Chris R.
Technical Program & Project Manager | SaaS Integrations & Delivery
I run technical programs, the kind with multiple workstreams, external vendors, and stakeholders who don't naturally agree. Enterprise integrations, platform rollouts, transformation initiatives. 17+ years leading delivery, Executive MBA, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Most project managers run a backlog. I own the outcome: scope, dependencies, risk, and the uncomfortable conversations that keep a program on schedule. Where I add the most value: → Multi-team delivery — aligning engineering, compliance, client success and external partners on one date → System & platform integrations — enterprise-grade, spec-driven, compliance layer handled → Structure into chaos — taking a stalled program or an unclear roadmap and making it legible and shippable → Scale-up operations — building the process, reporting and governance backbone that growth requires Recent and ongoing projects include: 🏦 Banking Integration Program — enterprise communications provider. Cross-functional delivery across engineering, compliance and client success for regulated financial institutions. 🚗 Automotive SaaS (Switzerland) — end-to-end product and delivery ownership for a fleet management platform: telemetry data modeling, vehicle diagnostics, iOS/Android. 🎓 COO / General Manager, EdTech — full operational ownership: remote ops, growth, team leadership across international markets. ✈️ Digital Transformation, German Air Force Officer School — enterprise-wide blended-learning framework, from concept to rollout. Track record: - Secured €500,000 in pre-seed funding by turning a technical roadmap into an investor-ready proposition - Led enterprise-wide digital transformation inside a government/defense organization - 10+ years as an Officer in the German Armed Forces — leading programs and teams of 150+ in multinational, high-consequence environments - Founded InsightQuiz.de — GDPR-compliant SaaS for corporate L&D, built and shipped end to end Methods & tools: Agile · Scrum · Kanban · Lean Six Sigma · Multi-team coordination | Jira · Confluence · Asana · HubSpot · SAP ERP German (native) · English (fluent) · French (basic) · CET — full overlap with EU, mornings with US East Coast If your program has more moving parts than owners, that's the problem I solve. Send me the messy version — you'll get a plan back.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $15k
Billed in all: $55,470$55k
$2.5k in the last 6 months
Across 16 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 4% in Risk Management
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