Experienced Enterprise & Scale-up Strategic Delivery Leader

Project management, delivery & business operations at scale.

Business operations leader delivering strategic programs across Banking, Crypto, and Tech. Fourteen years of end-to-end execution — from regulatory rollouts to market launches — leading senior teams, cross-functional governance, and high-impact transformations.

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Bitpanda

5 roles
03/2026 — Present

Business Operations, Office of the CEO

  • Strategy Execution: Delivered high-impact strategic initiatives across all business units from conception to full execution.
  • Leadership & Governance: Managed a team of Project Managers and supervised delivery of high-priority corporate & strategic programs.
  • Portfolio Reporting: Designed and implemented a company-wide Project Portfolio Management framework with real-time KPI tracking for the Executive Board.
07/2024 — 02/2026

Head of Project / Program Management

  • Portfolio & Prioritization: Steered the global strategic project portfolio, establishing company-wide prioritization aligned with corporate objectives.
  • Leadership: Led, mentored, and developed a high-performing team of up to 8 (Senior) Program Managers.
  • E2E Delivery: Held end-to-end accountability for the successful delivery of high-risk, company-critical strategic programs.
01/2023 — 07/2024

Senior Program Manager

  • Product Launch: Delivered the world's first global crypto taxation tool, managing the intersection of product tech, complex tax regulations, and compliance.
  • Corporate Carve-Out: Orchestrated the strategic, financial, and technical carve-out of Bitpanda Pro, aligning legal entities and mitigating operational risks.
  • Global Scaling: Managed international market entry (UAE, UK), navigating local financial licensing and compliance frameworks.
  • Customer-Facing Initiatives: Orchestrated the E2E delivery of the Bitpanda Club premium ecosystem, aligning commercial strategy, marketing, UX, tech and compliance.
07/2021 — 01/2023

Senior Technical Program Manager

  • End-to-End Delivery: Led and executed complex, business-critical projects within the CTO area from conception to full E2E delivery.
  • Organizational Governance: Designed and built scalable organizational structures within the CTO area to optimize project efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Cross-Functional Execution: Steered and delivered high-impact E2E features by aligning product management, engineering teams, and Go-To-Market strategies.
05/2020 — 06/2021

Scrum Master / Agile Coach

  • Cross-Functional Enablement: Served the entire Bitpanda Pro business unit as Agile Coach and partial Product Owner, driving operational excellence across product, tech, and operations.
  • Process & Governance Design: Co-shaped and established a scalable, company-wide agile framework within Bitpanda to support rapid scaling.

Erste Digital / Erste Group IT

2 roles
03/2018 — 04/2020

IT Project Manager / Agile Coach

  • CRM Transformation: Managed E2E delivery of a new corporate CRM system for all Erste Bank & Sparkassen sales representatives; orchestrated agile delivery, release management, and stakeholder management across regional networks.
  • ML TRX Monitoring: Led E2E delivery of a cutting-edge Machine Learning and AI-driven transaction monitoring project to optimize operational compliance and risk detection.
12/2016 — 02/2018

IT Project Manager / Program Management Officer

  • Strategic Program Support: Served as core Business Assistant to the Program Manager for a company-wide initiative involving 100+ cross-functional participants.
  • Release Management: Managed and coordinated the comprehensive release management process for a highly complex program structured across 10 distinct project streams.

sServicecenter der Erste Bank & Sparkassen

3 roles
04/2014 — 11/2016

Teamlead Digital Services

  • Led Electronic Banking  Helpdesk for the commercial customer segment of Erste Bank & Sparkassen — team of >15.
09/2012 — 04/2014

Expert Credit Card Service / Fraud Management

  • Fraud Monitoring and case detection for the Credit Card Service of Erste Bank & Sparkasse.
01/2012 — 08/2012

Front Office

  • Customer-facing operations.
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