Data Governance Experts in Hamburg

• Owning RAG, LLM-System, ML-ops-Pipelines for various startups in Insurance, Banking, Energy (KRITIS)

• Defined and established the areas of responsibility
• Built a governance model for the department and its areas of responsibility
• IT strategy, project management, process management, and quality and sustainability management
• Developed a communications strategy for the group
• Created the IT strategy
• Designed templates, guidelines, and processes for consistent ways of working
• Recorded strategic guidelines and grouped ongoing projects – derived a roadmap for strategic planning
• Reviewed ongoing projects
• Prepared staffing calculations and capacity planning
• Defined job profiles

Freelance work for a large German family office

Built and further developed a modular B2B SaaS platform for professional wealth management and family offices, alongside freelance delivery of production-ready AI, data management, and automation solutions for the wealth management sector.

• Developed an AI governance framework for regulated finance and asset management workflows, aligned with DORA, BaFin-related governance expectations, and data protection requirements, including role definitions, access levels, and decision rules.
• Designed an agentic system with a locally operated open-source language model, including Qwen2.5 via Ollama, for secure querying of an asset database through text-to-SQL-to-text workflows.
• Built AI-supported analysis and reporting capabilities that generate structured answers, tables, and charts from asset data, with domain validation through resolver logic and RAG elements.
• Developed production-grade data import workflows for financial service provider data from CSV, PDF, and API sources, including validation, plausibility checks, and reconciliation with existing asset data.
• Solved the asset matching problem without a cross-system primary key through multi-stage validation rules and human-in-the-loop approvals.

Results:

• Secured EUR 250,000 in SaaS revenue in 2024, exceeding the forecast by 20%.
• Acquired family office clients with EUR 1.6bn in assets under management.
• Reduced manual effort for the largest client by approx. 3 days per month through automated data import and reconciliation processes.
• Reduced operational error risk through structured data validation, multi-stage asset matching, and human-in-the-loop approvals.

• Planning, management and monitoring of the Corporate Responsibility Tech Enablement project for IT
• Design and implementation of the EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation)
• Design and implementation of the Eco-Design Regulation
• Continuation of projects as part of the Corporate Responsibility strategy
• Definition and review of requirements (e.g. governance, success metrics) and, where necessary, analysis and resolution of problems
• Overall management, marketing, communication and quality assurance of the projects
• Creation of the project plan including timeline/roadmap, budget and resources
• Ensuring compliance with budget and deadlines
• Defining project management guidelines, methods and priorities
• Planning and tracking resources & efforts, also in cooperation with other IT departments
• Evaluation of projects and preparation of results (reporting to management)
• Identification and reduction of risks
• Regular communication with stakeholders
• Management of internal and external stakeholders and service providers (Jira, Confluence, backlog management, task tracking, Sharepoint, MS 365 Platform etc.)
• Development of standards and automation of processes
• Technical design and documentation of the Digital Product Passport
• Selection and evaluation of potential software providers
• Training and workshops on Osapiens

Label: Azure Cloud, Jira, Confluence, Power BI, SAP BW, AWS, Miro, Bee360, Draw.io, Sharepoint, MS 365 Platform, Trello, Osapiens, Naravero etc.

• Development and implementation of custom IT solutions for key customers.
• More than 15 years of experience in IT and project management, disciplinary leadership of up to 80 employees.

I implemented a Zero-Trust architecture for robust, military-grade maritime container mini data centers based on VMware & Tanzu to support containerized GIS workloads for ground forces. The main focus was on securing communications, workload protection, and data access in contested electronic battle environments affected by jamming, interception, signal manipulation, and constantly changing operational conditions. I designed and architected use cases so that every element of workload, identity, and system could continue to operate independently and securely even in degraded or disrupted scenarios. In parallel, I defined the enterprise and solution security architecture with LeanIX, Bizzdesign, and HOPEX as enterprise architecture, repository, and governance platforms to maintain architecture inventory, relationships, traceability, target pictures, and security governance in complex environments. For the architectural designs, I used Sparx Enterprise Architect to describe formal architecture views, interfaces, trust boundaries, and system architecture in both IT and OT environments. IriusRisk was used for threat modeling of the solution to identify architecture-driven risks, derive security requirements, and detect countermeasures and design gaps directly from the solution models. Risk and compliance management was supported with Archer. Architecture decisions, control gaps, and operational risks were translated into controlled governance and auditable compliance measures. For documentation, collaboration, and visual design, I used Confluence to maintain Architecture Decision Records, Security Blueprints, and workflows. I used Lucidchart and draw.io to create design artifacts tailored to stakeholders. I also defined OT security concepts with support from electrical and mechanical engineers in the areas of oil, vehicle onboard systems, rail, power plants, pharma, gas turbines, and nuclear technology. I created the end-to-end OT security strategy, starting with global policy, developed into standards and procedures, and finally aligned with Bell-LaPadula, Purdue Model, SABSA, TOGAF ADM, CENELEC 50701, IEC 62443, and NIST standards. In addition, I worked with engineering team leads to identify critical KBP assets and place them under protective measures that segmented SCADA, PLC, and HMI assets. I drove collaboration between Security, IT, and OT teams to create standardized workflows and use cases for the OT security solution catalog, while integrating Defense-in-Depth and Zero-Trust principles into operational environments. A key part of my work was integrating multidisciplinary engineering, security, and operations stakeholders into a unified security blueprinting strategy and ensuring that architecture, threat modeling, governance, and documentation were technically strong and operationally practical.

• 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

• Atlassian & Business expert
• Lead of 1st, 2nd and 3rd level support, process mapping, process optimization, introduction of a project standard (global user management and documentation) and development of a collaboration platform to optimize teamwork, data management, reporting, ERP transformation
• The client is a sustainability-focused chemical park and offers its employees a full service for the Atlassian product suite. In addition, the adoption of the ERP software by employees, the improvement of data quality and internal exchange or collaboration should be promoted by sharing knowledge and best practices
• Process and standards development
• Project configuration and creation of technical concepts
• Workshops with employees
• Development of scalable solutions and processes and their optimization/automation
• Coordination with department process owners and management
• Process mapping and further development
• Data migration and data mining
• Lead as Scrum Master
• Dashboard for project management with project overview / development of reporting structures

• Strategic consulting on marketing funds (WKZ) and retail media, focusing on monetization opportunities and data-driven business models
• Conducting a portfolio analysis of existing WKZ measures to assess the revenue and ROI impact of WKZ investments on supplier performance
• Potential analysis of digital WKZ products and initiatives to identify growth and efficiency levers
• Preparing and presenting the results to management and deriving a strategic move-forward plan
• Designing and facilitating several executive workshops to develop a holistic retail media vision and transformation roadmap
• Defining and prioritizing retail media business cases for data-driven evaluation of investment options
• Developing a technical target architecture considering heterogeneous ERP infrastructures and designing an integrated loyalty program
• Designing change management, including impact analysis on organizational structures and processes
• Creating and presenting C-level decision templates
• Establishing a clear retail media governance structure and technical foundation for data-driven marketing
• Developing a roadmap for implementation in 2026

• Co-founded the German chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance, contributing to strategic vision development and organizational structuring for international development initiatives
• Optimized internal workflows and reduced administrative overhead through systematic process analysis and documentation
• Designed and implemented governance frameworks and data governance standards to support ESG compliance and transparency requirements for NGO operations
• Developed comprehensive data strategy to enhance data quality, transparency, and reporting capabilities across international stakeholder network

As a bridge between Legal, IT, and Marketing, my responsibilities include conducting technical due diligence, documentation, and designing privacy-compliant IT functions across multiple B2P Telefónica Germany brands as part of the RAITT digitalization program. Focused on aligning web and app services with GDPR, TDDDG, and Privacy by Design & Default principles.

Core responsibilities included analysing and visualising data flows across customer journeys, validating tracking and martech integrations, and supporting IT teams in designing privacy-compliant digital architectures. Delivered documentation for internal legal assessments and maintained OneTrust governance and cookie-banner accuracy.

Services and technologies involved:

• Identity & Authentication: CIAM (OAuth2, OIDC), login and session handling, customer account services
• Analytics & Measurement: Google Analytics (GA4), Google Tag Manager (Server-side Tagging & Data Stream Design), event tracking and tagging
• Advertising & Attribution: Google Ads, Google DoubleClick / Campaign Manager, Meta Pixel, affiliate partner integrations
• Experience & Personalisation: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Target, Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Adobe Edge Network
• Security & Delivery: Cloudflare (CDN), PayPal FraudNet
• Compliance & Governance: OneTrust CMP, consent categories, cookie governance, TDDDG-compliant banner logic
• General web/app services: partner APIs, data transfers, tracking schemas, consent-dependent data activation

Relocation from the UK to Germany and structured transition period focused on consolidating executive experience in data platforms, analytics, and AI, and formalising decision-centric data and AI frameworks, including governance models in preparation for the next long-term leadership role.

• Directed a 110-strong global team including data scientists, product managers, sales, operations, and developers
• Led investment and strategic reviews of scale-up ventures to drive profitability
• Developed and implemented portfolio strategy focused on IoT, AI, API platforms, and software products
• Restructured portfolio, eliminating unprofitable products and reallocating 70% of investments and resources to AI and platform development
• Delivered Vodafone’s first internal GenAI projects, enhancing sales and marketing efficiency
• Streamlined innovation strategy, reducing initiatives by 80% to focus on AI product enhancements and network APIs

• Embraced full-time caregiving while achieving B2 German fluency
• Advanced cybersecurity skills through hands-on training at Masterschool
• Worked with AI & LLM tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, prompt engineering basics, LLMs, AI-assisted writing tools