Gunnar Menzer - Head of IT & Procurement

Q: Where is Gunnar based?

Gunnar is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Gunnar speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Gunnar have?

Gunnar has at least 27 years of experience. During this time, Gunnar has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 6 months . Note that Gunnar may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Gunnar's latest experience?

Gunnar's most recent position is Head of IT & Procurement at S-Servicepartner Deutschland GmbH .

Q: What companies has Gunnar worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Gunnar has worked for S-Servicepartner Deutschland GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Gunnar most experienced in?

Gunnar is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas is Gunnar most experienced in?

Gunnar is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Procurement . Gunnar also has some experience in Operations , Finance , and Product Development .

Q: Which industries has Gunnar worked in recently?

Gunnar has recently worked in industries like Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Gunnar worked in recently?

Gunnar has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Procurement , and Project Management .

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2020 - Present

6 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of IT & Procurement

S-Servicepartner Deutschland GmbH

Responsibility for IT infrastructure across 8 sites, 2,500 users, 80 systems, 8,000 assets
Responsibility for IT/non-IT procurement with €18M annual budget
Central service provider management, digitalization of contracts and procurement
Project management for scanning solution, site integration, MS SharePoint
Leadership of 18 FTE across 3 teams
Agile leadership in implementation of Digital Office and Digital Coach

Jul 2016 - Dec 2019

3 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Head of Organization

S-Servicepartner Deutschland GmbH

Responsibility for organizational structure and workflow management, procurement, and outsourcing management
Group-wide process harmonization
Project management of end-to-end business travel digitalization and establishment of Ludwigsburg site
Cross-site leadership of 10 FTE

Apr 2010 - Jun 2016

6 years 3 months

Berlin, Germany

Department Manager

S-Servicepartner GmbH

Responsibility for customer master data, instrument master data, and service management
Project management of closing the London and Luxembourg sites and transfer to Berlin
Separation of S-Servicepartner from Landesbank Berlin including contract and organizational carve-out
Merger of S-Servicepartner and Norddeutsche Retail-Service into Servicepartner Group
Leadership of 3 teams (50 FTE) and functional leadership of operations LBB NL London

Oct 2008 - Mar 2010

1 year 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Team Lead New Products

Landesbank Berlin AG

Matrix coordinator for implementing new products (NPP)
Project management for replacing in-house development for credit and equity derivatives with Murex and introduction of inflation derivatives
Leadership of 6 internal FTE and up to 10 external

Jul 2004 - Sep 2008

4 years 3 months

Berlin, Germany

Team Lead Front Office Support

Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG

Leading front office support for interest rate and credit products
Project management for front office consolidation on Murex
Leadership of 5 internal FTE and up to 8 external

Jul 1999 - Jun 2004

5 years

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Consultant

Accenture GmbH

Business Process Consultant in the Financial Services sector
Feasibility study for asset reporting for all trading products of a global Swiss bank
Implementation of a reconciliation system at global Deutsche Bank
PMO Investment Banking Support PGM at global Deutsche Bank

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance and Professional Services.

Banking and Finance

Professional Services

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Information Technology, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Product Development.

Project Management

Information Technology

Procurement

Operations

Finance

Product Development

Summary

Experienced technology executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in IT operations, digital transformation, and process management including enterprise-wide process maps. Management of budgets up to €18M.

Skills

Leadership & Management

Department Leadership With Team Management
Stakeholder Management
Project And Program Management (Pmp-Pmi)
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Budget Management
Strategic Planning
Implementing And Governing Ai-Driven Processes (Ai Manager)
Change Management

Technology & Infrastructure

Cloud Infrastructure
Saas/Daas
It Service Management
It Strategy
It Architecture
Development Planning
Monitoring Systems
Eam

Security & Compliance

Bait
Dora
It Risk Management
Bc/Disaster Recovery
Security Frameworks
Iam

Tools

Atlassian Suite/Jira/Confluence
Asana
Miro
Hubspot
Sql

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1997 - Jun 1997

University of Groningen

International Management · Groningen, Netherlands

Oct 1993 - Jun 1999

Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena

Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Jena, Germany

Oct 1980 - Jun 1992

Carl Zeiss Gymnasium Jena, specialized school

High school diploma (Abitur) · Jena, Germany

Certifications & licenses

AI Application in IT (my-career-now)

Certified Agile Project Manager (IAMP) – Practitioner

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6

Experience in Banking and Finance 17 y

Avg length 4 y 5 m

Longest experience 6 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Head of IT & Procurement, Head of Organization, Department Manager

Main industries Banking and Finance, Professional Services

Main business areas Project Management, Information Technology, Procurement

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 3

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Created

March 2026

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Gunnar is based in Berlin, Germany.

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

Gunnar has at least 27 years of experience. During this time, Gunnar has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 6 months. Note that Gunnar may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Gunnar would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of IT & Procurement, Head of Organization, Department Manager.

Gunnar's most recent position is Head of IT & Procurement at S-Servicepartner Deutschland GmbH.

In recent years, Gunnar has worked for S-Servicepartner Deutschland GmbH.

Gunnar is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance and Professional Services.

Gunnar is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Procurement. Gunnar also has some experience in Operations, Finance, and Product Development.

Gunnar has recently worked in industries like Professional Services.

Gunnar has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Procurement, and Project Management.

Gunnar holds a Master in Business Administration from Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena and a Bachelor in International Management from University of Groningen.

Gunnar has 3 certificates. These include: AI Application in IT (my-career-now), Certified Agile Project Manager (IAMP) – Practitioner, and Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP).

Gunnar is immediately available for suitable projects.

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