Andreas Metzen
Senior Business Excellence Consultant | Senior Leadership Coach
Experience
Senior Business Excellence Consultant | Senior Leadership Coach
Independent Consulting & Leadership Coaching
Founded and grew two distinct brands: Carpe Momentum Advisory™ for business excellence consulting and Aware Leadership™ for executive coaching and leadership development.
Authored & launched a leadership framework by developing the Aware Leadership™ Body of Knowledge, a comprehensive methodology captured in a globally published book series (2024 and 2025), and launched accompanying masterclasses and online resources to drive adoption.
Guided an International Trading Group (Germany, 2023) through market entry by developing its business plan, branding, supplier strategies, and sales channels.
Led a full website redesign and migration for an organizational coaching firm (Germany, 2023), implementing a multilingual platform and empowering the client with content management capabilities, resulting in significant cost savings.
Provided comprehensive management consulting to a FinTech start-up (Caribbean, 2021–2022), resolving technical issues, redesigning a multilingual website, and implementing operational improvements to enhance customer satisfaction and reduce costs.
Acted as a key advisor for a change management consultancy (UK, 2023), providing expert feedback to refine a Neuroscience of Leadership training program.
Facilitated B2B opportunities and German market entry for a Chinese opto-electronic company (Germany, 2017) by advising on corporate culture, branding, and establishing a multilingual digital presence.
Advised on the establishment of a Chinese-German educational initiative (Germany, 2019), leading market analysis and developing a strategic framework and business plan.
Improved team culture and communication for a global financial institution (Germany, 2017–2018) through targeted workshops, identified significant cost-saving opportunities, and enhanced operational efficiency by facilitating an Open Space Technology conference.
Senior Vice President – Risk and Finance Integration
DVB Bank SE
Led major transformation programs including a four-year BCBS 239 program and the ECB Comprehensive Assessment, aligning the organization, processes, and enterprise architecture to meet regulatory standards.
Drove on-time, on-budget delivery of an ~€8 M project portfolio as Head of P3O Office, delivering multi-million-euro savings.
Established data governance and accelerated board-level KPI reporting, enhancing strategic oversight.
Senior Vice President – Finance Process Integration
DVB Bank SE
Secured $6 M annual tax reduction by leading the Loan Score Card review, aligning with OECD regulatory requirements.
Resolved all ICAAP findings as resolution manager, implementing flexible data governance and quality assurance systems.
Transformed the fund back office team in Curaçao through coaching and process optimization, stabilizing operations.
Vice President – Business Process Improvement
DVB Bank SE
Enhanced equity investment reporting data quality by 7%–29%, applying techniques that lifted accuracy and consistency.
Reduced manual reporting by 40%, optimizing processes across accounting, risk, controlling, investments, credit, and IT.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Electronic Data Systems
Delivered $9 M in total cost savings across global IT transformation projects.
Saved $6.4 M in data center operations by slashing server provisioning cycle time by 25%.
Achieved $1.8 M in savings for ABN AMRO by reducing Oracle instance costs by 30%.
Service Manager – Oracle/Sybase System DBA
Electronic Data Systems
Built and led two high-performing DBA teams of up to 22 staff.
Achieved compliance with global standards by driving ISO 9001:2000, ITIL V2, and SOX integration as department quality manager.
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services (10 years), Information Technology (8.5 years), and Banking and Finance (6.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (20 years), Quality Assurance (11 years), Marketing (10 years), Strategy (10 years), Finance (5 years), and Operations (5 years).
Summary
Independent Senior Consultant with over 30 years of experience across finance, IT and FinTech in business transformation, leadership development, operational excellence and bridging business and Tech-Teams. Expertise in Lean Six Sigma (process management), change management, IT service management, project / program management, enterprise architecture, and regulatory compliance, delivering $15M+ in cost savings for global organizations. Creator of Aware Leadership™, a transformative, inside-out leadership methodology detailed in a seven-volume body of knowledge.
Skills
Leadership
- Leadership Development
- Aware Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence
- Team Communication
- Conflict Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
Business Excellence
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Process Management)
- Business Transformation
- Change Management
- Business Analysis
- Project/program Management
Technology
- It Service Management (Itil)
- Data Governance
- Enterprise Data Warehouse
- Database Administration
Finance/risk
- Risk Management
- Financial Optimization
- Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Tax Strategy
- Bcbs 239
- Icaap
Consulting
- Digital Transformation
- Strategic Planning
- Market Entry Strategies
- International Consulting
Languages
Certifications & licenses
Blockchain & Crypto Asset Training
Mindful Leadership Programs
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
ITIL V2 Manager Certificate
Quality Management And Compliance
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