Chris Leicher

Project Manager | Product owner | Cybersecurity | Cloud & Infrastructure | Service Management

Stadel, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Results-driven program and project manager with IPMA, Prince2, and MSP certifications and extensive hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud and Identity & Access Management environments. I focus on the end goal and bring out the best in my project teams by creating clarity and direction. Complex discussions and problems are distilled to their core, leading to structured yet pragmatic solutions. I quickly familiarize myself with your organization and industry, bringing a flexible, committed, and creative approach to every assignment. **Specializations:** - PKI certificate automation management - IT Infrastructure & Telecom - Turning around troubled or underperforming programs and projects - Managing fixed-price and fixed-date projects - Outsourcing and insourcing transition programs - Process improvement (including baseline management and LEAN) - Implementing organizational and cultural change (MCSR) I take ownership of your challenges and deliver on your objectives.

Experience

  • Project Manager at Nomios Netherlands
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    Project Manager delivering, business‑critical network and security projects in dynamic environments. Primary PKI automation, migration and on boarding for clients. Led multidisciplinary teams of up to 15 professionals, overseeing projects from initiation to implementation and post‑delivery support.

  • Senior Project Manager at Leicher Project Management
    Apr 2011 - Apr 2025 · 14 yrs 1 mo

    Freelance Project Manager focus on IT in business and Infrastructure projects

  • IT Project Manager at ING
    Jun 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Back at ING for Migration and Decommissioning of outsourcing infrastructure to Cloud and ING infra.

  • External Examinator Cyber Security & Cloud (CSC) at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
    Feb 2014 - Jul 2023 · 9 yrs 6 mos

  • Implementation Lead Direct Handler 1 and 2 at FedEx
    Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 · 9 mos