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Thomas Utz

IT Project Manager, Project Lead, Business Analyst

€880/day
München, DE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Thomas

Passionate Project and Program Manager with over 7 years of experience
My expertise lies in efficiently managing complex, international IT projects and programs of all sizes. My experience is based on numerous projects in the automotive industry, the public sector, and mechanical engineering – complemented by my work in management consulting.

I look forward to leading projects to success together with you!

My Services:
  • Agile and hybrid project and program management
  • Building and leading cross-functional, international development teams
  • Application of solution-oriented methods to ensure success in all project phases
  • In-depth analysis and reliable realignment of "problem projects"
  • Stakeholder management and interface between business and IT
  • Creation and presentation of reports and decision proposals at C-level
  • Introduction of project management standards in your company or business unit
  • Introduction of Scrum, SAFe, or Kanban in organizations; planning and execution of team and department workshops (e.g., problem analysis, strategy workshops, realignment, conflict management)
  • Requirements management & Business Analysis
  • Development of future-oriented product strategies for digital products
Soft Skills
  • Transparent and open communication at all times
  • Absolute reliability and very high commitment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a systematic and precise way of working
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and cost awareness
  • Team player with high social competence
Further Training/Certificates
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
  • Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)
  • Design Thinking Training
  • Workshop Methods Training
  • Change Management Training
  • Training on Collaboration with Different Personality Types (MBTI)
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

  • French

    Basic

Can work on-site
München (up to 50km), Nürnberg (up to 50km), Regensburg (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Augsburg (up to 50km), Ingolstadt (up to 50km)

Experience

  • BMW AG
    Product and Project Management - Development of an Infotainment Vehicle Application
    AUTOMOBILE
    May 2024 - March 2025 (10 months)
    München, Germany
    The project aimed to develop and manage an off-board vehicle application in the infotainment sector and to elaborate a product strategy for future vehicle generations.

    Tasks:
    • Project planning and management to achieve milestones on time
    • Translation of business and technical requirements into Epics and PIs
    • Coordination and elaboration of the software architecture
    • Test management
    • Impediment management
    • Conducting workshops to develop a future-oriented product strategy
    • Reporting to management (including decision and escalation topics)
    Project Management Agile Scrum Product Strategy Requirements Management Stakeholder Management
  • mecom GmbH
    IT Project Manager - Development of a Highly Available "Secure Data Hub"
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    January 2023 - May 2024 (1 year and 4 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    In the context of official crisis management and civil protection in Germany, a data hub was created to enable highly available and secure exchange of warning messages and sensor data from various systems during disaster and general emergency situations.

    Tasks:
    • Functional leadership of a cross-functional development team (>10 people) in software development and infrastructure
    • Project planning to achieve milestones on time
    • Stakeholder management including customer communication
    • Reporting to C-level management (including decision and escalation topics)
    • Impediment management
    • Preparation and responsibility for milestone acceptances
    PMP® Agile Software Development
  • mecom GmbH
    IT Project Management - Nationwide Warning Day 2022 (MoWaS)
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    June 2022 - December 2022 (7 months)
    Hamburg, Germany
    The nationwide warning day serves to test all warning systems in Germany. The goal was to ensure the smooth operation of the modular warning system (MoWaS) and the newly introduced Cell Broadcast technology.

    Tasks / Results:
    • Management of activities to ensure successful testing of newly developed and existing IT systems
    • Execution of risk management (identification, analysis, and assessment of risks)
    • Derivation and coordination of measures for risk minimization
    • Establishment of a company-wide emergency management system
    • Successful warning of over 90% of the German population through a mix of warning methods (Cell Broadcast, warning apps, ...)
    PMP®

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