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Finshape
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Delivery Director
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Prague, Czechia, Czech Republic
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Otakar Zich is listed as Delivery Director at Finshape, a with 373 employees, based in Prague, Czechia, Czech Republic. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Otakar Zich.
Otakar Zich previously worked as Director Project Delivery at Finshape Czechia & Slovakia and Program Manager at Finshape.
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About Otakar Zich
I have 17+ years of experience in Management Consulting primarily focused on IT and Banking/Finance industry with extensive international experience at fast developing markets while working across Europe, in Africa or Russia.I have people management skills while leading mostly international teams in size 20+ people. I'm good at putting motivation and pressure to team members in order to achieve the given targets proved by several successful deliverables. I’m always demonstrating an ability to achieve excellent results while working under pressure in combination with unstable environment.Specialties: - Controlling- Forecasting/tracking/reporting- Project and Program Management- Portfolio Management - Software implementation- Direct reporting to Shareholders/Board- Sponsorship- Risk management- International environment experience
Listed skills include Business Analysis, Project Management, Software Project Management, Management, and 19 others.
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Finshape
12 roles · 27 years
Otakar Zich work experience
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Director Project Delivery
Program Manager
- Responsible for brand new Internet Banking delivery (Retail, Corporate) as a part Multi-channel Project- Managed Team of 30+ people- Sales and Project activities covering around 5M EUR/year
Feb 2015 - Jul 2021
Co Founder
Elinet
- Elinet supplies projects with professional team/defined roles and skills- Elinet is the strategic Consulting partner in terms of Project Governance and IT service delivery
Sep 2013 - 2018
Senior Project Manager Contract
- Led projects from various portfolio of Programs within IT-Ops and Governance and Ops (Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internal systems/Infrastructure)
Jul 2013 - Jul 2015
Project Management/Consultant
Responsible for Data pool and delivery team management within Sberbank Europe
Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
Business Development
Startup Partners Africa
Supporting Business development for e-commerce start-up companies in Nigeria
Feb 2013 - Jul 2013
Acting Ceo/Head Of Projects & Service Delivery
Main responsibilities:- Implement Company’s strategic goals and objectives, operationally and commercially by focusing on designing, establishing & optimizing Revenue generating day to day operations - Lead a teams with a total size of 50 staff members- Direct and regular reporting to the Board of Directors, the Central Bank and related Government institutions- Finalize the key projects deciding the future of Payment industry in the country- Develop and implement new business opportunities (new services offer, regional integration)- Creation and Modeling of Business case scenarios for another 1,3 to 5 years- Target to comply with all regulatory requirements by Central Bank and other Government authorities- Assess, Establish and Monitor Company performance goals, allocate resources, and assess procedures and policies for the Company in line with the Board of Directors strategy - Present company in media and at professional conferences - Maintain and develop company’s product portfolio Key achievements:- Instilled and ensured permeation of Customer focused/oriented service organization through comprehensive restructuring of Company - Implemented acquiring of international cards in the country (Visa, MasterCard, CUP, American Express, etc. ) - Finalized transition to new switching platform (Postilion) and successfully migrated all 12 operating Banks at the market- Implemented new Data center compliant with PCI-DSS regulatory requirements- Implemented new local proprietary Chip & Pin card scheme compliant with latest ISO standards- Achieved 600% growth of card issuance serving 8 Banks- Decreased operational costs for 50% during the first 3 months
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
Project Manager
Main responsibilities and Key achievements:- lead Projects and Programs for large International clients such as Automotive (Skoda auto – part of VW group) or Telco (T-Mobile)- Team leadership up to 20 members- Assess the full program lifecycle (Bid Management, Creation of project budget, Creation of Project plan, Sourcing, Implementation, Maintenance) - Coordinated acquiring of new company including its fusion to Company’s services portfolio- Setup of Project and Program Management with given methodology- Implemented Quality assurance program with SAP
Sep 2009 - Jan 2011
Project Manager
Main responsibilities and Key achievements:- Led large implementation projects budget worth up to EUR 2M in Banking industry and Telco industry in Czech republic and Russia (Branch automation, Internet Banking, ERP rollout, Banks acquisition related IT consulting)- Managed international teams up to 30 members (Budget preparation and tracking, Resources allocation, Project planning) - Created Feasibility studies; supporting of pre-sales process - Achieved product re-use from 0 to close to 70% with 2 Internet banking implementations
2004 - 2009
~5 yrs
Consultant
Main responsibilities and Key achievements:- Foundation of Prague OCR center at Accenture services CEE- Built the OCR center from scratch serving worlwide clients like Nestle, British airways, BT, Scania, etc.- Valorized the initial investment for 500% later sold to Accenture services CEE- Implemented Loyalty customer databases for Telco clients like Nokia or Siemens- Coordinated Microsoft call center transition from proprietary software to Siebel
2002 - 2004
~2 yrs
Is Administrator/Market Research Manager (Part Time)
2000 - 2002
~2 yrs
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What company does Otakar Zich work for?
Otakar Zich works for Finshape.
What is Otakar Zich's role at Finshape?
Otakar Zich is listed as Delivery Director at Finshape.
Where is Otakar Zich based?
Otakar Zich is based in Prague, Czechia, Czech Republic while working with Finshape.
What companies has Otakar Zich worked for?
Otakar Zich has worked for Finshape, Finshape Czechia & Slovakia, Elinet, Avg, and Simplity.
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Otakar Zich is listed with skills including Business Analysis, Project Management, Software Project Management, Management, Project Portfolio Management, Program Management, Strategy, and Management Consulting.
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