Senior Advisor | Business Analyst | Data & Analytics | Project Manager | Requirement Engineer

During this period, forging relationships with international clients, including Fortune 500 companies, offering IT management consultancy and advisory services, involving development and execution of tailored strategies aligned with corporate objectives/goals, digitisation, transformation, change management, process automation risk and regulatory reporting.
Notable Assignments:
UniCredit Spa (Germany): business needed to ensure compliance of credit risk and regulatory compliance platform to bank regulations, in addition to guaranteeing quality of managed data.

• Headed up credit risk and regulatory reporting software release process, worked alongside Group Data Officer and communicated effectively to all stakeholders covering 15 legal entities (IT divisions, risk, financial and data officers).
• Executed strategic support for Data Modelling, Data Governance and Data Engineering in alignment with the overarching corporate data strategy. This involved a hands-on approach to developing robust data frameworks and governance protocols that facilitated informed decision-making and ensured data integrity across the organization. Analysed and documented the data lineage of 200+ data flows in Collibra as part of the feasibility study for migrating on-premises solutions for data processing and reporting to the cloud following the bank data mesh strategy.
• Directed multi-functional team for the analysis, design, and development of fully integrated solutions for regulatory reporting: revised rules on capital requirements (CRR II/CRD V) and related common reporting framework (COREP), new framework for capital requirements for the banking (Basel IV), and reporting requirements issued by the Single Resolution Board (SRB). Leveraged Big Data (Python/PySpark) to analyze large data warehouses and conduct in-dept analyses to comply with the regulatory requirements.
• Led the development of a toolkit for automatic reconciliation of COREP and FINREP reporting systems according to Regulation (EU) No. 2019/876 of the European Parliament.
• Controlled entire project lifecycle from scope definition, requirement gathering, budget, tasks and schedules, and managed IT governance.
• Directed the implementation of projects to enable strategic partnerships for the specialized management of Unlikely-To Pay (UTP) loans such as Panthers and Tahiti Projects.

• Convolut GmbH (Germany): For commercial purposes, several business cases for business development and pre-sales were built.

• Headed up the development of proof-of-concepts aimed at enhancing client retention strategies within retail banks. Leveraging AI-powered dashboards, predictive analytics, and cloud-native data pipelines, designed and implemented machine learning models to predict customer churn probability. Additionally, interactive dashboards were created to visualize historical CRM KPIs, enabling effective client segmentation and the development of targeted marketing strategies.
• Designed a Data Maturity Assessment framework to benchmark business data capabilities, identify barriers, and leverage your data assets to improve your overall data strategy: Data Strategy Quick Check
• Developed an AI-powered toolkit for the automatic reconciliation of bank accounts, leveraging machine learning and rule-based systems to ensure consistency between accounting and transactional databases.
• Supported the automation of financial business processes by leveraging cloud-based client infrastructure and Microsoft 365 services.
• Guided the selection of software solutions based on client needs, utilizing the balanced scorecard method for evidence-based decision-making. This involved considering factors such as cost, features, and expected return on investment.

LBBW Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (Germany): business needed to streamline and optimise the end-of-month process in core banking for accounting, regulatory, and managerial reporting.

• Streamlined the process for monitoring the end-of-month process across core banking systems, automating the status reporting and monitoring. Established a process for root cause analysis. Created efficient business operations while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
• Augmented the completeness of the daily status monitoring process by 30% and defined dashboards using Microsoft Online Services for the monitoring of the process stability and dependability.
• Provided accurate statistical evidence for optimizing the processes and systems and recommendations for tactical and strategic process improvements along the dimensions of People, Process, and Technology.
• Proficiently conducted business process analysis and mapping (BPM), facilitating workshops to meticulously analyze technical and business processes related to the IT systems involved in end-month processing, including SAP FI/CO/AFI/PaCMan/SEM, Abacus 360, Kondor+, Calypso, OSPlus, various SAS Data Marts, and user-developed processes (IDP). Leveraged insights to provide strategic recommendations for process improvement through technological upgrades and optimization.

Intesa-Fideuram (Italy): utilizing CRM data, the bank seeks to analyze client behavior in private banking and create effective marketing strategies. 

• Directed the design and execution of cutting-edge dashboards utilizing Denodo, SAS, Python, SharePoint, and Power BI.
• Enabled precise trend analyses and detailed sales data visualization in private banking to facilitate effective commercial strategy development.
• Designed efficient data model and implemented innovative data reduction techniques to enhance dashboard performance without compromising the depth of information.
• Developed and applied rule-based churn algorithms and utilized machine learning techniques to pinpoint churn drivers.

UniCredit Services (Germany): requirement to upgrade credit risk management and regulatory reporting system spanning 15 European countries, managed €2M portfolio of projects to deliver technical solutions and improvements.   

• Accountable for IT governance, multi-cultural virtual teams, stakeholder engagement and nurtured relationships with associated business users and legal/regulatory parties.
• Initiated continuous improvements and embedded Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology, and realised +25% UAT efficiency through deployment of positive changes that transformed lifecycle delivery.
• Safeguarded bank’s compliance to authority regulations as result of release, achieved highest user satisfaction score.

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