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Rainer Schleussing

Product Manager

Rainer Schleussing
Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
1 year 6 months

Product Manager

Finanz Informatik Solutions Plus GmbH & Co. KG

  • Designing compliance applications for clients
  • Operational setup, expansion, support, and risk assessment of the underlying IT platforms
  • Lead architect for the IT platforms and related interfaces
  • Primary contact for technical issues, changes, and releases, especially coordinating between vendors, the data center operator, and sanction monitoring clients
  • Independent coordination of incident management and problem management
  • Operational management of service providers and vendors as well as taking on non-organizational leadership tasks
  • Technical contact in various internal and external IT client projects (sometimes as sub-project manager)
  • Assisting with proposal preparation for client orders in application management for compliance applications
  • Managing operations tasks and inquiries in sanction monitoring
Nov 2002 - Dec 2022
20 years 2 months
Munich, Germany

IT Consultant; Deputy Managing Director; Senior IT Consultant; Head of Application Management

Ip-Connect GmbH

  • Leading IT consulting projects of medium to high complexity focusing on analysis, assessment, and improvement programs, including implementation and transition

  • Responsible for national and international consulting projects in the industry, both in software development and in implementation and migration projects

  • Technical management of the planning process from requirements analysis to option selection and decision-making

  • Designing and implementing strategically optimal IT sourcing decisions

  • Technical management of transformation projects: IT infrastructure, business process optimization, business applications

  • Developing IT concepts and defining suitable IT strategies for business needs

  • Ensuring analysis and optimization of the IT organization

  • Planning, building, and managing application management both internally and in client projects

  • Evaluating external and internal IT systems from technical and economic perspectives and deriving necessary change processes

  • Technical organization of efficient workflows and system processes, e.g. through application migration and monitoring the implementation of IT concepts at the client

  • Conducting problem analysis and designing incident management

  • Creating feasibility studies and technical pilots

  • Performing administrative tasks, e.g. documentation, presentations, and coordination

  • Carrying out quality checks, tests, handovers, and process support

  • Taking on leadership tasks including planning and leading operational training

  • Participating in staffing, calculating personnel needs, assembling project teams, and evaluating staff

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology (21.5 years) and Banking and Finance (1.5 years).

Information Technology
Banking and Finance

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology (21.5 years), Project Management (21.5 years), Product Development (20 years), and Operations (1.5 years).

Information Technology
Project Management
Product Development
Operations

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Univ. Diploma in Business Informatics · Business Informatics

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Doctor of Science · Computer Science · Zürich, Switzerland

Certifications & licenses

AGG (General Equal Treatment Act)

STREIT GmbH

Occupational Safety - Basics

STREIT GmbH

Fire Protection

STREIT GmbH

Data Protection

STREIT GmbH

First Aid

STREIT GmbH

Internet Security v1.9 -0-

STREIT GmbH

IT-SEAL

IT-Seal GmbH

SC02 - Selling MDR And Cybersecurity As A Service - Sales Consultant

SOPHOS

SU01 - Sales Fundamentals 2022 Update

SOPHOS

VMware Ethics And Compliance Training For Partners 2021

vmware

VSP - Foundation 2019

vmware

ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager

German Testing Board

LPIC-1 Certification

Linux Professional Institute

ITIL® Foundation Certificate In IT Service Management

AXELOS

SAP NetWeaver '04 - Application Development Focus ABAP

SAP Global Certification

Cybersecurity Course

Perseus Technologies GmbH

Data Protection Course

Perseus Technologies GmbH

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Where is Rainer based?

Rainer is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Rainer speak?

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

How many years of experience does Rainer have?

Rainer has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Rainer has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 11 years and 10 months. Note that Rainer may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Rainer be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Rainer would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Manager, IT Consultant; Deputy Managing Director; Senior IT Consultant; Head of Application Management.

What is Rainer's latest experience?

Rainer's most recent position is Product Manager at Finanz Informatik Solutions Plus GmbH & Co. KG.

What companies has Rainer worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Rainer has worked for Finanz Informatik Solutions Plus GmbH & Co. KG and Ip-Connect GmbH.

Which industries is Rainer most experienced in?

Rainer is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas is Rainer most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Rainer worked in recently?

Rainer has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas has Rainer worked in recently?

Rainer has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Product Development.

What is Rainer's education?

Rainer holds a Doctorate in Computer Science from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

Does Rainer have any certificates?

Rainer has 17 certificates. Among them, these include: AGG (General Equal Treatment Act), Occupational Safety - Basics, and Fire Protection.

What is the availability of Rainer?

Rainer is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Rainer?

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