NAME Chris Zander

GEO Bremen, Germany

LANGUAGES German (Native), English (Professional)

Empathy, appreciation, and clarity are a triad that forms my foundation for successful collaboration. As an OD Consultant, Change Manager, and Coach, I accompany people, teams, and organisations through transformations and structural changes.

Focus & Certifications

COACHING Systemic Coaching, Agile Coaching, Organisational Development (OD), NLP Practitioner

METHODS Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I), Agile Leadership, Transformation Management

AI & HR Generative AI in HR, AI Prompting, Multimodal Prompting, AI Agents in Java

ROLE OD Consultant, Change Manager & Coach

LEADERSHIP Head of Section for IT Transport Standards @ KoSIT

ACADEMIC Lecturer @ Hochschule Bremen (Networks & Security)

Experience

• Deutsche Telekom

  Organisationsentwickler & Coach (April 2017 - April 2026)
  Focused on systemic coaching, team development, and large-scale agile transformations. Facilitated team development workshops and advised leadership on change management.

• Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards (KoSIT)

  Abschnittsleitung (Head of Section) IT-Transportstandards (May 2026 - Present)
  Leading standardisation efforts and managing organizational structures, combining governance with modern technical frameworks.

• Hochschule Bremen - University of Applied Sciences

  Lehrbeauftragter (Lecturer) (October 2013 - Present)
  Lecturing in Computer Networks and Information Security for Media Informatics students.

• T-Systems International GmbH

  IT-Architekt (January 1995 - March 2017)
  Designed system architectures, bridging the gap between technical requirements and organizational systems.

• Deutsche Telekom

  Referent Systemkunden (April 1993 - December 1994)

Education

DEGREE Diplom-Ingenieur, Electrical Engineering (Technical Computer Science)

UNIVERSITY RWTH Aachen University (1984 - March 1993)

Feel free to reach out for collaboration, questions, or professional inquiries.

EMAIL chris@teletoeffel.de

LINKEDIN linkedin.com/in/chriszander