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Nadine Burghardt

Where technology gets complex, leadership matters.

Your mandate in the best hands. Clear in strategy. Reliable in leadership. Consistent in delivery.

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Bright, clearly structured office representing disciplined advisory work
19+
Years of experience
CHF 25m
Largest programme volume
10%
Revenue share of units built
C-level
Staff mandates & steering committees

Profile

Executive summary

As an international executive with C-level expertise and long-standing responsibility for complex programmes, I support companies across industries with demanding technology initiatives, with a particular focus on SAP.

I take on responsibility as Interim CTO, Programme Manager, Project Leader or Technical Project Leader, as well as Process Consultant – from strategic alignment and technology strategy through transformation and implementation to stable operations.

With over 19 years of experience in SAP transformation, technology strategy, business development and sales, I combine strategic thinking with strong implementation capability. I accompany companies along the entire value chain – from vision to realisation, from go-to-market to sustainable operations.

In addition, I bring extensive SAP security expertise and an established network of specialised experts and partners. This enables me to bring together the necessary expertise and implementation strength for complex and interdisciplinary challenges.

Core competencies

Executive-level expertise across the full transformation.

Six areas where strategy, technology and delivery come together.

01

Corporate & programme leadership

C-level governance, steering committees and staff mandates with full budget and risk accountability.

02

Business development

Revenue and licence ownership, growth and scaling, sales, presales and go-to-market.

03

SAP S/4HANA, RISE, cloud, BTP

Technology and architecture strategy across private cloud, public cloud and the Business Technology Platform.

04

Business case & portfolio

Portfolio steering, defensible business cases and the design of digital business models.

05

M&A, IPO & compliance

Integration of acquired entities, IPO readiness, and security and compliance initiatives.

06

Stakeholder & partner management

Trusted advisor and mediator between clients, SAP and partners at executive level.

Selected achievements

Impact that stays measurable.

  • Built business units contributing 10% of total revenue
  • Staff mandates to C-level and executive management
  • End-to-end ownership of S/4HANA greenfield programmes up to CHF 25m, including transition into client support
  • Led security and compliance initiatives preparing a US IPO
  • Established a sustainable RISE licence and adopt-&-operate model
  • Reorganised unstable public cloud landscapes after a third-party go-live
  • Integrated acquired companies (M&A) into existing SAP landscapes

Engagements

Selected executive engagements — anonymised.

Programme lead & steering committee — S/4HANA greenfield / RISE private cloud

Industry, Switzerland · programme volume ~CHF 25m

  • Full accountability for budget, resources, governance and executive reporting
  • Transition from implementation into long-term client support
  • Mediator between client and SAP

Programme ownership & innovation — S/4HANA, IPO readiness

Industry, Switzerland

  • Steering of security and governance initiatives
  • Establishing SAP BTP as the innovation platform
  • Trusted advisor to executive management

Account & innovation ownership — RISE / adopt & operate

Energy & industry, Switzerland

  • Licence sales, sustainable renewals and growth business
  • Continuous presentation of new SAP innovations
  • Strategic management of the client – SAP – delivery interface

Programme manager & M&A integration — S/4HANA transformation

Industry, Germany

  • Integration of acquired companies into existing SAP landscapes
  • Securing scalability, governance and growth

Turnaround & stabilisation — S/4HANA public cloud

Professional services, Switzerland

  • Reorganisation of an unstable public cloud landscape
  • Securing stability, quality and client support

Programme lead & parallel operations — S/4HANA greenfield

Mechanical engineering, international

  • Accountability for implementation alongside ongoing operational support
  • Strategic mediation between SAP and management

Career

Professional experience

09/2007 – present

Director of Business Unit Lifecycle Services, Head of Technologies + SAP Security

International consulting firm

  • Built, led and owned the results of several strategic business units
  • Responsible for business models, go-to-market, key accounts and budget
  • Mentoring of leaders and high potentials
  • Programme and project leadership, commercial as well as technical
  • Delivery of transformation projects internationally and across DACH

2004 – 2007

Software engineer and project leader

International consulting firm

  • Technical project leadership of international software projects
  • Defence and telecommunications industries

Earlier positions

  • 09/2004 – 08/2007

    Software architect / project lead, technology company (defence & telecom)

  • 08/2001 – 08/2004

    Acquisition & sales officer, real estate company

  • 08/1999 – 07/2001

    Wholesale and foreign trade management assistant, building materials

Degrees

  • M.Sc. Business Informatics, Cologne — graduated with distinction, alongside work
  • B.Sc. Business Informatics, Bergisch Gladbach, alongside work
  • State-certified master in technical informatics, Bonn, alongside work

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Based in Zurich, working across the DACH region and internationally