Babak Heydari
Senior Product Manager
Experience
IT Project & Product Manager
Wiener Stadt Werke - Wiener Linien
Development and expansion of the drivers' app system, including the mobile app (frontend), system infrastructure (backend), and required interfaces to the various Wiener Linien core systems.
Senior Product Manager
CRIF Austria
- Analysis, design, and ongoing development of risk management, scoring, and credit check products in the DACH region (Jira)
- Functional and technical product documentation (Confluence)
Senior IT Manager
UniCredit Services GmbH / Bank Austria
- Project management of 46 local and global UniCredit initiatives using the waterfall method (HP PPM) in requirements engineering, analysis/design phases, and the agile method (Jira-Kanban/Scrum) in software development phases, quality assurance/testing, release management, and software bug fixing
- Use of state-of-the-art solutions like cloud technology (MS Azure) in OCR service integration projects (2019, 2020, 2023)
- Run-the-bank, compliance & regulatory, and security & IT infrastructure initiatives with a focus on digital transformation categories
- Tactical planning optimization and strategic support for global initiatives
- Service delivery and security, as well as service availability and support (incident/problem/change/release and configuration management)
- Portfolio management of 8 applications: financial/vendor management, service availability/support management, solution delivery, and security
- Setup of a central repository system for internal (core banking) and external (channels) application systems
- Preprocessing and archiving of European (SEPA) and international/domestic (non-SEPA) payment data formats
- Project management for the modernization of system infrastructure (digital transformation)
- Setup of a web-based online payment documentation system including function and service catalog
- Project and portfolio management for the modernization of the Bank Austria payment system as part of a UniCredit group solution
Senior Service Manager, IT Analyst
Brandt Partners – Management Consultants
- Functional analysis of the current BMW online marketing website and creation of a complete function catalog for company-wide, client-independent use (BMW Group)
- Requirements/scope management, design, and concept of the new MINI online marketing website for integration into the BMW.digital platform (BMW Group)
Senior Service Manager, IT Analyst
BAWAG P.S.K.
- Introduction and integration of marketing initiatives (static and dynamic advertising) into the self-service platform, and implementation of interfaces to analytical (Teradata) and operational (Marketing Manager) CRM systems and other processing systems (multi-channeling)
- Modernization, further development, and optimization of payment infrastructure, systems, applications, and operational processes
- Use of multifunction voucher scanner-account statement printers on a platform-independent WSDL–XML basis (Wincor Nixdorf)
- Decentralized scanning in branches and back-office operations (Reiner, Schifer)
- Voucher processing system with automatic adjustment, correction, amount matching, and signature verification, as well as interfaces to front/back office applications/services and back-end booking and archiving systems (Navensis, BancTec, SoftPro)
- Integrated document management system for automatic classification of various documents and forwarding for processing in third-party systems (Navensis, BancTec)
- End-to-end monitoring and supervision of clients for various products
- Short- and long-term archiving systems for account statement creation and audit-proof data storage (IBM)
- Intranet/internet query and complaint management system with interface to easyBank's eBanking system (Active Solution)
- SEPA introduction: business logic, document types, and processing rules in payment and voucher processing systems (Navensis, Schifer)
- SWIFT infrastructure modernization, outsourcing of infrastructure, operations, and services, and connecting the service desk to internal routing and third-party systems (Vocalink, BBP)
- Modernization and further development of Western Union infrastructure, operations, and services, payment processing, and reconciliation (Western Union, Unisys)
Project Manager
Braintribe Technologies GMBH
- Implementation of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) projects in the financial services sector
- Management and coordination of project tasks with clients and project partners
- Coordination of project requirements with product and release management
- Design and delivery of ECM solutions for large customers (UNIQA, IBM, Raiffeisen Informatik)
Head of Development
bwin.com
- Multi-project management of internal and external software projects
- Reengineering internal software products, building and structuring an IT framework
- Defining and introducing workflow standards
- Designing and planning to standardize complex components
- Client/server architecture design and corporate design of web applications
- Re-/engineering development processes (requirements management, development, configuration/change management, rollout)
- Reorganizing IT and marketing projects and establishing workflow standards
- Personnel and staff management as well as service-oriented restructuring and reorganization of IT development teams
IT Consultant
IT Consultant
- IT consulting, software engineering and development, training and workshops
Project Manager
Anite Consulting GMBH, GMO
- Defining, analyzing and designing software development projects as well as managing, implementing and training
- Developing and deploying a company intranet portal including a content management system
- Modernizing and further developing the financial tech product for ASFINAG
- Developing an internet/intranet application for the internal administration of operating instructions for ÖBB
- Developing the new Austrian telephone directory, roaming system and preselection system for Telekom Austria
Project Manager
Management Data GMBH, SmartStream
- Modernizing and redesigning financial technology products (ARES CS)
Software Engineer
Municipal Hospital Association of Vienna
- Modernization and redevelopment of the hospital information system KIS for the Austrian public service (KAV-ADV)
Software Engineer
SIEMENS Austria
- Programming and system development in the Transdata product environment (1989 and 1990 as a summer intern, June–October 1993 as an employee)
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance (21 years), Information Technology (11.5 years), Government and Administration (4 years), Transportation (3.5 years), Telecommunication (3.5 years), and Healthcare (3 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (34 years), Project Management (20 years), Product Development (12.5 years), Quality Assurance (10.5 years), Operations (7 years), and Marketing (1.5 years).
Skills
- Project Management (Jira-kanban/scrum, Prince2, Cobit)
- Requirements Management, Service Designer, And Business Analyst
- Itil, It Service Management (Itsm)
Languages
Education
TU Vienna
Diploma in Engineering, Computer Science · Computer Science · Vienna, Austria
Primary and middle school
Matura in Mathematics and Physics · Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Certifications & licenses
Jira-Kanban/Scrum ETC
ETC
Scrum Master
BAWAG PSK
SWIFT Services & Infrastructure
SWIFT Austria
IT Process Management
Integrata
IT Service Management
Serview
Internet Technologies
WIFI Vienna
Rational Certified Consultant
Rational University Austria
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