Gabriel Gillessen
Unterföhring
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Project Portfolio Manager
Generali Deutschland AG
07.2021 - Current
- Yearly project portfolio planning based on project requirements and prioritization (regulatory/technical requirements, business cases, compatibility with strategy and corporate goals)
- Key Account Manager for the IT project portfolio of the life segment, the exclusive sales channel and strategic projects (ca 36 Mio 30% of IT development portfolio)
- IT project dashboard for the strategic top IT projects - reporting of portfolio progress (time, scope, budget), monitoring of burn rates, assessment and reporting of dependencies and project risks in terms of multi-project management
- Controlling the project portfolio during the year in the context of financial planning (e.g Cost management forecast, activations) and monitoring of benefit impacts
- Change request management: evaluation of new project requirements and their prioritization into the portfolio
- Providing impulses for the ongoing further development and agilisation of the project portfolio management processes and governance.
Internal Auditor
Generali Deutschland AG
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Operational and technical lead of audit teams as audit manager in the life and non-life insurance lines of business as well as on strategic topics
- Participation in national and international audits under the coordination of Generali Head Office (Italy) in the life and non-life insurance lines of business as well as on regulatory requirements
- Advising and supporting top management on startegic projects and new processes with regard to Internal Control System (ICS) issues (controls, risks, governance)
- Implementation of the follow-up activities of the audits carried out
Management Consultant
Accenture
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Implementation of projects with focus on product strategy, test centre, SAP payment system and customer relationship management in the insurance industry
- Account Management and Sales
- Participation in the Insurance Practice Group on the topics of Life Target Operating Model and Architecture as well as Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Product Portfolio Strategy Life
Generali Deutschland AG
07.2014 - 12.2016
- Overarching strategy monitoring and development of the product portfolio for the private pension insurance business line
- Concept development for growth and profitability optimization
- Implementation of internal and cross-divisional measures to manage new business and portfolio development
- Benchmarking on the basis of industry key performance indicators
- Participation in life insurance projects (national/international)
- Handling management board ad hoc inquiries
- Preparation of presentations for the management board for internal and external events
- Preparation of committee work and management board documents
Apprenticeship training-integrated studies
Generali Germany AG
09.2009 - 06.2014
- Apprenticeship training in insurance and finance (duration 2.5 years)
- Studies in economics (Bachelor 3 years / Master 1.5 years)
- Insights into operational processes in the context of job shadowing (CEO office, investment and risk controlling, sales, strategy and communications)
Education
Master of Science - Controlling, Finance and Risk Management
University of The Federal Armed Forces Munich/Neubiberg
01.2014
Bachelor of Science -
University of The Federal Armed Forces Munich/Neubiberg
01.2012
Apprenticeship Training - Insurance
Chamber of Industry And Commerce For Munich And Bavaria
01.2012
Skills
Functional/Technical
- IT Project Portfolio Management
- Business analysis
- Project management - waterfall and agile methodology
- Product strategy and product portfolio management
- Auditing of insurance business processes
- Processes along the insurance value chain
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Skills
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
- Planisware, JIRA/Confluence (project portfolio management)
- Sharepoint
Languages
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
French
Elementary (A2)
Industries
- Insurance (life and non-life insurance)
- Management consulting (focus on insurance industry)
Top10 Strengths
- Maximizer
- Focus
- Achiever
- Analytical
- Strategic
- Arranger
- Learner
- Relator
- Self-Assurance
- Empathy
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Munich
- Date of Birth: 01/22/88
Timeline
IT Project Portfolio Manager
Generali Deutschland AG
07.2021 - Current
Internal Auditor
Generali Deutschland AG
03.2019 - 06.2021
Management Consultant
Accenture
01.2017 - 02.2019
Product Portfolio Strategy Life
Generali Deutschland AG
07.2014 - 12.2016
Apprenticeship training-integrated studies
Generali Germany AG
09.2009 - 06.2014
Master of Science - Controlling, Finance and Risk Management
University of The Federal Armed Forces Munich/Neubiberg
Bachelor of Science -
University of The Federal Armed Forces Munich/Neubiberg
Apprenticeship Training - Insurance
Chamber of Industry And Commerce For Munich And Bavaria
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