For the short-term launch of an international connectivity product, we are looking for an experienced WBV Manager / Validation Lead (m/f/d). The assignment focuses on the operational validation of a cross-border data-centre connectivity solution for hyperscalers before Stage Gate 3.

This is not a purely organisational project management role. The consultant will actively shape the validation, independently perform or coordinate essential validation activities, and manage the involved national and international telecommunications units.

Project framework

• Start: 09/2026

• End: 11/2026

• Workload: approx. 40–50 person-days

• Capacity: ideally full-time for approximately ten weeks

• Location: fully remote within the EU

• Language: fluent English mandatory; German is an advantage

• Contract type: Freelance

Tasks

• Plan and manage the operational validation before Stage Gate 3

• Define and align the validation scope, criteria and acceptance requirements

• Validate the national and international service and production chains

• Work within the relevant TWIST, Tafel and NGSD process landscape

• Coordinate the involved product, technical, operational and business unitsIdentify and track findings, blockers, dependencies and risks

• Organise and facilitate the required validation sessions

• Prepare reliable validation documentation for the Stage Gate decision

Requirements

• Proven practical experience conducting or leading a WBV or comparable operational/service-readiness validation

• Strong understanding of complex telecommunications, connectivity and production chains

• Concrete practical experience with TWIST

• Concrete experience with the national Tafel chain

• Concrete experience with the international NGSD/TWIST chain

• Ability to manage a validation independently from planning through completion

• Excellent English skills for international stakeholder coordination

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