Adrian Widera

Independent Consultant / Interim Manager

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year

Independent Consultant / Interim Manager

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

Consultant

Deloitte Consulting

  • Focus on corporate strategy and executive office.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
3 years

Consultant

Eurogroup Consulting

  • Transformation – Strategy & Business Design
  • Smart Compliance / Digitalization
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years

Consultant

Capco - Capital Markets Company

  • Finance, Risk & Compliance
Jan 2010 - Dec 2014
3 years

Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Bank management & risk management
Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
2 years

Interim Manager – Finance & Controlling

airportLiner GmbH & Co KG

Agile project management for executive board/executive office

  • Agile project management for executive board/executive office in strategic transformation and company repositioning, establishing agile methods in corporate strategy and executive office areas, and leading strategic PMO for group initiatives.

Analysis of current organization and development of new target operating model

  • Analysis of current organization and development of new target operating model including medium-term workforce planning for the holding and countries of a wind-down bank.

Analysis of control functions (according to MaRisk)

  • Analysis of control functions (according to MaRisk) at nine large and specialized German banks.

Implementation of EU GDPR

  • Implementation of EU GDPR: setting up/managing the PMO for introducing GDPR-compliant processes and executing IT requirements, plus managing and quality-assuring eight subprojects at an asset management company and its associated bank.

Implementation management of client advisor frontend

  • Implementation management (including PMO) for deploying a client advisor frontend (including requirements specification and provider analysis) for an international large bank.

Development of digitization strategy for German asset manager

  • Development of digitization strategy through board workshops for a German asset manager (asset management).

Development of a digital strategy for a large German bank

  • Development of a digital strategy (cash and mobile services, white label) for a large German bank.

ITO/BPO and bank spin-off

  • ITO/BPO and bank spin-off at a German savings bank.

Interim management positions in finance & controlling

  • Interim management positions in finance & controlling at startups and SMEs.

Optimization of the CFO function

  • Optimization of the CFO function including financial processes, methods, data flows, and IT landscape for an international large bank.

Program management for the board of a large German bank

  • Program management for the board of a large German bank, deriving strategic action areas for both growth and cost optimization measures.

Project management of global standards implementation to optimize AML and KYC processes

  • Project management of global standards implementation to optimize AML and KYC processes and on-/offboarding processes for an international large bank.

Summary

  • More than 10 years of professional experience in consulting, especially in strategy consulting and the financial services industry
  • During my roles at large and specialized consulting firms, I focused mainly on strategy and transformation (at executive board level), business design, and introducing technology innovations and digital solutions in process management
  • Broad regulatory knowledge and many years of experience in multiproject management

Languages

German
Native
Polish
Native
English
Advanced

Certifications & licenses

Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS)

ACAMS

Professional Scrum Master

Professional Scrum Product Owner