Nenad Vlaski - Project Lead for Replacing Legacy System with Cloud Solution

Q: Where is Nenad based?

Nenad is based in Heilbronn, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Nenad speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Nenad have?

Nenad has at least 38 years of experience. During this time, Nenad has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 11 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months . Note that Nenad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Nenad's latest experience?

Nenad's most recent position is Project Lead for Replacing Legacy System with Cloud Solution at Vlaski Consulting .

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

In recent years, Nenad has worked for Vlaski Consulting and ROQQIO Commerce Cloud GmbH (REMIRA) .

Q: Which industries is Nenad most experienced in?

Nenad is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Construction . Nenad also has some experience in Education , Professional Services , and Media and Entertainment .

Q: Which business areas is Nenad most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Nenad worked in recently?

Nenad has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Media and Entertainment .

Q: Which business areas has Nenad worked in recently?

Nenad has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Product Development .

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Heilbronn, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2025 - Dec 2025

7 months

Germany

Project Lead for Replacing Legacy System with Cloud Solution

Vlaski Consulting

Project leadership at a finance service provider, correcting the project approach, realigning the project with a new organization, and ensuring project success.
Operational management of the project
Conducting workshops to identify project obstacles
Ensuring operational transparency based on data and facts
Developing an approach model to achieve project success
Securing board-level decisions for the new project approach
Project planning (time, resources, milestones, budget)
Full project responsibility (deliverable accountability)

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

6 months

Germany

Subproject Lead for Cloud Migration

Vlaski Consulting

Project leadership at a finance service provider, including analysis and feasibility study for migrating on-premise legacy business applications to a modern cloud environment using the lift-and-shift method.
Operational management of the project
Project planning (time, resources, milestones, etc.)
Conducting a technical POC
Conducting a functional POC
Securing decisions at the project level; escalating when necessary
Reporting to internal stakeholders: program management, steering committee, project board
Project-level budget responsibility

Jun 2023 - Jan 2025

1 year 8 months

Germany

Interim IT Manager - Cloud Migration Project Lead

Vlaski Consulting

Disciplinary and functional management of 20 IT staff
Direct reporting line to management and investor
Reorganization and optimization of software development processes (C#, Python, Java)
Sustainable improvement of software quality by introducing quality gates (pull requests and pair programming)
Transitioned custom software from a monolithic architecture to microservices
Increased software delivery speed by introducing automation (CI/CD)
Operational management of the cloud migration
Migrated a market-leading AI-based monolithic on-premises platform for the music industry to Google Cloud (GCP)
Project planning (time, resources, milestones, etc.)
Securing decisions at the project level; escalating when necessary
Reporting to internal stakeholders: program management, steering committee, project board

Apr 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 9 months

Germany

Test Concept and Test Automation Consultant for Document System

Vlaski Consulting

The central bank uses OpenText's document management system, and as part of a project, it will be set up on new infrastructure, aligned with the program standard, and updated to version 24.1
Conceptual consulting for test automation
Conceptual groundwork for load and performance testing
Review of the test concept

Jan 2022 - Dec 2025

4 years

Heilbronn, Germany

Founder

Vlaski Consulting

Project leadership, interim management, consulting, and coaching in the context of complex, strategic, and/or critical IT projects

Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 4 months

Germany

Project Lead Migration of Document System from On-Prem to MS Azure

Vlaski Consulting

Project management at a finance service provider, migrating the on-prem CRM and DMS landscape to a modern cloud environment using SAP-C4C, SAP-PI/XI and OpenText xECM.
Operational control of the project.
Project planning (time, resources, milestones, etc.).
Driving decisions at the project level; escalating when needed.
Reporting to internal program management/steering committee/project board.
Budget responsibility at the project level.

Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 9 months

Germany

CEO, COO, Managing Director

ROQQIO Commerce Cloud GmbH (REMIRA)

Full responsibility for ROQQIO Commerce Cloud GmbH.
Direct responsibility for the following departments with over 45 employees: Development, Customer Onboarding and Consulting Department (Projects & Configuration), Solution Design (Consulting), Support, Cloud Infrastructure, Office Management.
Development (PHP, Java).
Restructuring software development with agile methods.
Introduction of a 3-tier architecture.
Establishment of quality gates (DEV tests, SIT, UAT).
Implementation of software automation (CI/CD).
Introduction of technical requirements management.
Responsibility for strategic corporate development and building and expanding market position.
Strategic, operational, and commercial management of the Operating division in the ROQQIO group.
Direct responsibility for 84 employees.

Sep 2014 - Mar 2020

5 years 7 months

Wiesloch, Germany

Head of IT Project Management and Business Functions

MLP Finanzberatung SE

Functional and disciplinary responsibility for two organizational units with a total of 10 internal and about 20 external employees.
Overall program management for the two major projects BudgetGuide (PgF) and Product Selection.
Management of a total of 100 project staff, total budget >15 million EUR, program duration of 1.5 years, direct reporting to the executive board.
Program management in the "IT Target Vision 2022" – restructuring the entire IT area from a classic to an agile organization and moving from on-premise to cloud services.
Strategic and tactical decision-making body with the head of IT and the executive board.

Oct 2008 - Sep 2014

6 years

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Senior Manager Financial Services

BearingPoint GmbH

Solution leader for core banking and payments.
Lead workstream for test planning and control in retail banking for the harmonization release during a major bank merger in Frankfurt am Main.
Leadership responsibility for eight work packages with about 250 employees.
Sub-project portfolio responsibility in IT including corporate business area planning for a public law bank.
Planning responsibility for 3,500 work days in the IT area.

Aug 2003 - Oct 2008

5 years 3 months

Ettlingen, Germany

Senior Consultant and Acting Team Lead Payments

entory AG Gruppe Deutsche Börse

Responsible for payment run operations at a leading automotive bank.

Jan 2003 - Aug 2003

8 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Chief Information Security Officer (interim) – freelance management consultant

mg technologies AG

Project lead for the implementation of a global VPN.

Aug 2001 - Jan 2003

1 year 6 months

Mannheim, Germany

Senior System Engineer (Security), Strategic-Security-Consulting

it´ Services and Solutions

Building and expanding an IT security team.

Aug 1998 - Jul 2001

3 years

Heilbronn, Germany

Account Manager, Security

IntegralisCentaur GmbH

Account management, key account management, presales, project management, consulting.

Oct 1996 - Jul 1998

1 year 10 months

Saarbrücken, Germany

Diploma in Business Informatics (FH)

FH Saarbrücken

Thesis topic: neural network applications for visual and audio peripherals.

Sep 1993 - Jul 1996

2 years 11 months

Heilbronn, Germany

Physical engineering (pre-diploma)

FH Heilbronn

Sep 1987 - Jun 1993

5 years 10 months

Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

Apprenticeship as an electrician

Berufskolleg Gewerblich-Technisch

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Construction, Education, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment.

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Construction

Education

Professional Services

Media and Entertainment

Business Area Experience

See which departments and functions this freelancer has contributed to most.

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

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Quality Assurance

Finance

Research and Development

Skills

Prince2 Project Management
Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Devops And Hybrid
Bearingpoint Delivery Framework (Based On Prince2 And Pmi)
Bearingpoint Tmf (Test Management Framework Based On Istqb)
Leadership And Management Of Software Development Teams
Personnel Responsibility And Management Of Employees, As Well As Direct Technical And Disciplinary Leadership Of Managers
Building And Expanding Organizational Units While Considering Strategic, Operational, And Commercial Requirements
Strategic, Operational, And Commercial Corporate Management
Corporate Planning Including Financial, Personnel, And Investment Planning
Strategic Alignment
Planning And Coordinating Complex Large-scale Projects (Major Bank Mergers, Test And Release Planning, Sepa Direct Debit)

Languages

German

Native

Croatian

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1996 - Jul 1998

University of Applied Sciences Saarbrücken

Diploma in Business Informatics (FH), thesis: neural network applications for visual and acoustic peripherals · Business Informatics · Saarbrücken, Germany · 1.2

Sep 1993 - Jul 1996

University of Applied Sciences Heilbronn

Pre-diploma · Engineering Physics · Heilbronn, Germany

Sep 1991 - Jun 1993

Technical Vocational College

Apprenticeship as an electrician · Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 16

Experience in Banking and Finance 20.5 y

Avg length 2 y 8 m

Longest experience 5 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Project Lead for Replacing Legacy System with Cloud Solution, Subproject Lead for Cloud Migration, Interim IT Manager - Cloud Migration Project Lead

Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Construction

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

December 2025

Last Update

May 2026

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Where is Nenad based?

Nenad is based in Heilbronn, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Nenad speak?

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

How many years of experience does Nenad have?

Nenad has at least 38 years of experience. During this time, Nenad has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months. Note that Nenad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Nenad be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Nenad would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Lead for Replacing Legacy System with Cloud Solution, Subproject Lead for Cloud Migration, Interim IT Manager - Cloud Migration Project Lead.

What is Nenad's latest experience?

Nenad's most recent position is Project Lead for Replacing Legacy System with Cloud Solution at Vlaski Consulting.

What companies has Nenad worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Nenad has worked for Vlaski Consulting and ROQQIO Commerce Cloud GmbH (REMIRA).

Which industries is Nenad most experienced in?

Nenad is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Construction. Nenad also has some experience in Education, Professional Services, and Media and Entertainment.

Which business areas is Nenad most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Nenad worked in recently?

Nenad has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Media and Entertainment.

Which business areas has Nenad worked in recently?

Nenad has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

What is Nenad's education?

Nenad holds a Bachelor in Business Informatics from University of Applied Sciences Saarbrücken.

What is the availability of Nenad?

Nenad will be available part-time from June 2026.

What is the rate of Nenad?

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