Christian H.-PM / Management Consultant
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NTT
NTT Data Center Replacement – €20m
- Strategy & Requirements: Data Center migration and exit strategy for ING Germany, including definition of project scope, objectives, KPIs and comprehensive requirements across cybersecurity, physical security, regulatory and group-wide strategic standards.
- Regulatory & Risk Governance: Regulatory and supervisory requirements, risk assessments, ECB notification and audit-ready documentation, achieving formal sign-off with no material findings.
- Procurement & Vendor Selection: RFP and selection of Data Center providers, migration specialists and secure transportation partners in cooperation with Procurement and in line with ING Group requirements.
- Commercial & Contractual: Complex contract negotiations with selected providers, coordinating Legal, Procurement, Business, Security, Compliance and Senior Management across both organisations.
- Infrastructure & Data Center Delivery: Data Center fit-out and implementation of base technology, including internal networks, external connectivity, cabling and core services, aligned with required security standards.
- Migration & Transition: End-to-end planning and preparation of application and infrastructure migrations, including environment-specific runbooks and coordination with Release Management, followed by handover to the internal ING organisation for execution; migration execution achieved zero unplanned downtime and no customer impact.
- Financial & Program Control: €20m Program budget with governance of expenditure, forecasts, milestones, dependencies and critical paths, maintaining delivery within approved budget and timeline parameters.
HCLTech
New Business Initiatives & Solution Assurance
- Solution Quality & Governance: Quality assurance and control across the solutioning and RFP bidding lifecycle, ensuring proposed solutions were coherent, deliverable and aligned with client requirements.
- Transformation & Transition Strategy: Assessment and optimisation of transformation and transition approaches within client proposals, including delivery models, transition strategies and implementation considerations.
- Bid & Offer Development: Development and refinement of offer strategies in close collaboration with Sales and Pre-Sales, covering complex new-business opportunities for Munich Re, LANXESS, LafargeHolcim, Nordex SE and Daimler.
Kyndryl
Kyndryl Data Center Exit – Data Center exit and technology migration Program covering mainframe technology refresh and migration plus relocation of a complex exotic/legacy application portfolio, including SAP HANA, Market Data/Börse and Voice Platform.
Project Manager
Fidelity
- Project Manager for the Frankfurter Fondsbank (FFB) initiative managing the integration of all processes, procedures, operational models, hardware, software, etc of the FFB Acquisition by Fidelity
- Project Manager for the FileNet Upgrade Project
- Project Manager for the Data Center Crosslink Project
Project Manager
UBS
- Project Manager for the Leveraging Strategic Solution Platform (LSSP) in APAC Program, responsible for Infrastructure Build-Up, Training & Education and Operational Model
- Project Manager for the Unix Authorisation and Authentication Project
- Project Manager for the SAN Service Model Project
- Project Manager for the Virtual Machine (VM) Robustness: Process Improvement Program
- Project Manager for the NAS MultiPath High Availability (MPHA) Project
Project Manager
JPMorganChase
- Project Manager for the EMEA Data Center relocation of the Bank's Market Data feeds from Reuters, Bloomberg, EuroNext (LIFFE) and eSpeed
- Senior Project Manager in the EMEA Data Center Site Engineering team, managing all server builds for the Investment Bank with a team of 8 engineers responsible for over 700+ servers. Lead the RFP for the outsourcing of all IMAC related work for EMEA Data Centers
- Project Manager for an inventory audit managing a team of 16 IT professionals cataloguing equipment in excess of 15,000 servers & peripherals across 10 major Data Centers, resulting in additional 20% surplus capacity
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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Automotive, Chemical, Energy, and Insurance.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Finance, Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Sales.
Summary
Senior Consultant with extensive experience delivering complex, regulated, and high-risk initiatives. Recognised for a pragmatic, outcome-driven leadership style, strong financial and timeline discipline, and the ability to drive execution across diverse stakeholder groups. Proven in translating strategy into delivery while maintaining control over risk, cost, and regulatory obligations.
Skills
- Program & Project Management
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Transformation, Migration & Transition Management
- Project Planning, Scheduling & Controlling
- Pmo & Project Governance
- Stakeholder & Communication Management
- Vendor & Service Provider Management
- Budget, Financial & Forecast Management
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Regulatory & Audit Governance
- Change Management
- Process Optimisation
- Performance Monitoring
- Executive & Management Reporting
- Project Documentation
Languages
Education
Thames Valley University
BSc (Hons) · Computing · London, United Kingdom
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Christian is based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Native).
Christian has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 1 role and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 11 months. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager.
In recent years, Christian has worked for NTT and Kyndryl.
Christian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Automotive. Christian also has some experience in Chemical, Energy, and Insurance.
Christian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Finance. Christian also has some experience in Procurement, Quality Assurance, and Sales.
Christian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Banking and Finance.
Christian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Finance.
Christian holds a Bachelor in Computing from Thames Valley University.
Christian has 2 certificates. These include: ITIL and PRINCE2.
Christian will be available full-time from September 2026.
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