About Ritvars
Senior transformation and change manager helping organizations turn ERP, AI and digital programs into measurable adoption, executive clarity and business value. Founder of readinesscompass.com
I help organizations turn complex transformation programs into measurable business outcomes.
With 15+ years of experience across digital transformation, ERP/SAP adoption, change management, KPI systems, executive reporting and business–technology alignment, I support companies that need more than project coordination. I help leaders clarify the roadmap, align stakeholders, manage adoption risks, build governance routines and translate strategy into practical execution.
My background includes SAP S/4HANA transformation, Salesforce optimization, Microsoft Copilot / GenAI adoption, SSC transformation, commercial PMO leadership and executive dashboard design. I have worked across global, regulated and technology-driven environments, helping senior teams move from ambition to adoption, from fragmented initiatives to structured delivery, and from activity tracking to real value capture.
Clients usually involve me when transformation is business-critical, politically complex, cross-functional or at risk of becoming “just another implementation.” My strength is combining strategic framing with hands-on delivery: clear priorities, measurable KPIs, strong stakeholder alignment, practical change enablement and disciplined follow-through until adoption becomes visible in daily operations.
English
Fluent
Latvian
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Fluent
German
Conversational
Russian
Fluent
Can work on-site
Hamburg (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Hanover (up to 50km)
Experience
- CofaceSenior Project and Change ManagerBANKING AND INSURANCEJuly 2025 - December 2025 (5 months)Coface Deutschland, Mainz, RP, Germanytransformation management capability; converted strategic priorities into roadmaps, initiative pipelines, KPIs, governance routines and executive-level reporting.• • Co-drove business digitalization steering: prioritized use cases, managed business–IT dependencies, framed adoption metrics and ensured digital initiatives were embedded in day-to-day process ownership.• • Led initiative on integrating Microsoft Copilot into daily workflows, enabling business teams to identify use cases, experiment with AI-supported tasks, and drive early adoption of generative AI capabilities.• • Built real-time executive dashboards for productivity, savings, delivery status, risks and decision needs; contributed to ~5% productivity uplift through more disciplined data-driven management.• • Orchestrated SSC transformation pilot: transitioned 17 FTE scope, aligned cross-regional stakeholders and developed an annualized ~€1 M cost saving business case.• • Designed practical Copilot / GenAI adoption approach moving from AI curiosity to workflow-specific use cases, business ownership, adoption indicators and productivity hypotheses.
- Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG,Senior Change ManagerMEDICALSeptember 2020 - June 2025 (4 years and 9 months)Hamburg, Germany• • Led end-to-end Change Management for a full-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation (€25M project budget); led a distributed team of 6 workstream change managers; achieved >80% user adoption by go-live through targeted stakeholder engagement, structured enablement, and cutover planning.• • Created and institutionalized ADAPT and DDAIM frameworks for initiative intake, roadmap execution, value tracking and change saturation control.• • Delivered Salesforce license analytics review: identified flawed auto-assignment logic, aligned IT/business remediation and generated ~€1 M recurring annual savings.• • Prepared C-level decision packs and transformation dashboards with KPIs, ROI visibility, risks, dependencies and recommendations; constructively challenged consulting outputs to protect business value.
- Tieto LatviaSenior Consultant – Digital Transformation & Operational ExcellenceCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2017 - December 2019 (2 years and 11 months)Riga, Latvia• • Advised C-suite clients in logistics, insurance and FMCG on transformation roadmaps, operating-model redesign, process harmonization and measurable operational performance improvement.• • Translated business pain points into technology, ERP, data and automation requirements; facilitated cross-functional workshops aligning business owners, process experts and technical teams in 1,000+ FTE organizations.• • Built ROI, cost-benefit and scenario models for investment decisions, prioritization and executive steering; supported leaders in moving from concepts to funded execution plans.
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Education
- PhD Candidate in EconomicsLatvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies2026PhD Candidate in Economics
- M.Sc.University of Innsbruck2023M.Sc.