Kim Zenker

ABOUT ME

I’m a mathematician at heart, passionate about making complex challenges approachable and actionable.

With a background in agile coaching and technical program management, I’ve helped teams and organizations work smarter and achieve more. I care about clear communication and practical solutions.

Work experience


Technical Program Manager
05/2023 – 06/2024

Junior Technical Program Manager
05/2022 – 04/2023

XING, Hamburg

  • Designed, established, and continuously optimised organisation-wide standards (e.g., information architecture, Jira conventions, cultural change, data-driven teams) and governance processes (e.g., OKR, RACI) to ensure large-scale transparency.
  • Introduced and developed the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) process.
  • Developed tailored tools and methods for programs, e.g configuring an OKR tool within Jira and creating status reports using Jira Structure and Metabase.
  • Monitored program component dependencies
  • Created communication concepts and conducted workshops for onboarding program participants.

Agile Coach
03/2022 – 04/2022

Junior Agile Coach
05/2021 – 02/2022

XING, Hamburg

  • Coached cross-functional and data teams as Scrum Master and Agile Coach, collaborating with Product Owners, Designers, and Tech Leads
  • Developed coaching plans from system analyses to optimize team performance
  • Implemented agile metrics for transparent team process evaluation and management
  • Led workshops and training on agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, OKRs) in a complex corporate environment.
  • Enhanced the agile community by offering expertise, workshops, and mentoring.
  • Supported team and leadership-level during restructuring processes to ensure smooth transitions

Assistant Agile Project Manager
11/2019 – 05/2021

XING, Hamburg

  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, team workshops, and group processes for data teams
  • Team Health Checks

Education


M.Sc. Mathematics
Universität Hamburg

  • Final Grade 1.2
  • Focus on structural and infinite graph theory
  • Thesis: A new search algorithm for tangles of biased separation systems

B.Sc. Mathematics
Universität Hamburg

  • Final Grade 1.8
  • Thesis: Diffusion on regular trees

Abitur

  • Final Grade 1.0

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