Guido Bäcker
Independent management consultant and interim manager
Experience
Independent management consultant and interim manager
BCTC Unternehmensberatung Guido Bäcker
Consulting, training and coaching in the financial sector on strategy, organization, and IT topics
MorgenFund: advising the operator of a fund platform on software selection for a sub-ledger "Cash Accounts" based on virtual IBANs (VIBAN)
Structuring requirements, market screening, creating RFIs, communicating with vendors and conducting the selection process
UniCredit/HypoVereinsbank: workstream lead "Booking and Customer Reporting" in the payment transformation project "PULS"
Business analysis, creating business requirements, and coordinating solution items as part of the functional specification with the bank's IT service providers
Business analysis of SEPA CT and SWIFT MX (.camt, .pain, and .pacs formats), change management, leading a virtual team of fifteen line experts, and stakeholder management
equensWorldline Germany: program management for three projects of the SWIFT service bureau (CBPR+, ESMIG and Euro1Step1 migration) as part of the SWIFT MX migration
Managing individual project leaders regarding overarching goals and requirements; reporting to internal and external committees and stakeholders; coordinating with related projects and programs
Project management/PMO: interim project management, covering for project managers, resource planning, budget and cost management, general PMO tasks
Co-founder and managing partner
netzwerk nachhaltigkeit GbR
Consulting firm for corporate sustainability
Responsible for client IT tools, green IT, reporting, and controlling
Selection and deployment of a tool for sustainability reporting at a North German financial services provider
Implementation of a controlling solution for a sustainable balanced scorecard at a mid-sized medical technology company (based on MS Excel)
Department Director in Business Services
Berenberg Bank (Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG)
Managing a department with eight employees
Developing standards for organizational policies according to MaRisk requirements (process documentation, instructions, responsibility matrix, internal control system)
Decentralizing the management of organizational policies and setting up a representative organization
Introducing process management (methodology and software tool) and developing a bank-wide project management methodology
Designing and implementing a company-wide organizational structure and developing a new working hours model
Authorized officer in Organization and IT
Berenberg Bank (Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG)
Responsible for IT processes and systems in payments, online banking, trade finance, AML/compliance
Project leadership, project management and controlling; process analysis and business concept development; change and delivery management; test management
Ensuring the operation of decentralized systems; PMO organization; personnel and resource planning; procurement and contract management for external services
Developing and monitoring SLAs; participation in industry committees (German Banking Association, Bundesbank); facilitations and training
Managing a team of up to six employees
Projects: connection to RTGS+ and TARGET2; operation and outsourcing of a SWIFT infrastructure; SEPA implementation; introduction of trade finance software; web-based e-banking; replacement of core banking software; DWH-based monitoring; KYC system; central master and routing data management; reporting tool for payment statistics; transaction screening; tool for documenting employee transactions
Senior Professional for Financial Services
CSC Ploenzke AG
Methodological focus: process analysis, business concept development, project management
Business focus: payments, lending, treasury, risk management
Technical focus: SAP R/3 FI, CO, TR-TM, BCA, CSC ADD, MBS, Samba
Projects: implementing requirements of the 6th KWG amendment with SAMBA and SAS data warehouse at a universal bank; SAP TR-TM-LO loan management implementation; creating a business blueprint for SAP implementation at a cantonal bank; SAP platform implementation for core operational business
Research Associate
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Research Associate
Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg
Clerk
Kamen Municipal Savings Bank
- Worked in loan processing and private customer advisory
Summary
Freelance management consultant with over 20 years of experience in management and IT projects in the banking sector. Many years of leadership experience as a department director, responsible for process and IT architectures as well as payment and compliance systems. Skilled in handling complex system landscapes, interface requirements, and regulatory frameworks. Extensive experience in implementing and using ServiceNow as a central platform for process, test, and incident management in complex bank transformations. Highly experienced in stakeholder and C-level management, in structured decision-making and communication preparation, as well as in documenting complex contexts into concise, actionable concepts. Agile working style, confident use of tools like Jira and Confluence. Working style: analytical, structured, decision-oriented, with deep understanding of typical banking processes and organizational structures, and strong implementation skills.
Skills
Oracle Solaris/sunos, Windows Nt, Xp, Server 2000 And 2003, Macos, Novell
Knowledge Of Oracle, Pl/sql, Cobol, Abap, Java, And Xml
Web Services (Soap, Json/rest)
Application, Administration, And Customization Knowledge Of Various Sap Modules (Fi, Co, Bca, Banking, Tr-tm)
Test Automation And Administration Tools (Hp Quality Center, Jira, Silk, Confluence, Jama, Servicenow)
Standard Software E.g. Samba, Siron, Smartstream Trade Finance, Obs, Swiftalliance, Opf (Open Payments Framework By Clear2pay), Avaloq, Temenos T24
Project Management Tools (Ms Sharepoint, Ms Project, Jama)
Professional User Skills In Common Office Products Such As Word, Ms Excel, Filemaker, Exchange, Lotus Notes
A Wide Range Of Bank-specific Systems And Programs In Payments, Account Management, Accounting, Lending, Aml/compliance, Risk Management, Prudential Reporting, Etc.
Training "Agile Services – Foundations Of Agility"
Training "Agile Services – Product Owner Overview"
Training "Agile Services – Scrum Master Overview"
Training "Agile Services – User Story Training"
Tool Training On Jira, Confluence, Hp Alm, And Hp Qc
Leadership Training
Assessor Training
Facilitator Training
Presentation Training
Two-month Sap Training (Csc Ploenzke Academy)
Certified As "Consultant Offensive Mittelstand"
Languages
Education
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Diploma in Economics · Economics · Munich, Germany
University of Münster
Business Administration · Münster, Germany
Municipal Savings Bank Kamen
Bank Clerk · Kamen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Consultant Offensive Mittelstand
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