Alexander Mendelson
Senior Business Analyst
Experience
Jan 2019 - Present
6 years 7 monthsManaging Director & Senior Project Manager
Mendelson GmbH
- Interim project manager and requirements engineer in various client projects
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 yearInnovation Manager
Aareal Bank AG
- Project manager for introducing RPA (Robotic Process Automation) technology into the bank
- Agile management of internal and external stakeholders for the successful completion of a proof of concept and its subsequent rollout
- Co-product owner for integrating blockchain technology in IoT payments, assessing the technology and ecosystem
- Testing using design thinking with clients as part of a proof of concept
- Project lead at the bankathon and support for the developer team
- Contributed to positioning and value proposition of agile coaches and innovation management within the bank
- Worked on strategy development and positioning of the bank in the platform economy
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
1 yearStartup Coordinator
Aareal Bank AG
- Scouting startups, evaluating business models and aligning them with the bank’s model
- Building and maintaining relationships with startups and managing the startup database
- Assessing cooperation opportunities and conducting proofs of concept and investment options
- Co-leading subprojects during the due diligence phase of startup investments
- Evaluating a stake in an external venture capital fund and its strategic alignment
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
5 monthsBusiness Analyst
GFT Technologies SE
- Requirements analysis in OCR, RPA, workflow and API management projects
- Project management and PMO support
- Requirements engineering, test management, test analysis and testing
Sep 2015 - Jan 2017
1 year 5 monthsCEO & CTO
Pronteo UG
- Company development and IT project management
- Participated in the Accelerator Frankfurt GmbH program
Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
2 years 1 monthBusiness Analyst
SIG Germany GmbH
- Strategy development and positioning
- Multi-project management, company valuation, post-merger integrations and carve-outs
Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
4 monthsBusiness Analyst
R+V Versicherungs AG
- Created and optimized a staff planning tool using VBA
- Designed tests and troubleshooted an auditing tool
Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
10 monthsBusiness Analyst
Trendfabrik AG
- Wrote product descriptions following SEO criteria
- Improved internal e-commerce processes
Jan 2013 - Feb 2013
2 monthsBusiness Analyst
Ernst & Young GmbH
- Structured and analyzed forecasts for the annual operating result
- Contributed to transaction-specific analyses and prepared graphics for presentations
Jun 2011 - Dec 2012
1 year 7 monthsBusiness Analyst / Controller
BHF-BANK AG
- Managed internal accounting, accounts payable and receivable, controlling and prepared monthly financial reports
- Developed business and cross-selling strategies between private and corporate banking
- Revised the incentive system and prepared board presentations during the bank’s sale due diligence phase
- Created a business plan for corporate advisory
Aug 2009 - Jun 2011
1 year 11 monthsTrainee & Analyst
BHF-BANK AG
- Worked in account management, private banking, private equity, asset management, mergers & acquisitions, financial markets, credit risk management and KAG
- Prepared client presentations/investment proposals up to EUR 50M for private banking clients
- Researched and drafted sample responses to RFPs in asset management
- Analyzed target funds for fund of funds via investment proposals and due diligence reports
Summary
Deep experience as a project manager, business analyst and product owner in traditional and agile IT projects using agile methods, innovation management, design thinking, plus knowledge of proofs of concept (PoCs) and rollouts of technologies like RPA, cloud, OCR and DLT/blockchain. Passion for innovative FinTech business models, digital transformation and banking as a platform. Experience in private banking, asset management, credit risk, controlling, business intelligence, corporate development & M&A including business valuation, due diligence, post-merger integration & carve-outs
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
Advanced Education
Sep 2011 - Jun 2014
University of Mannheim
Business Administration · Mannheim, Germany
Certifications & licenses
CPRE Foundation Level
IREB
ISTQB® – Certified Tester Foundation Level
German Testing Board
ITILv4 Foundation Level
PeopleCert
Innovation Professional
verrocchio-institute.com
PRINCE2® Foundation, 6th edition
CertNow
Professional Scrum Master PSM I
scrum.org
Professional Scrum Product Owner PSPO I
scrum.org
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