Thore Prokoph-Schwabe

I am a passionate and people-focused communicator, a lively storyteller and an agile community manager. I am also an AI-human collaborator and a new technology enthusiast.

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

- I love driving business success by empowering people through positive communication and visual storytelling. - I am enabling collaboration in order to sharpen the company culture with an entrepreneurial mindset and sense for a sustainable business development. - I am a brand ambassador performing versatile roles, including agile project management, community and event Management, communications and leadership. - I am fostering change endeavors by designing and delivering creative solutions to (un)foreseen challenges.

Experience

  • Senior Communications Expert / Chief People and Culture Office at Allianz
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    - Developing effective HR communication strategies, including media outreach and social media content creation - Managing internal communications (memos, newsletters etc.) - Fostering relationships with advocates and key persons - Liaising together with Group Communications with media and handling requests for interviews, statements etc. - Working with corporate communications team members to conceptualize and implement communications strategies and campaigns - Tracking analytics and creating reports detailing successes and failures of communications campaigns

  • Senior Consultant Change Management & Communications at metafinanz Informationssysteme GmbH
    Feb 2018 - May 2022 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Organizational Change Management & Communications of Transformation Programs - Consulting on change and communications to establish a change vision & story, to foster a change community and to implement communication measures - Establishing communities of practice to optimize cross-functional collaboration, incl. implementing Atlassian Jira & Confluence, as well as O365 - Developing user journeys for (agile) project & delivery management and industrialization, incl. visual adaptation and communication (end-user & senior management) - Developing an Agile Playbook and Agile Pocket Guide to provide a consistent view on a standardized agile delivery - Evaluating change impact and organizational readiness to limit potential risk.

  • Corporate Community Manager CSR, Corporate Communications at Allianz
    Jun 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Responsible for the management of a global community of 70 Corporate Responsibility Coordinators on 5 continents: Developed new community concept that led to 75% community growth, and translated business objectives into easy to sensible KPIs for the team Created online group in social enterprise network for effective delivery of the Group's CR strategy, performance and goals, including corporate reporting, marketing and communication material Responsible for internal communication "Corporate Responsibility": Developed and coordinated online campaigns and organized and moderated the Sustainability Forum for 150 employees Wrote and published CR best practice examples from all over the globe which drove CR programs across the globe Responsible for change communication: Enhanced corporate cultural change and shaped the digital agenda by breaking down the big picture to individual needs

  • Program Officer, Allianz Representative Office Washington D.C. at ALLIANZ FOUNDATION FOR NORTH AMERICA
    Jul 2016 - Jul 2016 · 1 mo

    Participated in extended staff exchange Responsible for the annual application process: - Led and organized the grant approval process for not-for-profit organizations - Provided support for 60 applicants from all over the US

  • Project Lead & Key Account BMW, Translation Management at itl AG
    Feb 2013 - May 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Responsible for key account BMW: Managed and oversaw translations projects into 27 languages, defining milestones and resource requirements, including quality and budget control Analyzed and improved editorial and translation processes, including creation and implementation of a customized guideline