Strategic Partner for Compliance, IT & Business Projects
Andreas W.
Bachelor of Science (Insurance Business) having 20+ years experience in project management for large transnational and medium-sized companies, with focus on assurances and banking. Numerous successfully implemented large-scale projects, occupying various executive positions.
Expert on automation, operationalization and the implementation of complex mechanisms, focussing on innovative processes and sustainable solutions. Team leader with a hands-on mentality, a vision and a spirit of innovation.
Core Competencies
Project Management (national, international, multi project mgmt.) mainly in Compliance departments
Optimizing business and cross functional processes
Deep and wide insurance knowledge (P&C, Life, Corporate)
Fundamental Compliance & Regulatory knowhow – especially for Anti Financial Crime (Know Your Customer, Anti Money Laundering & Economic Sanctions) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
NICE Actimize, Thomson Reuters, SWIFT, DOW Jones Factiva, Adverse Media
Connector between Compliance or Business and IT-teams
Certifications
Project management according to Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner
Projekt management according to SCRUM Agile (ProductOwner)
Process analysis and -optimization as OPEX Black Belt (Operational Excellence – Lean Mgmt. & Six Sigma)
ADONIS GPM-Suite
Various AML, KYC and ESS certifications (Forum Institut, ACAMS)
Personal
Numerous successfully implemented large-scale projects, occupying various executive positions
Focus on the right balance between innovation and sustainable solutions
Team-Lead with Hands-on-Mentality, vision and innovative power
Analytical, inspiring, motivating, respectful
Member of ACAMS – Association Of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists ®
Corporate Member of DICO (Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V.)
Corporate member of BVMW (Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft, Unternehmerverband Deutschlands e.V.
Project History
Project Manager & SME - KYC/AML/ESS
2018/01 – 2021/03 (Munich and worldwide)
Global Rollout Manager and Subject Matter Expert on behalf of Group Compliance in a leading international Insurance and Financial institution
Overall responsible for a worldwide implementation of the global standard on economic Sanctions screening (based on NICE Actimize & Dow Jones Factive) in all relevant subsidiaries
Developing and executing an global rollout program focussing on nearly 90 operating entities / legal entities
Functional development of a KYC modul to enable business departments doing comprehensive background checking of business partner information in the First Line of Defence
Preparing a global AML rollout program to implement the new requirements based on 6AMLD
Steering & supporting the IT provider as well as the involved local Compliance, Business and IT teams
Developing a standardized operating model ensuring a continuous run of the economic sanctions screening solution
Compliance Reviews and open-issue tracking and mitigating Group Compliance standard deviations
Building and monitoring of a central Alert Handling Team in India and turning them into a Center of Excellence
Subject Matter Expert KYC/ESS
2016/01 – 2018/07 (Munich and worldwide)
Subject Matter Expert Embargo/Sanctions on behalf of Legal & Compliance in an leading international corporate insurance company
Implementing and consolidating their Global Economic Sanctions Screening Solution to become compliant in identifying and handling economic sanctions throughout their global business portfolio
Transferring this Global Economic Sanctions Solution in a worldwide run-mode
Integrating further business applications in Asia and US
Implementing related business and cross-functional processes plus required documentation to ensure a proper BAU mode
Interim Manager
2014/04 – 2016/12 Munich
Steering 2 teams ‘DataCenter Network’ and ‘DataCenter Services’ in an insurance account of a stock-listed US-based IT- and Consulting company
Ensuring operational IT run mode (CPI – Incident-, Problem- and Change-Management) according to ITIL
Interface to further internal and external IT Provider (e.g. Unify & CISCO)
Optimizing existing IT- run processes in the DataCenter environment following the outsourcing of the IT-service department according to Data privacy and Compliance requirements
Supporting a deep dive audit and mitigating the gaps
Leading 19 FTE in Munich and 5 FTE in Kattowice, Poland
Project Manager
2013/07 – 2014/02 Munich
Developing and implementing a common education catalogue for 2014 in a leading German insurance company (P&C, Life, Health) having nearly 22.000 employees
Developing a communication concept and marketing concept
Aggregating functional, non-functional and Personnel development seminars to a common education program
Consolidation & Enhancement of the so-called qualification management system (QMS)