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Slobodanka Sersik

Tech Advisor | Architecture & Transformation

€1,000/day
Hamburg, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Slobodanka

I am an IT architect and tech strategist with over 20 years of experience in implementing and leading demanding digital projects – from e-commerce and the public sector to healthcare and logistics. My focus is on sustainable IT architecture, cloud-native solutions, AI strategy, and supporting teams and executives in technological and organizational transformations.

In addition to my project work, I coach tech teams and CTOs, develop practical AI training courses for companies, and have been teaching as a university lecturer for over 15 years.

I work pragmatically, in a structured manner, and as an equal – whether as a sparring partner for decision-makers or a trainer for interdisciplinary teams. I am particularly attracted to projects with meaning, complexity, and impact.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Hamburg (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Kiel (up to 50km), Düsseldorf (up to 50km)

Experience

  • HAW Hamburg
    University Lecturer
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    October 2014 - Today (11 years and 8 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    - Teaching Information Systems Architecture and Cloud Computing.
    - Mentored over 300 students, bridging academic theories with real-world IT
    practices.
    Teaching IT Architecture Coaching and mentoring Cloud computing
  • About You / SCAYLE
    Director Solution Architecture
    E-COMMERCE
    August 2021 - May 2025 (3 years and 9 months)
    Germany
    • Lead a high-performing team of solution architects and business analysts, optimizing software development processes and improving project delivery efficiency.
    • Design and implement scalable e-commerce architectures, ensuring seamless integrations with clients' IT landscapes.
    • Define and execute strategic roadmaps for client integrations, achieving a 50% increase in project efficiency and reducing time-to-market for SCAYLE clients.
    • Lead the development of a partner ecosystem, enhancing collaboration and expanding SCAYLE's market reach.
    • Provide technical leadership in both post-sales implementation and pre-sales activities, including effort estimation, scope definition, risk assessment, and solution feasibility.
    • Support pre-sales teams by providing technical expertise, delivering demos and proof-of-concepts (PoCs), defining project scope, dependencies, assumptions, and milestones.
    • Assist in effort estimation, risk evaluation, resource planning, and defining project timelines to ensure successful pre-sales engagements.
    • Manage distributed teams across different organizations, including internal teams, freelancers, external agencies, and client experts, ensuring smooth collaboration and delivery.
    Team management IT Architecture Strategic planning E-commerce Customer Success
  • IBM / Cúram Software
    IT Solution Architect
    DIGITAL AND IT
    September 2010 - July 2021 (10 years and 10 months)
    Germany
    • Led major transformation projects in the public sector, overseeing architecture, design, and technical strategy for large-scale implementations.
    • Managed distributed software development teams across Europe, India, Romania, the UK, Ireland, and the Nordics, ensuring successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.
    • Coordinated multiple teams with varying responsibilities, including product development, customer-specific component creation, and consulting teams working directly with clients.
    • Served as a core member of IBM's Cloud Acceleration Team, helping DACH clients transition to cloud-based architectures.
    • Acted as a trusted advisor in pre-sales engagements, providing architectural guidance, technical feasibility analysis, and effort estimations.
    • Supported pre-sales teams with technical expertise, offering demos, PoCs, effort estimations, risk assessments, and defining key milestones and resource requirements for bidding processes.
    • In large-scale projects such as JUS-IT, led over 50 professionals across multiple geographies, integrating various team profiles into a cohesive and efficient delivery structure.
    IT Architecture Social & Healthcare Team management Digital Transformation Account Management

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Education

  • certification for professional one-on-one business coaching services
    IBM
    2019
    certification for professional one-on-one business coaching services
  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
    IBM
    2017
    Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

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