Description

Senior banking executive with 12+ years of experience in strategy, business development, and transformation.

Passionate about building innovative, efficient and people-centered organizations, and finding balance through time with my family, sports, and reading.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Zürich (up to 50km)

UBS
Head Lending Initiatives
BANKING AND INSURANCE
May 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
Zürich, Switzerland
Led large-scale transformation project to modernize lending processes for Residential and Cash-Flow Based Lending, including:
Development and implementation of product-agnostic AI use cases along the lending process chain to drive automation, increase efficiency and enhance client experience
Prioritization and coordination of tactical remediation measures to strengthen existing processes and mitigate short-term pain points
Coordination of legacy platform replacement for more complex lending business to establish a future-proof and efficient application landscape
UBS
Chief of Staff – Products, Channels & Marketing UBS Switzerland (Executive Director)
BANKING AND INSURANCE
May 2024 - May 2025 (1 year)
Zurich, Switzerland
Leadership of team of ca. 10 colleagues, driving key priorities for the Business Unit:
Strategic Agenda: Developing and driving strategy development and implementation for the Business Unit by independently running strategic projects and supporting key initiatives
People: Establishing and executing people agenda for >1000 employees including onboarding, professional development and talent management, work force planning as well as events
Communications: Managing internal and external communications to drive employee engagement and establish PCM as an attractive and innovative place to work
Finance, Business Management & Governance: Ensuring seamless & efficient finance and business management processes and a strong governance to ensure compliance with rules & regulations
Credit Suisse / UBS
Strategy & Business Development – Swiss Bank (Executive Director)
BANKING AND INSURANCE
October 2014 - May 2024 (9 years and 7 months)
Zurich, Switzerland
Leadership of teams of generally 5-10 colleagues on high-impact initiatives (selected examples):
Acted as program lead for Business Stabilization during the integration of the Swiss CS business into UBS, incl. sales/ win-back campaigns, staff and client retention, change management
Set up Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, a CHF 500mn PE fund to support Swiss growth companies, including investment management build, investor marketing & project coordination
Developed sales plan for alternative investment products in collaboration with sales and product specialists including pricing and portfolio review, processes and client communication
Conducted review of basic banking product shelf and identified opportunities for streamlining and simplification with an annual savings potential of single-digit million CHF
Implemented Federal COVID-19 bridge loan scheme incl. definition of process and training of client-facing employees, paid out ca. 15k loans with vol. of CHF 3bn over the course of 2 months
Defined and implemented measures to strengthen funding, including planning & execution of deposit campaigns and development of concept to issue structured notes