Julian Voje

Project Lead

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jul 2022 - Present
3 years 1 month
Eschborn, Germany

Project Lead

Exchange Operator

1st LoD/Change the Bank (CtB)

  • Project management and control of a highly complex and extensive Change the Bank project focusing on third-party risk management
  • Supervision and guidance of up to 15 qualified consultants in the project
  • Definition and regular review of the status of required measures to remediate audit findings in third-party management
  • Ensuring and reviewing banking regulatory compliance (BAIT, MaRisk, DORA, BSI Standards, ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, etc.) for both processes and all project artifacts
  • Coordination of the validation of project artifacts with Internal Audit
  • Support in mitigating identified deviations
  • Preparation of documentation to deregister the corresponding finding with BaFin
  • Coordination with stakeholders across the corporate group for approval of deregistrations
  • Preparation, support, and regular independent reporting of project status to the board and other C-level executives
  • Introduction of agile (SCRUM) project management
  • Support of a six-month RfP and POC process for a SaaS solution to support third-party management in the exchange environment
  • Support in the implementation of the SaaS
  • Support in the consolidation and embedding of data from various source systems into the new SaaS
Jun 2022 - Nov 2023
1 year 6 months
Frankfurt, Germany
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German Personnel Service Provider

  • Consolidation and further development of the company’s quality management system (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001, including revision of existing and creation of new processes
  • Preparation for and support of the related internal and external audits
  • Implementation of an information security management framework according to VdS Guideline 10005 and support for the corresponding certification in preparation for an upcoming ISO 27001 certification
  • Ensuring and supporting attainment of ESG compliance (EcoVadis)
May 2022 - Present
3 years 3 months

Managing Director

secori advisors GmbH

At secori, he contributes his practical experience and expertise primarily in Change the Bank projects within the First Line of Defence (1st LoD), with a focus on third-party and information risks.

Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
1 year 9 months
Germany

Head of Policy Department

Munich Security Conference (MSC)

  • Policy advice at the C-level
  • Leading a team of 10 consultants, providing substantive leadership and developing politically relevant topics for the MSC:
  • current geopolitical developments
  • cybersecurity
  • threats to critical infrastructure
  • Developing content for various international conference formats of the MSC, including several “Cyber Summits” with a focus on cybersecurity in Tallinn and Berlin, and especially for the main conference in Munich
  • Project planning and content management of various publications, notably the reports “Error 404 – Trust Not Found: A Survey on Digital Trust in Europe” and “Update Required: European Digital Sovereignty and the Transatlantic Partnership” (both 2021).
Jun 2019 - Aug 2020
1 year 3 months
Germany

Head of Programme Department

Munich Security Conference (MSC)

  • Leading a team of 10 consultants, providing strategic support and developing content for various international MSC conference formats (e.g., the Tana Forum, the MSC Core Group Meeting in Minsk, Belarus, or the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., USA)
  • Project planning and content management of various publications, notably the “Transnational Security Report” with a focus on illicit financial flows and cybercrime
  • Political advising and support for Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany

Deputy Head of Policy & Analysis, Berlin Office

Munich Security Conference (MSC)

  • Content support in developing politically relevant topics for the MSC, including current geopolitical developments and their impact on supply security
  • Content preparation and on-site support for the Cyber Summit in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Political advising and support for Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger
May 2014 - Jun 2018
4 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Political Advisor

German Bundestag, Office of Dr. Andreas Nick, MdB

  • Content preparation and advising the member of parliament: drafting parliamentary speeches, various presentations, and drafts of specialist articles
  • Supporting committee work: Foreign Affairs Committee (regional focuses: Latin America, Turkey, Hungary) and Digital Agenda Committee
  • In the Digital Agenda Committee: special focus on the rapporteur topic “Fintech”; preparation of numerous reports and presentations; networking in Berlin
Mar 2013 - Jun 2013
4 months
Germany

Coordinator for Foreign and Security Policy

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

  • Coordinator for Foreign and Security Policy at KAS representing Dr. Patrick Keller; including lectures and publications on foreign and security policy topics, including cybersecurity issues
  • Parental leave cover, full-time
Mar 2011 - Oct 2013
2 years 8 months
Germany

Project Assistant

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

  • Preparation of conferences, support in coordinating the “Young Foreign Policy Makers Working Group” at KAS.
Jan 2009 - May 2014
4 years 5 months
Bonn, Germany

Freelancer

International Security Magazine (IMS)

Oct 2007 - Jul 2009
1 year 10 months
Bonn, Germany

Co-Founder

International Security Magazine (IMS)

  • Established the editorial team, editorial work, marketing organization, trade fair appearances, authoring articles, conceptual planning of issues, building, designing, and maintaining the web presence
  • Interim circulation: 6,000

Summary

Dr. Julian Voje has been active in consulting for over 15 years. As a senior project manager for various clients, he has led teams of different sizes. He gained technical expertise and project management experience in both the highly sensitive political environment and the regulated banking sector, particularly in handling the results of special banking supervision audits under § 44 KWG.

Dr. Voje has extensive knowledge in identifying and conducting political risk and threat analyses as well as compliance requirements in the financial sector. Throughout his career, he has advised a wide range of high-level decision-makers in both political and banking-specific environments.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced

Education

Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

University of Texas, Austin

Austin, United States

Jan 2009 - May 2014

University of Bonn

Doctorate · Political Science · Bonn, Germany · Magna cum Laude

Aug 2005 - Jan 2006

Universidad León

León, Spain

Certifications & licenses

Cloud Computing

TÜV Rheinland

ICS – Design, Analysis, Redesign

Frankfurt School of Finance

Scrum Master

Outsourcing Manager for Credit Institutions

Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner

PSI Services

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Firebrand

Basic IT Fundamentals and Security Measures for Non-IT Specialists

German Personnel Service Provider

GDPR

German Personnel Service Provider

Enhanced Security Clearance under § 9 of the German Security Clearance Act