US-born German citizen with 12+ years of international track records across Europe and Asia in technology, wealth management, FinTech, and AI.
Aktualisiert am 16.07.2026
Profil
Freiberufler / Selbstständiger
Remote-Arbeit
Verfügbar ab: 16.07.2026
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
Fintech
AI
agiles Projektmanagement
Scrum Master
English
native
German
fluent / C2
Spanish
basic / A2

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Munich (+50km) Starnberg (+50km) Bözen (+50km)
Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

3 years
2023-08 - now

Developed and presented AI use cases to bank stakeholders

Senior Product & Partner Manager
Senior Product & Partner Manager
  • Led internal AI adoption initiative a.i: evaluated and piloted enterprise AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot) across project delivery, contract management, and vendor workflows 
  • Developed and presented AI use cases to bank stakeholders, covering contract review and drafting, vendor due diligence, requirements documentation, and project reporting automation; managed vendor selection and contract negotiation for AI tooling including EU AI Act compliance review 
  • Project Lead for BaaS projects within Germany for FNZ Bank, working specifically for projects developing new asset management platforms for external financial advisors and asset managers partnering with Franklin Templeton, including advisor renumeration engine, tax engine, and market data hub
  • Functional management of project resources for contracted delivery items, cost and budget tracking, and external resource controlling


Achievements

  • Pioneered the bank?s first structured AI use case framework, enabling access to AI tools to compliance, operations, and client-facing project workflows in PMO
  • Brought in to revamp a running project post-halftime, offering quick identification of project dependencies, delays, and risks, and reprioritization of resources
  • Direct and clear reporting to Board of FNZ Bank, including CEO, COO, and CFO - providing a clear view of project realities, strategies forward, and risk mitigations.  Findings and escalation resulted in nearly 5 million EUR investments in development and temporary staffing to meet goals 

FNZ Bank SE - formerly European Bank for Financial Services | Munich, Germany
1 year 1 month
2022-08 - 2023-08

Requirement definition & successful Go-Live for Singlife Navigator

Delivery Product Owner - Southeast Asia
Delivery Product Owner - Southeast Asia
  • Requirement definition & successful Go-Live for Singlife Navigator (now GROW), a Wealth Advisory and retirement savings planning solution for Singapore?s largest Insurance provider  
  • Responsible for new end-to-end projects and deepening relationship and technical integration with partners for Quantifeed, an HSBC-backed startup from Hong Kong


Achievements

  • Established partner working model and technical integration with InvestCloud, for frontend integration of their product with Quantifeed?s APIs for asset management 
  • Successful launch of the first trades for Singlife with InvestCloud frontend via Quantifeed?s broker, AllFunds. 
  • Integration of Financial Express FundInfo for market data management. Used AI to prepare requirements for development, API field mapping and process flow

Quantifeed Singapore Pte Ltd | Singapore
1 year 9 months
2020-12 - 2022-08

Accountable for all aspects of customer engagement

Senior Engagement Manager - APAC Customer Implementation Projects
Senior Engagement Manager - APAC Customer Implementation Projects
  • Accountable for all aspects of customer engagement, including upselling, feature planning, contract and SoW negotiation, and overall project delivery 
  • Project and PI planning, budgeting, resource planning, sprint planning, developer onboarding, and overall agile project management of both dedicated and shared teams of developers, business analysts, and QA Testers


Achievements

  • Delivered full Mandarin Chinese localization of eBanking application and Mobile app for Bank Julius Bär in Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China, in both traditional and simplified script, with new customized UI and UX for APAC 
  • Integration of eTrading functionalities, including order execution, order overview and status, regulatory notifications, and market data widgets for Bank Julius Bär 
  • Development and rollout of new Wealth Management eBanking application and mobile app for Bangkok Bank, for both account holders and wealth advisors  

Crealogix Pte Ltd | Singapore
2 years 5 months
2018-07 - 2020-11

Delivery of Project Aslan

Senior Project Manager - Migration & Integration
Senior Project Manager - Migration & Integration
  • Delivery of Project Aslan - Citibank merchant acquiring portfolio migration across 11 countries in APAC, comprising 20,000 merchants, which was spun off as its own independent business after a private equity buyout by Finch Capital 
  • Migration planning, customer engagement, as well as program and portfolio reporting with key clients as well as Citibank for milestones and KPIs 


Achievements

  • Lead Program Manager for Malaysia and key client migrations across APAC (especially Singapore and Hong Kong) processing over US$ 10 billion per year, including Apple, AIG, AIA, Chubb, Great Eastern, and Zurich Insurance 

Wirecard Asia Holding, now Nomu Pay l Singapore
2 years 2 months
2016-06 - 2018-07

New checkout user journeys and mobile apps

Project Manager - Customer Implementation
Project Manager - Customer Implementation
  • New checkout user journeys and mobile apps in 22 countries for PVH (Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein), and Versace, and Hugo Boss 
Wirecard AG, now PagoNext - a Banco Santander Company | Munich, Germany

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2012 - 2014

MA | TransAtlantic Masters Program

Interdisciplinary Degree sponsored by European Union with focus on Political Economy


2012 ? 2013

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


2013 ? 2014

Humboldt University, Berlin


2013 ? 2014

Free University, Berlin


2008 - 2012

BA | International Political Economy with focus on the EU

Double Major

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


2004 - 2008

High School Diploma

East Burke High School


Certified

  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification
  • ITIL Certification in IT Service Management
  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
  • Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Fintech AI agiles Projektmanagement Scrum Master

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Profile

  • SAFe/Agile and ITIL certified product & project leader with 12+ years experience directing cross-functional engineering teams for for technology, FinTech, and banking enterprises in Europa, Asia & the US  
  • Focused on AI adoption, agentic workflow design, and AI compliance (incl. EU AI Act) - looking to lead teams through the shift to AI-assisted development cycles and operational transformations 
  • Operates at the intersection of business and technology - turning complex requirements into technical delivery & clear strategic decisions, while staying hands-on enough with engineering teams to know what?s buildable. 
  • Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: ranked Top 5 public university in USA (Reuters & Times Higher Education rankings) 


Highlights & Skills

  • Agile/SAFe Certified 
  • ITIL Certified 
  • Gemini Gen AI Certified 
  • Claude Code Experience 
  • AI Vibe Coding for PoCs 
  • Migration Projects 
  • API + System Integrations 
  • Project Management 

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Munich (+50km) Starnberg (+50km) Bözen (+50km)
Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

3 years
2023-08 - now

Developed and presented AI use cases to bank stakeholders

Senior Product & Partner Manager
Senior Product & Partner Manager
  • Led internal AI adoption initiative a.i: evaluated and piloted enterprise AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot) across project delivery, contract management, and vendor workflows 
  • Developed and presented AI use cases to bank stakeholders, covering contract review and drafting, vendor due diligence, requirements documentation, and project reporting automation; managed vendor selection and contract negotiation for AI tooling including EU AI Act compliance review 
  • Project Lead for BaaS projects within Germany for FNZ Bank, working specifically for projects developing new asset management platforms for external financial advisors and asset managers partnering with Franklin Templeton, including advisor renumeration engine, tax engine, and market data hub
  • Functional management of project resources for contracted delivery items, cost and budget tracking, and external resource controlling


Achievements

  • Pioneered the bank?s first structured AI use case framework, enabling access to AI tools to compliance, operations, and client-facing project workflows in PMO
  • Brought in to revamp a running project post-halftime, offering quick identification of project dependencies, delays, and risks, and reprioritization of resources
  • Direct and clear reporting to Board of FNZ Bank, including CEO, COO, and CFO - providing a clear view of project realities, strategies forward, and risk mitigations.  Findings and escalation resulted in nearly 5 million EUR investments in development and temporary staffing to meet goals 

FNZ Bank SE - formerly European Bank for Financial Services | Munich, Germany
1 year 1 month
2022-08 - 2023-08

Requirement definition & successful Go-Live for Singlife Navigator

Delivery Product Owner - Southeast Asia
Delivery Product Owner - Southeast Asia
  • Requirement definition & successful Go-Live for Singlife Navigator (now GROW), a Wealth Advisory and retirement savings planning solution for Singapore?s largest Insurance provider  
  • Responsible for new end-to-end projects and deepening relationship and technical integration with partners for Quantifeed, an HSBC-backed startup from Hong Kong


Achievements

  • Established partner working model and technical integration with InvestCloud, for frontend integration of their product with Quantifeed?s APIs for asset management 
  • Successful launch of the first trades for Singlife with InvestCloud frontend via Quantifeed?s broker, AllFunds. 
  • Integration of Financial Express FundInfo for market data management. Used AI to prepare requirements for development, API field mapping and process flow

Quantifeed Singapore Pte Ltd | Singapore
1 year 9 months
2020-12 - 2022-08

Accountable for all aspects of customer engagement

Senior Engagement Manager - APAC Customer Implementation Projects
Senior Engagement Manager - APAC Customer Implementation Projects
  • Accountable for all aspects of customer engagement, including upselling, feature planning, contract and SoW negotiation, and overall project delivery 
  • Project and PI planning, budgeting, resource planning, sprint planning, developer onboarding, and overall agile project management of both dedicated and shared teams of developers, business analysts, and QA Testers


Achievements

  • Delivered full Mandarin Chinese localization of eBanking application and Mobile app for Bank Julius Bär in Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China, in both traditional and simplified script, with new customized UI and UX for APAC 
  • Integration of eTrading functionalities, including order execution, order overview and status, regulatory notifications, and market data widgets for Bank Julius Bär 
  • Development and rollout of new Wealth Management eBanking application and mobile app for Bangkok Bank, for both account holders and wealth advisors  

Crealogix Pte Ltd | Singapore
2 years 5 months
2018-07 - 2020-11

Delivery of Project Aslan

Senior Project Manager - Migration & Integration
Senior Project Manager - Migration & Integration
  • Delivery of Project Aslan - Citibank merchant acquiring portfolio migration across 11 countries in APAC, comprising 20,000 merchants, which was spun off as its own independent business after a private equity buyout by Finch Capital 
  • Migration planning, customer engagement, as well as program and portfolio reporting with key clients as well as Citibank for milestones and KPIs 


Achievements

  • Lead Program Manager for Malaysia and key client migrations across APAC (especially Singapore and Hong Kong) processing over US$ 10 billion per year, including Apple, AIG, AIA, Chubb, Great Eastern, and Zurich Insurance 

Wirecard Asia Holding, now Nomu Pay l Singapore
2 years 2 months
2016-06 - 2018-07

New checkout user journeys and mobile apps

Project Manager - Customer Implementation
Project Manager - Customer Implementation
  • New checkout user journeys and mobile apps in 22 countries for PVH (Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein), and Versace, and Hugo Boss 
Wirecard AG, now PagoNext - a Banco Santander Company | Munich, Germany

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2012 - 2014

MA | TransAtlantic Masters Program

Interdisciplinary Degree sponsored by European Union with focus on Political Economy


2012 ? 2013

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


2013 ? 2014

Humboldt University, Berlin


2013 ? 2014

Free University, Berlin


2008 - 2012

BA | International Political Economy with focus on the EU

Double Major

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


2004 - 2008

High School Diploma

East Burke High School


Certified

  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification
  • ITIL Certification in IT Service Management
  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
  • Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Fintech AI agiles Projektmanagement Scrum Master

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Profile

  • SAFe/Agile and ITIL certified product & project leader with 12+ years experience directing cross-functional engineering teams for for technology, FinTech, and banking enterprises in Europa, Asia & the US  
  • Focused on AI adoption, agentic workflow design, and AI compliance (incl. EU AI Act) - looking to lead teams through the shift to AI-assisted development cycles and operational transformations 
  • Operates at the intersection of business and technology - turning complex requirements into technical delivery & clear strategic decisions, while staying hands-on enough with engineering teams to know what?s buildable. 
  • Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: ranked Top 5 public university in USA (Reuters & Times Higher Education rankings) 


Highlights & Skills

  • Agile/SAFe Certified 
  • ITIL Certified 
  • Gemini Gen AI Certified 
  • Claude Code Experience 
  • AI Vibe Coding for PoCs 
  • Migration Projects 
  • API + System Integrations 
  • Project Management 

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