Katara Waterbender

[email protected] +49 170 1234567 linkedin.com/in/katara-waterbender

DOB: 15.03.1990 Nationality: Australian

English (Native)German (B2)

Summary

PMP-certified project manager with 9+ years delivering complex technology and business transformation projects. Successfully managed $50M+ in combined project portfolios across financial services, healthcare, and government sectors. Expert in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies with a track record of on-time, on-budget delivery.

Experience

Senior Project Manager

May 2021 – Present

Accenture, Berlin, Germany

Manage portfolio of 5 concurrent projects ($12M combined budget, 60+ team members)
Delivered ERP migration for government client — $8M budget, 18-month timeline, on time
Implemented Agile transformation across 3 client organisations (200+ stakeholders)
Achieved 95% client satisfaction score across all managed engagements
Established PMO standards and templates adopted across ANZ practice

Project Manager

Feb 2018 – Apr 2021

Suncorp Group, Munich, Germany

Led digital transformation program for insurance claims platform ($6M budget)
Reduced claims processing time from 14 days to 3 days through process redesign
Managed cross-functional team of 25 across IT, operations, and business units
Delivered 12 projects over 3 years with 100% on-budget track record

Associate Project Manager

Jul 2015 – Jan 2018

IBM, Hamburg, Germany

Coordinated delivery of cloud migration project for banking client (500+ VMs)
Managed project schedules, risk registers, and status reporting for 4 workstreams
Facilitated weekly steering committees with client CIO and programme sponsors
Mentored 2 junior PMs through IBM's project management development programme

Skills

Methodologien: Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, Hybrid, PRINCE2

Management: Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, Vendor Management

Werkzeuge: Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI

Bereiche: Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, ERP, Insurance, Government

Education

Master of Science Projektmanagement

2017 – 2018

TU Berlin

Bachelor of Science Informatik

2011 – 2014

TU Munich

Certifications

PMP — Project Management Professional (2019)
PRINCE2 Practitioner (2018)
Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) (2022)
ITIL v4 Foundation (2020)