Guido Bäcker-Independent Management Consultant and Interim Manager
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Independent Management Consultant and Interim Manager
BCTC Unternehmensberatung Guido Bäcker
Consulting, training, and coaching in the financial sector on strategy, organization, and IT topics
MorgenFund: Advising the operator of a fund platform on software selection for a sub-ledger "Cash Accounts" based on Virtual IBANs (VIBAN)
Structuring requirements, market screening, creating RfIs, communicating with vendors, and conducting the selection process
UniCredit/HypoVereinsbank: Workstream lead "Booking and Customer Reporting" in the payment transformation project "PULS"
Business analysis, creating business requirements and aligning solution items as part of the functional specification with the bank's IT service providers
Business analysis of SEPA CT and SWIFT MX (.camt, .pain, and .pacs formats), change management, team lead for a virtual team of fifteen line experts, and stakeholder management
equensWorldline Germany: Program management for three projects of the SWIFT service bureau (CBPR+, ESMIG, and Euro1Step1 migration) as part of the SWIFT MX migration
Managing individual project managers regarding overarching goals and requirements; reporting to internal and external committees and stakeholders; coordinating with dependent projects and programs
Project management/PMO: interim project management, stand-in for project managers, resource planning, budget and cost management, general PMO tasks
Co-founder and Managing Partner
netzwerk nachhaltigkeit GbR
Consulting firm for corporate sustainability
Responsible for client topics like IT tools, green IT, reporting, and controlling
Selecting and deploying a tool for sustainability reporting at a northern German financial services provider
Implementing a controlling solution for a sustainable balanced scorecard at a mid-sized medical technology company (based on MS Excel)
Department Director in Business Services
Berenberg Bank (Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG)
Leading a department with eight employees
Developing standards for organizational guidelines according to MaRisk requirements (process documentation, instructions, competence framework, internal control system)
Decentralizing management of organizational guidelines and building a network of delegates
Introducing process management (methodology and software tool) and developing a bank-wide project management methodology
Designing and implementing a company-wide organizational structure and developing a new working time model
Authorized Officer in Organization and IT
Berenberg Bank (Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG)
Responsible for IT processes and systems in payments, online banking, trade finance, AML/compliance
Project leadership, project management, and controlling; process analysis and business concept; change and delivery management; test management
Ensuring operation of distributed systems; PMO organization; personnel and resource planning; procurement and contract management for external services
Developing and monitoring SLAs; participation in industry committees (BdB, Bundesbank); facilitating meetings and trainings
Leading a team of up to six employees
Projects: integration with RTGS+ and TARGET2; operation and outsourcing of a SWIFT infrastructure; SEPA implementation; rollout of trade finance software; web-based e-banking; replacement of core banking software; DWH-based monitoring; KYC system; central master and routing data management; reporting tool for payment statistics; transaction screening; tool for documenting employee transactions
Senior Professional for Financial Services
CSC Ploenzke AG
Methodological focus: process analysis, business concept, project management
Subject matter focus: payments, lending business, treasury, risk management
Technical focus: SAP R/3 FI, CO, TR-TM, BCA, CSC ADD, MBS, Samba
Projects: implementing requirements of the 6th KWG amendment with SAMBA and SAS data warehouse at a universal bank; rollout of SAP TR-TM-LO loan management; creating a business blueprint for SAP implementation at a cantonal bank; SAP platform rollout for core operational business
Research Associate
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Research Associate
Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg
Clerk
Municipal Savings Bank Kamen
- Worked in loan processing and private customer advisory
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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Education.
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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Finance, Business Intelligence, Strategy, and Operations.
Summary
Freelance management consultant with over 20 years of experience in management and IT projects in the banking sector. Many years of leadership experience as a department director, responsible for process and IT architectures as well as payments and compliance systems. Skilled at handling complex system landscapes, interface requirements, and regulatory frameworks. Extensive experience implementing and using ServiceNow as a central platform for process, test, and incident management in complex bank transformations. Highly experienced in stakeholder and C-level management, in structured decision and communication preparation, and in distilling complex issues into concise, actionable concepts. Agile way of working, proficient with tools like Jira and Confluence. Working style: analytical, structured, decision-oriented, with deep understanding of typical banking processes and organizational structures, and strong execution skills.
Skills
Oracle Solaris/Sunos, Windows Nt, Xp, Server 2000 And 2003, Macos, Novell
Oracle, Pl/Sql, Cobol, Abap, Java, And Xml Skills
Web Services (Soap, Json/Rest)
Application, Administration, And Customizing Skills In Various Sap Modules (Fi, Co, Bca, Banking, Tr-Tm)
Test Automation And Management Tools (Hp Quality Center, Jira, Silk, Confluence, Jama, Servicenow)
Standard Software, E.G. Samba, Siron, Smartstream Trade Finance, Obs, Swiftalliance, Opf (Open Payments Framework By Clear2pay), Avaloq, Temenos T24
Project Management Tools (Ms Sharepoint, Ms Project, Jama)
Professional User Knowledge Of Common Office Products Like Winword, Ms Excel, Filemaker, Exchange, Lotus Notes
A Wide Range Of Banking-Specific Special Systems And Programs In The Areas Of Payments, Account Management, Accounting, Lending, Aml/Compliance, Risk Management, Prudential Reporting, Etc.
Training "Agile Services – Foundations Of Agility"
Training "Agile Services – Product Owner Overview"
Training "Agile Services – Scrum Master Overview"
Training "Agile Services – User Story Training"
Tool Trainings For Jira, Confluence, Hp Alm And Hp Qc
Leadership Training
Assessor Training
Facilitator Training
Presentation Training
Two-Month Sap Training (Csc Ploenzke Academy)
Certified As "Consultant Offensive Mittelstand"
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Education
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Diploma in Economics · Economics · Munich, Germany
University of Münster
Business Administration · Münster, Germany
Municipal Sparkasse Kamen
Banking Clerk · Kamen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
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