Oliver Binder
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Vienna, Austria
Toptal member since November 26, 2021
Oliver has 10+ years of experience in technical project management, IT service delivery, and risk management. He has provided exceptional value as a consultant, product owner, project manager, scrum master, agile coach, and service delivery manager. Oliver also has expertise in operational, cybersecurity and IT, operational, and reputational risk management services. He has managed international teams and projects as a senior leader, freelancer, and consultant, and he speaks four languages.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Coaching
- Confluence
- Jira
- Product Owner
- Project Management
- Scrum
- Scrum Master
- Slack
Work Experience
Product Owner & Scrum Master
Stellar Software (Self-employed)
- Managed the whole development lifecycle for a tennis app, including ideation, planning, financing, and marketing.
- Successfully launched the tennis app on Android and iOS.
- Set up a stylish website for marketing the product.
Service Delivery Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
- Served as the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) manager for capital markets in Bank Austria.
- Owned full responsibility for IT support services and projects.
- Managed client requirements in a complex environment.
- Served as the single point of contact for business and IT counterparts.
- Managed 15 FTEs who were a mix of employees and contractors.
Senior IT Project Manager
Solifi
- Planned, executed, and controlled costs for leasing software.
- Managed customer requirements for large banks using Agile methodology.
- Communicated and negotiated with customers about milestones and execution.
- Coordinated international development teams located in Europe, North America, India, and Australia.
- Managed scope, timelines, and defects for project milestones.
- Performed scrum master activities for software delivery deadlines.
Head of Group Operational & Non-Financial Risk
Erste Group
- Manged 18 FTEs and built a new team of quantitative and qualitative specialists.
- Led Erste Group's operational risk area, including the risk framework, management, and regulatory capital (AMA).
- Owned non-financial risk responsibilities, including IT risk, the non-financial risk framework, internal control systems, outsourcing and product approval assessments, risk-return decisions, reputational risk, and a whistleblowing IT solution.
IT Project Manager | Scrum Master | Consultant
CCT Software Solutions
- Managed app development for Sacher Hotels and Almanac Hotels.
- Performed FTE and P&L planning, budgeting, and controlling for web and mobile apps.
- Hired internal programmers and external resources for app development.
- Owned the management of sales, client, and partner relationships.
Project History
Customer App for 5-star Hotels
http://www.sacher.comLaunched and managed several releases of the Sacher app and app Almanac for 5-star hotels.
Mobile App for Tennis Players
Initiated, developed, launched, and marketed a mobile app for tennis players.
Education
Master's Degree in Sports Sciences and Sports Management
University of Vienna - Vienna, Austria
Master's Degree in International Business Administration
Vienna University of Economics and Business - Vienna, Austria
Language Degree in Exchange Semester
Lomonosov Moscow State University - Moscow, Russia
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Slack, Trello, Zoom, Bitbucket
Paradigms
Scrum, Kanban, Agile, Agile Project Management, Management
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Other
Microsoft Teams, Training Methodology, Sports Project Management, Project Management, Scrum Master, Project Planning, Software Project Management, Workflow, ServiceNow, Languages, Agile Coaching, Product Owner, IT Service Delivery, International Marketing, International Finance, Economics, OpenVMS, HP Service Manager, Node.js, React Native, Swagger, Java, Angular, Risk, Cybersecurity, Operational Risk, IT Outsourcing, Approval, Control Systems, AngularJS, PHP, Technical Hiring, P&L Management, Social Media, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
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