Frank G. - Test Manager in the HORIZON Program

Münster, Germany

Experience

Mar 2025 - Present

10 months

Test Manager in the HORIZON Program

Independent Consultant

Overall test status reporting for the HORIZON program
Maintenance of the central ALM test repository for HORIZON
Execution of test sessions
Defect management

Apr 2024 - Present

1 year 9 months

Test Manager LBSn

Independent Consultant

Internal coordination of test activities
Definition of test cases with LBSn
Execution or commissioning of the agreed test cases
Logging the test cases in QC
Review of the executed tests

Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year

Hamburg, Germany

Test Manager SBS & S-App

Independent Consultant

Transferring results from the agile (Star Finanz) world into the FI PMO Plus methodology
Creation of required deliverable types in the PMO Plus process
Coordination and documentation with various FI contacts
Alignment with other Star Finanz roles and PMO Plus roles in the project

Feb 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 3 months

Test Manager in the ATLAS Program

Independent Consultant

Integration of test data and test environment management
Overall test status reporting for the ATLAS program
Maintenance of the central ALM test repository for ATLAS
Monitoring compliance with QA requirements in ALM
Tool support for central ATLAS release and test management

Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

1 year 3 months

Hanover, Germany

Test Manager Target 2 & AZV

Independent Consultant

Test management of FI releases
Coordination of ECB tests
Coordination with the regional banks

Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

1 year 2 months

Hanover, Germany

Project Manager Giro ZAST (Digitalization of EKS Input Interface)

Independent Consultant

Coordination with EKS/Bankverlag
Implementation of regulatory-compliant blocking measures
Automated customer and advisor notifications

Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

1 year 2 months

Hanover, Germany

Test Manager EU-PVO

Independent Consultant

Test management of the EU-PVO interface
Test planning and coordination of various work packages
Defect management
Test management tools: QC and Jira/Confluence

Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

9 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Test Manager PSD2 XS2A

Independent Consultant

Test management of the XS2A interface
Test planning and coordination
Defect management
Coordination with the European NISP project (NextGenPSD2 Implementation Support Programme)

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Subproject Manager PSD2 XS2A Sandbox, SLR, Fallback

Independent Consultant

Subproject management for the XS2A work package – Sandbox, SLR, and Fallback
Set up a production integration test environment for third-party providers
Managing the team developing the sandbox
Establishing tests with new tools and processes for API testing
Coordination with the concurrently introduced Banking API platform, the internet branch, and the European NISP project

Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

1 year 2 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Subproject Manager Migration of Test Systems in the Trans-IT Project

Independent Consultant

Coordination of migrating development and test systems (15 test environments, 35 applications)
Coordination of ongoing test operations during migration
Defining new processes for testing and test services with the new provider
Aligned operational processes (incident, change, and event management) for test infrastructure
Establishment of a staging concept including pre-production and production under a hybrid approach

Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

2 years 4 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Project Manager/Test Manager in the IBS/PHX Migration Project

Independent Consultant

Responsibility for the test and test management subproject with an international team (3 test managers, 9 business analysts, 50 testers)
Execution of tests according to the bank's internal project and test management framework
Support for the internal test manager during acceptance testing

Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

9 months

Eschborn, Germany

Test Manager in the Opex Plus Program for the TAX Engine

Independent Consultant

Integration of the Tax Engine with the workflow management system for digital capture of FSA/NVB
Development of a new testing approach for semi-automated, integrated tests of three vendors

Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

9 months

Eschborn, Germany

Test Manager in the Magellan Program for the Tax Engine

Independent Consultant

Support for the new customer master data supply to the Tax Engine from the SAP system

Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

9 months

Eschborn, Germany

Test Manager for the Tax Program

Independent Consultant

Development of a testing approach for a technology update
Overall test management and test environment management

Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

1 year 5 months

Eschborn, Germany

Test Manager in the Magellan Program for the Tax Engine

Independent Consultant

Support for the integration of the TAX Engine with SAP DM
Planning and execution of functional tests as well as load and performance tests

May 2009 - Jul 2011

2 years 3 months

Eschborn, Germany

Test Manager in the Withholding Tax Program

Self-Employed Consultant

Optimization of the test process through automation of test execution and standardization of test documentation

May 2000 - Apr 2010

10 years

Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Consultant

Capgemini Consulting

Consulting in the field of withholding tax (Deutsche Bank, London): overseeing implementation including India from London
Functional architect in the withholding tax program (Deutsche Bank, Eschborn): design and operational configuration of the software
Project manager for wealth management withholding tax rollout (HypoVereinsbank, Munich): planning and roadshow
Subproject manager for Eagle at Tributum (Financial Market Service Bank, Munich): outsourcing securities processing
Project manager for outsourcing customer service center (T-Systems, Frankfurt/Basel)
Subproject manager for annual statements (Financial Market Service Bank, Munich)
Project manager for management and partnerships (SEB, Frankfurt): reorganization of internet banking and brokerage platform

Apr 1997 - Mar 2000

3 years

Duisburg, Germany

Employee

Dresdener Direktservice

Team leader for the implementation of the direct banking project
Project responsibility for various multichannel measures
Coordination of cross-call-center topics, including reporting and workforce planning

Jul 1994 - Mar 1997

2 years 9 months

Gütersloh, Germany

Employee

Bertelsmann Distribution GmbH

Work on the Miles & More loyalty program
Work on the Microsoft Direkt customer service project for processing customer inquiries
Team leader for the "apodialog" online banking system at Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank

Summary

15 years of experience as a self-employed project and test manager in the banking sector
10 years of experience as a Senior Consultant at Capgemini Consulting
Double qualification: Economics and Business Informatics
Industry knowledge: banking sector, retail & corporate banking, securities processing & withholding tax, core banking systems as well as business process optimization & multichannel management

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