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Description

Facing the challenge of bringing highly complex IT projects to a successful and timely conclusion in a highly regulated environment (banks, insurance companies, public sector)? In your transformation projects, is the crucial "bridge builder" between the business department, the legal department (compliance), and IT development often missing?As a Senior Regulatory Business Analyst and crisis-tested IT Taskforce Manager, I de-escalate, structure, and rescue demanding system and process landscapes.

What makes me special:I bring over 30 years of IT experience – from deep technical software engineering to C-level consulting. With my analytical background (M.Sc. Mathematics), I understand the deepest technical data flows and architectural silos. At the same time, as a mediator, I translate these into crystal-clear business requirements and ensure that compliance requirements are not integrated as a hindrance, but as a clean architectural standard.

My typical project types and core services:

IT Compliance & Regulation:Pragmatic and audit-proof implementation of BaFin requirements, DORA, MaRisk, as well as complex GDPR deletion concepts.
Business Analysis & Requirements Engineering:Methodically sound conversion of unclear business requirements into development-ready specifications (agile via user stories or in classic waterfall).
Legacy System Replacement & Migration:Reverse engineering of historical "black box" systems and clean master data mapping for the transition to future-proof target architectures.
Process Architecture & Automation:Creating transparency, analyzing the current state, and modeling business processes (according to BPMN 2.0) to prepare for dark processing.

Note: My daily rate stated here is an anchor value. For long-term utilization, part-time models (e.g., 2-3 days/week) as a Senior Expert, or a 100% remote setup, I am happy to arrange customized conditions.

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bonn (up to 50km), Köln (up to 50km), Koblenz (up to 50km)

GVV Versicherungen
Project Lead Roll-out Rebranding
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2020 - September 2025 (5 years and 8 months)
Köln, Germany
Operational project management for the company-wide roll-out of a rebranding across the entire document and form landscape.
Complete inventory of all decentralized templates and development of a scalable process model for the conversion.
Strict prioritization and timely assurance of all legally binding adjustments (commercial register deadlines).
Definition of a brand-compliant corporate language and translation of abstract agency designs into operationally applicable IT and business department specifications.
Interface coordination and management between business departments, core IT, and external design agencies.
Successful and comprehensive go-live of the new brand across all documents, forms, and text modules.
Establishing Structures Pragmatism Communication Stakeholder Management Project Management
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Interim Data Protection Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
April 2018 - September 2025 (7 years and 5 months)
Köln, Germany
Parallel mandate as Interim Data Protection Manager (Trusted Advisor) for ongoing operational compliance assurance.
Strategic consulting for business departments and management in assessing data protection risks in daily business and projects.
Ad-hoc intervention and pragmatic problem-solving for short-term regulatory issues and escalations.
Creation of well-founded, decision-ready compliance assessments as a basis for management decisions.
Management and methodological support of various regulatory special initiatives (mini-projects) to close acute compliance gaps.
Goal achievement: Continuous assurance of the company's operational capability while adhering to strict data protection regulations.
Data Protection GDPR Establishing Structures Analytical Thinking Pragmatism
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Project Lead and Business Analysis for Dark Processing
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2024 - April 2025 (1 year and 3 months)
Köln, Germany
Project management for the conception and operational implementation of complete dark processing in private customer business (car insurance termination).
Full automation of the process, including unstructured input data (paper/email).
Establishment of a risk-oriented paradigm shift in management (cost-benefit ratio vs. error rate).
Redefinition and relocation of inspection and decision-making responsibilities.
Development of a cross-functional rule set for input management, core IT system, and business department.
Successful transition to productive live operation despite massive IT resource bottlenecks.
Goal achievement: 98% dark processing rate (elimination of manual interventions).
Stakeholder Management IT Architecture Pragmatism Digital Transformation Requirements Engineering