Kolja Dutkowski

• Building and expanding the Financial Services Banking Practice at Implement Consulting Group Switzerland from its inception as the first employee into a high-performing, multi-million CHF business with over 10 consultants within two years.

• Designing and implementing an optimized E-Banking and Website operating model for a major Swiss universal bank, significantly improving time-to-market and production stability.

• Redefining the value stream setup and target operating model across business and technology divisions for a Swiss universal bank to enhance cross-functional collaboration and delivery effectiveness.

• Leading the end-to-end vendor selection process for the portfolio management system of a global Swiss wealth manager within the Trading/Markets division, reducing overall IT complexity and cost while improving strategic flexibility.

• Managing the governance workstream of a regulatory remediation program in Third-Party Risk Management for a globally active Nordic bank, ensuring compliance and sustainable risk practices.

• Leading the Swiss Banking Study published by Implement Consulting Group, analyzing retail banking trends based on over 1,000 survey responses: responsible for survey design, data analysis, and publication campaign.

• Conducting leadership coaching sessions for senior client executives, supporting their professional growth and personal development.

• Mentoring and coaching junior consultants to strengthen capabilities and ensure high delivery standards.

Development and optimization of business models

- For a European specialist bank: Establishment of a new private customer division with a deposit volume of >CHF 2 billion; leadership of the operations workstream and acting as de facto COO

- For a global universal bank with a large private banking division: Leadership of the current state analysis of the business and technology strategy and subsequent development of the target picture

Implementation of digital transformation programs

- For a European provider of core banking software: Leadership of the merger with another provider and leadership of the operations workstream for the development of integrated processes while simultaneously implementing KPI-based optimization

- For a Swiss universal bank: Development of the holistic digital transformation roadmap across private customers, business customers, and wealth management with an investment volume of >CHF 500 million over 5 years

Optimization of IT Strategy & IT Efficiency

- For a Swiss universal bank: Optimization of the e-banking and website operating model to increase customer benefit and stability and simplify further development

- For a Swiss universal bank: Leadership of the IT and operations review and development of roadmaps across all business areas to identify synergies; identification and implementation of synergies amounting to 25% of the addressable cost base

Leadership of the Technology Modernization Platform:

- Project lead for the content development and marketing of topics for simplifying the technology landscape in banks

Conducting company valuations and analyses in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions in various industries