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Thomas H.-Project Manager | M&A & Regulatory

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Frankfurt, Germany

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Experience

Dec 2025 - Present
Düsseldorf, Germany

Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst

HSBC INKA

Position summary
Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst at HSBC INKA
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Audit
Finance
Investments and M&A
Legal
Operations
Project Management

KVG Carve-Out – Project Manager for the Compliance, Legal, Front Office & Audit workstream

  • Managed the workstream’s project management, including planning, tracking, dependency management and decision preparation
  • Structured the target process landscape following the carve-out; facilitated workshops to define roles and interfaces with Compliance, Legal, Front Office and Audit
  • Created policies & guidelines for investment processes; ensured audit-compliant documentation and coordinated cross-functional stakeholders
  • Coordinated dependencies and deliverables between workstreams; reported to the project leadership and SteerCo
Dec 2024 - Jul 2026
Frankfurt, Germany

M&A Project Manager

BNP Paribas

Position summary
M&A Project Manager at BNP Paribas
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Human Resources
Project Management

M&A Pre-Merge – HR stream, Wealth Management & Securities Services

  • Managed the HR stream as project manager within the M&A Pre-Merge program; coordinated milestones, dependencies and stakeholders
  • Developed project plans, milestone plans and project charters; established PMO structures and governance mechanisms
  • Created management presentations for SteerCo and OpCo; monitored milestone progress and managed escalations
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Frankfurt, Germany

Regulatory Project Manager

Deutsche Bank AG

Position summary
Regulatory Project Manager at Deutsche Bank AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Audit
Legal
Operations
Project Management

Regulatory Management Advisory – Sanctions Risk Oversight

  • Managed project execution and PMO setup for the regulatory Sanctions Risk program, including governance, escalation paths and tracking frameworks
  • Led the Annual Manual Activity Review project end-to-end; coordinated stakeholders between Sanctions Risk Oversight, Compliance and Audit
  • Facilitated process design workshops; created and presented weekly SteerCo and OpCo reports
Jan 2022 - Aug 2023
Frankfurt, Germany

Project Manager (PMO & Change)

ODDO BHF Bank

Position summary
Project Manager (PMO & Change) at ODDO BHF Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Project Management

Transformation Program Asset Management & Markets (Equities) – Post-Merger

  • Led two project streams end-to-end; managed planning, execution, milestone tracking and delivery
  • Established PMO structures including governance, RACI definition, stakeholder management and reporting cadence
Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
China

Agile Master (PMO)

Ventum Consulting / BMW Joint Venture

Position summary
Agile Master (PMO) at Ventum Consulting / BMW Joint Venture
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Operations
Project Management
Strategy

Agile (Scrum) Master – International Automotive Joint Venture (BMW), China

  • Moderated and facilitated Agile meetings (Scrum) in an international joint venture environment with stakeholders from Germany, USA and China
  • Designed new business processes for the joint venture, taking the requirements of both shareholders into account; created a program milestone plan across operational and management levels
Jan 2019 - Present

Managing Director & Founder

HT Consulting

Position summary
Managing Director & Founder at HT Consulting
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Project Management

Boutique consultancy focused on project management for regulatory and M&A projects in the banking sector.

Industry experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance and Automotive.

Banking and Finance
Automotive
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Operations, Audit, Legal, Human Resources, and Finance.

Project Management
Operations
Audit
Legal
Human Resources
Finance
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Summary

Experienced project manager with over 7 years of consulting experience in the banking and financial services sector, specializing in M&A integrations, regulatory transformation projects and complex program structures. Experience in international projects with a strong focus on the USA, as well as project work in Asia (China).

Skills

  • Project Management / Project Leadership

  • Business Analysis

  • Stakeholder Management

  • M&A / Carve-Out

  • Regulatory Pmo

  • Process Modeling / Bpmn

  • Ms Excel / Powerpoint

  • Jira / Confluence

  • Ms Teams / Zoom

  • Atlassian Jira / Confluence

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 2026 - Jun 2028

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

MBA · Management · Vallendar, Germany

Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

Universität Oldenburg

M.A. · Psycholinguistics · Oldenburg, Germany

Oct 2010 - Jun 2014

Universität Oldenburg

B.A. · English & Philosophy · Oldenburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6
Experience in Banking and Finance 8 y
Avg length 2 y 3 m
Longest experience 7 y 9 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, China)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst, M&A Project Manager, Regulatory Project Manager
Main industries Banking and Finance, Automotive
Main business areas Project Management, Operations, Audit

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 3

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

Thomas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary).

Thomas has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Thomas has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Thomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Thomas would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst, M&A Project Manager, Regulatory Project Manager.

Thomas's most recent position is Project Manager & Senior Business Analyst at HSBC INKA.

In recent years, Thomas has worked for HSBC INKA, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank AG, ODDO BHF Bank, and Ventum Consulting / BMW Joint Venture.

Thomas is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance and Automotive.

Thomas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Operations, and Audit. Thomas also has some experience in Legal, Human Resources, and Finance.

Thomas has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Automotive.

Thomas has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Operations, and Audit.

Thomas holds a Master in Management from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, a Master in Psycholinguistics from Universität Oldenburg and a Bachelor in English & Philosophy from Universität Oldenburg.

Thomas has 3 certificates. These include: PMP®, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Scrum Master PSM I.

Thomas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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