BCBS 239 Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used BCBS 239
Justina K.
Last position:
Freelance Consultant for Change & Data Transformation at Freelance Fast Data Consulting
Project, Strategic Consulting – building the Data Strategy and Data Governance Policy for the German branch, client (private bank Julius Bär, headquarters Zurich), March 2026 – present
- Design and negotiation of the data strategy with key stakeholders, including obtaining board sign-off (strategic consulting) – in this context, regulatory advice on data regulations in the EU and specifically for Germany. The data strategy includes: Data Lifecycle Management: data capture, data storage, data usage, data retention policy, data quality incident management
- Definition of milestones and technical feasibility for implementing TOM for the data strategy, data quality checks, metrics, and a metadata inventory to ensure the bank’s compliance with DORA, BCBS239, and MaRisk requirements.
Core project data change, client: (ING Bank, Frankfurt am Main), March – December 2025
- Concept development and solution design for new end-to-end processes including technical interfaces
- Definition of synchronization logic and data flows between legacy and target systems (decommissioning of legacy systems)
- Analysis and validation of data models
- Stakeholder communication with product owners, feature engineers, UX designers, and operational teams for decision-making
- Analytics and impact assessments, e.g. to assess downstream effects and regulatory requirements
- Documentation and comments on technical and business requirements to support implementation in agile squads
Project digitalization of a user group, client: (ING Bank, Frankfurt am Main), as Interim Product Owner, Jan 2025 – present
- Co-shaping key decisions on data architecture and process logic in the context of historized data and user login functionality
- Development of business solution concepts for migration to the target system, including system integration and data flows
- Support with analytics and impact analyses, especially regarding the ability to provide information to law enforcement authorities
- Active coordination with stakeholders from different squads to support decision-making and ensure regulatory requirements are met
- Creation of test scenarios for operational teams and backend systems in the area of API management using Postman and Bruno.
Giovanni L.
Last position:
Solution Architect at Nordea Bank
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.
Christine M.
Last position:
Management consultant at Freelance
Delivery of ICT / DORA management training under DORA Article 5(4) at various banking institutions
Teaching the key content of DORA requirements with a focus on ICT risks, third-party risk management, incident and problem management, and the information register
Deriving implementation measures and recommendations for management and business units
Serkan U.
Last position:
Manager Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting at movisco AG
- Project leadership and management
- Implementing reporting solutions in banks
- Enhancing and optimizing reporting processes in bank finance and risk departments
- Consulting through all phases of regulatory requirement implementation, including requirements analysis, defining business requirements, testing, tool development, and audit-compliant documentation
- Supporting regulatory implementation projects
- Analyzing business requirements and implementing reports
- Acting as a liaison between business and IT
- Publishing on regulatory changes
- Training internal colleagues on regulatory topics
Moez S.
Last position:
Data Engineer at Loschelder Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
- Designed a future-proof client database for marketing purposes
- Analyzed requirements, designed, and modeled an entity-relationship model
- Consolidated and optimized a client file from various data sources for targeted marketing campaigns
- Worked closely with marketing and IT in an agile environment to iteratively develop the solution
- Technologies and methods: MS Office (mainly Excel), MS Dynamics CRM, MS SharePoint
Andreas M.
Last position:
Senior Business Excellence Consultant | Senior Leadership Coach at Independent Consulting & Leadership Coaching
Founded and grew two distinct brands: Carpe Momentum Advisory™ for business excellence consulting and Aware Leadership™ for executive coaching and leadership development.
Authored & launched a leadership framework by developing the Aware Leadership™ Body of Knowledge, a comprehensive methodology captured in a globally published book series (2024 and 2025), and launched accompanying masterclasses and online resources to drive adoption.
Guided an International Trading Group (Germany, 2023) through market entry by developing its business plan, branding, supplier strategies, and sales channels.
Led a full website redesign and migration for an organizational coaching firm (Germany, 2023), implementing a multilingual platform and empowering the client with content management capabilities, resulting in significant cost savings.
Provided comprehensive management consulting to a FinTech start-up (Caribbean, 2021–2022), resolving technical issues, redesigning a multilingual website, and implementing operational improvements to enhance customer satisfaction and reduce costs.
Acted as a key advisor for a change management consultancy (UK, 2023), providing expert feedback to refine a Neuroscience of Leadership training program.
Facilitated B2B opportunities and German market entry for a Chinese opto-electronic company (Germany, 2017) by advising on corporate culture, branding, and establishing a multilingual digital presence.
Advised on the establishment of a Chinese-German educational initiative (Germany, 2019), leading market analysis and developing a strategic framework and business plan.
Improved team culture and communication for a global financial institution (Germany, 2017–2018) through targeted workshops, identified significant cost-saving opportunities, and enhanced operational efficiency by facilitating an Open Space Technology conference.
Nauman R.
Last position:
IT Product Group Manager / Senior PMO at DB Fernverkehr AG
- Planning, management and execution of six integration projects for the in-vehicle passenger information system
- Agile software development using Scrum
- Full responsibility for quality, schedule, scope and budget of the integration projects
- Supporting further development of product groups and services (Wi-Fi & network) and implementing new features
- Preparing and updating change requests and releases in JIRA, and reviewing supplier and integration lab tests
Ming C.
Last position:
Deutsche Großbank
- Coordinating requirements (collecting documents, quality assurance)
- Coordinating IT process landscape meetings
- Managing the release process for new/updated sfO
- Handling updates to the process map
- Checking sfO documents for methodological compliance
Felix G.
Last position:
Working Student at Deloitte
- Support the DAICA team in various projects
- Process a large backlog of insurance cases on an external project at Solaris Bank
- Create various presentations and documents for technically complex topics
- Assist with analysis tools in banking and the associated Excel spreadsheets
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Statistics of experts using BCBS 239
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
19 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Finance
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
71%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
English, German, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using BCBS 239
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
BCBS 239 experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Banking and Finance (100%)
- Information Technology (56%)
- Professional Services (56%)
- Transportation (33%)
- Government and Administration (33%)
- Insurance (22%)
- Telecommunication (22%)
- Tourism (22%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Purpose and scope
BCBS 239 is a set of principles from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting. It helps banks produce complete, accurate, timely and adaptable information for senior management and supervisors. The framework addresses governance, data architecture, controls and reporting practices rather than a single software product.
What it supports
BCBS 239 work strengthens the flow from source systems to risk reports used for credit, market, liquidity, operational and enterprise risk. Typical deliverables include:
- Risk data inventories, ownership models and critical data element definitions
- Data lineage from origin through transformation to report
- Reconciliation, validation and issue-management controls
- Management information and supervisory reporting improvements
Ecosystem and tooling
Professionals work across core banking, finance, risk and regulatory reporting environments. Relevant tools may include data warehouses, lakehouses, metadata catalogues, master data management, ETL or ELT pipelines, reporting layers and governance workflows. The exact stack varies, but strong traceability between systems, calculations and published reports is essential.
When expertise matters
Companies often bring in freelance expertise during remediation programmes, supervisory reviews, mergers, platform changes or major data transformations. Specialists can assess gaps against the principles, define a target operating model and turn broad findings into a prioritised delivery plan. In Germany, this work commonly involves close coordination between risk, finance, compliance, technology and internal audit teams.
Skills to look for
A strong professional combines risk management knowledge with practical data and control experience. Look for capability in data governance, lineage, quality rules, aggregation logic, reporting architecture, documentation and stakeholder management. Familiarity with Basel regulatory expectations, model risk, audit evidence and privacy-aware data handling adds value, especially where several jurisdictions and legal entities share reporting processes.
Signs of strong delivery
Quality is visible in evidence, not only in presentation. A capable specialist can explain where a metric originates, which transformations affect it, who owns each control and how exceptions are resolved. Useful signs include:
- Clear definitions for critical risk data and reporting requirements
- Reproducible lineage and reconciliations across source systems
- Practical controls with accountable owners and review evidence
- Reports that remain reliable when products, entities or scenarios change
Frequently asked questions
Key details about BCBS 239, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
BCBS 239 is used to improve how banks aggregate risk data and produce reports for management and supervisors. It focuses on governance, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, adaptability and the ability to explain data from source to report.
BCBS 239 applies data governance to a specific risk reporting purpose and adds strong expectations for aggregation, reporting, control evidence and senior management oversight. General data governance may cover a broader enterprise scope without the same emphasis on risk decision-making and supervisory scrutiny.
A strong BCBS 239 specialist usually understands risk management, regulatory reporting, data lineage, metadata, data quality and control design. Experience with finance systems, data warehouses, ETL or ELT processes, issue management and audit documentation is also useful.
A BCBS 239 professional is valuable when a bank cannot reliably trace risk figures, reconcile reports or assign ownership for critical data. Complex remediation, supervisory findings, mergers, platform migrations and major reporting transformations often require dedicated expertise rather than occasional internal support.
The right BCBS 239 experience depends on scope, regulatory pressure, data complexity and the number of legal entities involved. A gap assessment may suit a specialist with focused framework knowledge, while enterprise remediation calls for someone who has led governance, architecture, controls and stakeholder coordination across a bank.
BCBS 239 work can often be delivered remotely because analysis, documentation, workshops and control reviews use digital collaboration tools. On-site sessions may still help with sensitive data access, executive workshops or alignment across risk, finance and technology teams in Germany; language needs should be agreed early.
Good BCBS 239 work connects principles to concrete controls, owners, evidence and measurable reporting outcomes. Ask a specialist to demonstrate lineage, explain reconciliation logic, show how exceptions are handled and describe how the approach remains useful when systems or reporting requirements change.
BCBS 239 is a regulatory framework of principles, not a software product or one mandatory technology stack. Organisations implement it through their existing risk, data, reporting and governance environments, selecting tools that support reliable aggregation, traceability and controlled reporting.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used BCBS 239 in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 853 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used BCBS 239 in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 71% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used BCBS 239 in their recent projects have 19 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used BCBS 239 in their recent projects are English (100%), German (89%), and Spanish (44%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used BCBS 239 in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (100%), Information Technology (56%), and Professional Services (56%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used BCBS 239 in their recent projects are Business Intelligence (100%), Information Technology (100%), and Finance (89%).
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