Analyzed existing business processes and created a specification to describe the digital transformation.
Collaborated across disciplines with IT coordination, business units, etc.
Designed a prospective solution to automate analog product processing (AI support, expanding digital contracting and product processing, e.g., for supplementary benefits).
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
1 year
Digital Operational Resilience Act Training
Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
6 months
Halle (Saale), Germany
IT Project Manager and Senior Consultant
City Administration of Halle
Led and supported the program from initiation to realization.
Handled communication, organization, project management, etc.
Prepared replacement of the municipal tax software KommunalMaster Taxes and Fees with KommunalMaster Assessment, focusing on dog tax, second-home tax, property tax, and business tax.
Defined tax processes, developed tax assessment forms, set up tax mapping tables, etc.
Built project organization, established project planning, budgeting, etc.
Organized and ran workshops to identify tax requirements in the mentioned areas.
Supported at the interface of business units and IT.
Aug 2022 - Apr 2023
9 months
Austria
IT Project Manager
AT&S
Developed and implemented sustainability reporting per CSRD/ESRS (environment–resource use/circular economy; water; climate change; social–employees, supply chain employees, consumers; governance–business conduct/corporate governance).
Led IT security projects, automated handling of security incidents and service requests in ServiceNow.
Updated IT security architecture (core firewall, production firewall, etc.) as part of modernizing corporate network security tech.
Built and executed recovery and BCM tests.
Introduced Zero Trust policy and implemented an ISMS per ISO 27001.
Created and implemented a structured invoice format to establish an e-invoicing process.
Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
7 months
Senior IT Security Consultant
Telefonica
Analyzed and coordinated IT security and data protection requirements.
Ensured understanding and implementation of requirements at process and application levels through consulting and support.
Captured requirements in Jira via epics, features, business user stories, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Structured, defined, and introduced an ISMS per ISO 27001.
Developed e-invoice format and electronic invoicing process for mass-market (retail) and business customers.
Managed tests, conducted recovery and BCM tests.
Implemented real-time payments for prepaid products via SMS, email, and e-payment service.
Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
3 months
Germany
Requirements Management Consultant
Bauhaus
Analyzed and evaluated requirement requests for internal and external feasibility, cost, and timeline.
Selected applications and vendors, analyzed impacts and interactions with other projects and programs.
Created requirements and functional specifications.
Established an overarching requirements process.
Integrated review of regulatory requirements (IT security, data protection) during project initiation.
Optimized and standardized O2C processes.
Coordinated with business units on decision-making, planning, implementation, and support.
Implemented agile project approach using Scrum.
Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
7 months
Munich, Germany
Project Manager
Münchner Hypothekenbank
Defined project scope.
Created project charter.
Built project organization and planning.
Defined relevant data types and identified them in processes and systems.
Analyzed processes and systems handling personal data and compiled a processing register.
Developed a deletion concept per DIN 66398 (retention periods, general deletion rules, data types, grouping into deletion classes, protection needs, deletion rules by data type, implementation rules, responsibilities, data protection documentation).
Showed system dependencies to avoid redundancies.
Collected all retention periods (commercial code, labor law, GDPR, tax law, etc.).
Produced weighing of interests analysis for deleting data against business interests.
Defined general and specific deletion processes (relevance for commercial law, labor law, etc.).
Implemented deletion processes in systems like SAP FI/CO, SAP CML considering dependencies.
Deployed SAP ILM for statistical preparations with monthly production copy.
Established and implemented risk management and systemic risk monitoring.
Prepared and coordinated planned deletion processes with the Bavarian Data Protection Authority in Ansbach.
Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
4 months
Bern, Switzerland
Project Manager and Business Analyst
Mobiliar Bern
Created functional concept for new data protection requirements (objectives, DPO tasks, affected IT systems, interfaces, processes, etc.).
Prepared insurance contract portfolio for IFRS requirements – classified contracts as onerous, potentially non-onerous, and other contracts at initial recognition.
Measured contracts at fulfillment value (fulfillment cash flows) plus contractual service margin.
Established an ISMS per ISO 27001.
Used Kanban (backlog, upcoming tasks, in progress, done) and Hermes methodology.
Derived FCF estimates of future cash flows including time value adjustments considering financial and non-financial risks.
Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year 4 months
Bern, Switzerland
Project Manager
Cantonal Bank of Bern
Set up FIDLEG (MiFID II) reports on execution reasons and details of executed financial transactions (trading venue, volume, price, time, identifiers like ISIN) to FINMA.
Created product flyers to inform customers about total costs and returns per investment product.
Handled project documentation (reporting, controlling, budget application, cost control) and coordinated BA for system upgrade to Abacus 2017/easyHR 7.0.
Developed and implemented real estate price risk model—calculated VaR using variance-covariance approach, conducted validation analyses, and produced reports.
Implemented Risk Master: reporting, budget management, prepared and ran stress tests (defined macroeconomic drivers; unemployment, real estate price, interest rate developments, GDP projections), defined stress test data and validation.
Established and implemented an ISMS per ISO 27001.
Created a communications model and plan.
Digitalized HR management with AxonIvy and Abacus, upgraded to latest versions, integrated into Windows Server environment, and connected to core banking system IBIS 3G.
Drafted business specification for legal reporting in FiRe and prepared IT landscape redesign (introducing SAP S/4HANA, FiRe, and upgrading IBIS core banking system).
Jul 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 6 months
Consultant
Miles & More GmbH
Assessed existing IKS-relevant issues, defined approach model, built checklists for core areas (accounting, procurement, sales), and established a risk-control matrix.
Planned and executed projects with the CFO.
Focus areas: data protection; document management via DMS, liquidity planning and control, bank authorizations and payments, general ledger and financial year-end closing, IT compliance.
Implemented continuous deployment processes for IT audit evidence and archiving.
Built and implemented electronic invoicing process for webshop sales.
Supported and implemented IKS requirements during ERP Navision rollout.
Conducted IKS audits per COBIT.
Enhanced IT compliance security and audit trails.
Mar 2014 - Jul 2015
1 year 5 months
Consultant
Fernfachhochschule
Prepared and introduced course materials in IT management, project management, business and economics.
Prepared and led tutorials and exercises in financial accounting, controlling, financial reporting, IT management, project management, and process management.
Feb 2014 - Jul 2014
6 months
Senior Consultant
Migros Cooperative Federation
Optimized AP invoice intake and AR invoice issuance e-workflow management system.
Developed software to automatically process incoming and outgoing invoices (AR and AP).
Evaluated, analyzed, defined, and implemented a new electronic workflow system.
Reviewed all relevant business processes and translated them into the application architecture.
Oct 2013 - Apr 2014
7 months
Senior Consultant
Johnson & Johnson
Conducted a system technical retrospective validation for the FDA.
Set up and executed test cases in HPQC as the basis for CSV of SAP implementations (ECC 6.0 SD, MM, etc.).
Mapped business requirements and differentiated test protocols by business areas (delivery, return, source, loans).
Modeled business processes using ARIS.
Jan 2013 - Sep 2013
9 months
Munich, Germany
Project Manager
FMSW Asset Management
Built a Middle Office as a central competence center for finance and accounting processes.
Introduced SOX standards, reporting, process planning, cost planning, and cost control.
Harmonized the chart of accounts for correct booking of loans and derivatives.
Mar 2012 - Jul 2012
5 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Senior Consultant
Zurich Insurance
Established a global fixed assets register.
Documented and implemented global standardization of fixed assets posting.
Developed and rolled out cost center and cost type accounting.
Set up product and customer profitability accounting.
Oct 2011 - Jul 2012
10 months
Basel, Switzerland
Senior Consultant
Novartis
Defined and implemented an internal control framework.
Planned and conducted maturity assessments based on the internal compliance framework.
Validated per ISO 13485 and ISO 9001.
Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
4 months
Münster, Germany
Senior Consultant
GAD
Developed processes and methods to optimize portfolio management.
Facilitated subject matter workshops to ensure quality of portfolio optimization processes.
Prepared reporting to BaFin (capital investment evidence).
Feb 2011 - Aug 2011
7 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Project Manager
UBS
Created, analyzed, and adapted test cases and scenarios to introduce a new fee model.
Aligned operational risk processes with regulator recommendations.
Developed software to implement the new fee model.
May 2009 - Oct 2010
1 year 6 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Senior Project Manager
Swiss Re
Advanced and maintained the in-house accounting platform BIS.
Introduced cost center and cost type accounting.
Aligned IT strategy to Solvency II and regulatory requirements.
Jan 2009 - May 2009
5 months
Senior Project Manager and Business Engineer
Xerox
Documented macro and micro design processes.
Developed an investment strategy.
Migrated legacy systems to SAP ECC 6.
Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
5 months
Project Manager and Business Consultant
Credit Suisse
Created project documents on tax-relevant international taxabilities.
Illustrated synergies from tax structures to implement a digital solution.
Aug 2004 - Dec 2006
2 years 5 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Senior Business Project Leader
Credit Suisse
Built a data consolidation platform for legal reporting requirements.
Integrated regulatory reporting tasks (Basel II).
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
Education
Oct 1984 - Jun 1989
University of Trier
Diploma in Economics · Economics and Law · Trier, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Digital Operational Resilience Act Training
ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Introduction
ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Introduction
ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Introduction
ISO/IEC 27001 Risk Management
ISO 13485 Validation
ISO 9001 Validation
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