Melbourne based · Available September 2026

Enterprise programmes rarely fail on the technology. They fail on alignment.

I lead complex digital and IT programmes to delivery, across the stakeholders who never quite agree. Ten years turning stalled, multi-stakeholder programmes into delivered outcomes.

Senior Programme & Project Manager · Enterprise digital delivery · Melbourne

  • PSM®
  • PSPO®
  • MBA
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Currently booking from September 2026 · Melbourne

Regina Kecskés, Program Manager | Senior Project Manager

Organisations I have delivered for

  • Grundfos
  • Groupama
  • Galileo Global Education
  • Magyar Telekom
  • Magyar Posta

About

A senior delivery partner, now based in Melbourne.

Regina Kecskés

Founder, Athena Project Solutions

I have spent more than ten years leading enterprise digital and IT programmes across Europe, in telco, insurance, fintech, education, and industry. Along the way I have delivered for global names including Ericsson, Accenture, Grundfos, and Deutsche Telekom, working across Hungary, France, and the UK.

My work sits where two disciplines meet: rigorous programme and project governance on one side, hands-on Agile product ownership on the other. I hold an MBA alongside my PSM® and PSPO® certifications, so I keep delivery tied to the business case, not just the backlog.

Melbourne is now home, settled and permanent. I have full Australian work rights and I am available for contract engagements through Athena Project Solutions, the consultancy I founded. I am at my best with a complex problem, a room of stakeholders who do not yet fully agree, and a clear path to bring them together.

What you get when you bring me in

Senior delivery that holds the programme together.

Three things you get from day one, whether the work is a full programme, fractional oversight, or a fixed-scope delivery.

  • Delivery in complexity

    Multi-stakeholder, multi-country enterprise programmes delivered across competing priorities and regulated environments.

    Programmes that keep moving, even when the room does not yet agree.

    Grundfos HU/DK, Galileo France, telco, insurance.

  • Both sides of delivery

    Fluent in traditional programme/project governance and Agile product ownership. I fit the team's actual operating model rather than forcing one.

    The right delivery model for your team, not a methodology you have to fight.

    PSM® + PSPO® + real Product Owner roles at Ericsson and Telekom.

  • Business-level judgement

    MBA-backed, consultancy-led thinking. I connect delivery to business outcomes, not just task tracking, and I operate as a partner, not a ticket-mover.

    Delivery decisions that stand up to the business case, not just the backlog.

    MBA + independent consultancy (Athena Project Solutions).

Proof, not promises

Real programmes, delivered through the complexity.

A selection of enterprise engagements: the mandate I was handed, what I delivered against it, and the outcome it produced.

Program Manager / Senior Project Manager · Hungary / Denmark, 2023–present

Grundfos

The mandate

Cross-border programme coordination across worldwide operations, keeping 6 to 7 parallel projects and multiple workstreams aligned across regions and functions.

What I delivered

I led the programme across Hungary and Denmark for a global manufacturing leader, coordinating a team of 10 and running 6 to 7 projects in parallel across 5 to 6 workstreams: quality assurance and testing, process optimisation, compliance, DevOps and infrastructure, and change management.

Outcome

10 mDKK programme, team of 10, 6 to 7 parallel projects across 5 to 6 workstreams, delivered worldwide.

SIS / IT Project Manager (Contract) · Paris, 2022–2023

Galileo Global Education

The mandate

A multi-university student experience transformation, selecting and rolling out a new Student Information System and mobile application across campuses, with delivery split across internal teams and external partners.

What I delivered

I supervised and managed the student experience transformation projects, and I owned the project test strategy end to end: creating, managing, and executing it across internal teams and third-party partners. I coordinated the selection of a new Student Information System and student mobile application for several universities outside Paris.

Outcome

New SIS and student mobile application selected and rolled out across several universities, with a test strategy run across internal and third-party teams.

IT Project Manager (Contract) · 2021–2022

Magyar Posta

The mandate

Customer-facing payments and mobile delivery for the national postal and financial services operator, spanning cash flow, payment systems, and online channels in a large regulated organisation.

What I delivered

I led the solution architect team responsible for cash flow, payment systems, and online channels. I created the project test strategies, and reviewed and approved all internal and third-party test plans within scope. I coordinated mobile app feature delivery and prepared the POS tender.

Outcome

2 billion HUF POS tender prepared, leading the solution architect team across payments and online channels.

Project Manager, Multimedia Telephony · 2018–2020

Ericsson

The mandate

End-to-end delivery of Multimedia Telephony Application Server features for US clients, coordinated across multi-functional engineering teams.

What I delivered

I owned features end to end, from design through to verification, on the Multimedia Telephony Application Server. I delivered features for US clients in cooperation with multi-functional teams, leading a team of 8.

Outcome

End-to-end feature ownership, design through verification, on the Multimedia Telephony Application Server for US clients, leading a team of 8.

IT Product Owner (Agile) · 2018–2020

Magyar Telekom

The mandate

A legacy-to-digital transformation in telco: a new mobile application and eCommerce webshop, plus migration from legacy systems to a new digital platform for mobile and web.

What I delivered

As IT Product Owner, I led the new Telekom mobile application from concept to deployment and managed eCommerce webshop development using Agile with a full delivery team of 25. I planned and prioritised the backlog, ran Agile and Scrum execution across cross-functional teams, collaborated with UI/UX, developers, and testers, and defined test scenarios and cases against system and business requirements.

Outcome

New mobile app delivered from concept to deployment within a year, leading the legacy-to-digital platform migration with a team of 25.

Ways in

Bring me in at the level the work needs.

Three ways to engage, each a complete path in its own right. We will settle on the one that fits your programme and your team on the call.

  • Programme / Project Lead (contract)

    For teams that need a senior owner to take a programme from stalled to delivered.

    I embed with your delivery team and own the programme end to end: governance, plan, stakeholders, and the hard calls. You get a single accountable lead who keeps the work moving and the right people aligned. Best when the delivery is too important to leave under-led.

    Typical shape

    Full-time or near full-time, multi-month contract.

    Start here

  • Fractional / Advisory

    For teams with delivery already in motion that needs senior oversight, not another full-time hire.

    I provide part-time delivery oversight, programme assurance, or PMO uplift: a steady hand on the work and an outside read on risk. You get senior judgement on the decisions that matter without carrying a full headcount. Useful when an internal lead needs backing or a programme needs a health check.

    Typical shape

    A set number of days per week or per month.

    Start here

  • Fixed-scope delivery

    For a defined outcome you need delivered to agreement, on a clear scope.

    We agree the outcome up front, an implementation, a migration, or a specific deliverable, and I deliver it to that agreement. You get a clean, bounded engagement with a known end state and no open-ended commitment. Best when the problem is well understood and the goal is a concrete result.

    Typical shape

    Scoped deliverable, milestone-based.

    Start here

The record behind the work

I bring the certifications, the years, and the regulated enterprise record.

Certifications

  • PSM®

    Professional Scrum Master

  • PSPO®

    Professional Scrum Product Owner

  • MBA

    Master of Business Administration

Experience

10+ years

I have spent them on enterprise digital and IT delivery, in complex, multi-stakeholder, regulated environments.

I have delivered in Hungary, France, and the UK, and I work natively in English-speaking enterprise contexts.

Domains

  • Telco
  • Insurance
  • Fintech / Banking
  • EdTech
  • Industrial / Manufacturing

Let us talk

Let us get your programme moving.

A 30-minute intro call is the quickest way to find out if I am the right person for your delivery. No pitch, just a straight conversation about the work and whether I can help.

Currently booking from September 2026 · Melbourne

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Prefer email? Reach me at athenaprojectsolutions@gmail.com