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Martina Maier

Senior Project & Programme Manager | PMO | IT, SAP

On-demand
Vienna, AT
15+ years
Project Management
Programme Management
Project Management (PMO)
Change and Transformation Management
SAP Project Management

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About Martina

Independent Senior Project & Programme Manager – PMO | IT & SAP Transformation


Independent consultant with extensive experience in leading complex IT and business transformation programmes across corporate environments. Skilled in establishing and running PMOs, managing SAP implementations and IT integrations, and delivering transparent communication and governance at executive level.

Proven track record in SAP SuccessFactors, SAP S/4HANA Hypercare, and global IT integrations after M&A. Experienced in designing and implementing communication frameworks for carve-outs, leading infrastructure and security projects, and ensuring quality in corporate IT service and transition initiatives.

Combines structured programme planning, governance frameworks, and risk management with the ability to bridge IT and business perspectives. Adept at stakeholder management and C-level communication, ensuring alignment and decision-ready information in complex, international contexts.

My focus is on creating clarity, enabling collaboration, and achieving sustainable transformation outcomes. I deliver reliable structures, transparent reporting, and measurable results for organisations navigating change and integration.
Automotive OEM
Medical Devices
Banking and Financial Services
Digital and IT Services
Consulting and Audits

  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Vienna (up to 50km)
Willing to travel

Experience

  • Martina Maier Unternehmensberatung
    CORE PROJECT - Reorganisation & Setup Leadership – SAP SuccessFactors Implementation
    August 2024 - June 2025 (10 months)
    Role: Senior Consultant – Project Lead & Structure
    Industry: Fashion Tech, Online Retail, Corporate Environment
    Team size: ~15–20 people + external partners

    Initial Situation
    The SAP SuccessFactors project (modules Employee Central, Recruiting and Onboarding) was in a critical state. A planned go-live had already been postponed, and core project structures such as role definitions, meeting culture, open topic tracking and risk management were missing. Collaboration was strained, transparency limited, and progress delayed. A fundamental reorganisation was required to stabilise the project and enable delivery.

    Tasks
    • Guiding the implementation of the first module, including gap analysis, restructuring collaboration with the SAP implementation partner, and designing and executing UAT for Employee Central.
    • Restructuring the overall project framework and establishing a sustainable organisation with clear roles, RACI and communication lines.
    • Creating a comprehensive project handbook as a central reference for all stakeholders.
    • Introducing JIRA as the central PM tool (Kanban boards, risk templates, decision proposals, solution documentation).
    • Implementing a consolidated timeline with dependencies and status tracking.
    • Structuring meeting formats, introducing open topic tracking and risk management.
    • Conducting a communication workshop to improve collaboration and team culture.

    Results
    • Stabilised the project through clear structures and transparent task allocation.
    • Improved transparency and communication towards management and business units.
    • JIRA successfully established as the central governance, tracking and documentation tool.
    • UAT for Employee Central completed, with improved alignment with the implementation partner.
    • Sustainable improvement of collaboration achieved through new meeting formats and communication workshops.
    SAP Project Management IT Project Management Project Reorganisation & Structure sap Agile Tools (JIRA)
  • Martina Maier Unternehmensberatung
    Global HR Portal – Stakeholder Engagement & Team Communication
    September 2023 - March 2024 (6 months)
    Role: Consultant – Community Manager
    Industry: Healthcare, Corporate Environment

    Served as community manager during the implementation of a global HR portal. Developed a communication strategy, motivated stakeholders after reorganisation and introduced a stakeholder analysis template that was later adopted as a governance standard.
    Stakeholder Communication Stakeholder Management Change Management Community Management HR Systems
  • Martina Maier Unternehmensberatung
    CORE PROJECT - Central PMO Functions – IT Integration after M&A
    March 2022 - September 2023 (1 year and 6 months)
    Role: Senior Consultant – Programme Management Office
    Industry: Healthcare, Corporate Environment
    Team size: ~100 people

    Initial Situation
    Following the acquisition of a US company in radiotherapy, a German healthcare group initiated a global IT integration programme. The objective was to harmonise the IT systems of both organisations in order to realise synergy effects, meet efficiency targets and establish a reliable governance structure. The programme involved multiple workstreams with high complexity, international stakeholders and significant visibility at executive level.

    Tasks
    • Setting up and managing central PMO functions with responsibility for project organisation, governance, stakeholder management and C-level communication.
    • Monitoring timelines and dependencies, coordinating budget planning and ensuring delivery of defined synergy targets.
    • Consolidating savings potential across all workstreams to achieve M&A objectives.
    • Designing and implementing comprehensive programme reporting in Azure DevOps, including a consolidated timeline, central risk and issue register, visualisation of achievements and milestones, and management dashboards in Power BI for continuous progress reporting.
    • Preparing CIO and CFO meetings, including decision-ready presentations for IT expenditure justification, and organising regular steering committees and advisory board alignments.
    • Acting as communication hub between business and IT, ensuring transparency and alignment across all stakeholders in an international environment.
    Results
    • Synergy and efficiency targets successfully achieved within budget and timeline.
    • Transparent steering and executive-level communication firmly established.
    • Planning reliability and risk transparency significantly improved through consolidated reporting and dashboards.
    • Programme widely recognised for effectiveness, governance standards and communication impact at management level.
    Programme Management Post-Merger Integration C-Level Communication Azure DevOps & Power BI Reporting Stakeholder Management
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Education

  • Diploma Economics
    University of Regensburg
    2005
    Diploma Economics
  • University Of Cape Town / University of Stellenbosch
    2004
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Certifications

  • Banking Professional (IHK Certified)
    IHK (Industrie- und Handelskammer - Chamber of Commerce, Germany) / SchmidtBank KGaA, Germany
    1998
    Finance sector Compliance Customer Advisory
  • Scuba Diving Instructor
    PADI
    2004
    Training Cross-Cultural Communication Coaching Safety Management event manager Outdoor Leadership
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Skill set

Agile Project Management
IT Project Management
Post-Merger Integration
Carve-Out
System Integration
Quality Management
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Communication strategy
Hypercare
Organizational Design
Post-Merger Integration
C-Level Communication
Azure DevOps & Power BI Reporting
IT Project Management
Service Level & KPI Management
Strategic Communication Frameworks
Carve-Out Projects
Presentation Strategy & Visualisation
IT Security & Compliance Management
Audit
Infrastructure Hardening
Risk & Issue Management
PMO
Service & Transition Management
Stakeholder Communication
Quality Management
Project Reorganisation & Structure
sap
Agile Tools (JIRA)
SAP Migration Communication
Stakeholder Engagement
Change Management
Communication
IT Backup Processes
Community Management
HR Systems
IT Authorisation Processes
Process Optimisation
Service Catalogue Design
Corporate IT Governance
Quality Assurance
IT Service & Transition Management
Risk Management
Escalation Processes

Categories

  • Management Consultant
  • Strategy Consultant