Emil Simedrea

IT Project Manager

Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany
Experience
Jul 2024 - Dec 2024
6 months
Cologne, Germany

IT Project Manager

Eurowings Aviation GmbH

  • The goal of the project was to reduce the scope of the annual PCI DSS audit and increase security for credit card payments. To do this, credit card payments were tokenized and data and business processes were adjusted so that no personal data was used in the internal IT infrastructure anymore.
  • Tools: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, draw-io, Miro, Scrum
  • Design of the credit card payment tokenization
  • Clarification of the necessary changes in the architecture and data model
  • Design and implementation of process changes in the call center
  • Preparation of management documents on project status, necessary decisions, risks, and escalations
Mar 2024 - Oct 2024
8 months
Gütersloh, Germany

Senior Business Analyst / Expert

Kubus IT (AOK Bayern und AOK Plus) und Arvato Systems

  • The goal of the project was to migrate the entire IT infrastructure of kubus IT (the IT service provider for AOK Bayern and AOK Plus) from their own data center to the cloud of an external IT provider.
  • Tools: MS Office, Confluence, draw-io, Power BI
  • Review and finalize the agreed SLTs
  • Support in defining metrics, formats, and data for the SLTs
  • Support in implementing the SLTs in Power BI
  • Design of the permissions (RBAC concept) for a cloud management system
Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
6 months
Frankfurt, Germany

IT Project Manager

DWS Investment GmbH

  • The goal of the project was to establish an API portal for external partners and developers to offer fund and market data more efficiently via an API. In addition, a portfolio management solution for the B2B2C area was implemented, allowing partners to offer portfolio services for their clients’ fund accounts.
  • Tools: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, draw-io, Scrum
  • Design of requirements for the API portal and decision making in selecting external solution providers
  • Definition of the data to be provided externally, data management, and provisioning
  • Definition of data flows to the API
  • Design of the technical implementation of the portfolio management solution
  • Definition of data flows for the portfolio management solution and for the partners
  • Preparation of management documents on project status, necessary decisions, risks, and escalations
  • Project management and planning, budget and resource management, reporting
Aug 2023 - Sep 2023
2 months
Frankfurt, Germany

IT Project Manager

DWS Investment GmbH

  • The goal of the project was to analyze possible use cases and prepare management’s decision on using AI applications in internal business processes.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint
  • Definition and development of use cases with cost-benefit analysis
  • Determination of necessary data, data quality, and data delivery, as well as internal governance for using AI
  • Project management and planning, budget and resource management, reporting, and committee management
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
1 year 2 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Deputy Project Manager / Senior PMO / Senior Business Analyst

MorgenFund GmbH

  • The goal was to build a new financial services provider at its founding. In this project, all necessary tasks for preparing the company’s operational launch were done for the IT department and the required IT infrastructure (Azure Cloud and M365).
  • Tools: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, draw-io, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Task, resource, and schedule planning for the IT migration, including project plan controlling and vendor selection (> 10,000 MT)
  • Selection of vendors and management of building the MS Azure and M365 environments
  • Design of the operating model and setup of the IT organization
  • Design and development of the IT strategy
  • Design and process definition of IT service management processes
  • Definition of internal business processes
  • Design and implementation of (regulatory) requirements
  • Preparation of management documents on project status, necessary decisions, risks, and escalations
  • Project management and planning, budget and resource management, reporting
Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
3 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Business Analyst / Expert

DWS Investment S.A.

  • The goal of the project was to optimize program management processes at an asset management company. In addition, necessary program management templates were created and staff were trained.
  • Tools: MS Office, Confluence, draw-io, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Creation of the target vision and tasks of program management
  • Definition and description of program, project, and reporting processes
  • Creation of templates for program and project management
  • Budget and resource planning for projects in the Digital Investment Platform area
Feb 2020 - Jul 2021
1 year 6 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior PMO / Expert

DWS Investment S.A.

  • Support for the IT department head of the Digital Investment Platform.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Clarity
  • Budget and resource planning for projects in the Digital Investment Platform area
  • Ensuring timely delivery of project requirements according to KAIT requirements
  • Tracking implementation of DWS-wide requirements for the applications
  • Support in implementing COVID-19 measures
  • Preparation of management and decision documents
Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
8 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Business Analyst

Ergo Group AG

  • The goal of the project was to redesign an app for selling funds for a major insurance company. With the app, the insurance advisor and the client could analyze the client’s investment and risk profile, select funds, and purchase the chosen funds.
  • Tools: MS Office, Confluence, draw-io, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Functional consulting for the introduction of a comprehensive investment advisory app for fund sales
  • Development of requirements for the advisory process and the investment advisory app
  • Definition and mapping of processes and involved systems for the digital solution
Sep 2017 - Feb 2019
1 year 6 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior PMO / Senior Business Analyst

DWS Investment S.A.

  • The goal of the project was to design and build a customer app for the fund depot area at an asset management company. With the app, clients can access all information about their depot and investments, view other funds, and use various customer services. In addition, other internal business and customer processes were optimized and digitized (e.g., customer onboarding).
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, draw-io, Signavio, BPMN 2.0, Scrum, C#/.Net
  • Definition and mapping of processes and involved systems for the digital solution
  • Design and implementation of feature extensions in the depot system and definition of data processes
  • Design and digitization of internal customer processes
  • Design and implementation of a KPI system
  • Project and decision documents and status reports for senior management
  • Management of the Project Management Office, project control and planning, budget and resource management, reporting, and committee management
Oct 2016 - Mar 2019
2 years 6 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Deputy Project Manager / Senior Business Analyst / Senior PMO

DWS Investment S.A.

  • The goal of the project was to design and technically implement a self-developed Robo Advisor in an app for an asset management company. The white-label solution was then offered to corporate partners. End clients can use this solution to invest in funds automatically according to their investment and risk profile. Within this project, several internal business and customer processes were also digitized.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, draw-io, Signavio, BPMN 2.0, Scrum, C#/.Net
  • Definition and mapping of processes and involved systems for the digital solution
  • Design and implementation of feature extensions in the depot system and definition of data processes
  • Design and digitization of internal customer processes
  • Selection and support in implementing a solution for country-specific tax documents for clients
  • Functional design of an investment option for portfolio lifecycle management
  • Management of the Project Management Office, project control and planning, budget and resource management, reporting, and committee management
Jul 2014 - Jun 2016
2 years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Business Analyst / Senior PMO

DWS Investment S.A.

  • The goal of the project was to migrate the self-developed depot IT platform of an asset management company from a mainframe to a server infrastructure. In the process, large parts of the system were reprogrammed (Cobol -> C#.Net).
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Visio, Mainframe, Server, C#/.Net
  • Design and development of the IT strategy
  • Design and implementation of IT management processes
  • Adjustment and implementation of data delivery processes
  • Creation, adjustment, and controlling of the project plan
  • Management of the Project Management Office, project control and planning, budget and resource management, reporting, and committee management
Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
6 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Business Analyst / Consultant

Union Investment

  • The goal of the project was to optimize processes in trade control and define necessary KPIs.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Capture and documentation of current processes in trade control
  • Development and alignment of the new target process landscape and definition of KPIs
  • Creation of an implementation plan for the new processes and support during their rollout
Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
3 months
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Business Analyst / Consultant

DWS Investment S.A.

  • The goal of the project was to decide whether to redevelop the depot system of an asset management company internally or replace it with an external system.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Mainframe, Server, C#/.Net
  • Decision making between migrating to a new technical platform and switching to a standard software for the depot system
  • Criteria catalog to compare both options and analysis of potential service providers
  • Definition of functional and technical requirements and gap list between the current depot system and DIAMOS D
  • Consolidation of topics and planning of possible costs and other efforts for an implementation project
  • Preparation of the decision proposal for senior management
Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
2 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Senior PMO / Senior Business Analyst / Deputy Project Manager

Union Investment

  • The goal of the project was to optimize and digitize the complete fund launch process of an asset management company. For this, all process steps were analyzed, interfaces between units were defined, KPIs were developed, and implemented digitally via a new application.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Design and implementation of the fund launch process and related change processes
  • Functional design of the process’s digital transformation and support in system development and definition of data processes
  • Design and implementation of a KPI system
  • Design and setup of a SharePoint solution to support launch and change processes
  • Leadership and controlling of a team for migrating over 1,000 fund profiles including investment restrictions
  • Management of the Project Management Office, project control and planning, budget and resource management, reporting, and committee management
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant / Senior Business Analyst

Union Investment

  • The goal of the project was to design and implement internal and regulatory settlement processes for fund-based pension products (Riester).
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Design and support in implementation of all settlement processes
  • Design and implementation of legal requirements in the pension area
  • Coordination and clarification of data delivery processes with external partners
Jul 2010 - Jun 2012
2 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Project Manager / Senior Business Analyst

Union Investment

  • The goal of the project was to design and implement a fund-based pension product for the Riester payout phase of an asset management company, including all internal and regulatory settlement processes.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, ARIS, Signavio, BPMN 2.0
  • Design and implementation of a fund-based pension product for the payout phase
  • Design of future development options for the product model
  • Coordination and clarification of data delivery processes
  • Clarification of regulatory requirements and processes for data delivery to authorities
  • Design and support in implementation of all settlement processes
  • Project management (planning, control, and controlling of project activities and budget responsibility) of additional implementation topics
Jul 2008 - Jun 2011
3 years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Project Manager / Business Analyst

DWS Investment S.A.

  • The goal of the project was to design and implement fund-based pension products (Riester) at an asset management company, including creating a portfolio management model prototype and its implementation in production systems.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, VBA, BPMN 2.0, Mainframe, Cobol
  • Design of the product model for a fund-based pension product
  • Design and implementation of product model enhancements
  • Coordination and clarification of data delivery processes
  • Product implementation in the depot system and test execution
  • Project management (planning, control, and controlling of project activities and budget responsibility) of additional implementation topics
Mar 2008 - May 2008
3 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Business Analyst

Union Investment

  • The goal of the project was to design the data delivery processes for a risk management system of an asset management company and ensure data quality, completeness, and timely delivery.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, ARIS
  • Structuring and designing the data delivery chain for a risk management system
  • Definition of organizational interfaces and related processes from front to back office
  • Setting the data and system owners for the systems in the data delivery chain
  • Conceptual design of required SLAs between internal and external units
Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
6 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant / Business Analyst

Union Investment

  • The goal of the project was to optimize business processes within the portfolio management of an asset management company to free portfolio managers from overhead tasks and give them more time for their core tasks.
  • Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, ARIS
  • Capture, design, and optimization of investment and event processes in the portfolio management segment
  • Conducting process workshops and supporting and managing implementation activities
  • Definition of interfaces and deliverables between portfolio management units and other departments
  • Design and implementation of a KPI system
Summary

Experienced management consultant supporting clients in strategic, organizational, and transformation projects to successfully achieve their project goals. Extensive expertise in project management, process optimization, digitalization, and digital transformation. Wide-ranging experience with banks, asset management companies, and insurance companies.

Languages
German
Native
Certifications & licenses

Certification in Business Excellence “Digital Strategies for Business: Leading the Next-Generation Enterprise”

Columbia Business School Executive Education

NLP Master Certification

Certified ScrumMaster® Certification

Prince2 Practitioner® Certification

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