ExecBridge · Based in Zürich · Available Worldwide
AI Transformation Executive · Cloud Economics · FinTech · Regulated Industries
Bridging business and technology — a trusted strategic partner building enduring relationships through credible insight, empathetic collaboration, and proven transformation expertise. I help organizations deliver complex change safely and create measurable, sustainable impact across business, technology, and compliance.
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Executive Value Proposition
Trusted advisor at the intersection of business strategy, IT innovation, and regulated environments across Swiss and international financial services, FinTech, telecom, and the public sector.
Oxford AI Strategist (Saïd Business School, 2025). Hands-on with Palantir Foundry, AI Agents, and MLOps in live insurance and banking environments. EU AI Act governance and responsible AI adoption.
Fluent at board and C-suite level — shaping strategy, policy, and governance — while simultaneously driving execution. Proven bridge between Finance, IT Architecture, and executive leadership.
CI/CD deployments reduced delivery times by 30%. Zero-downtime go-live at Europe's 2nd-largest stock exchange (as Release Manager). 95% vulnerability reduction in 18 months. 99.9% uptime delivered in cloud-based systems.
Flagship Achievements
Current mandate with a leading international financial group, Zürich. Details available on request. 2025–today.
Delivered FinTech roadmaps, CRM transformations, SAFe audits, wealth-management optimisations (private banking, aixigo), and B2B partner strategy for Tier-1 Swiss financial institutions and insurers. 30 months.
One of the largest exchange migration projects in Europe in 2015. Led as Release Manager across teams in Stuttgart, Stockholm, and New York — zero-downtime go-live at the 2nd-largest EU stock exchange.
Transformed AMEX/Credit Suisse joint venture into a PCI-DSS/OWASP-compliant DevOps organisation. Scaled 12 agile teams, reduced vulnerabilities by 95% in 18 months, trained 200+ leaders. ApplePay, tokenization, Open Banking.
Product and Project Manager for the Swiss federal environmental certificate registry (BAFU, Bern), serving Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco. Security reporting delivered to the United Nations, New York.
Technical Edge & Advisory
Work Experience
2025 – Today · Zürich
Senior Advisory Engagement
Confidential mandate — details on request
2024 – Today · Zürich
Independent Consultant — AI Strategy & Enablement
Freelance · HNWI & Exec Coach and Consulting · Oxford AI Programme (completed 2025)
2021 – 2024 · Schlieren
Principal Consultant (FinTech · Wealth · Agile)
Zühlke Engineering AG
2020 – 2021 · Zürich / Zug
Transformation Manager & Business Analyst
Pragmatica AG
2018 – 2020 · Horgen
Product Manager SAFe · DevOps Coach · System Architect
Swisscard AECS GmbH (AMEX · Credit Suisse)
2016 – 2017 · Nidau / Biel
Transformation & Release Manager · DevOps Coach
Quickline AG
2014 – 2015 · Stuttgart
Transformation Manager · Release Manager (Migration)
Börse Stuttgart AG
2010 – 2014 · Zürich
IT Consultant · Architect · Sales Engineer
adesso Schweiz AG
Incl. Product & Project Manager for the Swiss federal environmental certificate registry (BAFU / Bern), serving Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco.
2007 – 2010 · Sursee
System Architect · Integration Lead · Project Manager
Bison Schweiz AG
Education & Certifications
2025
Oxford AI Programme — Saïd Business School
2023
Information Security — Zühlke
2022
SAFe SPC — Scaled Agile Program Consultant
2022
DevOps Practitioner
2022
IREB CPRE-FL — Requirements Engineering
2022
CPUX-UX Foundation Level
2022
BPMN 2.0 — Business Process Modelling
2001
IT Engineer — TFH Berlin
1996
Diplom-Volkswirt — TU Berlin
Get in Touch
Available for fractional executive, advisory, coaching, and project mandate roles. Based in Zürich — open to engagements worldwide. Conducted in German, English, or French. Confidential mandates handled with full discretion. References available on request.