Michael Polivanov - Delivery Lead | IT-Implementation & Strategic Requirements Engineering

Q: Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Vienna, Austria .

Q: What languages does Michael speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months . Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is Strategy Consultant & Program Architect at Hypo Tirol Bank AG .

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

In recent years, Michael has worked for Hypo Tirol Bank AG , bank99 , ING Austria Bank , and Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI) .

Q: Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Quality Assurance .

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Vienna, Austria

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Experience

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

5 months

Austria

Strategy Consultant & Program Architect

Hypo Tirol Bank AG

Portfolio Analysis & Migration Roadmap: Conducted structured analysis and risk classification of the HCL Notes infrastructure, created a prioritized migration portfolio with effort estimates as a key decision basis for management.
Target Architecture & Modernization Concept: Developed the architecture strategy for retiring legacy applications, defined requirements for a centralized business process engine to reduce OPEX and licensing costs in the long term.
Program Governance & Setup: Established roadmap and backlog structures as well as central project documentation (MS SharePoint), set up stakeholder management for the Notes decommissioning program.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2025

3 years 4 months

Austria

IT Delivery Lead

bank99

Interface Management & Migration: End-to-end responsibility for design and interface implementation (user stories, architecture) and managing the dev/test teams via Azure DevOps (Kanban) as part of the DMS migration.
Tiger Team – Critical Delivery: Led an expert task force to solve highly complex implementation challenges in the core banking system (KBS), ensuring project-wide delivery deadlines under tight time pressure through agile management in Azure DevOps.
Quality Assurance & Technical Delivery: Ensured software quality by actively managing dev teams, focusing on stabilizing unit tests and timely delivery of green CI/CD pipelines to secure release cycles.
End-to-End Workflow Delivery: Designed and led the implementation of a workflow engine for credit insurance, data mapping, and management of bidirectional REST integration with external insurance systems and the internal digital backbone (ESB).
Intelligent Data Processing: Designed a mail parser with fuzzy logic extraction for automated data transfer via middleware, improving process efficiency through AI-based data extraction.
End-to-End ATM & API Integration: Defined business requirements and coordinated the technical integration of third-party ATM connections, managed interface integration via the provider middleware (iPaaS context) in direct collaboration with PSA and external providers, and created technical user stories.
Interface Migration & API Governance (PSD2): Managed the operational implementation for replacing internal services with third-party payment providers, actively coordinated external partners, created technical user stories and blueprints, and led end-to-end testing.

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

6 months

Austria

Regulatory Requirements Engineer & Data Analyst

ING Austria Bank

Regulatory Fusion & Data Strategy: Performed requirements analysis and backlog management for the bank-wide merger, ensuring compliance with EU and national reporting obligations (ESA, AuRep, GMP) by consolidating and harmonizing complex data streams from heterogeneous source systems.
Data Mapping & Quality Assurance: Modeled business data and validated reporting logic in close coordination with compliance teams, defined transformation rules to ensure data consistency in target systems.
Agile Governance: Conducted specialist workshops to gather complex reporting requirements, prioritized the implementation roadmap for the dev teams, and managed the user acceptance tests.

May 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 2 months

Austria

IT-Architect & Requirements Engineer – Service Management eID

Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI)

eID Infrastructure & Governance: Designed a cross-organization service management framework to support the national eID infrastructure, focusing on technical integration and governance.
Federated Service Management: Built an incident synchronization framework for highly connected IT environments, defined product handover criteria and interfaces to ensure operational responsibility among government agencies.
Requirements Engineering & Operations: Analyzed complex digital service processes, created technical specifications for service catalogs and operation manuals to improve overall system reliability.

Jan 2017 - Mar 2020

3 years 3 months

Austria

Product Owner & IT-Service Delivery Management

VOLKSBANK WIEN AG

Digital Transformation & Legacy Decommissioning: Led the consolidation of over 30 HCL Notes applications within one year, transformed complex business logic into modern, Jira-based frameworks for HR and digitization processes.
ITSM & Service Governance: Designed and implemented a company-wide IT service catalog, structured IT services to increase transparency and auditability, and created central metrics and dashboards.
Regulatory Monitoring & Compliance: Built a compliant IT monitoring and reporting system according to EBA and FMA guidelines, enabling faster response times during outages and full audit trails for revision.
Process Automation & Vendor Management: Designed automated workflows to reduce manual process costs, managed external vendors including contract management, budget responsibility, and ensured service quality.

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

2 years

Austria

iT-AUSTRIA

Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

2 years

Austria

System Architect

iT-AUSTRIA

Integration brokerage services & ITSM optimization.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2008

7 years

Austria

IT Architect

ecetra

Architecture & operation of trading-brokerjet systems (J2EE).

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Government and Administration.

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Government and Administration

Business Area Experience

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

Information Technology

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Operations

Procurement

Product Development

Summary

Experienced IT Implementation Lead & Senior Requirements Engineer specializing in end-to-end delivery in highly regulated infrastructures. I specialize in transforming complex business logic (regulatory, system integration, core banking) into scalable IT architectures.

As a strategic execution partner, I combine methodical planning (PMP/SAFe) with operational execution to drive critical data and migration projects to measurable success.

Skills

Delivery & Transformation: Core Banking Migration | Legacy System Replacement | Cloud Transformation
Requirements & Architecture: Technical Business Analysis | Modern Api Strategy (Rest/ipaas) | Data Modeling
Governance & Leadership: Stakeholder Management | Agile Governance (Safe/scrum) | Service Management (Itsm)

Languages

Russian

Native

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Certifications & licenses

Certified SAFe® Agilist

IREB

ISTQB

PMP®

PSM II

PSPO II

TOGAF® Certified

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13

Experience in Banking and Finance 16 y

Avg length 2 y 3 m

Longest experience 6 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Austria)

Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles Strategy Consultant & Program Architect, IT Delivery Lead, Regulatory Requirements Engineer & Data Analyst

Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Government and Administration

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Certifications earned 7

Profile

Created

March 2026

Last Update

May 2026

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Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Vienna, Austria.

What languages does Michael speak?

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

How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Michael be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: Strategy Consultant & Program Architect, IT Delivery Lead, Regulatory Requirements Engineer & Data Analyst.

What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is Strategy Consultant & Program Architect at Hypo Tirol Bank AG.

What companies has Michael worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Michael has worked for Hypo Tirol Bank AG, bank99, ING Austria Bank, and Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI).

Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Government and Administration.

Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

Does Michael have any certificates?

Michael has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified SAFe® Agilist, IREB, and ISTQB.

What is the availability of Michael?

Michael is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Michael?

Michael's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.