MiFID II Experts in Germany

• Holistic responsibility for modernizing and expanding federal networks and upgrading critical data center and telecom infrastructure in the high-security agency environment of BDBOS
• Planning and management of the expansion of national BOS network infrastructure in the VS-NfD/KRITIS environment with technical decision authority at the architecture and component level (Cisco, Layer 2/3, WAN redundancy)
• Planning, tendering (EVB-IT/UVgO) and oversight of the upgrade of security-critical telecom infrastructure for emergency call 110/112 (ACD)
• Capacity planning, rack integration, structured cabling, power supply, cooling concept (CRAC/In-Row) and DCIM monitoring for data center expansion
• Building the IT department from scratch: structures, governance, processes, team recruiting, vendor selection and long-term IT strategy
• Planning and managing infrastructure and application migrations: migration strategies, batch planning, hypercare stabilization and rollback concepts
• Creating vendor-neutral specifications (telecom systems, signature solutions) according to EVB-IT and UVgO; contract award and vendor management
• Setting up a secure IT environment according to BSI basic protection, ISO 27001 and VS-NfD; developing IT security concepts and CMDB analyses
• Hands-on program leadership: decision papers for management and steering committees, risk management, reporting and change request control

Program Manager for a radical architecture and IT transformation program (RAITT) reshaping the applications landscape (i.e. cloud transformation) and operating model into agile organisation.

• E2E readiness towards mass-market business division covering demand, delivery, test and roll-out phases
• Driving Telefonica internal teams and external system integrators to ensure delivery on time and in quality in adherence to defined processes
• Management of risks, issues and dependencies on program level

• Devised a new Domain-Driven Design architecture for a core system: reverse-engineered a central component, refactored the data-access layer to minimise database round-trips (improving scalability) and migrated processing to async.
• Decomposed the platform into independent .NET Core microservices (database-per-service) with RabbitMQ pub/sub using the Outbox Pattern + Saga choreography, behind an Ocelot API Gateway (JWT, rate limiting, CORS, health checks).
• Delivered on .NET Core / Angular / SQL Server / EF Core with Docker and Azure DevOps CI/CD; implemented health checks and CORS; contributes technical designs for stories in agile Scrum.
• Sole ADR owner; mentored 3 engineers and presented architecture decisions directly to the Director of Corporate IT.

• Project manager for banking projects

• Introducing 5 different process applications for various teams

• Release planning: scope and time management

• Resource/capacity planning

• Conducting sprint planning / retrospectives

• Increment planning (multiple sprints)

• Preparing steering committee meetings / reporting to the executive board

• Coordinating / aligning with external suppliers / deliveries

• Multi-project resource planning

• Aligning with the business unit and development team

• Identifying best practices with IBM BAW

• Cost control and planning for the project team and external service providers

• Collecting KPIs using LogScale

• Analyzing application errors with LogScale / queries

• Defining user stories / aligning requirements with the business unit and development team

• Testing and defect tracking

• UI/UX design of the application

• Preparing and facilitating brown-paper workshop

• Test concept, test data, test organization, test execution

• Recording team velocity / metrics

• Executing tests

• Scripts for automated testing

• Organizing tests with the business unit and IT

• Recording and prioritizing defects

• Setting up and operating the application

• Setting up application monitoring with LogScale dashboards

• Checking health endpoints with PowerShell

• Post mortem analysis

• Setting up incident management

• Setting up problem management

• Analyzing errors using LogScale queries and dashboard

• Pre-processing data for AI

• Conducting evaluation with AI language models (Meta Llama 3.3 LLM and deepset Haystack) and RAG

• Installing runtime environments for LLMs (large language model)

• Evaluating various LLMs

• Installing RAG (retrieval augmented generation) and integrating with LLM

• Extracting unstructured data with LLM and RAG

• Project based on IBM BAW (Business Automation Workflow), WebSphere Liberty, Domea, d.3, REST, LogScale (formerly Humio), Swagger, PowerShell, JIRA, Confluence, Lucom Interaction Platform (LIP), Mattermost, Jabber

Further development & digitalization of key sales and application processes in a regulated banking environment, including requirements structuring, roadmap work, and AI-supported use case evaluation

Responsibilities & impact:

• Support of existing digital products in the sense of stable operations (keep the lights on) amid growing regulatory complexity
• Product vision and derivation of a consistent, feasible roadmap
• Identification, structuring, and evaluation of AI-supported use cases at the interface of business, IT, and the regulatory environment
• Analysis, structuring, and translation of complex business requirements into epics and user stories
• Moderation of team, stakeholder, and alignment formats to ensure clarity of goals, collaboration, and decision-making
• Maintenance of transparent structures and documentation (LeanIX, application profiles, runbooks)

Contribution to results:

Stabilization and further development of key financial processes under high regulatory and technical complexity. Improved transparency, decision-making, and implementability through structured requirements, reviewable documentation, and AI-supported ways of working.

• Introduction of methods for developing and automated deployment of cloud-native software and machine learning applications in OpenShift clusters
• Development of various programs in Python
• Technologies: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kustomize, ArgoCD, Tekton, Docker, PodMan, Airflow, IntelliJ, PyCharm, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Python

• Managing TPA Manager and a team of 10 Claims Operation Assistants.

• Designing and implementing processes and workstreams using Guidewire from the ground up with European claims teams across all lines of business.

• Establishing service level agreements (SLAs) and detailed key performance indicators (KPIs) with new business intelligence (BI) reporting, payment and performance analysis.

• Developing, steering and analysing 50+ strategic, operational and IT initiatives, driving digital change and AI automation in payments while meeting DORA, GDPR, ACM and BAIT MaRisk regulatory compliance.

• Increasing customer satisfaction scores by 80%.

• Attracting and mentoring market-leading operational and TPA talent.

• Demonstrating strong stakeholder leadership and swift decisional influence.

• Responsible for business development, sales, partnerships, and marketing
• Project management and business analysis for regulatory and strategic projects
• Test management
• Expert in digitalization strategies
• Expert in new EU regulations and legislative changes
• Expert in client-related projects
• Implementations in asset management and in the banking sector

• Project management
• Coordination of the rollout of 148 firewalls (Palo Alto) for 74 buildings at more than 14 locations in EMEA
• Management of the team (8 employees)
• Communication with senior management (local) and site managers (EMEA)
• Ensuring work packages were completed on time and according to requirements, including formal acceptance
• Extensive use of the relevant Microsoft tools
• Wrike (project management)

• Understanding of bank’s fundamentals throughout analysis and writing specifications

• Deep analysis of security measurements to be transferred into new environment

• Process design and optimization

• Collecting requirements from different areas and processing them into agreement documentation, concepts and process description for internal and external partners

• Analysis of data delivery sources and transformation of relevant functions into new environment

• Analysis and prioritisation of value and benefits resulting from introducing smart data tools

• Mapping and migrating data within Power BI upgrade

• Change management support and evaluation

• Marketing automation and technology enablement

• Executing test and release support

• Creating training documentation for the client’s employees to understand value and benefits by using new technologies when acquiring new or creating benefits to their existing customers

• Creating a complete database of existing firewalls supporting the security of the client’s infrastructure

• Migration and re-architecture of reporting systems from multiple data sources into the cloud environment

• 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.

• Working within a Swiss-regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) offering institutional-grade crypto-fiat financial solutions
• Contributed to on-/off-ramp infrastructure enabling clients to convert between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies
• Supported the rollout of Web3 payments & third-party payment services to streamline crypto operations for businesses
• Engaged with AML/KYC / regulatory compliance to ensure operations met Swiss regulatory standards
• Assisted in product development or deployment for crypto-backed real estate / luxury goods transactions
• Collaborated with institutional and high-net-worth clients to tailor crypto / financial services offerings
• Bridged traditional banking and Web3 by reducing frictions in fiat-crypto transactions

• Analysis and design of functional requirements for an AI-based forecasting model in (XRP) crypto trading to support trading decisions.

• Identification, classification, and validation of relevant input sources.

• Design and execution of business tests to verify data and model quality.

• Analysis of the regulatory environment for using robo-advisors in the crypto sector.