Elena Hammes
Zurich · Open to new opportunities

AI-native project delivery,
well governed.

I’m Elena — IT Project Manager & AI Consultant in Zurich, currently at Adnovum. I run AI and digital transformation projects end to end: structured delivery, clear ownership, strong stakeholder management and an AI-native way of working. I’m currently exploring my next career move.

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Portrait of Elena Hammes
47.37°N 8.54°EIT Project Manager & AI ConsultantDE · EN
26
Projects delivered
6+
Years of experience
15+
People led
4+
Regulated sectors
02 — Approach
My approach is to turn ambition into results — bringing structure, ownership and an AI-native way of working to complex projects, from first idea to successful delivery.
03 — Selected work
All 26 projects ↗
01Built AI Governance as a new Business LineBuilt AI governance from scratch as a new business line — positioning, commercial model, a need-finding study across Swiss regulated organizations, go-to-market, and the internal governance framework, anchored in the EU AI Act, FINMA guidance and revDSG. Owned end-to-end, from strategy to delivery.IT Project ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAI Governance02Program Management in Defence SectorTook over program management for a defence project — planning, timelines, resource allocation and stakeholder communication in a highly regulated, security-sensitive environment, with structured reporting to senior leadership and government authorities keeping a complex, multi-stakeholder program on track.DefenceProgram ManagementStakeholder Management03Stream Lead for a Fiber Optic RolloutManaged productivity enhancements in a leading telecom's fiber optic expansion — project steering, stakeholder engagement and executive reporting, plus AI-driven solutions from predictive analytics for construction bottlenecks to process automation that significantly improved rollout speed.AIIT Project ManagementProcess Optimization04Product Management for an AI ChatbotPMO and product management for an AI chatbot in a regulated healthcare environment — cross-functional coordination, Jira, requirements, epics and user stories, plus the change management and employee training that carried the solution from development into daily use.AI ConsultingProduct ManagementIT Project Management05Led AI Research Assistant for Swiss Asset ManagerOwned an end-to-end project from discovery to the strategic architecture decision: interviews across four investment teams, competing stakeholder requirements reconciled into one cross-team solution, and a governance-by-design foundation that gave stakeholders a clear go/no-go basis.IT Project ManagementAI ConsultingAI Governance06Drove Website Relaunch with multiple APIsManaged a website relaunch for a public corporation with self-government — aligning digital strategy, UX design and technical implementation with public-sector standards, and coordinating the competing requirements of 16 sponsors into one cohesive, accessible (BITV) platform.BITVIT Project ManagementStakeholder Management07Headed Digital Identity for a German Health Insurer (ePA)As project lead, developed a digital identity — a strategic framework for branding, UX/UI design and customer interaction across digital channels, with guidelines for visual elements, tone of voice and touchpoints that gave the organization a consistent, scalable foundation.UX/UIIT Project ManagementDigital Strategy
04 — Experience
2026 — NOW

Adnovum

Senior Key Account Manager · AI Consultant · Zurich

Leading AI and digital transformation projects at the intersection of business, IT and compliance — from concept through implementation and go-live. As AI Governance Lead, built up AI governance from scratch as a standalone practice and client-facing offering for regulated industries.

2023 — 2025

EY

Senior Consultant, Transformation Delivery · Berlin

Digital transformation across regulated and infrastructure-heavy sectors — statutory health insurance, fibre-optic expansion, defence. Owned project management, planning and agile delivery, and adopted an AI-native way of working early.

2021 — 2023

IBM iX

Project Lead · Berlin

Led digital initiatives with a focus on AI solution development — full lifecycles from strategy to delivery, with budgets, risk and compliance under one roof.

Let’s talk.

Looking for an IT Project Manager & AI Consultant who delivers AI and digital transformation end to end — structured, well-governed and AI-native? I’d love to hear from you.

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