Program Manager
Credit Suisse AG
(Banks and financial services, >10.000 employees)
Keywords
Skills
Project Management | Program Management | Change Management | Leadership & Management i Banking I
Project history
07/2021
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Present
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- Responsible and Accountable for all Reg-tech Regulatory Trade Reporting Projects (WM Reg-tech Program) across Switzerland and international WM locations
Migration from the legacy Regulatory Reporting Platform to the Strategic global Platform across All applicable Trade Reporting jurisdictions (such as EMIR EU / FCA, FINMA FF104, LBMA, BOI) and WM locations (CH, LUX, Spain, Italy, UK, Bahamas, Guernsey)
End-to-end responsibility Feeds and Trade strategic Migration design across all relevant source upstream systems and products
Regulatory Deliveries (Going Live) such as EMIR REFIT EU, EMIR REFIT UK, and other jurisdictions (NBB Reporting, LUX Vat)
Leading Project delivery Teams across CH, IN, and UK locations (Business Analysts, Dev Engineers, and Testers)
Close collaboration with Stakeholders and Teams from Business Change, RegOps Operations, DWH, Recon, Source Systems, Trade Repositories, etc.
Roll-out of a tailored Agile Delivery model in the WM Program, increasing efficiency, decreasing time to market, and fostering successful collaborationResponsible and Accountable for all Reg-tech Regulatory Trade Reporting Projects (WM Reg-tech Program) across Switzerland and international WM locations Migration from the legacy Regulatory Reporting Platform to the Strategic global Platform across All applicable Trade Reporting jurisdictions (such as EMIR EU / FCA, FINMA FF104, LBMA, BOI) and WM locations (CH, LUX, Spain, Italy, UK, Bahamas, Guernsey) End-to-end responsibility Feeds and Trade strategic Migration design across all relevant source upstream systems and products Regulatory Deliveries (Going Live) such as EMIR REFIT EU, EMIR REFIT UK, and other jurisdictions (NBB Reporting, LUX Vat) Leading Project delivery Teams across CH, IN, and UK locations (Business Analysts, Dev Engineers, and Testers) Close collaboration with Stakeholders and Teams from Business Change, RegOps Operations, DWH, Recon, Source Systems, Trade Repositories, etc. Roll-out of a tailored Agile Delivery model in the WM Program, increasing efficiency, decreasing time to market, and fostering successful collaboration
- Responsible and Accountable for all Reg-tech Regulatory Trade Reporting Projects (WM Reg-tech Program) across Switzerland and international WM locations
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- Skills: Data Sourcing · LBMA · European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) · Leadership · Java · Stakeholder Engagement · Transaction Reporting · Program Management · Lean Management · BOI · Kanban · Operations · Trade Repositories · Banking · Agile Transformation · Data Migration · Finma · Trade Reporting · SIX · Project Status Reporting · Test Automation · Project Management · Strategic Migration · Finfrag · Regulatory Reporting · Agile Methodologies · Business Engineering · Jira
06/2020
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07/2021
Senior Project Manager
(Internet and Information Technology, 50-250 employees)
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- Responsible for delivering multiple key client projects and programs delivering data security applications (incl. new products, key enhancements, and upgrades) across multiple Clients in a Start-Up environment
Accountable as the Product Owner on the Vendor site delivering project outcomes
Managing and leading multiple co-located and remotely located agile delivery teams (mainly Analysts, Developers, and Testers)
Communication and engagement with internal and external stakeholders, customers, steering committee, agile product teams, product owners, architects, operations, analysts
Successfully adapted and transformed an agile and lean way of working with clients based on disciplined agile deliveryResponsible for delivering multiple key client projects and programs delivering data security applications (incl. new products, key enhancements, and upgrades) across multiple Clients in a Start-Up environment Accountable as the Product Owner on the Vendor site delivering project outcomes Managing and leading multiple co-located and remotely located agile delivery teams (mainly Analysts, Developers, and Testers) Communication and engagement with internal and external stakeholders, customers, steering committee, agile product teams, product owners, architects, operations, analysts Successfully adapted and transformed an agile and lean way of working with clients based on disciplined agile delivery
- Responsible for delivering multiple key client projects and programs delivering data security applications (incl. new products, key enhancements, and upgrades) across multiple Clients in a Start-Up environment
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- Skills: Request for Proposal (RFP) · Full-Stack Development · Disciplined Agile · Banking · Agile Transformation · Customer Satisfaction · Client Relations · Project Management · Vendor Management · Business Development · Software as a Service (SaaS) · Agile Methodologies
11/2019
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06/2020
Senior Project Manager
SwissRe
(Insurance, 5000-10.000 employees)
Leading innovative and complex DataOps Transformation PoC Project, as one of the strategic blueprint initiatives, tailored for the specific area and strategically for other areas
Assessment and evaluation of Infrastructure, Tools, and concepts to achieve the set goals of a state-of-the-art Data Analytics environment supporting DataOps Model to set the foundation for future Data Analytics activities and Machine learning capabilities
Hired the complete virtual project team and successfully set up the agile delivery project from scratch, starting with the project execution quickly in a pure agile mode
Assessed (As Is), Designed (with Data Science Technology Lead), and planned the main building blocks (e.g. Virtual Data Lake, Data Pipelines, SPC, etc.) and its target (Target Operating Model) for the delivery
Designed complete Data Analytics Target Operating Model mainly based on Agile, Lean, DAD and SAFe principles, tailored to the specific needs of the area
Successfully delivered and ran the platform and the collaboration model in Pilot mode, according to the agreed scope, timeline, and costs
Assessment and evaluation of Infrastructure, Tools, and concepts to achieve the set goals of a state-of-the-art Data Analytics environment supporting DataOps Model to set the foundation for future Data Analytics activities and Machine learning capabilities
Hired the complete virtual project team and successfully set up the agile delivery project from scratch, starting with the project execution quickly in a pure agile mode
Assessed (As Is), Designed (with Data Science Technology Lead), and planned the main building blocks (e.g. Virtual Data Lake, Data Pipelines, SPC, etc.) and its target (Target Operating Model) for the delivery
Designed complete Data Analytics Target Operating Model mainly based on Agile, Lean, DAD and SAFe principles, tailored to the specific needs of the area
Successfully delivered and ran the platform and the collaboration model in Pilot mode, according to the agreed scope, timeline, and costs
03/2017
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03/2019
Program Manager
UBS AG
(Banks and financial services, >10.000 employees)
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- Program responsibility for a high profile 10 million+ and globally strategic regulatory program as part of a larger regulatory portfolio (incl. CSDR - Central Securities Depositories Regulation as well as MiFID, FinfraG, BEG)
Hired led a core team of 14 core team members, mainly Business Analysts, Architects, PMOs, IT Leads, Test Managers
The main requirement and impact emerged from ESMA (Assets) Data Segregation CSDR (Central Securities Depositories Regulation) Articles
Responsible for the design of the main front office processes for Asset Segregation offering
Responsible for the design of multiple operating models according to regulatory requirements
Key impact on Securities Settlement Processes (mainly for exchange-traded Products, such as Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, etc.)
Adopted Agile Business Requirements iterations (based on agile principles) to foster collaboration and increase efficiencies
Program impact across multiple locations globally (EU, US, APAC)
Program impact across various divisions and functions (IB + WM OPS, SBL, Legal, Front Office, IPS Trading, NMI as well as over 20 different IT systems)Program responsibility for a high profile 10 million+ and globally strategic regulatory program as part of a larger regulatory portfolio (incl. CSDR - Central Securities Depositories Regulation as well as MiFID, FinfraG, BEG) Hired led a core team of 14 core team members, mainly Business Analysts, Architects, PMOs, IT Leads, Test Managers The main requirement and impact emerged from ESMA (Assets) Data Segregation CSDR (Central Securities Depositories Regulation) Articles Responsible for the design of the main front office processes for Asset Segregation offering Responsible for the design of multiple operating models according to regulatory requirements Key impact on Securities Settlement Processes (mainly for exchange-traded Products, such as Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, etc.) Adopted Agile Business Requirements iterations (based on agile principles) to foster collaboration and increase efficiencies Program impact across multiple locations globally (EU, US, APAC) Program impact across various divisions and functions (IB + WM OPS, SBL, Legal, Front Office, IPS Trading, NMI as well as over 20 different IT systems)
- Program responsibility for a high profile 10 million+ and globally strategic regulatory program as part of a larger regulatory portfolio (incl. CSDR - Central Securities Depositories Regulation as well as MiFID, FinfraG, BEG)
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- Skills: Securities borrowing lending · Program Management · Disciplined Agile · Budget Management · Banking · Recruiting · Finma · CSD · Project Management · Securities Settlement · Program leadership managing budgets
05/2014
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05/2016
Senior IT Project Manager
Credit Suisse AG
French
* Successfully transformed and adopted the environment to a DevOps
model (incl. tooling, test automation, etc.), across multiple locations
(mainly CH and LUX), increasing the time to market deliveries,
efficiencies and quality how the projects should deliver, Resource,
Project, Delivery Mgmt. (across production and project teams and
close alignment with Infra., Envir. Mgmt. teams)
* Simultaneously managed distributed project teams and leading
multiple high demanding projects in the CS Fund Accounting area in
CH and LUX offices and responsible for yearly SWIFT Release project for
the area
* Full accountability for multiple projects (regulatory-driven, client
onboarding projects) with E2E responsibilities from
* Led and managed agile project teams in Switzerland, Luxembourg and
Offshore Team in India (incl. Business Analysts, Architects, Developers,
Architects, Vendors)
* Facing off and communicating to Business PL with reporting's to
Program STC
* Key Delivery: DevOps Transformation
* Successfully transformed and adopted the environment to a DevOps
model (incl. tooling, test automation, etc.), across multiple locations
(mainly CH and LUX), increasing the time to market deliveries,
efficiencies and quality how the projects should deliver, Resource,
Project, Delivery Mgmt. (across production and project teams and
close alignment with Infra., Envir. Mgmt. teams)
* Simultaneously managed distributed project teams and leading
multiple high demanding projects in the CS Fund Accounting area in
CH and LUX offices and responsible for yearly SWIFT Release project for
the area
* Full accountability for multiple projects (regulatory-driven, client
onboarding projects) with E2E responsibilities from
* Led and managed agile project teams in Switzerland, Luxembourg and
Offshore Team in India (incl. Business Analysts, Architects, Developers,
Architects, Vendors)
* Facing off and communicating to Business PL with reporting's to
Program STC
* Key Delivery: DevOps Transformation
08/2011
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01/2013
Program Manager
Finter Bank AG Zurich (Bank Vontobel AG)
* Responsible and accountable for the entire project portfolio of the
Bank
* Involved and in charge of the vendor selection process, negotiation and
strategic project selection in-line with the bank's strategic objectives
* In charge of the entire program life-cycles from initiation to closure
* Full accountability of multiple projects (mainly securities STP program)
including the management of internal and external vendors
* Single point of contact for project and program communications
for inside and outside the organization with reporting to Senior
Management (COO)
* Key Delivery: STP Program - Securitized Products
Bank
* Involved and in charge of the vendor selection process, negotiation and
strategic project selection in-line with the bank's strategic objectives
* In charge of the entire program life-cycles from initiation to closure
* Full accountability of multiple projects (mainly securities STP program)
including the management of internal and external vendors
* Single point of contact for project and program communications
for inside and outside the organization with reporting to Senior
Management (COO)
* Key Delivery: STP Program - Securitized Products
10/2009
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06/2011
Project Manager
Saxo Bank Zurich AG
* Managing, delivering IT projects related to the Core Banking System
* Adopted an ITSM framework aligned to ITIL, increasing the efficiency of
existing IT and Business processes, benefiting current projects in flight
* Responsible for core banking (SunGard) enhancements projects
including FX Trading application enhancements projects
* Key Delivery: Core Banking enhancements, upgrade and migration
projects
* Adopted an ITSM framework aligned to ITIL, increasing the efficiency of
existing IT and Business processes, benefiting current projects in flight
* Responsible for core banking (SunGard) enhancements projects
including FX Trading application enhancements projects
* Key Delivery: Core Banking enhancements, upgrade and migration
projects
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