Klaus Jakob - Business Continuity Consultant in Banking

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Steinhöring, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2026 - May 2026

5 months

DORA & BCM Expert

Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank GFG)

Strengthening digital operational resilience and strategically and operationally implementing DORA requirements. ICT risk management and governance; DORA-compliant ICT incident processes; digital operational resilience testing; outsourcing and ICT service provider management.

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 8 months

Business Continuity Management Consultant

Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank)

Feb 2024 - Mar 2025

1 year 2 months

Auditor

Anonymous client, financial services association data center sector

Conducting audits of information security and enterprise risk management, service provider oversight and Business Continuity Management. Reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, information risks, Business Impact Analyses, ISMS and technical security measures, including BCM. Audits in line with ISO 27001:2022, BSI 200-4, MaRisk, KWG, BAIT, DORA, Cobit, ISO 31000 and ISO 27005.

Aug 2023 - Present

3 years 3 months

Senior Management Consultant

Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank GFG)

Designing and managing comprehensive cyber emergency exercises for banks and financial service providers, from scenario development through recovery, including clear RACI matrices
Putting regulatory requirements from DORA, MaRisk, BAIT and GDPR into practice in emergency and crisis management
Planning and delivering training programs tailored to specific audiences (simulation exercises, table-top exercises, awareness formats)
Building and developing a phase-based Cyber Response Framework (0–2h / 2–8h / >8h)
End-to-end ownership of the exercise cycle (Prepare–Execute–Improve), including facilitation, lessons learned and implementation of improvement measures

Aug 2023 - Feb 2024

7 months

Business Continuity Management Consultant

Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank)

Emergency management under MaRisk AT 7.3: harmonizing and preparing emergency plans, multi-year exercise planning, creating test scripts, organizing and conducting emergency scenarios, effectiveness checks and documentation in ForumBCM. Advising on BCM audits and transferring knowledge. Supporting user-developed applications management and DORA/NIS2 gap analyses.

Jun 2022 - Sep 2023

1 year 4 months

Project Manager, access control system for campus grounds including buildings and data center

Anonymous client, financial services industry (banking / leasing)

Implementation/expansion of the ZuBeSy 3 access control system with OCMS (IDWare) and AEOS (Nedap)
Replacement of controllers and card readers at turnstiles, offices and data center access points for VWFS GmbH
Requirements management for ID cards and access control under data protection and security zone policies
Stakeholder management: coordination of internal security teams, Facility Management, corporate security and external planning firms

Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

2 years 1 month

Business Continuity Management Consultant

Anonymous client, financial services industry (regional bank)

Implementation and assessment of approx. 850 business processes in a Business Impact Analysis in accordance with BSI guidelines (BSI 200-4) to meet regulatory requirements (MaRisk AT 7.2 and 7.3, BAIT)
Development of the written rules and procedures (sFO) for continuity management, covering strategy, policies and processes
Introduction of a new BCM tool and methodological adjustments for the annual business analysis
Knowledge transfer and onboarding of new employees
Support with planning and conducting exercises, coordination with outsourcing partners and reporting to the Executive Board

Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

2 years 1 month

Information Security Officer

Anonymous client, financial services industry (regional bank)

Knowledge of ISMS, BCM and risk management in accordance with ISO 27001:2022 and BSI standards
Establishment, maintenance and further development of an information security management system, including processes and risk portfolios
Conducting protection needs analyses and risk assessments
Identifying and assessing security risks and implementing information security measures
Training and raising employee awareness
Support with DORA / NIS2 project work

Mar 2022 - Nov 2023

1 year 9 months

Regulatory Reporting Project Manager

Anonymous client, financial services industry (banking / leasing)

Management and delivery of the million-credit reporting implementation project at VW Leasing (GroMiKV § 14 KWG module)
Coordination of external service providers, requirements engineering, design, testing and rollout of the Fineware software (Deloitte)
Budget and resource planning in line with internal CTB/RTB requirements for a two-year project
Review and approval of business and IT concepts, including the operations manual, test concept, user and training concept, and service level concept
Acceptance and rollout of the Fineware software

Nov 2019 - Mar 2022

2 years 5 months

Munich, Germany

Project Manager

Anonymous client, telecommunications industry

Led the Windows 10 rollout, including hardware replacement for 15 000 clients and shop rollout
Project management, coordination and budget planning, as well as works council negotiations for GDPR implementation
Implementation of data protection impact assessments (DSFA), risk management (ISMS in accordance with BSI 100-3/200-3) and emergency management (BSI 100-4/200-4)
Introduction of new IT services and processes (Windows as a Service, WUfB, EDR, Intune)
Supported the provider change and application readiness for approx. 1100 applications

Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

4 months

Heidelberg, Germany

Test Manager

Client anonymous, statutory health insurance industry

Test management for the preliminary study of a release upgrade for the existing system, commission system and surrounding systems
Project milestone and activity planning, resource planning, risk management and release planning

Dec 2017 - Jun 2018

7 months

Bonn, Germany

Test Manager

Client anonymous, financial services industry, major bank

Test management for AML and money laundering prevention and implementation of EU directives
Set up test environment and test data; technical and functional system and acceptance testing, as well as end-to-end testing
Consolidated batch processing of various sanctions lists in existing systems
Stakeholder management: coordination of external service providers and test teams

Oct 2017 - Nov 2017

2 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Test Manager

Client anonymous, market research industry

Set up and designed test management

Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

6 months

Cologne, Germany

Project Manager

Client anonymous, financial services industry (leasing)

Restructured project planning and work packages, roles and responsibilities
Management reporting for the steering committee; prepared status reports and decision papers

Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

1 year 3 months

Bonn, Germany

Test Manager

Client anonymous, financial services industry, major bank

Test management, test execution, strategy and planning, defect management and resource planning
Load and performance testing, as well as acceptance and go-live

Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

1 year 10 months

Hamburg, Germany

SEPA Project Manager

Anonymous client, statutory health insurance provider

Redesign of payment processes and introduction of new modules for the iskv_21 core application
Development of rules, guidelines and control checks
Planning and execution of tests and defect management
Introduction of SEPA functionality into production and preparation of work instructions

Nov 2012 - Jul 2013

9 months

Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

SEPA Deputy Project Manager

Anonymous client, financial services industry, building society

Project and test planning for the corporate management, sales and core systems workstreams
Setting iteration goals, resource planning and review of business and IT concepts

Nov 2011 - Oct 2012

1 year

Karlsruhe, Germany

Project Manager

Anonymous client, financial services industry, data center group

Replacement of network and server infrastructure based on the internal VGM model
Planning and coordination of migrations and coordination of business approvals with specialist centers, outsourcing partners and end customers
Facilitation of major changes and resource planning for approx. 100 project participants

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

1 year

Ludwigsburg, Germany

Data Quality Deputy Project Manager

Anonymous client, building society industry

Design of a SolvV IT landscape and mapping of data flows in the Basel II IRBA project
Definition of processes to ensure data quality and setup of a metadata repository

Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

7 months

Hamburg, Germany

Project Controlling

Anonymous client, financial services industry, major bank

Project controlling for the GT-KK subproject (integration of Dresdner Bank into Commerzbank)
Migration of accounts and setup of reporting on test progress, error status and migration controlling

Jun 2009 - Apr 2010

11 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Test Manager

Client anonymous, industry: financial services, major bank

Subproject lead for implementing new credit products following the integration of Dresdner Bank
Verification of end-to-end tests, as well as customization of the test tool and handover to the migration program

Mar 2007 - Sep 2008

1 year 7 months

Winterthur, Switzerland

Project Manager

Client anonymous, industry: health insurance

Set up primary and backup data centers and implemented recovery procedures for 70+ critical applications
Created recovery procedures, relocation plans, data backups, and monitoring
Coordinated all subprojects and approved business test scenarios

Jan 1981 - Present

45 years 10 months

ICT Risk Management

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance, and Telecommunication.

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Insurance

Telecommunication

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Operations, Finance, and Audit.

Information Technology

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Operations

Finance

Audit

Summary

Brief management summary of my experience and project knowledge:

over 35 years of professional experience in banking, financial services, healthcare and telecommunications; including around 20 years in project leadership and IT management
Leading and managing complex IT, regulatory and transformation projects with internal business departments, IT, service providers, audit, information security and management.
Experience with DORA, MaRisk, BAIT and GDPR, with a focus on ICT risk management, IT governance, information security, BCM and audit-ready documentation (including internal audits).
Building and developing Business Continuity Management in line with BSI 100-4 / BSI 200-4, ISO 27001 and MaRisk AT 7.2 and AT 7.3.
Conducting Business Impact Analyses for all bank business processes through interviews with the business departments to meet regulatory requirements.
Planning, conducting and reviewing emergency, alerting and crisis team exercises, including tracking actions, lessons learned and management reporting.
Audit experience in ISMS, BCM, risk management and service provider oversight, including reviews of BIAs, risk analyses, emergency plans, controls and supporting documentation.
Experience in outsourcing and ICT third-party service provider management, including information registers, contract reviews, audit rights, exit strategies and concentration risks under DORA.
Leading major IT and infrastructure projects, including server/network migrations, data center moves, Windows 10 rollouts, access control systems and provider changes.
Strong experience in payments, regulatory reporting, AML, SEPA, core banking and related systems, including test management, migration, acceptance and rollout.
Communication and leadership experience at senior and C-level, including in task force, restructuring and crisis situations; confident in facilitation, negotiation and preparing decisions.
Further training in AI: Master Management with AI (MMAI®)**, focusing on safety and law in AI, AI in project management, data engineering, automation, Agentic AI and the responsible use of AI under Art. 4 AI Regulation.

Skills

Emergency And Crisis Management
Ict Risk Management
Data Protection
It Consulting (General)
Crisis Management
Project / Team Leadership (It)
Quality Management / Qc / Qa (It)
Release Management
Test Management / Test Coordination

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Fachwirt (VWA) · Marketing

Bankkaufmann · Bankkaufmann

Certifications & licenses

Management BI-Projekte

Certified Risk Manager (univ.)

Universität Augsburg

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 23

Experience in Information Technology 46 y

Avg length 3 y 1 m

Longest experience 45 y 9 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Switzerland)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles DORA & BCM Expert, Business Continuity Management Consultant, Auditor

Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Insurance

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Certifications earned 3

Member since

February 2026

Last update

October 2026

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Klaus is based in Steinhöring, Germany.

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

Klaus has at least 46 years of experience. During this time, Klaus has worked in at least 14 different roles and for 17 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years. Note that Klaus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Klaus would be well-suited for roles such as: DORA & BCM Expert, Business Continuity Management Consultant, Auditor.

Klaus's most recent position is DORA & BCM Expert at Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank GFG).

In recent years, Klaus has worked for Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank GFG), Anonymous client, financial services sector (regional bank), Anonymous client, financial services association data center sector, Anonymous client, financial services industry (banking / leasing), Anonymous client, and financial services industry (regional bank).

Klaus is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Insurance. Klaus also has some experience in Telecommunication and Professional Services.

Klaus is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance. Klaus also has some experience in Operations, Finance, and Audit.

Klaus has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunication.

Klaus has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations.

Klaus attended education in Marketing.

Klaus has 3 certificates. These include: Management BI-Projekte, PRINCE2, and Certified Risk Manager (univ.).

Klaus is immediately available for suitable projects.

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