IT Program Manager for Core Banking Transformation
Swisscom
(Banks and financial services, >10.000 employees)
Skills
IT management as CIO and COO. International experience in Europe, Far East and Middle East. Experience with large outsouring projects. As a consultant, supporting CIOs with strategic initiatives in restructuring, cost cutting, data governance and transition from one outsourcing provider to another.
Project history
04/2021
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07/2021
Support of the pre-sales activities for a complete core banking transformation of a private bank in Geneva. Interaction with the Swiccom implementation team and the program manager and COO/CIO of the bank. Support of all sales activites including cost estimation and preparation of steering committee material.
Project unfortunately was continued without Swisscom participation.
Project unfortunately was continued without Swisscom participation.
06/2020
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03/2021
Transition Project Manager for project cardcomplete, Vienna, A. and pre-sales project manager for Neste, Helsinki, Finland.
nets (Nexi)
(Banks and financial services, 5000-10.000 employees)
Cardcomplete: Proposal preparation and submission to the client. Target: Replacement of the existing payments system of a ard provider for both issuing and acquiring services.
Neste: Project initiation together with the customer and support of the nets sales team. Project set-up internally and capacity estimation as well as set-up of the nets implementation team.
Neste: Project initiation together with the customer and support of the nets sales team. Project set-up internally and capacity estimation as well as set-up of the nets implementation team.
10/2019
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03/2020
Consultant to the CIO
Hilti
(Industry and mechanical engineering, >10.000 employees)
Defining a Data Governance Framework for all of Hilti globally. Integrationg IT and business needs, setting up an organization structure for data owners and data stewards.
10/2018
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08/2019
Program Manager of Transition Project
Generali
(Banks and financial services, 1000-5000 employees)
Hired by the new Outsourcing provider, Avectris, for all of IT Genrali Switzerland, I managed the transition from the previous provider to Avetris.
04/2018
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09/2018
Consultant to the CIO
Hilti
(Industry and mechanical engineering, >10.000 employees)
Reorganizing the IT department of Hilti
09/2015
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03/2018
Chief Information Officer at Private Bank in Geneva
UBP
Managing IT operations and change management for an international private bank with CHF 120 bn
assets under management in an international set-up with bank operations in 20 countries. Main
initiatives: Integration of a CHF 20 bn AuM bank operation in an asset deal, modernizing the data
center by implementation of an internal and external cloud, launching a double digit million Digital
program. Launching a PMS implementation.
assets under management in an international set-up with bank operations in 20 countries. Main
initiatives: Integration of a CHF 20 bn AuM bank operation in an asset deal, modernizing the data
center by implementation of an internal and external cloud, launching a double digit million Digital
program. Launching a PMS implementation.
02/2013
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02/2015
Chief Operating Officer at Vendor for Retail Banking SW
SunGard
Responsible for the unit retail banking. This includes development of three product lines
* core retail banking product, customer management, card management - pre-sales, sales
and after sales/help desk organization. The customers are located between Eastern Europe
and East Asia, Development being located in Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
* core retail banking product, customer management, card management - pre-sales, sales
and after sales/help desk organization. The customers are located between Eastern Europe
and East Asia, Development being located in Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
09/2012
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01/2013
External Consultant in Financial Industry
C-Level Consulting GmbH
Founder and managing partner of consultancy firm.
Mandates for IT strategy for an insurance company, study case for outsourcing of all
operations and IT for a Swiss private bank, benchmarking of IT costs for several medium
to large enterprises in Switzerland, initiating a 2 year cost cutting program for the
Swiss operator of the stock exchange and securities settlement. Consulting in IT for a
global manufacturing firm.
Mandates for IT strategy for an insurance company, study case for outsourcing of all
operations and IT for a Swiss private bank, benchmarking of IT costs for several medium
to large enterprises in Switzerland, initiating a 2 year cost cutting program for the
Swiss operator of the stock exchange and securities settlement. Consulting in IT for a
global manufacturing firm.
09/2009
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08/2012
Chief Information Officer, CIO at Universal Bank ZKB
Zürcher Kantonalbank
By preparing the merger of IT and back office desks of Zürcher Kantonalbank and BCV, the
IT unit had grown massively. Initial target for the job: cost reduction of 25%. This was
achieved within 2 years by a tough turnaround management. In parallel an IT strategy and
target application architecture was defined. Stable operations and management of a broad
project portfolio, business and cost optimization, had to be organized in parallel.
Budget at start: 410 mCHF,1200 staff, after reduction 300 mCHF, 900 staff.
IT unit had grown massively. Initial target for the job: cost reduction of 25%. This was
achieved within 2 years by a tough turnaround management. In parallel an IT strategy and
target application architecture was defined. Stable operations and management of a broad
project portfolio, business and cost optimization, had to be organized in parallel.
Budget at start: 410 mCHF,1200 staff, after reduction 300 mCHF, 900 staff.
01/2001
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08/2009
Chief Information Officer, CIO PostFinance
Die Schweizerische Post
Member of the executive board
Stabilization of IT operations by SLA management, reduction of the dependence of a single
vendor, introduction of banking standard software, set up of a new data centre under
consideration of modern business continuity management criteria, cost reduction by wide
operational usage of open source software. Budget: 250 mCHF, 700 staff.
Stabilization of IT operations by SLA management, reduction of the dependence of a single
vendor, introduction of banking standard software, set up of a new data centre under
consideration of modern business continuity management criteria, cost reduction by wide
operational usage of open source software. Budget: 250 mCHF, 700 staff.
10/1998
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04/2001
Team Leader at Internet Provider
Swisscom AG; Swisscom Bluewin; Micro Compact Car
(Internet and Information Technology, 50-250 employees)
Building up a DMZ system for the internet provider, setting up a new data center for that.
Local Availability
Open to travel worldwide
For long term assignments: Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Travelling worldwide no problem.
Travelling worldwide no problem.
