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Digital Transformation Manager

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€6,680

  • Region: Germany
  • Applies to the occupational group KldB 71384 This occupational group covers several occupations, not only this one.
  • Data import: October 2026
  • Reference period of the figure: not stated in the dataset
  • The source states the number of cases and the publication threshold.

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    €13.90 per hour

    valid from 2026-01-01, until 2026-12-31

    § 1 Nr. 1 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2026 13,90 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“

Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27

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  • Statutory

    €14.60 per hour

    valid from 2027-01-01 · upcoming

    § 1 Nr. 2 MiLoV5: „ab 1. Januar 2027 14,60 Euro brutto je Zeitstunde“

Source: Fifth Minimum Wage Adjustment Ordinance (MiLoV5), Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 268 · As of 2026-10-27

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Career: possible moves

Occupations people move to from this one. Every rating shows how it was derived.

  • Change Manager

    Management & Strategie

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Agile Methodik, Projekt-Portfolio-Steuerung, Stakeholder-Management

    What is still missing: Change-Methoden formal (Kotter, Prosci), Gruppenarbeit, HR-Schnittstellen (Kultur, Qualifikation), Organisation

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (4)
    • Change-Methoden formal
      1 option
      • Zertifikatslehrgang
        Description from the dataset

        Zertifikatslehrgang Change Management (Berufsverband oder Hochschule) mit Schwerpunkt etablierter Methoden-Frameworks — berufsbegleitend, wenige Wochen; Transformationserfahrung & Change-Leadership (bereits vorhanden) liefert praktische Grundlage, formale Methodensystematik muss gezielt erworben werden

    • Gruppenarbeit
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Strukturierte Gruppenarbeit und Moderation von Teamdynamiken wird im Change-Management-Alltag on-the-job vertieft. Stakeholder-Management und Transformationserfahrung sind direkt übertragbar. Teamentwicklungs-Workshops oder Moderationsausbildungen bei Fachverbänden können ergänzen. Wird teils neu aufgebaut.

    • HR-Schnittstellen (Kultur, Qualifikation)
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird durch enge Zusammenarbeit mit HR-Abteilungen und People-Teams on-the-job neu aufgebaut; Stakeholder-Management (bereits vorhanden) erleichtert die Schnittstellenarbeit, HR-spezifisches Fachwissen muss jedoch neu erschlossen werden

    • Organisationspsychologie vertiefen
      1 option
      • Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        Seminar oder Hochschulkurs Organisationspsychologie / Führungspsychologie — berufsbegleitend, wenige Tage bis Wochen; muss neu aufgebaut werden, kein direkter Anschluss an vorhandene Change-Leadership-Erfahrung

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  • HR Business Partner

    HR & People

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Change-Erfahrung breit, Employee Experience, Organisation, Stakeholder-Management

    What is still missing: labour legislation, Employee Experience, HR-Systeme, Personalentwicklung

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (4)
    • Arbeitsrecht
      1 option
      • Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        IHK-Zertifikatslehrgang Arbeitsrecht oder Personalrecht-Seminar (IHK oder Hochschule) — berufsbegleitend, wenige Wochen bis Monate; muss neu aufgebaut werden, kein direkter Anschluss an vorhandene Change-Erfahrung

    • Employee Experience
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Employee Experience als Gestaltungsfeld (Mitarbeiterreise, Touchpoint-Design, Kulturentwicklung) ist im transferable_skills-Array dieses Übergangs bereits enthalten und gilt damit als vorhanden und übertragbar. Eine gezielte Vertiefung in HR-spezifische EX-Methoden — z.B. über Weiterbildung bei einem Personalentwicklungs-Fachverband — schärft die Rollenkompetenz weiter.

    • HR-Systeme
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        Operative Kenntnisse von HR-Software-Kategorien (Personalverwaltung, Payroll, Recruiting-Tools, Talent-Management-Plattformen) werden neu aufgebaut — in der Regel durch Einarbeitung on-the-job. Die breite Systemerfahrung aus dem Transformationskontext erleichtert das Erlernen neuer Softwarelandschaften erheblich.

    • Personalentwicklung operativ
      1 option
      • Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        Personalentwicklungs-Lehrgang (IHK oder Berufsverband) — berufsbegleitend, wenige Monate; Organisationsverständnis (bereits vorhanden) erleichtert den strategischen Einstieg, operative PE-Instrumente (Kompetenzmodelle, Lernformate) müssen neu erworben werden

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  • Innovation Manager

    Management & Strategie

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Agile Methodik, Projekt-Portfolio-Steuerung, Stakeholder-Management

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (3)
    • F&E-Budgetierung & Innovations-Portfolio
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird durch aktive Steuerung von Innovations-Portfolios on-the-job neu aufgebaut; Projekt-Portfolio-Steuerung (bereits vorhanden) ist direkt übertragbar — R&D-spezifische Budgetierungslogik muss jedoch ergänzt werden

    • Externe Innovations-Netzwerke (Open Innovation)
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird durch Aufbau und Pflege externer Partnernetzwerke, Startups und Forschungsinstitutionen on-the-job neu aufgebaut; Stakeholder-Management auf C-Level (bereits vorhanden) erleichtert den Aufbau strategischer Partnerschaften; Open-Innovation-spezifische Methoden müssen neu erschlossen werden

    • Innovations-Frameworks (Stage-Gate, Design Sprint)
      1 option
      • Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        Innovationsmanagement-Zertifikatslehrgang (Hochschule oder Berufsverband) mit Schwerpunkt Stage-Gate, Design Sprint und verwandten Methoden — berufsbegleitend, wenige Wochen; Agile-Methodik (bereits vorhanden) schafft methodischen Anschluss, innovations-spezifische Frameworks müssen gezielt erworben werden

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  • Unternehmensberater

    Management & Strategie

    Editorially selected · Dataset as of 2026-05-24

    Derivation

    What you bring: Projekt-Portfolio & Roadmap, Reporting, Stakeholder-Management

    What is still missing: Akquisition & Proposal-Writing, Business Development, Consulting, Financial Modeling

    According to the dataset: qualification paths

    Show qualification routes (4)
    • Akquisition & Proposal Writing
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird durch aktive Erstellung von Angeboten und Projektproposals on-the-job neu aufgebaut; Präsentation & Reporting (bereits vorhanden) ist direkt übertragbar — Angebotsspezifische Struktur und Preisfindung müssen neu erworben werden

    • Business Development & Kundenakquisition
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird on-the-job durch aktive Beteiligung an Akquisitionsprozessen und Pitches neu aufgebaut; Präsentation & Reporting (bereits vorhanden) erleichtert die Kommunikation mit potenziellen Kunden — Vertriebsorientierung und Neukundengewinnung müssen neu erworben werden

    • Consulting-Methodik & Frameworks
      1 option
      • Praxiserfahrung
        Description from the dataset

        wird durch erste Beratungsprojekte und Einarbeitung in strukturierte Problemlösungs-Frameworks on-the-job neu aufgebaut; Transformationserfahrung und Stakeholder-Management auf C-Level (bereits vorhanden) schaffen starke inhaltliche Basis — consulting-spezifische Methodik (Hypothesenstrukturierung, Issue Trees) muss gezielt erworben werden

    • Financial Modeling
      1 option
      • Weiterbildung
        Description from the dataset

        Financial-Modeling-Seminar (Hochschule oder Berufsverband) — berufsbegleitend, wenige Tage bis Wochen; muss neu aufgebaut werden; Projekt-Portfolio & Roadmap (bereits vorhanden) schafft strukturellen Anschluss, finanzmodellierende Tiefe fehlt

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  • Change Manager (Digital Change Manager, IHK)

    You guide change triggered by AI and digitalisation. You steer communication, leadership and culture change and measure success with KPIs.

    Why you fit

    You already bring transformation experience and stakeholder management. What you mainly lack is formal method knowledge.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Online certificate course „Digital Change Manager (IHK)“ at IHK Aachen: digitalisation and AI as triggers, organisational forms in change, communication, leadership, culture and KPIs. You receive the IHK course certificate after passing the final test.

    Source: IHK Aachen, event page Digital Change Manager (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    The page states 81 hours of course time, live online. One run goes from 06.09.2027 to 15.11.2027, Mondays and Tuesdays in the morning.

    Source: IHK Aachen, event page Digital Change Manager (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    You are admitted to the test only if you attended at least 80 percent of the lesson hours.

    Source: IHK Aachen, event page Digital Change Manager (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Look at the September 2027 run at IHK Aachen and ask your employer about time off.

  • HR Business Partner

    You are the contact for business units on all HR topics. You advise on retention, agile HR, HR controlling and digitalisation in HR.

    Why you fit

    Your grasp of organisations and your change experience help you advise business units. Employment law and operational HR work you build from scratch.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Live online training „HR-Businesspartner:in (IHK)“ at IHK Mittleres Ruhrgebiet with modules such as HR business partnering, agile HR, HR controlling, digitalisation in HR and a refresher on employment law. It targets HR officers and HR professionals who carry responsibility or are growing into it.

    Source: IHK Mittleres Ruhrgebiet, HR-Businesspartner:in (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    The page states 94 teaching hours, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. It does not state the overall period.

    Source: IHK Mittleres Ruhrgebiet, HR-Businesspartner:in (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    You get the certificate with at least 80 percent attendance and a passed online test. It does not entitle you to call yourself a „certified“ or „examined“ HR business partner.

    Source: IHK Mittleres Ruhrgebiet, HR-Businesspartner:in (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Look up dates in the IHK booking portal and check whether your employer pays.

  • Innovation Manager (digital)

    You develop digital product concepts and prototypes and design digital business models including pricing and profitability. You run digitalisation projects and assess an organisation's digital maturity.

    Why you fit

    You keep using technology roadmaps, agile methods and portfolio steering. Innovation methods and business model design are the new focus.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Certificate course „Digitale/r Innovations- und Produktmanager/in“ at IHK Köln, live online with DIHK-Bildungs-GmbH. Content: digitalisation trends, digital maturity, agile methods, prototypes, digital business models, project steering. The page lists no prerequisites.

    Source: IHK Köln, Zertifikatslehrgang Digitaler Innovations- und Produktmanager · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    The page gives no total hours. Runs go, for example, from 14.01.2027 to 10.03.2027.

    Source: IHK Köln, Zertifikatslehrgang Digitaler Innovations- und Produktmanager · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Note the January 2027 run and clarify time off.

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  • Agile Coach (IHK certificate)

    You support teams and organisations in agile ways of working such as Scrum and Kanban. You support agile organisational development.

    Why you fit

    You already have agile methods and stakeholder work. As a coach you move from steering to accompanying teams.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    On-site course „Agile Coach (IHK)“ at IHK-Akademie Freiburg (IHK Südlicher Oberrhein) for specialists, managers, project leads and consultants. You receive the IHK certificate Agile Coach (IHK).

    Source: IHK Südlicher Oberrhein, Agile Coach (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    The page states 50 teaching units. Dates: 30.11.2026 to 18.12.2026, 14.06.2027 to 02.07.2027, 22.11.2027 to 10.12.2027. The page also says „1 Woche“, which does not match the dates.

    Source: IHK Südlicher Oberrhein, Agile Coach (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    In Baden-Württemberg, ESF funding of up to 45 percent is possible for eligible participants.

    Source: IHK Südlicher Oberrhein, Agile Coach (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Salary
    not documented yet
    Particulars
    The final presentation takes place about 14 days after the course ends, on a separate date.

    Source: IHK Südlicher Oberrhein, Agile Coach (IHK) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Your next step: Check the 30.11.2026 or 14.06.2027 date and ask about funding.

  • AI Manager (IHK certificate)

    You are responsible for AI strategy and AI projects and act as a multiplier in the company. Depending on the variant, you develop an AI transformation guideline.

    Why you fit

    As a digital transformation manager you lead technology rollouts and projects. AI knowledge adds a specialist topic.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    IHK Rhein-Neckar offers „KI-Manager (IHK)“ (strategy, project leadership), „KI-Transformation Leader (IHK)“ and „Technische/-r KI-Manager/-in (IHK)“. The page calls the IHK certificate nationally recognised; KI-Manager suits people without prior knowledge.

    Source: IHK Rhein-Neckar, KI-Strategie & Transformation · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Ask IHK Rhein-Neckar about duration and dates of the certificate courses.

  • Part-time MBA in Digital Transformation Management (Leuphana)

    You study digital strategy, new work and digital platforms alongside your job. Leadership, change management and organisational ethics are part of the programme.

    Why you fit

    The programme builds on your practice and gives you a university degree. The rule „study or master's“ in our data fits this.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Part-time MBA at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Classes are digital in the evening or at weekends, plus one on-campus event in Lüneburg per semester. Bachelor's degrees in all subjects are admitted. The programme starts in October.

    Source: Leuphana Professional School, Digital Transformation Management · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Plan your application for the October 2027 start and clarify funding.

  • M.Sc. Information Systems and Digital Transformation (University of Potsdam)

    You learn enterprise application architectures, the management of digital transformation and research methods. In the elective area you deepen information systems, business or computer science.

    Why you fit

    You have transformation practice and gain theoretical and technical depth.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Master of Science at the University of Potsdam, Griebnitzsee campus. Start in summer or winter semester; part-time study is possible. Teaching language German and English. The page states no tuition fees, only semester fees and contributions.

    Source: Universität Potsdam, Wirtschaftsinformatik und Digitale Transformation (Master) · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    not documented yet
    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    not documented yet
    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Read the admission regulations and check whether your bachelor's covers the required subject share.

  • Certified Business Manager (Master Professional in Business Management)

    You develop strategies, shape business processes and company organisation and steer implementation. The qualification is regulated under the Vocational Training Act.

    Why you fit

    Without a master's degree this is the career step via vocational education. Your experience in strategy and portfolio steering fits the fields of action.

    The route there

    Further training and exam
    Exam for „Master Professional in Business Management“ (Geprüfter Betriebswirt) at IHK Schleswig-Holstein. Admission via Fachwirt/Fachkaufmann, a commercial technical school plus work practice, or a business degree plus work practice. The exam has a written, an oral and a project-based part.

    Source: IHK Schleswig-Holstein, Betriebswirt · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Duration
    According to the page, the learning volume is usually at least 1,600 hours. The page gives no course length in months.

    Source: IHK Schleswig-Holstein, Betriebswirt · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Cost
    not documented yet
    Funding
    The employment agency can fund all or part of further training for employees if the course lasts more than 120 hours and both course and provider are approved. Your vocational qualification must as a rule be at least two years old, and you must not have attended training funded this way in the last two years. From 50 employees, the employer as a rule shares the costs (50 to under 500 employees: 50 percent, 500 or more: 75 percent); below 50 employees no share should be required.

    Source: § 82 SGB III · As of 2026-11-01 (abgerufen)

    Salary
    not documented yet

    Your next step: Ask your IHK whether you are admitted and about preparation courses.

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