Manuela Leffler
@manuelaleffler
Senior PMO at Covestro and Deutsche Telekom, who built cross-country governance for a digital program.
GermanyWhat I'm looking for
At Covestro AG, I built PMO structures and governance guidelines for three country organizations and managed dependencies, risks, and milestones across a digital program. I also assessed change requests for their impact on scope, budget, and timing.
At Deutsche Telekom AG, I coordinated PMO methods and governance for company-wide IT and HR transformation programs, including One Company. I prepared executive reporting and decision papers and coordinated milestone, schedule, resource, and budget control.
In later assignments, I introduced Jira and Confluence as a shared planning and control platform for a 5G program, and helped establish governance for parallel projects in the public sector. I hold IPMA Level D, PSM I, and PSPO I certifications.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior PMO and Project Management
Various
Apr 2024 - Nov 2026 (2 years 7 months)
Managed risk, governance, and reporting structures across three project engagements in telecommunications, public sector, and insurance. Developed governance and decision structures, operationalized controlling, and prepared steering committee materials.
Built PMO structures and governance for three country organizations (DE/NL/CN). Managed dependencies, risks, and milestones of a digital program, and prepared consolidated reporting for C-level.
Project Assistance, Recruiting and Coordination
Consulting Company
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022 (5 months)
Managed committee processes, coordinated external service providers, and planned and supported assessment centers.
Self-employed and Project Business
Self-employed
Jul 2015 - Oct 2021 (6 years 3 months)
Introduced digitalization for SME clients with independent mandate management.
Senior PMO Manager, Program and Multi-Project Control
Jan 2008 - Jun 2015 (7 years 5 months)
Managed KPI steering, executive reporting, and decision templates for board level. Coordinated PMO methods and governance for company-wide IT and HR transformation programs.
Coordinated PMO and project control in IT-related corporate programs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
IU Internationale Hochschule
B.A., International Management
2023 -
Pursuing a B.A. in International Management on a part-time basis since September 2023.
GPM
IPMA Level D, Project Management
Earned the IPMA Level D certification in June 2026.
IU Internationale Hochschule
Projektmanager Change, Change Management
Completed the Project Manager Change certification in January 2025.
Scrum.org
PSM I and PSPO I, Scrum
Earned Professional Scrum Master I and Professional Scrum Product Owner I certifications in March 2024.
VWA Köln
Betriebswirtin (VWA), Marketing
Completed a six-semester program in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing, achieving DQR/EQR level 6.
KI Campus
KI & Leadership, AI & Leadership
Completed the AI & Leadership course in July 2025.
Ausbildung zur Rechtsanwaltsfachangestellten
Ausbildung zur Rechtsanwaltsfachangestellten, Legal Assistance
Completed vocational training as a legal assistant.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
GermanyAuthorized to work in
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