Levent Önder

Digital Transformation

Duisburg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
7 months

Digital Transformation

African Development Bank

Freelancer project in cooperation with STC Services.

  • Goal: Development of an IT governance and governance framework based on DORA requirements.
  • Role: Coordination and training of external service providers.
Aug 2024 - Present
1 year
Germany

Digital Transformation

Energy Provider

Freelancer project in cooperation with STC Services.

  • Digital & finance transformation.
  • Goal: Migration to S/4HANA and optimization of posting processes.
  • Role: Project management, leading 21 team members, budget €9 M.
  • Design of TOM, implementation of system solution and introduction of change management measures.
  • Result: Implementation of new system solution & increased process quality.
Aug 2023 - May 2024
10 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Digital Transformation

Regional Bank

Freelancer project in cooperation with STC Services.

  • Goal: Optimization of the back office through automated workflows and DORA readiness.
  • Role: Leading 7 team members, budget €4.5 M.
  • Result: Developed a roadmap for migrating to automated systems.
Oct 2022 - Jul 2023
10 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Workplace Transition

Regional Bank

Freelancer project.

  • Workplace transition – ITSM suite process organization in operations.
  • Goal: Implementation of a new solution and process optimization through change management measures.
  • Role: Leading an 8-person team, budget €6 M.
  • Result: Established a new organizational structure and increased efficiency.
Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
9 months
Munich, Germany

Senior Manager, Business Transformation

EY

  • Digital transformation, health insurer in Thuringia.

  • Goal: Transformation into an agile organization and process optimization.

  • Role: Leading an interdisciplinary team (15 staff), budget €18 M.

  • Result: Introduced an agile organizational structure, increased process efficiency by 22%.

  • Blockchain strategy for a banking group.

  • Goal: Evaluation and implementation of a digital strategy for digital assets.

  • Role: Developed the strategy and led a development team for platform implementation.

  • Result: Successful market launch of the platform with increased market presence.

  • Interim head: Reporting department, Regional Bank (Munich).

  • Goal: Ensure VAG reporting and GroMiKV compliance, process optimization and building a new team.

  • Role: Managed a team of 8 in the reporting department.

  • Result: Optimized reporting and data quality, ensured compliance with regulatory requirements.

Jan 2020 - Oct 2021
1 year 10 months
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Director, Financial Services & Petrochemicals

STC Services

  • Digital bank transformation in the Middle East.

  • Goal: Develop a target operating model & regulatory strategy for a fully digital bank.

  • Role: Led the strategy development process and optimized regulatory reporting structures.

  • Result: Efficiency gains through digital automation and implementation of a compliant target operating model.

  • Digital transformation, petrochemical group.

  • Goal: Process optimization and improvement of customer experiences.

  • Role: Led a 50-member team, budget $25 M.

  • Result: Efficiency gains through digital automation.

  • Team development & leadership programs.

  • Goal: Develop leadership skills and create a strategic team structure.

  • Role: Lead operations & consulting.

  • Managed and coached teams, introduced a leadership program.

  • Result: Higher employee satisfaction and improved leadership culture.

Nov 2017 - Dec 2020
2 years 2 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Manager, Finance, Risk & Compliance

CAPCO - The Capital Markets Company

  • Implementation of MiFID II (capital markets & AWM) at Deutsche Bank.

  • Goal: Adapt advisory and trading processes to new regulations.

  • Role: Project management for asset & wealth management, collaboration with BaFin and business units.

  • Result: Optimized market efficiency and introduced a target operating model.

  • Post-merger integration at a central bank in the Middle East.

  • Goal: Harmonize credit and financial processes after the merger.

  • Role: PMO lead and development of a target operating model.

  • Result: Harmonization and efficiency gains through digital automation and system implementation.

Dec 2012 - Dec 2016
4 years 1 month
Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting GmbH

  • Restructuring at a universal bank in Frankfurt.

  • Goal: Cost optimization in finance through standardization and digitalization.

  • Current state analysis of existing processes. Identified cost-saving potentials.

  • Developed and implemented cost-cutting measures.

  • Set up a shared service center. Standardized and optimized internal processes for long-term scalability.

  • FX benchmark manipulation, Commerzbank (capital markets).

  • Goal: Identify and eliminate compliance breaches.

  • Role: PMO and development of risk mitigation strategies.

  • Result: Implemented new compliance processes.

Apr 2011 - Nov 2012
1 year 8 months
Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant, Financial Services

BearingPoint Consulting GmbH

  • Establishment of BearingPoint Turkey.

  • Goal: Market entry strategy and due diligence.

  • Role: Led the preparation and implementation.

  • Result: Successfully established the firm in Turkey.

  • Post-merger integration – universal bank, Frankfurt.

  • Goal: Data migration and process modeling during the merger of two major banks.

  • Role: Responsible for conceptual design, modeling and functional testing.

  • Modeled and optimized financial processes.

  • Result: Successful harmonization and optimization of internal processes.

Mar 2008 - Mar 2011
3 years 1 month
Vienna, Austria

Executive Assistant to the Board & Project Lead

WIL AG

Industry: Recycling & plant engineering.

  • Strategic finance & corporate management:
  • Goal: Led M&A projects for the acquisition and integration of several companies in the recycling sector.
  • Developed and executed growth strategies to expand new business areas.
  • Optimized organizational structures by realigning business and financial processes.
  • Finance transformation & post-merger integration:
  • Restructured accounting & controlling including introduction of new reporting standards.
  • Implemented and built a shared service center to increase efficiency.
  • Investor relations & corporate strategy:
  • Conducted market analyses & valuations of potential acquisition targets.
  • Direct communication with investors & moderating international roadshows for fundraising.
  • Result: Successful acquisitions, restructurings and finance transformations for sustainable growth and efficiency improvements.
Frankfurt, Germany

Program Lead Back Office in AWM

Deutsche Bank

  • Goal: Develop a strategic transformation program to optimize and automate financial processes.
  • Role: Led a transformation program with 34 projects, budget €500 M.
  • Result: Introduced a risk-based control concept and optimized overall bank management.

Summary

Experienced professional in IT-strategic change & project management consulting and digital transformation, expert in process optimization and governance of enterprise-wide team leadership. Key achievements include leading transformation projects and strategic initiatives with over 50 team members and a €25 M budget to optimize processes and enhance customer experiences.

CORE COMPETENCES:

  • IT-strategic Change & Project Management
  • Process Optimization & Digitization Implementation of efficient process environments using AI & automation
  • Corporate Governance & Strategy Development and implementation of strategic directions in regulated industries
  • Leadership & Team Development Many years of disciplinary leadership (>6 years). Development of employees & teams
  • Finance & Controlling Optimization of financial processes and performance improvement
  • Governance & Compliance Ensuring compliance with international and national regulatory requirements

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Energy Sector Project Led a project with 21 team members and a €9 M budget for an S/4HANA migration
  • Change Management Health Insurance Introduced an agile organization, increased process efficiency by 20% at a health insurer
  • Process Automation Petrochemical in the Middle East Led a $25 M project to increase process efficiency by 35%
  • Major Transformation Middle East Led a team of 120 with a $40 M budget for bank digitization in the Middle East
  • Efficiency Improvement Universal Bank Efficiency gains through SAP S/4HANA and automation in a petrochemical group

Languages

German
Native
Turkish
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2019 - Present

Middlesex University

Doctor of Business Administration · London, United Kingdom

Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

TH Cologne

German Diploma in Business Administration · Banking & Finance · Cologne, Germany · good

Certifications & licenses

Blue Prism Developer Training

Certified Agile Coach

Certified Agile Project Manager

Certified Digital Transformation Manager

Certified New Work Expert & Agile Change Manager

PMP

Prince 2

Professional Scrum Master I