NAME Chris Zander

LOCATION Bremen, Germany

LANGUAGES German (Native), English (Fluent)

Empathy, appreciation, and clarity form a triad that is my foundation for successful collaboration. I understand, negotiate, and communicate complicated and complex matters in a target-group-oriented manner.

As an OD Consultant, Change Manager, and Coach, I accompany people, teams, and organisations through transformation and structural change processes.

ROLE OD Consultant, Change Manager & Coach

LEADERSHIP Head of Section for IT Transport Standards @ KoSIT

ACADEMIC Lecturer @ Hochschule Bremen

Work Experience

10/2013 – Present Hochschule Bremen - University of Applied Sciences — Lecturer

Teaching the Computer Networks (summer semester) and Information Security (winter semester) modules for Media Informatics students in hands-on laboratory environments.

05/2026 – Present Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards (KoSIT) — Head of Section for IT Transport Standards

Leading the team responsible for the operation and further development of secure IT transport standards.

04/2017 – 04/2026 Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH — Agile Transition Manager / Agile Coach

Strategic consultant and change agent implementing digital transformation processes. Project management for developing agile methods, fostering self-organized teams, advising executive management, and conducting training sessions.

06/1993 – 03/2017 T-Systems International GmbH — IT Architect

Responsibility for realizing business-critical systems and managing implementation in heterogeneous system environments. Leading international cross-functional teams, moderation, and process modeling.

Education

DEGREE Diplom-Ingenieur, Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering)

UNIVERSITY RWTH Aachen University (1986 - 1993)

Certifications

COACHING Coach (DVNLP), Agile Coach (launchlabs Berlin)

AGILITY SAFe® 5 Advanced Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)

METHODS Introduction to Flight Levels (Flight Levels Academy), Kanban System Design (Kanban University), OMG-Certified Expert in BPM

Skills & Interests

INTERESTS Marathon running, Improvisational theatre

SKILLS Reflective capacity, Decisiveness, Concentration, Independent thinking, Sense of responsibility

Feel free to reach out for collaboration.

EMAIL chris@teletoeffel.de

LINKEDIN linkedin.com/in/chriszander