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Marc Schmidt

IT Project Manager

€1,120/day
Bonn, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Marc

For almost 30 years, I have been managing and leading IT projects with diverse objectives across various industries. In many of these projects, I have worked with international and global teams in English. I work both classically and agilely and have obtained certifications for both PMI and SAFe.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Bonn (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Freiberufliche Tätigkeit
    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
    March 2021 - Today (5 years and 3 months)
    53 Bonn, Germany
    I support companies in initiating and implementing ambitious and innovative IT initiatives. I focus on close alignment of project objectives and resulting deliverables with responsible stakeholders, derivation of work packages and required resources and experts, as well as the creation and adaptation of structures and processes to ensure successful delivery. More recently, particular importance has been placed on aligning project approaches regarding the use of agile methods with the specific circumstances of the client organization.
    Project Management Agile Project Management Business Intelligence Team Management SAP PLM
  • PROKURIST – GENERAL REINSURANCE AG
    IT MANAGER
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    April 2015 - February 2021 (5 years and 11 months)
    Cologne, Germany
    Team management and project management in Global Information Projects / BI Projects:

    • Disciplinary and methodological control of a team of internal and external project managers and business analysts at the main locations in Cologne and Stamford, CT, USA
    • Responsibility for successful global project delivery in line with the BI strategy
    • Transition of methodology in the areas of project management and business/data analysis to agile procedures and the use of MS Azure DevOps
    • Management of strategic IT projects (see project overview in appendix)
    • Responsibility for the productive operation of pricing applications for global claims and reinsurance (Property & Casualty, P&C)
    Project Management Business Intelligence Team Management Insurance
  • GENERAL REINSURANCE AG
    SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    December 2011 - March 2015 (3 years and 4 months)
    Cologne, Germany
    Senior Project Manager in a global PMO organization
    • Initiation, planning, execution, and monitoring of IT projects for all business areas of the company (see project overview in appendix)
    • Depending on project size, support for test management, business analysis, and functional conception
    • Coordination and management of internal project staff, external consultants, and outsourcing partner services at distributed locations in the United States, Europe, and India
    • Member of the PMO team, contributing to competency building and transformation towards the planned use of agile methods
    Project Management Insurance

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Education

  • CERTIFICATION SAFe 5 PROGRAM CONSULTANT–
    Scaled Agile
    2021
    ZERTIFIZIERUNG SAFe 5 PROGRAM CONSULTANT–
  • CERTIFICATION SAFe 5 PRODUCT OWNER/PRODUCT MANAGER–
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    2021
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