Seasoned and result-driven Head of Products & Product Delivery with passion for developing innovative methods and products to implement digital transformation processes.
20 Years of banking expertise
8 Years of product management and development experience in banking software industry
20 Years of experience in leading experts and product teams
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Head of Products, Member of Group Management
CREALOGIX AG
Zürich
Jul.2020 - Current
Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer (VP) & acting as deputy
Leading team of up to 5 product team leaders (management span of up to 25 FTEs (PM, PO, BA, UX designer, Frontend developer and QA)
Product responsibility for: Client Engagement, Business Banking, Advisory, API Ecosystem, Digital Onboarding, Dashboard, Payments, Cards, Accounts, Crypto Trading, Portfolio Reports, Conversational/Communication, overall UX Design and Frontend
Responsibility for product communication to internal and external stakeholders
Co-lead business development and sales activities, in Europe (supporting sales activities, RFI/RFP processes and sales calls)
Responsibility for an R&D budget of approximately CHF 7.5 million
Expert Product and Sales Manager
Braingroup AG
Zürich
Oct.2017 - Jun.2020
Responsibility for "Advisor Cockpit", "Financing consulting", and "SELF-Service" product vision
Lead strategic product planning and roadmap
Management of respective product teams up to 10-15 FTEs (PO, BA, UX Designer)
Board Member of Strategy & Innovation
Co-responsibility for overall Advisory Suite strategy
Elaboration of market analysis, scenarios and business cases
Accountable for sales and turnover targets of products "Advisor Cockpit", "Financing consulting", and "SELF-Service" and their sales presentations - "Financing consulting" sold to 8 customers within 3 years at average TCV of approx. 2 million each
Preparation of internal/external product communication
SPOC for all strategic and higher-level matters related to "Advisor Cockpit", "Financing consulting", and "SELF-Service"
Expert Product Manager Digital Banking
Finnova
Lenzburg
Jun.2015 - Sep.2017
Creation of product strategy/vision and roadmap for Advisor Cockpit and consulting solutions
Establishing Investment budget
Leading Product teams (3 teams, each 10-12 FTEs)
Identification and implementation of complex business ideas, including product-strategic partnerships
Coaching employees with regard to advisory philosophy
Management, implementation and communication of process optimizations of all Retail Banking and pension planning and sales related processes
Preparation/presentations of business cases to Executive Board
Member of "Retail Banking" process circle and responsibility for all front-related processes (onboarding (incl. KYW, AML), cards, payment transactions, counters)
Member of "Provisioning" process circle and responsible for all front-related processes
Management of and participation in various projects (e.g. project management OTIS PiaLink, house bank fee model, etc.)
Sales Development Manager
Graubündner Kantonalbank
Chur
May.2008 - Feb.2010
Development of strategic business segment Private Clients and execution of strategic projects
Leading and participating in strategic sales-oriented projects
Identification and execution of optimizations of sales processes
Providing support to board of executives regarding strategic business segment Private Clients
Providing support for promotions for strategic business segment Private Clients
Organization of conferences and trainings for subject matter experts
Identification and implementation of strategic trends for sales management
Head of Accounts and Products
Graubündner Kantonalbank
Chur
Apr.2004 - Apr.2008
Leading account management and individual conditions team, approximately 10 FTEs
Responsibility for increasing efficiency of all processes
Creation of working plans
Training of employees
Leading small projects
Accountability and responsibility for quality control of quarterly and annual financial statements
Monitoring/maintenance of periodic interest rate changes, fees, product and account data
Monitoring/management of special or individual conditions
Accountability and responsibility for extraordinary closings, balancing and reactivating accounts
Head of Payments
Glarner Kantonalbank
Glarus
Sep.1996 - Mar.2004
Leading payment operations team, up to 10 FTE's
Accountability for delivery of high standard operational support incl. setting up targets and conducting reviews according to internal quality standards / SLAs
Developing and driving implementation of leading best practice operations strategies and processes
Driving KPI's and optimize key performance metrics
Implementation of improvements and efficient processes
End to end management of all processing activities, including settlements, chargebacks, and reconciliations
Managing operational relationships with international banks
Leading end to end investigations for all kind of payments
Evaluating, recommending and partnering with stakeholders to develop new strategies and technologies
Education
Agile Product Management And Marketing - Software Product Management And Marketing
FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch
Brugg-Windisch
08.2016 - 07.2017
Management And Leadership Expert - Management And Leadership
IbW Höhere Fachschule Südostschweiz
Chur
04.2010 - 11.2012
Lean Six Sigma - Licensed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Internal Training
Chur
01.2009 - 12.2009
Leadership Specialist - Leadership Training
IGK (Interessengemeinschaft Kantonalbanken)
Chur
06.2004 - 05.2005
Businessman -
H.B.S. Rapperswil
Rapperswil
03.2000 - 11.2001
High School - Gymnasium Type B
Gymnasium Glarus
Glarus
08.1991 - 08.1996
Skills
Business planning
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Timeline
Head of Products, Member of Group Management
CREALOGIX AG
Jul.2020 - Current
Expert Product and Sales Manager
Braingroup AG
Oct.2017 - Jun.2020
Agile Product Management And Marketing - Software Product Management And Marketing
FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch
08.2016 - 07.2017
Expert Product Manager Digital Banking
Finnova
Jun.2015 - Sep.2017
Management And Leadership Expert - Management And Leadership
IbW Höhere Fachschule Südostschweiz
04.2010 - 11.2012
Head of CRM
Graubündnder Kantonalbank
Mar.2010 - May.2015
Lean Six Sigma - Licensed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Internal Training
01.2009 - 12.2009
Sales Development Manager
Graubündner Kantonalbank
May.2008 - Feb.2010
Leadership Specialist - Leadership Training
IGK (Interessengemeinschaft Kantonalbanken)
06.2004 - 05.2005
Head of Accounts and Products
Graubündner Kantonalbank
Apr.2004 - Apr.2008
Businessman -
H.B.S. Rapperswil
03.2000 - 11.2001
Head of Payments
Glarner Kantonalbank
Sep.1996 - Mar.2004
High School - Gymnasium Type B
Gymnasium Glarus
08.1991 - 08.1996
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