • Responsibility for project management and implementation of complex web platforms based on Optimizely Platform, from conception to go-live.
    • Conducting feasibility analyses and technical scoping in close cooperation with development, architecture, and business departments.
    • Requirements management including capturing, prioritizing, and translating business requirements into technical user stories and specifications.
    • Managing interdisciplinary teams (development, design, QA, infrastructure) and coordinating external service providers.
    • Establishing and optimizing agile processes (Scrum/Kanban) to increase efficiency, transparency, and team responsibility.
    • Introduction of structured quality assurance processes: test concepts, acceptance logic, UAT phases, and bug tracking.
    • Planning and accompanying the go-live including technical acceptance, rollout planning, risk management, and post-go-live support.
    • Ongoing process optimization and documentation for sustainable scaling of project and development structures.
    User Experience (UX) Product Development Process Optimization Project Management Delivery Management
  • Architektur und Bauwesen
    Consulting in Technical Feasibility, Process Optimization, and UI/UX
    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    October 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 2 months)
    Bochum, Germany
    • Creation and optimization of team structures and processes for the introduction of agile working methods.
    • Responsible for requirements management and technical feasibility analyses of new features.
    • UI/UX analysis and coordination with design and development teams to improve user experience.
    • Management of quality assurance and close collaboration with all stakeholders.
    Process Optimization Project Management User Experience (UX) Product Development

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