Thomas Grass

Senior IT Executive | Transformation, Governance & Delivery Excellence | Building Scalable Enterprise IT Organizations

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

🔹 Strategischer IT- & Transformationsexperte mit über 15 Jahren Erfahrung in der Führung komplexer IT-Organisationen innerhalb großer Konzernstrukturen. Als Strategic Advisor to the Group CIO verantworte ich konzernweite Transformationsprogramme – von der Neuausrichtung der IT-Organisation über Governance- und Operating-Modelle bis hin zu IT-Finanz-, Lieferanten- und Portfoliomanagement. 🔹 Mein Fokus liegt auf der Schaffung skalierbarer, resilienter und wertorientierter IT-Strukturen, die Business-Ziele messbar unterstützen. 🔹 Ich habe große Organisationen durch agile Transformationen, Reorganisationen, Post-Merger-Integrationen und komplexe Change-Prozesse geführt – stets an der Schnittstelle zwischen Business, IT und Management. 🔹 Erfahrungsschwerpunkte: • Konzernweite IT-Strategie & Governance • IT-Operating-Modelle & Organisationsdesign • Portfolio-, Demand- & Lieferantenmanagement • Führung großer, heterogener Teams (intern & extern) • Transformation in regulierten Umfeldern 📍 Interesse an Austausch zu Strategie, Transformation, Leadership & Digitalisierung.

Experience

  • Strategic Advisor to the Group CIO at Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

    • Beratung des Group CIO bei der strategischen Weiterentwicklung der Konzern-IT • Konzeption und Einführung eines konzernweiten IT-Operating-Modells • Aufbau eines integrierten IT-Finanz- und Lieferantenmanagements • Steuerung konzernweiter Transformations- und Sonderprojekte • Moderation von Executive-Workshops & Entscheidungsformaten

  • WienIT GmbH (5 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Business Customer Services | Abteilungsleiter | Delivery Lead
      Jul 2019 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      We deliver individual services in the areas of web, data, integration, collaboration and test automation from a single source.

    • Head of Business Consulting ERP | Teamleiter
      Jan 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • IT Architect / Inhouse Consultant / Project Manager
      Aug 2017 - Dec 2017 · 5 mos

  • Wien Energie GmbH (Wien, Wien, Ă–sterreich)
    • Head of IT Demand Management / Inhouse Consultant / Project Manager
      May 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

      As a central point of contact of Wien Energie for IT requirements management, the core competence of IT Demandmanagement is the acquisition, consulting and support of clear, structured and consistent requirements in a transparent and prioritized IT requirements portfolio. IT Demandmanagement coordinates and monitors the implementation of IT requirements, especially in the interface to the departments, WienIT and other service providers. The focus is on supporting the company strategy, the processes and interests of the departments and the efficient use of the IT budget as well as the existing IT infrastructure.

    • IT Demand Manager / Inhouse Consultant / Project Manager
      Dec 2011 - Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      - Creation and monitoring of a transparent and prioritized IT requirements Portfolio - Support and advice on the financial, logistics and maintenance areas in the preparation of IT requirements for all IT-related matters, taking into account the Group and company guidelines and the efficient use of the existing IT infrastructure - Acquisition, evaluation, assignment and quality assurance of IT requirements - Obtaining offers and assignments within the framework of IT requirements - Coordinate and monitor the implementation of IT requirements, especially at the interfaces to the specialist areas of Wien Energie, WienIT and other service providers - Participation in the further development of IT architecture - Application management for SAP ERP (FI, CO, MM, SD, CS, EAM), SAP SRM, SAP BPM and TT Knowledgeforce - 1st and 2nd level support for SAP ERP (FI, CO, MM, SD, CS, EAM), SAP SRM and TT Knowledgeforce - Management and cooperation in various projects

    • Disponent
      Feb 2008 - Nov 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      - Dispatcher for storage material (cable storage disposition) in coordination with the specialist departments - Process optimization and conceptualization in the areas of material management, logistics and purchasing - Key user for SAP ERP (MM) and administrator for SAP SRM - Project manager in procurement and material management Projects - Inventory manager and contact person for the auditor

  • Salesman at Cosmos ElektrohandelsgmbH
    Jun 2004 - Oct 2004 · 5 mos

  • Manager at Saturn ElektrohandelsgmbH
    Oct 2001 - Apr 2004 · 2 yrs 7 mos