I’m Martin Kovac, a results-driven Transition and Transformation Manager with over 13 years in project management, delivery, and global rollouts across diverse industries. I excel at building roadmaps, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering end-to-end programs using SAFe/Agile and DevOps practices to achieve clear business outcomes. I am willing to relocate if possible.

Martin Kovac

I’m Martin Kovac, a results-driven Transition and Transformation Manager with over 13 years in project management, delivery, and global rollouts across diverse industries. I excel at building roadmaps, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering end-to-end programs using SAFe/Agile and DevOps practices to achieve clear business outcomes. I am willing to relocate if possible.

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I’m Martin Kovac, a results-driven Transition and Transformation Manager with over 13 years in project management, delivery, and global rollouts across diverse industries. I excel at building roadmaps, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering end-to-end programs using SAFe/Agile and DevOps practices to achieve clear business outcomes.

I am willing to relocate if possible.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Project Manager at Philip Morris International
August 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Senior Project Manager in the sales area, responsible for driving engagement through more relevant and personalized marketing communications. Designed and implemented multi-category customer journeys delivered in phased rollouts, ensured timely multi-channel outreach, and optimized messaging and offers using data-driven targeting and lifecycle insights.
Senior Project Manager at Pfizer
February 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Marketing Channel Enablement deployment management for Global websites (PfizerPro.com). Managed third parties, engaged with senior stakeholders, and coordinated digital marketing campaigns across HCPS, leveraging Veeva/Jira/Confluence for delivery and deployment planning.
Product Owner / Project Manager at Pfizer
February 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Led end-to-end project delivery from discovery to go-live and hyper-care for digital marketing initiatives; aligned product backlog with business goals; collaborated with developers, operations, and product teams to ensure smooth integration and timely releases.
Project Manager at Lloyds Banking Group / TSB
February 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Digital Transformation using Agile SAFe framework. Created and maintained a prioritized product backlog, led cross-functional teams, and drove end-to-end delivery of banking mobile/web features with a focus on value delivery and user experience.
Senior Infrastructure Delivery Manager at KMD Denmark
February 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Led IT project managers through the full project lifecycle from definition to post-go-live support; managed resource allocations; oversaw 1000+ deployments; aligned deliverables with road map criteria and coordinated backlog with other Scrum teams.
Deployment Manager at KMD Denmark
February 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020
Infrastructure project focused on SCCM deployments; responsible for acceptance criteria, release/deployment management across DEV/UAT/FVT/PROD, and production move-to-release activities; automated standard toolset deployments and defined team backlog.
Senior Project Manager at IKEA Sweden
January 1, 2017 - February 1, 2019
Cloud infrastructure and e-commerce software development project; implemented Scrum across delivery, led migration activities from multiple global locations, delivered end-to-end digital transformation, owned backlog and acceptance criteria, and supported PI planning.
Deployment / Project Manager at IBM, Austria
April 1, 2016 - December 1, 2017
Agile software development project within the Sales domain; managed deployment activities, defined acceptance criteria, and coordinated cross-team efforts to move releases to production.

Education

Bachelor in IT and European Studies at University of Matej Bel (UMB), Slovakia
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026
Fei STU in Telecommunications at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026

Qualifications

ITIL
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026
PRINCE2
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Telecommunications