Senior Project Manager (Agil / Scrum / Classic)

5/2014 – 8/2018

Regulatory Projects: FinfraG Article 104 / ETD
Role: Senior Project Manager / Agile
Budget: 3 MCHF, Team Size: 20 within IT / 25 Business side
• Manage various project operations in close collaboration with SCRUM based teams in Poland and based business streams over whole world parted comprising of Singapore, Hong-Kong, and Wuxi (China).
• Deliver technical leadership to a team of 20 IT project and 25 other employees and encouraged them to achieve set goals.
• Manage extensive communication with senior management and manage strong stakeholder / customer interactions.
Key Achievements:
 Assessed and modified projects as per customers’ needs, resulting in achieving maximum customer satisfaction.
 Spearheaded two challenging and complex regulatory projects for FinfraG Article 104 and ETD
 ensuring completion within given timeframe and budget.

Senior Project / Release Manager, 1/2017 – 3/2018 (UBS Wealth Management)
Projects: Regulatory MLSI70176 (Master List of significant issues) / Test Automation / Special Reporting for new Asia Platform
Role: Senior Project Manager / Program Manager / Release Manager (Agile & Classic)
Budget: > 1 MCHF / Team Size up to 10 FTES – involved program staff > 100
• Utilised IT management acumen to lead strategic initiatives and release management of securities area.
• Directed overall QA activities during release period.
• Led strategized project requirements and managed 129 applications within securities for a very huge regulatory bank wide initiative.
• Supervised project operations from inception to completion with up to a volume of 1.5M as a part for new Asia platform
• Transformed corporate image by implementing a test automation project.
• Acknowledged as an integral participant of AGILE / SCRUM initiative team leading and integration role for release management (continuous delivery)
Key Achievements:
 Devised, scheduled, and controlled operational compliance with test and release processes.
 Identified and distilled technical requirements while streamlining and synchronisation of processes and releases.
 Developed a strategic business case for the integration of release management for AGILE and classic development.
Allocare AG Altishofen - UBS Switzerland AG 4/2016 – 12/2016
Senior Project Manager, Project Manager Managed Service 4/2016 – 12/2016 (UBS Wealth Management)
• Spearheaded end-to-end activities and projects within asset link and asset wizard especially for UHNW clients
• Led overall activities associated for management of resources such as costs and staffing, time, scope, and contracts.
Key Achievements:
 Initiated a test-driven release management process through planning and devising strategies.
 Introduced and launched new projects as a subject matter expert and first entry point for business.
 Ran 3 projects parallel of sustainability reporting, increasing risk reporting and a new client reporting platform.
AMR Partner AG - UBS Switzerland AG 5/2014 – 3/2016
Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master / Program Manager / Senior Consultant, 5/2014 – 3/2016 (UBS Wealth Management)
• Leveraged broad understanding of different products within securities area such as shares, bonds, cash bonds, structured products, options, and funds.
• Steered multi project and monitored projects functions through different divisions with strong involvement of architecture and transformation.
Key Projects:

Project 'CDC ONO Securities CH / following strictly ERP approach
Role: Program Manager
Budget: 4.6 MCHF, 2015 & 5.3 MCHF, 2016  Team Size: over 40  Project Scope: • Lead for staffing, scope, time, budget for 3 project streams (Custody / CAIP & Settlement) on IT side
• Fostered congenial relationship and professional communication with stakeholder within business, IT and C-level.
• Performed adeptly in a dynamic, tight timeline, and challenging environment and transformation status/wave.
• Elaborate challenging architectural decisions based on the ERP approach to adapt / implement and harmonize 21 applications

Project 'UHNW ISG' dedicated CRM (ERP based solution)
Role: Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master
Budget: 1.4 M  Team Size: 7  Methodology: Project set up within SDLC with AGILE / SCRUM
• Administered all facets of new project from scratch for UHNW and utilised CRM similar project approach.
• Delivered active functional support and assistance as a project manager and scrum master.
• Responsible for the project architecture and the design and close collaboration with domain architecture

Project ‘IWM’ Integrated Work Management
Role: Senior Project Manager
Budget: 1.5 M  Team Size: 14  Project Scope: Release 1 successful introduced to production
• Tackled challenging technical project with the collaboration of stakeholders from wealth management, investment bank / international UBS, and C-level.
• Close collaboration with domain architecture and surveillance for implementation along defined architectural guidelines

Project ‘Profit & Loss' Report
Role: Senior Project Manager
Budget: 1.3 M  Team Size: 12  Project Scope: Successful Pilot approach and implementation to production, definitive GO LIVE in June 2015
• Commended by senior management and acted as an integral part of the CETUS, migrating UBS Germany on an UBS wide assimilated platform.
• Oversaw and maintained comprehensive advanced reporting project within UBS Germany.

Agile Entwicklung, Confluence (Atlassian), Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Projektmanagement (IT), Release Management, SCRUM, IT-Outsourcing-Konzepte, PRINCE2, Programm Management

8/2009 – 4/2014

Senior Project Manager, 8/2009 – 4/2014
• Initiated strong system of internal control by adhering compliance with delivery results towards stakeholders.
• Formulated and described project process.
• Increased top-management decision-making capabilities by designing PID (project initiation document).
• Developed a ground breaking, multi-channel and multi-faceted engagement strategy for product management.
• Headed and delegating work responsibilities and overseeing staff activities for seamless working of operations and in accordance with corporate standards.
• Chaired regularly project status meeting to discuss project progress (mostly on C-level)
• Arranged and conducted professional and technical workshops to augment staff skills level.
Key Projects:
Project‚ Reporting @DSS / SAP BI/BW 7.3 (ERP based Solution)
Budget: CHF 6.3M  Team Size: 12 staff (4 full-time positions matrix organisation) Project Scope: Lead project manager (lead supplier project manager and other affiliated sub-projects (project managers))
Role: Business Senior Project Manager
 Controlled, co-ordinated, and led highly skilled team of three project managers.
 Established and sustained long-term relationships with key project supplier.

Project‚ Pricing Review / SAP ERP (ERP based Solution)
Budget: CHF 2.8M  Team Size: 18 staff (4 full-time positions / matrix organisation) Project Scope: Lead project manager (lead supplier project manager and other affiliated sub-projects (project managers))
Role: Business Senior Project Manager
 Contributed to the success of project initiatives by organising and leading four project managers.


Project Securities Centre / Host and Avaloq (ERP based Solution)
Budget: CHF 7M  Team Size: 34 staff (6 full-time positions / matrix organisation)
Role: Business Senior Project Manager

Mehrprojektmanagement, PRINCE2, Programm Management