SAP & Enterprise Transformation
Leadership of complex SAP transformation and migration programs including S/4HANA, ECC, RISE, infrastructure, integrations, cutover and operational readiness.
Executive Advisory, Program Leadership & Transformation Delivery
IT Transformation.
From Strategy to Go-Live.
Senior leadership for business-critical SAP, Cloud and enterprise IT transformations.
TwoMountains supports organizations in major transformations, demanding cutovers and business-critical change situations – combining C-level advisory, technical depth and hands-on delivery experience through go-live and stable operations. Christoph Klein works effectively with senior executives, business stakeholders and technical teams alike, creating a strong communication bridge between strategy, architecture and execution.
Christoph Klein · Founder, TwoMountains · Co-founder behind uboot.com · Executive experience across Vienna, Seattle and Munich
Christoph KleinExecutive IT Transformation Advisor & Program Manager
20+ yearsSenior IT leadership
>EUR 100mEnterprise programs
>USD 100bnAnnual transaction volume under operational responsibility
24×7 GlobalFollow-the-sun operations · Europe · USA · APAC
Strategy matters. Execution decides.
Transformations usually fail at the interfaces, not on the slides.
The biggest risks sit between business, technology, suppliers, governance and operations. This is where TwoMountains brings structure, decision-making and delivery discipline to complex programs.
From strategy and architecture through program setup, recovery and migration to cutover, go-live, stabilization and operational readiness.
Expertise
Five areas. One focus: turning transformation into delivery.
Cloud & Datacenter Transformation
Strategy and execution for datacenter exits, AWS and Azure transformations, infrastructure modernization, migration governance and operational transition.
Complex Program Leadership
Senior program leadership for business-critical initiatives spanning multiple organizations, suppliers, technologies and stakeholder groups.
M&A, Carve-out & Integration
IT leadership for separation and integration covering architecture, infrastructure, M365, compliance, Day-1 readiness and transition, including due-diligence phases, pre-/post-merger analyses and PMI.
IT Strategy, Security & Operating Models
CIO advisory, technology strategy, NIS2 and security transformation, governance, sourcing and target operating models.
Selected Engagements
Selected transformation assignments
Anonymized project selection. Further details are available on request.
Global SAP Transformation & Datacenter Exit
Program and project leadership for the migration of 40+ SAP systems from a classic datacenter setup into a target architecture involving Azure, RISE and enterprise integrations.
Focus areas: governance, test coordination, interface management, audit evidence, weekend cutovers and on-time shutdown of the legacy datacenter.
Role: Senior Project / Program Management
Enterprise IT Carve-out
Program management and architecture leadership for the separation of a digital platform covering infrastructure, workplace, M365, compliance and enterprise IT services.
Focus areas: Day-1 / Day-2 readiness, governance, target architecture, TSA-aligned coordination and transition into an independent operating model.
Role: Program Manager & IT Architect
NIS2 Security Transformation
Program leadership for an enterprise-wide NIS2 initiative covering governance, SIEM, SASE, policies and implementation.
Role: Program Manager
Datacenter-to-Cloud Transformation
Multi-year cloud transformation including architecture, business cases, governance, migration, supplier management and CxO briefings.
Role: Consultant & Program Manager
Executive & Entrepreneurial Experience
From early social media to global enterprise transformation.
Christoph Klein combines entrepreneurial, executive and transformation experience. His professional roots are in Vienna, where in the late 1990s he co-founded the company behind uboot.com, one of the early large-scale social community platforms and a social-media venture years before the term became mainstream.
He later lived and worked for several years in Seattle, USA, leading global technology and infrastructure organizations at Amdocs. His responsibilities included multinational teams, business-critical 24×7 follow-the-sun operations, demanding SLA targets and responsibility for highly available platforms, multiple datacenters and HA / DR.
Today he is based near Munich. After Amdocs he took global operations responsibility at Crossgate. Following SAP's acquisition of Crossgate, he continued that responsibility at SAP as Vice President SAP Business Network Cloud Operations. He subsequently led international solution and transformation programs at T-Systems before founding TwoMountains. A particular strength is his ability to work credibly with C-level leaders, business stakeholders and technical specialists alike, bridging these worlds through strong communication and delivery focus.
Early Internet & Social Media EntrepreneurUCP / uboot.com
Global Technology & Infrastructure LeadershipAmdocs · Seattle / Worldwide
Vice President Business Network Cloud OperationsSAP · incl. Crossgate integration
Vice President Solutions & ProjectsT-Systems
Typical situations
When TwoMountains typically gets involved
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A transformation is business-critical and needs experienced leadership across organizational boundaries.
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SAP, cloud or datacenter migrations need to be aligned technically and organizationally.
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A program needs to be stabilized, accelerated or brought out of a difficult situation.
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Strategy, governance and the target operating model must connect to real delivery and future operations – or M&A situations require due diligence, pre-/post-merger analyses and PMI.
Insights - next expansion
Topics grounded in practical transformation experience.
Why SAP transformations fail at the interfacesS/4HANA Cutover & Go-LiveDatacenter Exit beyond migrationTarget Operating Model before Go-LiveIT Carve-outs and Day-1 readinessNIS2 as an operating model challenge
Contact
Complex transformation ahead?
Let us discuss the situation, the key risks and what it will take to deliver successfully.