Matthias Metzlaff - Project Manager

Q: Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Düsseldorf, Germany .

Q: What languages does Matthias speak?

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 12 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months . Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Project Manager at HSBC .

Q: What companies has Matthias worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Matthias has worked for HSBC , Marketdata Provider , DepotBank , Custodian and Fund Administration Bank , and Unknown .

Q: Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology (IT) , and Education . Matthias also has some experience in Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Product Development . Matthias also has some experience in Business Intelligence , Marketing , and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Education , and Banking and Finance .

Q: Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Marketing , and Product Development .

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year 1 month

Düsseldorf, Germany

Project Manager

HSBC

Project manager for banking projects

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

6 months

Business Analyst

Marketdata Provider

Analyzing and supplying market data from various providers to meet different customer requirements
Acting as interface between IT and business
Gathering customer requirements and translating them for IT (including PRIIPs)
Analyzing the transition from WM Data to EDDy_neu

Apr 2022 - Sep 2024

2 years 6 months

Business Analyst and Project Manager

DepotBank

Assessing required reporting under MiFIR Article 26 (transaction reporting)/RTS 22
Acting as interface between business requirements and IT
Coordinating reporting channels
Analyzing use of reporting software (UnaVista)
Performing gap analysis of existing vs. required data
Optimizing data quality
Managing contracts and license negotiations with the software vendor
Defining and coordinating new processes
Coordinating and defining required reporting data
Planning software development
Designing and planning the extension of the core database (in-house KVG software)
Creating business and IT concepts for MiFIR reporting
Writing test cases and executing tests
Conducting technical and business acceptance
Overseeing software development and test teams

Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

10 months

IT Project Manager for Software Rollout / Business Analyst

Custodian and Fund Administration Bank

Classic end-to-end process implementation
Managing and coordinating meetings
Preparing and leading steering committees before top management
Preparing and presenting decision papers
Business analysis for planning transaction volume expansions and developing general optimization concepts
Capacity planning
Contract management
Hybrid software development: classic approach with transition to agile processes
Coordinating between departments
Acting as interface between departments and project stakeholders
Tools: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, Miro Boards

Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

1 year 1 month

Coordination & Scrum Master (Software Rollout/CD) / IT Project Manager DevOps Team & Business Analyst

Unknown

Coordinating the DevOps team for agile software development using Scrum and Kanban
Coaching and optimizing DevSecOps practices (SAFe®)
Ensuring compliance with BAIT requirements as a service provider
Coordinating across various departments
Planning tasks and optimizing continuous delivery and classic software rollout
Conducting business analysis and co-designing design pipelines
Building organizational structure
Managing and coaching personnel and technical teams
Environment: MS Office, Jira, Confluence, Miro Boards, microservices, Kubernetes, GitLab, Kafka, Grafana, Kibana, Elasticsearch, Splunk, PostgreSQL

Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

4 months

Project Manager (Interim-PM for Handover)

Unknown

Building up the Avaloq landscape
Coordination of the teams
Analysis of the requirements
Organization and leading of meetings
Initiating of orders and monitoring
Contract management and licence negotiations with the software supplier
Link between Customer and IT
Collection of requirements and planning of servers, data lines, databases, etc., including interviews with various departments and IT
Tools: MS-Office, Jira, Confluence, Miro Boards

Mar 2019 - Present

6 years 11 months

Management

Unknown

Online marketing in the context of online seminars and coaching
Determine the IT requirements (hardware, software tools, social media platform, etc.)
Define processes
Design of member area for customers
Create videos / photos for ads (Facebook, Instagram, XING and LinkedIn)
Setting up the Orga structure
Consulting and creation of content for ads (text links and video ads)

Feb 2016 - Dec 2019

3 years 11 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Business Analyst / Requirement Engineer and Sub-project Manager

Deutsche Börse

Various MiFID II / MiFIR requirements to be implemented and MAR reporting (rule-based implementation of the MAR requirements)
Sub-project management / Scrum Master of the Business Analysts
Creation of a decision paper and reports for program managers
Planning and coordination of software release changes to higher versions
Planning and offer preparation, resource planning
Service and works contract management
Conceptual design of an automated MiFID 2 / MiFIR report monitoring including automated error correction, including dashboard for several user groups
Asset classes: ETFs, shares, RePos, futures, funds, certificates, swaps, commodities warrants, bonds
Creation of documents and updating and maintenance of documentation within the framework of MiFID 2 / MiFIR and MAR
Creation of user stories, impact analyses, technical and IT concepts in coordination with internal and external interfaces (e.g. WM / WSS data)
Regular personal dialogue with the competent authorities such as BaFin
Evaluation Data analysis of data sources, allocation and distribution of data, data modelling (BPMN)
Trade / Deal flow analysis for MiFID 2 reporting
Collection of requirements and planning of servers, databases, data lines, etc., including interviews with various departments and IT
Project management and workshop moderation, development of work package planning, use of JIRA, Confluence, MS-Project
Preparation of specifications in close consultation with business departments and IT (Offshore in Prague)
Analysis and coordination to SAP interface
Planning and support software rollout
Transfer of new software to regular operation (BaU)
Further development and optimization of internal processes and technological customer portals (e.g. digitalization of ETF approval and inclusion and approval of instruments in the cash market (market making and designated sponsor))
Feasibility study & concept PAM & IAM for internal & external users from onboarding to administration and deletion (analysis & conception of identity and role concepts (RACI), password management, reporting)
BCM planning and support for IT security concept
Suspensions (MiFID II / MiFIR)
Transparency regulation / requirements (RTS 1 & 2)
Volume cap (DVC = Double Volume Cap RTS 3)
Planning and monitoring of the agreed milestones

Jun 2014 - Mar 2016

1 year 10 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Project Manager / Business Analyst / Requirement Engineer

Consorsbank / BNP Paribas

Management of multiple projects, part of a SAFe framework (release changes and version upgrade of the trading emergency system, introduction of online orders in the securities environment, etc.)
Planning and offers for resource planning
Project and program management in particular:
Organization and workshop moderation with management and stakeholders
Coordination of various IT-projects
Analysis and development for work package planning
Preparation of decision papers for the Steering Committee
Use of Clarity, MS-Project, Confluence
Agile (Scrum Master) and classic project management
Control of external service providers
Interface definition for front-end and algo systems
Interfaces delivery of trades for risk and collateral management systems, mid and back office
Creation of user stories for integration of new intelligent order types (various asset classes) into existing trading and order management systems for retail customers
Analysis of the professional and retail client onboarding procedure
Requirements engineering, conception and documentation
Introduction of new order types
MAD / MAR (market abuse) Level 1 requirements definition and coordination
Test scenario preparation and UAT
Connection of new service providers for account opening
Upgrade order emergency system
Online instruction corporate actions & order cards for AGM

Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

3 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager

HVB

Project manager for a migration project in the Kondor+ area
International environment (LDN, NY, MUC)
Coordination of the project team across several international locations
Preparation of decision papers for the Steering Committee, Program Management
Reporting to Steering Committee, Program Management, Stakeholders
Appointment scheduling
Introduction of new calculation methods

Sep 2012 - Dec 2013

1 year 4 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant / Project Coordinator and Manager / Coach

FMS Wertmanagement AöR

Application Manager for Market & Risk Systems: AC+ (Market Data Management), Algorithmics/IBM (Collateral Management), Visual Rules (Business Rules), Bloomberg/Reuters (Market Data)
Co-management of project with service provider: quality and project controlling, result types
Preparation of decision papers for the Steering Committee, Program Management
Monitoring compliance with IT outsourcing requirements (CEBS)
Application support and management
Reporting to Steering Committee, Stakeholders, Program Management
Quality assurance for transition and migration
Planning and proposal preparation (project, infrastructure, operating expenses)
Control of external service providers and SLA management
Contract and license negotiations with software and market data suppliers
Support knowledge transfer to IT service provider (offshore and local)
Liaison between IT and business: requirements gathering
Asset classes: CDS, bonds, loans, credits, swaps, options
Quality assurance of offers and projects from IT service provider
Analysis and coordination to SAP interface (FI/CO)
Interface description between standard programs and in-house development
Support for purchasing in license and maintenance negotiations
Central contact for departments on supported applications
Coordination and implementation of tests and UAT (HP-ALM, MS-SharePoint)
Support in establishing business processes between business and IT

Oct 2007 - Sep 2012

5 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant / Project and Program Coordinator / Coach

Dekabank Funds

Consulting on selection of new trading software (equities and derivatives)
Connection of exchanges, brokers and clearing houses; contracts and architecture
Coordination of software development and rollouts
Support of multiple release upgrades
Analysis and team management of deal flow errors
Work package planning
External service provider control and SLA adjustments
Team leadership
Preparation of decision papers and reports for Steering Committee
Budget planning and responsibility
Transfer of new software into regular operations (BaU)
Conceptual design for market connections in colocation/proximity housing
Contract and license negotiations with vendors
FIX connection design (buy and sell side)
Coordination with custodian banks
Asset classes: ETFs, shares, RePos, futures, funds, certificates, swaps, commodities warrants, bonds
Fail-safe operation concepts
Audit support
Test case creation for UAT
Hardware planning support
Product selection and price negotiations
Sales tool and reporting conception
IAM and RACI concept creation
Quality gate definition
Compliance interactions
Exchange rate supply planning
Data source analysis
STP coordination
Single point of contact between trade and IT

Apr 2004 - Sep 2007

3 years 6 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant / Project Manager

HVB

Consulting and design of IT architecture for expansion of securities trading (Business Architecture)
Organization and coordination of IT projects and SLAs
Coordination of software development and implementation
Team management and analysis of deal flow errors
Preparation of decision papers and reports for Steering Committee, Program Management, Stakeholders
Budget planning and responsibility
Concepts for fail-safe operation and European subsidiary integration
Audit support
Connection of exchanges and brokers; contracts and architecture
Interface delivery of trades for risk and collateral management and position management
Coordination with custodian
Integration of retail customers including IAM concepts
Contract and license negotiations with exchanges, brokers, software and market data vendors
FIX and RTD connection design
Market data provider advice
Instrument master data conceptual design
Data source evaluation
Asset class coverage
Requirements catalog and concept design
International supplier contracts
UAT planning
Product selection, price negotiations, auditing
Regular operations transfer
STP support
Interface analysis

Apr 2003 - Mar 2004

1 year

Munich, Germany

Project and Program Manager

HVB

Consulting in selection of new trading software (equities and derivatives)
Impact analyses and coordination during trading system change
Introduction of new trading software (RTS AG / RTD) and FIX engine (CameronSystems / CameronFIX)
Exchange connections: LSE (SETS), Euronext, XETRA, EUREX
Supply of market and master data
Coordination with custodian and Radianz connections
Requirements catalog, concept and design
Business case creation
Planning, organization and international supplier contracts
Auditing and price negotiations

Mar 2002 - Mar 2003

1 year 1 month

Munich, Germany

Project Manager

HVB

Project management of special trading system development (equities/shares)
Managed 7-digit budget and ~15 developers
Modules/interfaces: OMS, Internal Market, Market Data, Instrument Service, VWAP, Reuters, Bloomberg, FIX protocols
Requirements gathering and planning
Hardware and architecture planning
Resource planning
Security and installation script coordination
IAM & PAM analysis and conception
Milestone setting and tracking
Functional and technical business concept development
IT subproject coordination
Process introduction and interface with customer and IT
Transfer of new software into BaU
Technical environment: Java, EJB, Oracle 8i, BEA, Apache, RMI, JMS

Oct 2001 - Jan 2002

4 months

Project Manager / Quality Manager

Startup

Validation of IT architecture and design with banking law considerations
Coordination and support of system and integration tests
Prioritization of change and error requests
Coordination with project members and departments
Contract negotiations with software vendors and ASPs
Preparation of functional and technical specifications
Quality assurance of system parameterization and application documentation
Creation of test data and UAT test cases
Error documentation and follow-up verification
IT technical concept creation and quality assurance
Support in planning implementation
Custodian management, address management, interface definitions
Environment: Java, EJB, Oracle 8i, SQL

Jul 2001 - Dec 2001

6 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager

HVB

Migration from Kondor+ 1.9 to 2.0 at a German bank
Interface modifications for Forex and MoneyMarket modules
Coordination of IT subprojects and handover to new system house
Milestone monitoring and tracking
Introduction of new structures and processes
Documentation structure planning
Resource planning
Single point of contact between business and IT
Budget control
Technical environment: Sybase, SQL, C, C++

Jan 2000 - Jun 2001

1 year 6 months

Augsburg, Germany

CIO (Co-shareholder and Board Member)

COMVIMA AG

Development of complex internet presence rollout
J2EE architecture with Oracle 8i on Linux
Lifecycle Manager installation and VPN network planning
Project, infrastructure and operating cost planning
Coordination between specialist and technical departments
Data center planning
Personnel responsibility for ~25 developers and secretariat
Recruitment responsibility
Budget planning, milestone setting and tracking
Functional and technical concept cooperation
Acquisition of pilot customers
Investor negotiations
Business case development
Trademark and patent application

Summary

Project and program management and coordination; software development and rollout; business analysis; coaching; consulting
Trading securities and market making of ETFs, stocks, futures, certificates; algorithmic trading
Setting up and consolidating IT infrastructure
Providing trading and risk systems with required market data (real-time and master data) including analysis, procurement, and implementation coordination
Admission and listing of securities
MiFID II/MiFIR and MAR reporting (ESMA & BaFin) levels 1, 2 & 3
Online marketing
Digitalization

Skills

Coordination And Communication; Planning, Execution And Delivery Of Projects On Time
Problem-solving Skills
Acting As The Interface Between It And Business Departments
Working Independently; Entrepreneurial Thinking; Team Player
Solution-oriented And Pragmatic Mindset And Actions
Quickly Getting Familiar With New Topics, Teams And Tasks
Securities (Portfolio, Trading, Order Management, Management)
Custodian And Fund Administration Banks
Trading Systems (Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, Money Market, Equities, Etc.)
Reporting Software Unavista (Lseg)
Exchange Connections: Lse (Sets), Ise, Euronext, Eurex, Liffe, Xetra, Ötob, Cme, Cbot, Etc.
Markets: As Etf Specialist, Global Knowledge Of Various Markets And Otc, Especially Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Usa
Digitalization
Outsourcing Management
Analysis And Design Of Identity And Role Concepts (Raci), Password Management, Reporting (Iam & Pam)
Kubernetes
Online Marketing For Webinars And Coaching
Change Management
Planning And Quote Preparation
Escalation Management
Scrum
Mifid/mifir & Mar (Banks And Exchanges)
Wm Data/eddy Neu, Focus On Securities Data, Wss, Mifid & Mifir
Bafin Circulars
Marisk (Previously Mah), Bait
Gdpr, Bdsg
Designing It Processes And Architecture In The Trading Environment With Interfaces (Mid- And Back-office, Position Management Systems, Emir, §9 Wphg, Price Feeds To Depositories, Esma, Mifid, Etc.)
Test Management (E.g., Hp-alm)
Creating And Maintaining Documentation And Updating Documents (Ms Sharepoint)
Handling Contracts (Service Providers, Slas, Suppliers, Etc.)
Trading Systems/software: Tbricks, Gl-trade, Orc, Rtd, Horizon, Om, Etc.
Advising On The Selection Of Market Data Providers (Thomson Reuters, Fixnetix, Idc/7ticks, Deutsche Börse, Bloomberg, Quanthouse, S&p Iq Capital, Moody's, Fitch Solutions, Markit, Etc.)
Sales Tools And Sales Reporting
Contract Negotiations With Vendors, Market Data Suppliers, Exchanges, Brokers, Etc., In Coordination With Purchasing And Legal Teams
Clearing, Depositories
Instrument Master Data Conceptual Design, Sql
Project Management (Ms Project, Clarity, Jira, Confluence, Etc.)
Planning And Coordination (Including Budget Planning And Control)
Creating Technical Concepts
Clearing At Lch Clearnet, Eurex Clearing (Repos, Bonds, Etc.)
Billing And Accounting
Trademark And Patent Applications
Basic Understanding Of Payment Transactions/swift
Data Center Planning
Production Support And Monitoring
Software Development
Team Management
Executive Board Collaboration
Analyzing And Creating Processes (E.g., Bpmn)
Good Knowledge Of Stock Exchange Operations Nationally And Internationally
Preparing Reports And Presentations (Management, Board Of Directors, Stakeholders, Status Reports, Final Reports, Etc.)
Experience In Commission Trading, Retail, Proprietary Trading, Agency, Order Routing, Etc.
Deal Flow Analysis Across The Full Chain From Order To Settlement
Developing Technical And Functional Solutions For Online Trading
Drafting Concepts For A Repository In The Trading Environment
Industries: Banks And Financial Service Providers (E.g. Kvg For Securities And Trading Systems) Such As Südwestlb/lbbw, Hypovereinsbank (Hvb), Deutsche Vermögensberatung, Dekabank, Fms Wertmanagement Aör, Consorsbank/bnp Paribas; Deutsche Börse Group; Chemical Industry (Du Pont De Nemours); Software Companies (Software Ag); It Startups; System Integrators (Anderson Consulting/accenture); Telecommunications (Deutsche Telekom); Insurance (Life, Health, Non-life) Like Alte Leipziger, Deutsche Vermögensberatung (Dvag)

Languages

German

Native

English

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Profile

Created

December 2025

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Where is Matthias based?

Matthias is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

What languages does Matthias speak?

Matthias speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Matthias have?

Matthias has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Matthias has worked in at least 15 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Matthias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Matthias be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Matthias would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Analyst and Project Manager.

What is Matthias's latest experience?

Matthias's most recent position is Project Manager at HSBC.

What companies has Matthias worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Matthias has worked for HSBC, Marketdata Provider, DepotBank, Custodian and Fund Administration Bank, and Unknown.

Which industries is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Education. Matthias also has some experience in Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas is Matthias most experienced in?

Matthias is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Product Development. Matthias also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Operations.

Which industries has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Education, and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas has Matthias worked in recently?

Matthias has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Marketing, and Product Development.

What is the availability of Matthias?

Matthias will be available from July 2026.

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