WBV Manager / Validation Lead - International Private Connect (Freelance, Remote EU)

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 Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow