Karen Gurenowitz
About Karen Gurenowitz
Karen Gurenowitz is a professional in program and project management, currently serving as the PMO for Digital Transformation at PHOENIX CONTACT since 2020. She has extensive experience in IT project management and business analysis, having worked in various roles across multiple companies in Germany.
Work at PHOENIX CONTACT
Karen Gurenowitz has been serving as the Programm/Projekt Management Office (PMO) for Digitale Transformation at PHOENIX CONTACT since 2020. In this role, she focuses on overseeing and managing digital transformation projects within the organization. Prior to her current position, she worked at PHOENIX CONTACT as Managerin IT-Projektmanagement from 2016 to 2020, where she was responsible for managing IT project management initiatives. Her tenure at PHOENIX CONTACT spans a total of eight years, contributing to various aspects of project and program management.
Previous Work Experience
Before her roles at PHOENIX CONTACT, Karen Gurenowitz held several positions in different organizations. She worked at neckermann.de GmbH as a Business Process Analyst ERP for five months in 2011 and later served as Leiterin IT ERP / IT Anforderungsmanagement at the same company from 2011 to 2012. Additionally, she was a Business Analyst for Informationssysteme und Prozessorganisation at Saint-Gobain from 2007 to 2010. Earlier in her career, she worked as Assistenz Spartenleitung at Raab Karcher from 2005 to 2007.
Education and Expertise
Karen Gurenowitz studied at Universität Leipzig, where she earned a Diplom-Wirtschafts-Ingenieurin degree. This educational background provides her with a solid foundation in both engineering and business management, equipping her with the skills necessary for her roles in project management and business analysis. Her expertise encompasses digital transformation, IT project management, and business process analysis.
Career Timeline
Karen Gurenowitz's career spans over 15 years, with significant roles in project management and business analysis. She began her professional journey at Raab Karcher from 2005 to 2007, followed by a position at Saint-Gobain until 2010. She then transitioned to neckermann.de GmbH, where she worked in various capacities until 2012. After that, she joined PHOENIX CONTACT, where she has held multiple roles since 2012, culminating in her current position in 2020.