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Michael SchwendemannMS

Michael Schwendemann

Regulatory Expert for Banks, Insurance Companies

€850/day
Hamburg, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Michael

With more than twenty years of extensive strategy, business and IT project experience, my customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland perceive me as a recognized expert, regulatory specialist and reliable top management consultant for banks, insurance companies and asset managers.
I develop strategic concepts and implement complex programs in a dynamic and challenging environment with a committed hands-on mentality.
In order to always achieve the best results for my customers, I offer support and develop solutions for a variety of challenges in the financial services industry using an analytical, structured and pragmatic approach.

With more than twenty years of extensive strategy, business and IT project experience as well as professional publications, my customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland perceive me as a recognized expert, regulatory specialist and reliable top management consultant for banks, insurance companies and asset managers.
I develop strategic concepts and implement complex programs in a dynamic and challenging environment with a committed hands-on mentality.
In order to always achieve the best results for my customers, I offer support and develop solutions for a variety of challenges in the financial services industry using an analytical, structured and pragmatic approach.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Basic

Can work on-site
Hamburg (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Bank-Verlag
    Outsourcing Manager/Data Protection Officer
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    September 2024 - Today (1 year and 11 months)
    Köln, Germany
    Setup of outsourcing management, creation of a new SfO strategy considering DORA and NIS2 directive, work instructions; setup of information outsourcing register, definition of critical functions, critical service providers; creation of SLA definitions, KPIs, setup of service provider management, execution of external audits; conflict of interest register, setup of due diligence, risk assessments, creation of cloud strategy, creation of AI strategy/policy
    Functional Conception Project Management Stakeholder Management Subproject Management Agile Method
  • Stuttgarter Versicherung
    Outsourcing Management/Third-Party Provider Control
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    September 2024 - December 2024 (3 months)
    Implementation of DORA requirements in the areas of: creation of the information register, contract extensions, definition of critical functions and service providers, strategy, policy, and process description for third-party provider management
  • FI-TS
    Business Analyst
    October 2021 - October 2024 (3 years)
    Within the scope of the 'IKS' project, the task involves supporting the execution of internal controls established under the ECB program. Furthermore, the SfO was updated for control execution and adapted to new processes and requirements. A corresponding KPI reporting was defined and aligned with stakeholders. Additionally, authorization processes are to be optimized and documented. Review and update of authorization concepts. Verification of the completeness of connected components and their documentation. Verification of the complete connection of components in Garancy. Verification of SOD conflicts and monitoring of the exception and documentation process for SOD conflicts, support in the introduction of new SOD requirements into the FI-TS structure based on industry recommendations, support in external audits and special tasks. Introduction of Garancy. Integration and expansion of the ITAB tool (LUY) into the authorization management processes. Support and preparation for audits (WP, §44 KWG, Internal Audit, PS951, TÜV, and data protection audits). Implementation of findings from the aforementioned audits. Creation of IDV work instructions and process recording and implementation of regulatory requirements, especially for run operations. Classification of all IDVs (Excel, etc.). Introduction of inventory.

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Education

  • Bank Clerk
    Business Administration
    Bankkaufmann

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