Hans Nienhaus

Product Group Owner Managed SAP Platform

Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

About

Strategic IT leader with a proven track record of bridging the gap between complex infrastructure operations and enterprise cybersecurity. Expertise in scaling global platforms from architectural design to 24/7 secure operations, driving business enablement by transforming security into a resilient catalyst for growth and operational velocity.

Experience

  • Schaeffler (1 yr 9 mos)
    • Product Group Owner Managed SAP Platform
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Direct the strategic vision and secure 24/7 global operations for the SAP Basis Platform and adjacent services; manage a €40M budget and a cross-functional team of 100+ internal and external specialists to ensure high availability and cybersecurity compliance.

    • Information Technology Program Manager
      Oct 2024 - Jul 2025 · 10 mos

      IT Program Lead for the strategic hardening and resilience uplift of the Seguin Plant’s infrastructure; managed a €5M budget to remediate legacy vulnerabilities and standardize security controls across 24/7 manufacturing operations.

  • Vitesco Technologies (Full-time · 4 yrs 7 mos)
    • Information Technology Program Manager
      Sep 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

      IT Program Lead for the strategic hardening and resilience uplift of the Seguin Plant’s infrastructure; managed a €5M budget to remediate legacy vulnerabilities and standardize security controls across 24/7 manufacturing operations.

    • Global Team Lead Microsoft Office 365
      Jul 2020 - Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Managed a €12M budget and a global team of 50+ to execute high-pressure spin-off services while maintaining 24/7 accountability for Microsoft 365 operations and global service delivery.

    • Spin-off Project Manager Modern Workplace Services
      Apr 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Continental (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • IT Project Manager
      Oct 2018 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

      • IT Program/Project Lead for the implementation of large cross divisional digitalization projects. • Project setup, planning and monitoring • Full budget responsibility • Functional lead of the project team (internally and externally staffed globally) • Coordination and communication of project activities through all levels of the organization

    • Consultant Quality, CBS, and Master Data, IT Project Manager
      May 2018 - Sep 2018 · 5 mos

      • IT Project Lead for mobile app development and strategic tool decisions • Full budget responsibility • Functional lead of global project teams (internally and externally staffed) • Global service setup for new projects • Consultation and support of business in issues concerning Quality, CBS, and Master Data

    • Consultant Global Purchasing Solutions, IT Project Manager
      Jul 2016 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

      • IT Project Lead for projects relating to SAP SRM and mobile app development • Full budget responsibility • Functional lead of global project teams (internally and externally staffed) • Global service setup for new projects • Service Owner for the global NPM sourcing platform, responsible for incident and problem management in coordination with the SLM • Reporting of service operation KPIs to business owner • Release manager for the SAP SRM system, to implement regular changes • Consultation and support of business in issues concerning SRM, SAP Enterprise Portal and mobile app development

  • Daimler AG (1 yr 5 mos)
    • Master Thesis
      Apr 2014 - Aug 2014 · 5 mos

      Master Thesis for Daimler Greater China Ltd in Beijing. Topic was the development and prototypical realisation of a speech dialog system for China.

    • Working Student - Software Developer
      Apr 2013 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr

      Working Student in the area of HMI Implementation. The goal was to develop an automated GUI testing framework. The resulting framework was implemented in Java.