About Zsuzsa
I am an independent Technical Advisor specializing in the high-stakes intersection of financial messaging, global compliance, and digital transformation.
With over 15 years of experience - including tenures at Swift and Danske Bank - I provide financial institutions with the rare combination of deep architectural knowledge and strategic regulatory foresight. Operating through Exeldt Advisory, I help European banks and FinTechs navigate the most demanding industry shifts, from ISO 20022 migrations and Instant Payments to the mandatory controls of the SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP). My background combines deep technical messaging and cloud architecture expertise with Agile delivery (PRINCE2 Agile® & Scrum Master).
Core Specialisation:
🔹 SWIFT CSP & Compliance : End-to-end management of annual security control assessments and audit readiness
🔹 Payments Infrastructure Implementation: Technical advisory for critical infrastructure deployments and migrations, like SEPA / SWIFTNet Instant migrations, and infrastructure design
🔹 Cloud Transformation: Leading secure transitions to Cloud hosted messaging environments.
🔹 Operational Resilience: Designing SOPs, disaster recovery workflows, and DORA-aligned frameworks for Payment Operations
🔹 Interim Agile Delivery Management for FinTech & Banking
🌐 I operate as a strategic independent partner through Exeldt Advisory. I specialise in "plug-and-play" delivery: I onboard rapidly, manage stakeholders autonomously, and focus on high-impact results.
💬 I provide technical advisory and cross-border coordination in English, German, Hungarian with good command of Danish, and Dutch.
⌛ Flexible Contracting: Available for fractional advisory (part-time), project-based delivery, or interim leadership.
Hungarian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Danish
Conversational
German
Fluent
Dutch
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Exeldt AdvisoryIndependent Financial Services AdvisorSeptember 2025 - Today (9 months)Copenhagen, DenmarkAs a Senior Swift and Payments Infrastructure specialist I am helping European financial institutions navigate the complexities of Swift infrastructure and payment mandates without the friction of traditional delivery models.
- Providing technical advisory to financial institutions on Swift CSP compliance, payment infrastructure, and operational efficiency.
- Leading the translation of complex regulatory requirements into actionable technical roadmaps.
- Executing high-level gap analyses and security framework assessments to ensure audit readiness.
- Managing stakeholder engagement and vendor relations to ensure seamless project delivery.
- Danske Bank A/SIT Solution Owner | Swift CSP Coordinator | Cloud Swift Infrastructure EngineerBANKING AND INSURANCEDecember 2021 - September 2025 (3 years and 9 months)Copenhagen, DenmarkAs the IT Solution Owner for Danske Bank's cloud-based Swift messaging platform I held end-to-end accountability for operational stability, security adherence, and technical delivery. I managed the bank's compliance and risk frameworks— specifically leading the annual Swift CSP mandatory assessments, while driving agile squad deliverables for infrastructure deployments. Serving as the primary technical liaison for Swift and external vendors, I ensured seamless cross-functional alignment between IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to meet evolving global payment mandates.
- Directed the annual SWIFT CSP Security Control Framework assessments, ensuring full compliance and successful mandatory external audits.
- Architected the implementation of the SWIFTNet Instant solution and the migration to the SEPA Instant Payment framework under the sector wide Target DKK initiative.
- Optimized the high-availability architecture for the Swift messaging infrastructure (Alliance Access, Gateway, and Web Platform, Alliance Gateway Instant, Intecope BOX Messaging Hub).
- Facilitated cross-functional alignment between IT, Compliance, and Business units to meet tight regulatory deadlines.
- SDCSwift & Payments Compliance Officer | Swift Project ManagerOctober 2020 - December 2021 (1 year and 2 months)2750 Ballerup, DenmarkAt SDC, I managed the end-to-end compliance landscape for a regulated Swift Service Bureau, ensuring strict adherence to the Swift Security Framework across the Payments and Cards area. I was responsible for directing mandatory external Swift audit and translating international regulatory requirements into technical roadmaps for the product squad. By serving as the primary technical liaison for Tier-1 vendors and sector-wide assessments (Target2, E-Nettet), I secured the operational licensing and technical integrity of the organization’s critical financial messaging infrastructure.
- Secured consistent service delivery and technical alignment by acting as primary operational liaison for external vendors (JN Data, TietoEvry, Eastnets, Swift) and managing regular service reviews.
- • Ensured regulatory alignment across multiple payment platforms by representing the organization in sector-driven compliance assessments, including Target2 and E-Nettet.
- • Preserved operational licensing by leading a mandatory external Swift audit, coordinating complex security control implementation, and aligning cross-functional teams with the external auditor and Swift under tight deadlines.
Recommendations
Be the first to recommend Zsuzsa
Help this freelancer shine by sharing your experience working together.
These freelancer profiles also match your criteria
Agatha Frydrych
Backend Java Software Engineer
4.7
(3)
2
Baptiste Duhen
Fullstack developer
4.6
(4)
5
Amed Hamou
Senior Lead Developer
4
(2)
7
Audrey Champion
Web developer
4.3
(3)
4
Certifications
- PRINCE2 Agile PractitionerPeopleCert2025
- PRINCE2 FoundationPeopleCert2025