Kai Saathoff

Senior Manager Regulatory Changes and Digitalization

Hettstadt, Germany

Experience

Jan 2016 - Present
8 years 7 months
Würzburg, Germany

Senior Manager Regulatory Changes and Digitalization

CLIENTALTICS Consulting

  • Responsible for business development, sales, partnerships and marketing
  • Project management and business analysis for regulatory and strategic projects
  • Test management
  • Expert in digitization strategies
  • Expert in new EU regulations, changes in legislation
  • Expert in customer-related projects
  • Implementations in asset management and banking sector
Jan 2011 - Dec 2016
5 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Chief Operating Officer (COO) function for Asset Management Germany; Head of Business Management and COO of MACS (Multi

Großbank Frankfurt

  • Responsible for investment operations, procurement, trading, institutional client services, accounting, fund accounting, investment management, investment and risk compliance, legal asset management, finance
  • Business sponsor and program manager for regulatory projects (AIFM, UCITS, MiFID II, MiFIR, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, Volcker, FATCA)
  • Project management for operational, organizational and business development projects
  • Strategic planning
  • Project management for product development projects
  • Planning, analysis and control of budgets and cost drivers
Aug 1998 - Dec 2011
13 years 5 months
London, United Kingdom

Head of Client Relationship Service Global

Großbank Frankfurt

  • Responsible for institutional client services, client reporting, performance measurement reporting and risk reporting, after-sales client service, pre-sales client servicing
  • Development of service strategies
  • Vendor management (internal/external)
  • Program management including stakeholder management, communication, financial and resource budgeting and controlling
  • Management of internal and external teams and project teams
  • Risk management and quality assurance along the entire value chain

Summary

Mr. Saathoff has many years of experience implementing regulatory and strategic requirements in the financial industry. After his bank training and alongside his studies in economics as well as banking and finance, he worked for several years in international large banks in investment management in leadership roles at national and international levels. He demonstrated his deep understanding of the changes needed in operational processes, IT systems and governance structures through numerous projects at both project and program levels. His long experience enables him to identify obstacles at an early project stage, solve problems with a customer focus and defuse conflicts early. Thanks to his solid skills in business, compliance and IT, he can bring together the different departments and project members of his clients to develop cost-efficient and sustainable solutions. With his hands-on mentality, he also finds customer-optimized solutions in time-critical phases.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Jan 1998 - Present

Deutsche Bank

Bank Clerk (IHK) · Iserlohn, Germany

AKAD-Fachhochschule Stuttgart

Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · Stuttgart, Germany

Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Diploma in Banking (Bank Academy) · Frankfurt, Germany

Certifications & licenses

PRINCE2 Agile

Axelos Ltd.

PRINCE2 Foundation

Axelos Ltd.

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Axelos Ltd.

Certified EFFAS Financial Analyst (CEFA)

DVFA Deutsche Vereinigung für Finanzanalyse und Asset Management