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Wolfgang Cremer-Owner

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Bornheim, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2017 - Present

Owner

Cremer Consulting

Position Summary
Owner at Cremer Consulting
Industries
Banking and Finance
Healthcare
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Retail
Tourism
Business Areas
Information Technology
Legal
Operations
Procurement
Project Management
Strategy
  • Design, rollout and initial population via AI of a cloud-based, group-wide central contract management database at the IT subsidiary of a leading European retailer, including integrated IT-supported contract processes
  • Concept paper (pre-study) for operationalizing a central provider management (DORA, Supply Chain Act, EU Supply Chain Directive CSDDD) as part of the structural realignment of a digitalization partner within the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
  • Strategic establishment of a new central unit, including drafting functional requirement specifications for contract and process management and a document management system for a digitalization partner of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
  • Strategic organizational study in the public sector to implement the maturity model under the Public Health Service Digital Pact (process evaluation, task analysis, SWOT analysis, staffing assessment)
  • Interim IT project leadership for a private building society to restructure project organization during the technical and strategic-process redesign of central end-to-end processes on the new technology platform of the website for the largest nationwide mortgage broker
  • Ensuring strategic and operational readiness of Hessian vaccination sites as a program management consultant in the politically sensitive "Vaccination IT" project for the Hessian Ministry for Integration and Social Affairs
  • Interim management of the IT project portfolio with partner associations at a data center as part of the multi-year professional development plan and annual IT planning
  • Migration of legacy data from merged regional banks into the system landscape and delivery pipeline of the entire bank to reduce costs and optimize the business portfolio
  • Coaching a consulting firm in establishing and growing the credit topic in financial services banking by integrating innovative blockchain technology
  • Strategic economic realignment of conference centers in the D-A-CH region for sustainable viability, considering profitability requirements, including negotiation mandate for the sale of a conference center at a non-profit organization
Jan 2013 - Dec 2017

Principal Business Consulting

Subito AG

Position Summary
Principal Business Consulting at Subito AG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Business Areas
Operations
Project Management
Strategy
  • Project leadership and management tasks
  • Functional consulting, quality and requirements management
  • Lead business unit development and sales responsibility
  • Functional, regulatory and strategic consulting for financial service providers and insurers
  • Restructuring organizational structures and workflows
  • Analysis, design, reorganization and implementation of digital end-to-end business processes
  • Establishment of a new business unit to diversify the client and service portfolio
  • Evaluation of regulatory standards in terms of business model and consulting approach
Jan 2007 - Dec 2013

Senior Consultant

SKS Unternehmensberatung GmbH & Co. KG

Position Summary
Senior Consultant at SKS Unternehmensberatung GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Professional Services
Business Areas
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Strategy
  • Project leadership and management tasks
  • Technical leadership and quality management
  • Sales responsibility and contract management
  • Functional, regulatory and strategic consulting for banks and financial service providers
  • Analysis, design, reorganization and implementation of digital end-to-end business processes
  • Design of client-specific digital management systems for unified control
  • Design and execution of procedures for optimizing equity including gap analysis
  • Project portfolio management including risk assessment
  • Maintenance of the RADR database and impact analysis of regulatory changes
  • Risk assessment and control of loan portfolios
  • Development of new strategic consulting approaches and business development
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

Head of Product Management and Statistical Methods

BV Risk Solutions/BdB

Position Summary
Head of Product Management and Statistical Methods at BV Risk Solutions/BdB
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Member of the executive management, overall project leadership and management tasks
  • Requirements, quality and contract management as well as service provider control
  • Disciplinary and technical leadership of the team and contact person for regulators
  • Development of IRBA-compliant rating procedures for a pool of 25 banks
  • Preparation of the functional design and ensuring requirements in IT implementation
  • Release planning, technical approvals and rollout/go-live
  • Definition of service level agreements for clients
  • Design and delivery of training sessions and information events
  • Initiation of modularization and componentization of the IT architecture
  • Restructuring the department to reduce dependency on external consultants
  • Regulatory documentation of the analysis procedures and reorganization after IRBA certification
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

Project Manager, Bank Controlling Department

Bundesverband der Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken

Position Summary
Project Manager, Bank Controlling Department at Bundesverband der Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Lead of the group-wide project committee and methodological lead
  • Requirements, quality and risk management as well as contract and service provider control
  • Positioning and leadership of the retail competency team and representation in committees
  • Development and implementation of the Basel II-compliant VR retail customer rating for all financing types
  • Integration of all customer and product information into risk assessment
  • Restructuring of digital credit processes and optimization of advisory tools
  • Data collection, requirements analysis, functional design and quality assurance of methodological models
  • IT implementation in three data centers including technical acceptance and rollout
  • Creation of an e-learning module for user training and execution of group-wide roadshows
Jan 1999 - Dec 2002

Senior Consultant

INFORMA Unternehmensberatung

Position Summary
Senior Consultant at INFORMA Unternehmensberatung
Industries
Insurance
Retail
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Project Management
Strategy
  • (Co-)project management and technical leadership
  • Requirements and contract management
  • Technical consulting for national and international clients
  • Building the business consulting division focused on retail, SMEs, mid-sized companies and insurance
  • Development of application and behavioral scorecards
  • Data collection, requirements analysis and technical design
  • Reorganization and optimization of digital credit decision-making and customer management processes
  • Design of operational strategies and their implementation
  • Training on procedures and systems
  • Business development
Jan 1982 - Dec 1999

Deutsche Bank AG

Position Summary
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Audit
Information Technology
Strategy
  • Development and IT implementation of a bank-wide retail rating system for real estate, including reorganizing credit and decision-making processes
  • Development of strategic policies and portfolio analyses
  • Implementation of governance and corporate guidelines and collaboration in corporate working groups on risk management
  • Establishment of a group-wide business review team for commercial real estate and development of an audit concept
  • Leading nationwide audits, evaluating organizational and business processes, and preparing final audit reports
  • Conceptual enhancement of a system for capturing, monitoring and analyzing real estate exposures
  • Establishment of a cross-branch advisory center for construction financing in Königstein/Taunus with P&L and market responsibility
  • Leading teams, conducting construction financing seminars, and performing expert appraisal work

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Retail, Healthcare, Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Tourism.

Banking and Finance
Retail
Healthcare
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Tourism
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Business Area Experience

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

Strategy
Information Technology
Project Management
Audit
Operations
Quality Assurance
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Summary

With many years of work and success as an independent consultant, specialist and manager in banks and associations, and as a senior advisor in consulting and outsourcing companies, I bring a unique range of experience and a proven ability to use it in a value-adding, tailored way for clients and assignments.

My strengths are in analytical and conceptual thinking as well as implementation and solution-oriented work. I also stand out for my high level of independence, efficiency and quality awareness, respectful teamwork, customer focus and strong communication skills at every level.

My clients value my technical know-how and my careful, networked approach, combined with determination when designing and steering business-strategic as well as politically sensitive complex projects or transformation and reorganization processes.

Skills

  • It Project And Portfolio Management
  • Program Management, Project Management, Pmo
  • Requirements Management And Requirements Analysis
  • Functional Consulting (Especially Credit) Including Functional Design
  • Functional Data Analysis And Data Migration
  • Business Analysis
  • Strategic Organizational Consulting And Development
  • Organizational Structure And Workflow Design
  • Business Unit Setup And Development
  • Process Analysis And Modeling Of (Digital) End-To-End Business Processes
  • Process Management
  • Digital Transformation
  • Service Provider Control (Dora, Lksg, Csddd, Marisk, Bait) And Vendor Management
  • Document Management, Contract Management, Contract Management Systems
  • It Governance
  • Quality Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Change Management And Communication Management
  • Technical It And Software Development
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Training, Coaching, Business Coaching
  • Microsoft Office Products
  • Systems: Visio, Picture, Aris, Graphical Modeling
  • Jira, Confluence, Wiki, Lotus Notes, Sharepoint
  • Dms Systems
  • Osplus, Agree21

Languages

German
Native
English
Elementary

Education

Deutsche Bank

Bank Clerk qualification · Bank Clerk · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Prince2 Certification

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Certification

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Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Banking and Finance 42.5 y
Avg length 7 y 1 m
Longest experience 17 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Owner, Principal Business Consulting, Senior Consultant
Main industries Banking and Finance, Retail, Healthcare
Main business areas Strategy, Information Technology, Project Management

Qualifications

Certifications earned 2

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Wolfgang is based in Bornheim, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Wolfgang speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Elementary).
Wolfgang has at least 44 years of experience. During this time, Wolfgang has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 6 years and 4 months. Note that Wolfgang may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Wolfgang would be well-suited for roles such as: Owner, Principal Business Consulting, Senior Consultant.
Wolfgang's most recent position is Owner at Cremer Consulting.
In recent years, Wolfgang has worked for Cremer Consulting.
Wolfgang is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Retail, and Healthcare. Wolfgang also has some experience in Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Tourism.
Wolfgang is most experienced in business areas like Strategy, Information Technology, and Project Management. Wolfgang also has some experience in Audit, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
Wolfgang has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Healthcare, and Information Technology.
Wolfgang has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Legal, and Operations.
Wolfgang attended Deutsche Bank for Bank Clerk.
Wolfgang has 2 certificates. These include: Prince2 Certification and Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Certification.
Wolfgang will be available part-time from June 2026.
Wolfgang's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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