Natascha K. - Business Analyst DORA and System Architecture

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Experience

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

3 months

Business Analyst DORA and System Architecture

PSVaG

Process analysis of existing business processes that are functionally and technically complex
Analysis of individual business processes in the areas of Trading, Back Office, Settlement, Custodian Bank
Interface between business units and IT to understand and define requirements
Creation of a functional specification including adjustments and implementation of software applications and their interfaces
Preparation of a decision paper for the board to approve the project
Setting up and running project meetings with stakeholders and documenting them
Close collaboration with stakeholders
Coordination and management of the analysis
Creation and planning of resources and budget
Onboarding of major banks (Asia and Eastern Europe) for Custody B
Migration of custody holdings (volume EUR 70–100 million)

Mar 2025 - Aug 2025

6 months

Business Analyst

Baader Bank AG

Process analysis of existing business processes that are functionally and technically complex
Analysis of individual business processes in the areas of Trading (incl. Bloomberg and Bloomberg AIM), Back Office, Settlement, Custodian Bank
Interface between business units and IT to understand and define requirements
Creation of a functional specification including adjustments and implementation of software applications and their interfaces
Preparation of a decision paper for the board to approve the project
Setting up and running project meetings with stakeholders and documenting them
Close collaboration with stakeholders
Coordination and management of the analysis
Creation and planning of resources and budget
Onboarding of major banks (Asia and Eastern Europe) for Custody B
Migration of custody holdings (volume EUR 70–100 million)

Feb 2025 - May 2025

4 months

Project Lead/Regulatory Manager - DORA

Arvato Systems

Analyses of current regulatory requirements (DORA etc.) and how they apply to IT products and insurance customers
Development of regulatory IT products for clients in the financial and insurance sector
Coordination, development and implementation of the new structure to comply with the DORA regulation
Coordination and management of regulatory projects for internal units, including planning and execution
Preparation and estimation of budget and resource plans
Supporting sales colleagues in bids with focus on regulatory requirements and on implementing and monitoring quality standards
Assisting with compliance and further development of AI solution guidelines under the AI regulation
Advising management on current regulatory requirements
Serving as interface and coordinating internal and external audits together with business units
Implementing any findings/solutions for products (digital/AI-based)
Supporting and coordinating internal and external audits together with business units
Collaborating and coordinating with stakeholders on the client side, with partners and within the company

Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

3 months

Project Manager

Deutsche Industriebank AG (IKB)

Overall responsibility for the PMO
Leading and controlling the adherence to time, budget and quality requirements
Supporting the overall project manager
Leading and coordinating teams
Developing and implementing PMO strategies and IT strategy (incl. Bloomberg and Bloomberg AIM)
Creating and maintaining project plans
Monitoring and reporting (progress tracking, risk management, resource planning)
Holding regular project status meetings and reporting
Ensuring milestones and deadlines are met
Preparing process documents and standardized reports
Managing escalations for deviations from plans
Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (MaRisk, DORA)
Documentation and evidence for internal and external audits
Creating reports and ad-hoc analyses
Preparing materials for project committees, steering committee and executive board
Close communication and interaction with stakeholders
Coordination and management of DORA requirements for operational documents, test reports and reporting

Apr 2024 - Nov 2024

8 months

Business Analyst/Project Manager

Deutsche Bank AG

Analysis of functional and non-functional requirements (technical/business) – current/to-be analysis
Documentation of requirements including interface requirements
Aligning business and technical requirements with stakeholders and business units
Analysis of business processes and IT incl. Bloomberg
Creation of a functional specification of process requirements
Adaptation and implementation of transaction-based reporting requirements (EMIR, foreign trade reporting, MMSR)
Setting up, running and documenting meetings
Participation in project meetings with management and workshops
Supporting resource and budget planning
Performing regression tests incl. test case creation and error analysis
Creating and aligning functional specifications and user stories
Close communication with IT developers and business units
Rolling out business processes

Jan 2024 - May 2025

1 year 5 months

Business Analyst

FI Finanz Informatik GmbH & Co.KG

Process analysis of existing business and technically complex processes and process design for card payments (Girocard, debit cards, Mastercards)
Translating the programming languages COBOL/Assembler into a functional concept for modernization in Java
Acting as an interface between business units and IT to understand, define, and implement requirements
Creating a specification document of business and technical IT requirements with BPMN diagrams
Supporting the design and implementation of IT solutions
Documenting business requirements to optimize existing business processes in Java
Setting up and conducting project meetings with stakeholders and documenting them
Close collaboration with stakeholders
Coordinating and managing workstreams
Preparing and planning resources and budget

Oct 2023 - Mar 2024

6 months

Business Analyst

Versicherungskammer Bayern

Analyzing the relationships between processes, structures, data, and user interfaces as well as data migrations – AS-IS/TO-BE analysis
Creating requirements (epics/specification) and user stories for the DevOps team (front end, back end) including DWH in Jira and Confluence
Close collaboration with development teams as the interface to the business unit (Angular, Spring Boot, Jasper)
Test management: creating the test concept, execution, error analysis, and retesting
Supporting the rollout of new features on the platform
Coordinating cross-departmental business and project-related alignments
End-to-end responsibility for implementation with a technical focus
Managing technical implementation according to architectural guidelines
Coordinating with all relevant interfaces along the value chain
Monitoring tasks, requirements, and deadlines
Presenting stories to IT developers
Creating specifications and documentation for end-to-end business processes
Interface communication with various business units
Coordinating and conducting business acceptance and test cases

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023

6 months

Business Analyst/Project Manager

EnBW AG

Analyzing existing processes and workflows and identifying optimization opportunities – AS-IS/TO-BE analysis
Cost center optimization in SAP S/4HANA
Interface management between TOMS and SAP S/4HANA
Defining and creating work packages and coordinating between IT and business units
Modeling business and technical requirements (specification document)
Using a data warehouse for data analysis and storage
Migrating master data for SAP S/4HANA (cost centers, customer data)
Coordinating with internal calculation resources and external contractors for wind farms and PV plants
Close communication with stakeholders and project participants, prioritizing through meetings, regular status meetings, and workshops
Communicating, making decisions, and documenting with internal company functions and external resources
Documenting project tasks and presenting the target architecture and processes
Reviewing existing IT applications through functional analysis
Creating test cases in the runbook and documenting results (SIT, UAT)
Coordinating and managing implementation in cross-functional projects
Ensuring timely adherence to deadlines

Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

6 months

Project Lead/Project Manager

BNP Paribas

Analyzing the as-is situation in the software between BNP and the service provider and transferring securities holdings and alternative investments
Defining and creating business and technical requirements considering regulatory requirements (MaRisk, EMIR, MiFID)
Optimizing the execution flow with clearing partners (Clearstream, Euroclear)
Optimizing IT applications including Bloomberg and Bloomberg AIM
Adjusting regulatory processes and reporting according to MaRisk, EMIR, MiFID
Revising and monitoring the project plan for software requirements
Risk assessment and management
Prioritizing and monitoring tasks
Stakeholder management with BNP units in Paris, London, Milan, Luxembourg, Madrid
Presenting project status to the international management board
Preparing and conducting international management meetings, status briefings, and regular status meetings
Migrating customer master data and securities holdings, funds, derivatives, and alternative investments
Close collaboration with client service and business units
Conducting team scheduled status meetings and workshops
Creating decision papers and weekly status reports

Apr 2022 - Oct 2022

7 months

Business Analyst/Subproject Lead

Ebase GmbH

Analyzing the as-is situation between V3 and FNZ systems including front-to-back processes – AS-IS/TO-BE analysis
Defining and creating business and technical requirements (specification document)
Setting up new IT infrastructure including Bloomberg and Bloomberg AIM optimization
Creating a project plan
Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (MaRisk, MiFID/MiFIR)
Adapting and documenting processes with clearing partners such as Clearstream
Rebuilding FNZ applications and infrastructure components
Setting up a data warehouse for data analysis
Developing and documenting interfaces based on a target infrastructure diagram
Close collaboration with software developers (USA, UK)
Creating and presenting the FNZ IT target architecture to the management board in the USA
Conducting status briefings, scheduled status meetings, meetings, and workshops with stakeholders
Identifying and documenting operational risks
Stakeholder management and monitoring workstreams
Coordinating the implementation of the FNZ system
Migrating customer master data and holdings (securities, funds, derivatives, options, fixed income, alternative investments)

Nov 2020 - Dec 2023

3 years 2 months

Business Analyst/Change Lead

Deutsche Bank AG

Leading the Back Office Treasury and Cash Management and Data Warehouse workstream
Coordinating and leading an interdisciplinary project team
As-is/to-be analysis of existing processes and technical requirements including risk assessment
Process analysis and process design considering internal policy, MaRisk, MaComp and digitalization strategy
Documenting functional requirements for process implementation and optimization
Developing solution scenarios and recommendations for the management board
Defining and managing work packages/workstreams and creating milestone plans and roadmaps
Resource and budget planning
Data governance, security and quality
Conducting workshops
Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (MaRisk, Basel III/IV)
Defining target IT application architecture and obtaining approval from the IT management board
Modeling, simulating and optimizing processes and target architecture
Close communication with software developers and IT management in Manila, India, London and the USA
Developing and implementing IT applications, including Bloomberg integration
Migrating master data and trades into new IT applications
Participating in improvement projects for standardization, optimization and automation
Identifying operational risks and reporting them to project management
Creating and maintaining contracts (SLAs) with legal
Setting up reporting processes (EMIR Refit, collateral, MiFID, MMSR, SFTR, AWV reporting)
Process optimization with EUREX regarding data management for margin, market prices and positions
Conducting front/end-to-end evaluations and documenting the results
Supporting and organizing test phases, creating test cases and documenting them in the runbook
Active stakeholder management and preparing steering committees, status rounds and meetings
Creating and maintaining the RAID log
Coordinating the BHW integration

Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

1 year 3 months

Business Analyst/Subproject Lead

Dt. Apotheker- und Ärztebank eG

As-is/to-be analysis (data analysis and requirements) and analysis of existing processes and technical workflows
Creating a project plan and project structure
Defining, creating, coordinating and managing work packages/workstreams
Creating and coordinating the milestone plan
Resource and budget planning
Defining target IT application architecture in collaboration with the business unit and developers
Optimizing and documenting regulatory requirements for EMIR, MaRisk and MiFiD reporting
Optimizing and documenting clearing processes with clearing partners
Close communication with developers in Singapore and client advisors
Planning and conducting meetings, workshops and team jour fixes
Stakeholder management and monitoring the workstream
Risk assessment and management
Creating project documentation for department management and the board
Supporting daily operations with investment limit checks for ESG funds, equity and bond funds, and fund of funds

Mar 2018 - May 2019

1 year 3 months

Business Analyst/Project Lead

Fondsdepotbank

Analyzing the current state and existing processes – as-is/to-be analysis
Defining functional and technical requirements
Preparing training materials and conducting workshops for Allianz advisors
Planning and conducting meetings and workshops
Defining the project objective and creating the project plan, including oversight
Cost and resource planning
Identifying, coordinating and managing stakeholders
Creating and prioritizing work packages
Monitoring project progress and documentation
Conducting team jour fixe meetings
Close communication with sales units of Allianz and Ergo
Risk assessment and management, including claim and lean management
Supporting fund setup on the fund platform

Apr 2016 - Feb 2018

1 year 11 months

Business Analyst/Project Lead

Warburg Invest Luxemburg

Gathering current state and designing target concept – as-is/to-be analysis
Deriving and aligning project planning and project structure
Running project kickoffs and continuous project control
Designing functional and technical requirements for products and processes
Defining, creating, coordinating and managing work packages/workstreams
Risk assessment and management
Monitoring project progress and documentation
Adjusting the interface between SimCorp and OBS as well as Bloomberg
Conducting team jour fixe meetings
Active communication with client relationship management, sales, risk management and legal
Claim and lean management as well as prioritizing and handling defects
Documenting test results
Setting up and coordinating contracts (ISDA master agreement)
Strategic optimization in the trading desk area and downstream departments
Migrating client master data and holdings (securities, funds, derivatives, options, fixed income, alternative investments)
Supporting daily operations (investment limit checks for ESG funds, etc.)
Supporting the launch of ESG funds

Aug 2007 - Feb 2016

8 years 7 months

Business Analyst/Project Lead, Interim Portfolio Manager

TalanxAsset Management

Preliminary analysis of alternative front office systems (T24, AVALOQ, Bloomberg AIM, SimCorp Dimension)
As-is/to-be analysis of existing processes and products
Defining and creating functional and technical requirements (functional design)
Creating the project structure plan, as well as cost and resource planning
Risk assessment and monitoring
Ensuring regulatory requirements (MaRisk, EMIR, MiFiD)
Adapting and documenting clearing processes with clearing houses and EUREX/GLOBEX/SIMEX
Data warehouse analysis and data storage
Conducting meetings, workshops and team jour fixes
Stakeholder management and presentations for executive management
Migrating master data and holdings (equities, bonds, derivatives, options, funds, structured bonds, CSD)
Interim portfolio management: optimizing and implementing strategic/tactical asset allocation of fund of funds (equities, bonds, MBS/ABS, commodities, private equity, infrastructure, structured products, corporate bonds, derivatives, currencies)
Participating in ESG fund launches, migrating funds from other KVGs, due diligence on bank loans, selection and model building
Preparing investment proposals and presentations for the investment committee and institutional investors
Managing fund volumes up to EUR 10 billion
Developing fund products and client reporting
Quantitative and qualitative due diligence of investment funds under HGB, IFRS, AnlV, Solvency II
Portfolio management of sustainable investments and managing master KVG mandates (AUM EUR 3 billion)
Analyzing and evaluating capital markets and multi-asset strategies
Securities lending, collateral management, SWIFT setup, trading and settlement of OTC derivatives and fixed income
Contract negotiations (ISDA, give-up) and communication with international banks

Mar 2000 - Jun 2007

7 years 4 months

Business Analyst / Project Lead / Test Manager

WestLB Mellon AM

AS-IS/TO-BE analysis of existing processes and technical requirements
Gathering and defining stakeholders
Defining the project goal and creating the work breakdown structure
Creating and monitoring the milestone plan
Conducting and documenting meetings and workshops
Coordinating and managing workstreams, as well as cost and resource planning
Stakeholder management and preparing status reports for management
Creating presentations and functional specifications
Ongoing process optimization and further development of the trading desk
Operational support for the trading desk (structured products, interest rate derivatives, OTC derivatives, equities, fixed income)
Collaboration with risk management, settlement, back office, and international investment banks