Atlassian Experts in Berlin

Consumer Cards Solution Architect

• Provided architectural leadership in Consumer Cards Domain establishing best practices and improving architectural transparency and maintainability by designing a structured documentation framework to enable reverse engineering of legacy card systems.
• Standardized architectural artefacts including BIAN Business Capabilities, UML diagrams in draw.io format (Use Case, Component, Sequence), naming conventions, document repository, design templates and blueprints, microservices.
• Produced high-level and low-level designs aligned with enterprise architecture governance processes and artefact standards.
• Provided architectural support to the Strategic Card Simplification Programme, focusing on card product migrations and application decommissioning across all countries. Agile environments (Scrum/SAFe).
• Analysed and designed AI use cases in the architecture domain.

Project: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) Strategic Programme

• Analysed and documented existing data flows across card products and geographic regions to assess PCI DSS compliance.
• Identified areas involving sensitive data at rest and data in motion requiring encryption or masking, ensuring adherence to PCI DSS requirements.
• Collaborated with security, infrastructure, and application teams to align encryption strategies with regulatory and organizational policies.
• Provided strategic advisory services on data strategy, data governance, data management, data quality, data architecture, data mesh, MEGA HOPEX, DAMA-DMBOK, event-driven architecture, end-to-end data flows and card product harmonization models.
• Ensured solution design alignment with regulatory compliance (BCBS 239, DORA, GDPR) and internal policies.

Project: Denmark ATM Outsourcing Project

Objective: Outsource ATM operations and maintenance to a third-party provider while expanding the Denmark ATM fleet, with Nordea retaining ownership of ATMs and cash for the existing and extended infrastructure.

• Led a cross-functional delivery team (project management, business analysis, and architecture) and documented the as-is ATM ecosystem architecture, including end-to-end data flows, integrations, and internal/external application interfaces.
• Designed end-to-end processes for authorization, reconciliation, and settlement, aligning operating model, controls, and compliance requirements across Nordea and the outsourced service provider.
• Produced high-level and low-level solution designs using standardized UML artefacts (Use Case, Component, and Sequence diagrams) to support vendor onboarding, integration planning, and implementation.
• Ensured architectural alignment and decision-making across enterprise stakeholders and third-party providers, managing dependencies and interfaces in the context of the outsourcing initiative.

• Supported orderbird in setting up and driving an internal advanced analytics project for the internal customer dashboard
• Structured the internal dashboard project for later development

• Creation of new reports, triggers, and alerts in Zendesk due to price adjustments in logistics

• Full organizational setup and growth management
• Interim management
• C-level as a service
• Tech recruiting
• Founding support
• Fundraising support

• Interim Product Owner for two new applications as part of the introduction of a new bonus points program within the entire Rewe Group
• Coordination of cross-team planning (initiative management) and implementation
• Responsibility for product vision, roadmap, backlog and stakeholder management within an agile scaled product development team
• Successful Go Live with both applications on 2024-09-24

• Opt-in RAG extension over tenant-owned data sources (SharePoint, Confluence) on existing multi-tenant enterprise AI platform
• Architecture: ADRs, solution evaluations, permission strategy, cost modeling
• End-to-end SharePoint and Confluence connectors: OAuth consent flows, token refresh, metadata sync, search integration
• Permission resolution: ACL indexing at ingestion and query-time verification (document-level security)
• Elasticsearch hybrid search (semantic + keyword) with RRF scoring
• RAG chat with context injection and source citations
• Stack: Elastic Cloud, Elasticsearch, Docker, Northflank, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Prisma, Microsoft Graph API, Atlassian REST API, OAuth 2.0

• Consulting, coaching, workshops, and project management focused on transformation, potential development, and sustainable growth

• Marketplace audit for SEO and SEA including deriving optimization measures
• Development of a growth and optimization strategy for 2025
• Operationalization of 2025 goals into concrete actions
• Project setup in Asana and project control in weekly meetings
• 2025 budgeting for EU and US including sales and budget planning
• Setup of a weekly reporting including a plan vs. actual dashboard
• Selection of an SEA agency including requirement briefing and onboarding
• Creation of a full-cost calculation as a decision basis for FBA versus FBM

• Proceeding what was started in 10/2023, offering data science development skills fulltime to international clients

• Helping companies learn more about their existing (unstructured) data, optimize processes and technical systems, and derive solutions for their problems

• Tools and technology used: Python (sklearn, pandas, numpy, Django, sqlAlchemy, pyTorch), Matlab, Docker, AWS EC2, Lambda, S3, SQL, MySQL, Hadoop & Spark, Machine Learning, DNN, AI, Jira, Confluence, Git, CI/CD, GitLab, Jenkins

• Reimagine digital publishing by building a next-generation CMS ecosystem for our portfolio of web magazines, powered by an intelligent AI companion that augments journalistic creativity and decision-making. From real-time trend discovery and data-driven topic ideation to research, writing, refinement, and seamless publishing, the platform will transform how stories are created—enabling faster, smarter, and more impactful journalism while preserving editorial voice, integrity, and human oversight.
• Successfully launched the first two brands on the new CMS platform, establishing a scalable foundation
• Prepared three additional brands for migration and launch, aligning design, SEO, and technical requirements
• Established a unified CMS and AI-supported editorial workflow across multiple digital publications
• Enhanced journalist productivity and focus by automating repetitive tasks and supporting creative processes
• Improved speed, consistency, and quality of content delivery across the portfolio

• Development of a scaled agile working model for the work dimensions: values, roles, events, artifacts and workflows
• Team size: four delivery teams with 48 team members, five product owners, three agile masters
• Development of strategies in the area of scaled agile product development according to Scrum, LeSS and the New Work Heroes transformation helix
• Moderation of the SOL Planning Workshop for the overall project with more than 100 participants (PI planning according to SAFe)
• Coaching of all five areas and their managers for the SOL Planning Workshop (structuring the work packages, preparing the planning board)
• Coaching and mentoring for the three Agile Masters in the scaled agile team environment (four+ delivery teams)
• Moderation of scaled agile events, such as Sprint Planning I-III, Multiteam Refinement II, Sprint Review, overall team retrospective
• Support in consulting for stakeholder management and the strategic area of all project partners (construction site management: Inge, ARGE, cable producer NKT GmbH)
• Support for increasing measurability and the development of metrics according to agile product development
• Moderation of workshops, training and coaching for the overall project
• Methods and tools: Product Ownership, Scrum Mastery, Systems Thinking, User Story Mapping, Teamhood (backlog ticketing system), Miro, Kanban, Flight Level; certifications: LeSS Certified Practitioner, SAFe PI-Planning Moderator

• Designed, managed, and implemented the company’s operational, compliance, procurement, and financial strategy, ensuring alignment with rapid scaling and regulatory objectives.
• Built and scaled operational infrastructure across IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, and Compliance, supporting growth from 4 to 20 team members in 6 months.
• Oversaw financial management of OPEX, including budgeting, monitoring, and cost optimization to sustain high-growth operations.
• Developed and executed a procurement strategy, including vendor selection, negotiation, and performance oversight.
• Procured and managed external consultants (compliance, quality, regulatory experts) and orchestrated collaboration across internal teams and external partners to meet milestones.
• Implemented policies, SOPs, and business systems (compliance tracking, eQMS, payroll, vendor management, data governance) to support regulatory compliance and scalability.
• Managed and actively oversaw regulatory and compliance programs, embedding GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 requirements into day-to-day operations.
• Directed the rollout of a Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 13485 to prepare for medical device and AI regulatory certifications.
• Led people and culture development, establishing onboarding, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration structures to scale the organization effectively.
• Established risk management and business continuity frameworks, including security controls, risk registers, and compliance safeguards.
• Engaged executive leadership, board, and investors to align operational strategy with corporate goals and market expansion.
• Enabled technology-driven operations, selecting and implementing digital systems (e.g., Drata, Qualio) to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Scaled StratifAI’s operational backbone to support rapid growth and international market readiness.
• Achieved ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance within 6 months, enabling enterprise and healthcare partnerships.
• Implemented a QMS system aligned with ISO 13485, paving the way for regulatory approvals and positioning for upcoming ISO 13485 certification, CE-IVDR marking, and FDA clearance within 12 months.
• Designed and executed governance, procurement, and financial controls, ensuring efficient resource allocation and sustainable compliance.
• Established a culture of structured growth, integrating people, processes, and compliance frameworks to maintain operational excellence.
• Enabled StratifAI to confidently enter regulated US and EU markets, building the foundation for long-term expansion.

• Developed websites, CRMs, and micro-SaaS using Lovable, Claude Code/ VS Studio (Vercel, Next.js, React, Supabase)
• Developed an analytics service to unlock automation gains

• Establishing Identity & Directory Management as a new (split-off) team & product within the IAM cluster.
• Leading the “Identity & Directory Management” product (8 people) as Product Owner.
• Concept for ‘Digital Identities’, i.e. IDs with n users/accounts and strategy for a modernized product offering.
• Upgrading APIs, migrating to a containerized infrastructure, rolling out international markets & standardized solutions across the REWE enterprise group.
• Tech: OpenText™ (NetIQ) eDirectory & Identity Manager, LDAP, SAP HR/HCM, Docker/Kubernetes/Podman, REST APIs, Microsoft Active Directory & Entra ID, postgresDB, Keycloak, Ansible, Cyberark (PAM), Apache Kafka, Jira, Confluence, Miro.