AnnaMaria Romanou

Associate Consultant

Athens, Greece28 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 29 years of experience in business transformation projects.
  • Expert in financial services sector software solutions.
  • Proven track record in managing complex initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in Fintech and Business Transformation with extensive consulting experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business TransformationConsultingProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSoftware TestingQuality AssuranceProject ManagementBusiness AnalysisImplementation ConsultingChange ManagementTrainingOperations

Other Skills

Transformation ProgramsTeam LeadershipPresalesContinuous ImprovementCritical ThinkingBlockchainSystemic ThinkingTime ManagementCryptographyCryptocurrency TradingCryptocurrency MiningCryptocurrency RegulationCryptocurrency Exchange PlatformsCryptocurrency InvestmentNon-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

About

Seasoned professional with 29 years in delivering international, strategic Business Transformation Projects ✔ Senior executive with experience in Financial Services Sector Software Solutions, providing IT & Business Consulting Services ✔ Strong combination and deep knowledge of business operations & SDLC processes ✔ Deep end-2-end knowledge of digital transformation projects incorporating: systems' installation, systems' interfaces, data migration, business requirements gathering & gap analysis, quality assurance, UAT support, s/w implementation, PM, customer delivery, training (prep & delivery), roll out ✔ Deep knowledge of presales & demos (prep & delivery), product management, sales support, business development and partners ecosystem related roles ✔ Strong ability in creating Product collaterals, i.e. product manuals, presales material / ppts ✔ Proven track record in coordinating complex & cross functional initiatives, such as establishment of new banks, new business divisions, branches' network expansion, M&As, Systems' Migrations, Rollouts ✔ Strong in setting up new team/department, people management & coaching skills ✔ Strong business acumen combined with analytical & synthetical thinking, planning & organization skills ✔ Solid professional experience, involved in wide range of Transformation IT & Business Projects demanding multiple type of deliverables ✔ Ability to work and excel in challenging business environments with multinational, multi-skilled and interdisciplinary teams towards delivering business value Roles & Responsibilities ✔ Manager of Business Analysis & Implementation Division ✔ Senior Business Transformation Consultant ✔ Product Manager / Owner ✔ Senior Business Solutions Consultant ✔ Senior Digital Transformation Consultant ✔ Senior Business Analyst ✔ Senior Implementation Consultant ✔ Senior Quality Assurance Specialist ✔ Senior Presales Consultant ✔ Adults Training Expert Soft Skills ✔ Creative thinking ✔ AIGPE™ Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt ✔ Analytical / Synthetical thinking ✔ Thinking conceptually & practically ✔ Problem-solving ✔ Communicating clearly & empathetically ✔ Presentation ✔ Collaboration with all job levels ✔ Organization & time management ✔ Credibility, Accountability ✔ Confidence ✔ Team leadership ✔ Coaching Solutions ✔ Core Banking ✔ Digital Banking ✔ CRM ✔ Loans ✔ Collaterals ✔ NPL Portfolios ✔ Payments, Transfers, Clearing (Worldwide Schemes) ✔ Custody ✔ Product Factory ✔ General Ledger ✔ Audit ✔ Compliance & AML ✔ Alerts & Campaigns ✔ Portfolio (PFM / BFM) ✔ Business Workflow (BPM)

Experience

28 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Ibm

Senior Consultant

Apr 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · Athens, Attiki, Greece

  • IBM Consulting • Digital & Business Transformation • Data, Technology & Automation
  • Currently: IT Digital Services & Data Analytics Division (@AlphaBank)
Transformation ProgramsTeam LeadershipBusiness TransformationConsulting

Intracom telecom

2 roles

Product Manager | Financial Services Sector

Oct 2020Apr 2021 · 6 mos

  • Presales & Marketing Dept
  • Telco Software Business Division
  • Financial Services Solutions
  • Big Data | Data Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | 3PP products
  • Main Responsibilities:
  • Product Management for Financial Services Solutions Portfolio (3rd party & own)
  • Business Development (SEE)
  • Partnerships Ecosystem Development
  • RFIs, RFPs responses - Bid Management
  • Presales Collaterals Management
  • Solutions' Demos
  • Workshops with Customers
  • Conferences, Events and Summits
  • Sales' Events - Speaker
  • Business domain expertise & support to Sales Teams of Intracom Telecom (all Subs)
Product ManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness Development

Senior Presales Consultant | Financial Services Sector

Dec 2018Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Presales & Marketing Dept
  • Telco Software Business Division
  • Banking Sector
  • Main Responsibilities:
  • Product Management
  • Business Development
  • Partnerships Ecosystem Development
  • RFIs, RFPs responses - Bid Management
  • Presales Collaterals Management
  • Solutions' Demos
  • Workshops with Customers
  • Communication with Product Teams
  • Conferences, Events and Summits
  • Sales' Events - Training delivery
  • Business domain expertise & support to Sales Teams of Intracom Telecom (all Subs)
Product ManagementPresalesBusiness Development

Fiserv

3 roles

Senior Presales Consultant | Product Management Section

Feb 2018Dec 2018 · 10 mos

  • Advantage Financial System Experts (AFSE) – FISERV® Business Partner
  • Presales (Collaterals, Bidding (RFI, RFPs), Set up and conduct products' Demos and solutions' presentations to customers at all levels (including C level), Demos Environments, PoCs | Product Management (new assets) | Design tailor made demos for company’s clients
  • Core Banking System | Payments Hub Solution | Digital Banking (Web, Mobile) | PFM | Campaigns Management Solution | Alerts Management Solution | Admin Tools | Customer Onboarding
Software TestingContinuous ImprovementProduct Management

Senior Application Consultant & QA Head | Digital Channels Section

May 2016Feb 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Advantage Financial System Experts (AFSE) – FISERV® Business Partner
  • Built & run the new QA dept. | Senior Implementation Consultant | Training Expert | Project Management | Quality Assurance Expert | Product Collaterals | Product Training Material | QA Exit Reporting | UAT, Pre-live & Post Live Support
  • Digital Banking (Web, Mobile) | PFM | Campaigns Management Solution | Alerts Management Solution | Admin Tools
Software TestingCritical ThinkingQuality AssuranceProject Management

Senior Business Analyst & Quality Assurance Expert | Core Processing Systems Section

Jun 2013May 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Advantage Financial System Experts (AFSE) – FISERV® Business Partner
  • Senior Implementation Consultant | Training Expert | Project Management | Quality Assurance Expert | Built & setup the QA Team | Product Collaterals | Product Training Material | QA Exit Reporting, UAT, Pre-live & Post Live Support | Implementation & QA department processes write up
  • Core Banking System | Payments Hub Solution
Software TestingCritical ThinkingQuality AssuranceProject Management

Eurobank

2 roles

Section Manager | Business Analysis & Implementation | Organization & Operations Division

May 2008Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Athens, Greece

  • Proton Bank (acquired by Eurobank)
  • Key Roles, Responsibilities & Projects (all years):
  • Built & run the team of the new Dept / Section that has been assigned to manage
  • Functional Analysis & Implementation of Banking Products (System, Functional, Legal aspect)
  • Organizational Design, Development & Re-engineering Projects (i.e. M&As, Branches' Network expansion, New Business Units)
  • Business & Functional Analysis for Core Banking System & other Banking Applications (i.e. Loans & Collaterals, Legal Recoveries, General Ledger, Digital Channels, Clearing Systems, AML, SWIFT Alliance, Retail Products, NPLs etc.), Gap Analysis, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, Roll-Out, Post Live Support, User Manuals
  • Official Training Expert (Adults Trainer) - Training Preparation & Delivery
  • Security Officer - for Banking Applications and CBS
  • Functional Administrator - for Banking Applications and CBS
  • Operations Support (Branches & Head Offices) - for all Banking Applications & all Banking Procedures, Products and Processes
  • Procedures (Write Up | Updates | Alignment with new Laws, Products, Operations, new business units)
  • Responsible for the communication with Banking Application Systems’ Providers (CBS & others)
  • Implementation Consultant - new branches opening, new products launching
Software TestingCritical ThinkingBusiness AnalysisImplementation Consulting

Department Head | Procedures & Applications | Organization & Operations Division

Jun 2001May 2008 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Athens, Greece

  • Proton Bank (acquired by Eurobank)
  • Always member of 'Organization & Operations' Division of the Bank (Omega Bank, then Proton Bank, later Eurobank) - Report Line: COO
  • Member of the Startup & Rollout Team: Omega Bank Official Opening (October 2001) - Merged with 'Proton Investment Bank' (2006) under new Brand Name 'Proton Bank' (acquired by Eurobank)
Software TestingCritical ThinkingBusiness AnalysisImplementation Consulting

Bnp paribas

3 roles

Department Head | Re-engineering, Training & Procedures Department | Administration Division

Promoted

Jul 1998May 2001 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Analysis & write up of Banks’ Procedures (centralized operations & branches operations) | Bank’s Systems Administrator (functional configuration & users’ authorities) | Built & run the new Training Department (procedures, management, planning of training, collaboration with OAED, Management Reports (local & Paris) | Change Management Reporting (Paris) | Flexibility workshops, Activity Cost Analysis, Creation of Activity Lists, Productivity and Man-load analysis
Software TestingContinuous ImprovementChange ManagementTraining

Back Office Controller (FX & MM) | Back Office - Dealing Room Department | Operations Division

Promoted

Jan 1997Jun 1998 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Auditing, Reporting, Tickets’ authorizations, Daily Reconciliations, FX leverage deals, Bank Position (BoG)
Software TestingContinuous ImprovementBusiness AnalysisOperations

Business Analyst | IT Dept. | Administration Division

May 1996Dec 1996 · 7 mos

  • Project
  • System: Core Banking
  • Module: Securities (Bonds, Trading Portfolio etc.)
  • Scope: New Product Release
  • Task: Gap Analysis | Business Requirements & Change Requests
  • Milestone: Send Gap Analysis & CRs in favor of Group's Subsidiary in Greece (Athens) to Paris HQs
Continuous ImprovementOperationsBusiness Analysis

Education

National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) — School of Science | Department of Mathematics | Applied Mathematics

Jan 1992Jan 1996

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