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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Weesp

Weesp

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

RBS launched a SEPA program to position RBS as a leading SEPA bank in the EURO zone. The program will enhance the associated infrastructure and will implement 2 new SEPA engines, 1 for SEPA Credit Transfers and 1 for SEPA Direct Debits. Both will host the SEPA transaction processing for 18 RBS branches and will be the gateway to EBA. • Responsible and accountable that involved portfolios roll out new and changed Technology Services (TS) features to production [both infrastructure and applicative] following the SEPA Release and Implementation calendar. • Maintain SEPA Release and Implementation calendar; ensure SEPA Release and Implementation calendar is respected, known and understood across RBS.• Safe guard release timelines are met and liaise with involved project managers and vendors once a deviation has been noticed before it becomes out of tolerance.• Assist SEPA Project Managers in relation to change management processes and ensure a smooth turn over to production • Manage TS SEPA Command & Control; deployment and incident management coordination• Represent SEPA program in the Global Major Program Change Forum and other Change Boards. • Ensure required change management processes [global, regional and local] are being followed in accordance to RBS standards

Amsterdam

• Responsible and accountable for rolling out new and changed Technology Services [TS] features to production in the Global Transaction Services [GTS] domain of RBS following the GTS TS release calendar. • Maintain GTS TS release calendar; ensure GTS TS release calendar is respected, known and understood across RBS.• Safe guard release timelines are met and liaise with involved project managers and vendors once a deviation has been noticed before it becomes out of tolerance• Assist IT Portfolio Managers, change requesters/release managers/project managers in relation to change management processes• Represent GTS TS in the Global Major Program Change Forum and other Change Boards [both regional and local].• Ensure required change management processes [global, regional and local] are being followed in accordance to RBS standards• Manage E2E regression test team [offshore 10-15 FTE; set up E2E regression test sets, ensure E2E regression test sets are maintained and executed on top of per release• Control and coordinate deployment in the External Test [ET] environment and ensure involved processes and procedures are respected and followed.• Ensure smooth turn over to production

Amsterdam

The Middle Office project deliverables are delivered release base in order to be able to be effective in built and test approach, to reduce production implementation moments and to deliver new or enhanced functionality as much as possible per year. The release manager is responsible and accountable for the implementation of new or changed Technology Services features in the Middle Office area which is part of the Global Transaction Services domain of RBS.• Maintain Middle Office release calendar; ensure Middle Office release calendar is respected, known and understood• Safe guard release timelines are met and liaise with involved project managers and vendors once a deviation has been noticed before it becomes out of tolerance• Monitor and control the release life cycle [SD, FD, TD, built, UT, ST, ET, E2E, regression and implementation.• Define together with vendors [IT delivery and test] the code delivery cycle of releases to test environments• Monitor and control the code delivery per release• Ensure required change management processes are being followed in accordance to RBS standards• Main point of contact to stakeholders to discuss release progress• Ensure cross divisional alignment of release deliverables and timelines

Amsterdam

Middle Office platform is a central located payment engine in the Global Transaction Services domain placed between client facing channel applications like Access Online, Access Direct, Multi Cash, etc to route and format transactions to branches and third party banks.Responsible and accountable for delivering IT projects delivering change and improvements in the Middle Office platform:• Manage international projects according to agreed timelines, scope and budget• Manage project team [both local and offshore 10-20 FTE]: consisting of multiple skills, multiple vendors and multi cultural• Ensure required processes are being followed according to the internal Technology Change Framework• Main point of contact for project sponsor and other stakeholders• Budget responsibility +/- 2 M EURExamples of delivered projects:• Implementation of enhanced back office connection for Luxembourg branch• Implementation of new LSV+ format standard for Swiss branch• Implementation of International Direct Debits solution for Czech Republic• Implementation of enhanced back office connection to Mexican branch• Implementation of Direct Back office Connection with 3rd party bank Banco Wiese [now Scotiabank] in Peru• Implementation of Direct Back office Connection with 3rd party bank Banco del Pichincha in Equador

Diemen

Responsible and accountable for:• Teamlead Functional Maintenance Payments team [4 FTE]• Functional maintenance of central applications in Global Transaction Services [GTS] domain• Coordination list of Global Problem Management; define, prioritize and plan solutions• Functional acceptance of changes/enhancements in central applications of GTS domain• Advise function for international network [product, sales, client services, account management] in relation to complex international customer payment solutions• Act as third line in relation to complex service requests of GTS customers

Diemen

September 1997 - November 1999Project Manager Business Infrastructure ManagementJuly 1996 - Augustus 1997Head Contract Administration Electronic Banking & International Cash ManagementFebruary 1995 - June 1996Functional Maintenance Officer Electronic Banking & International Cash ManagementSeptember 1993 - January 1995Project Manager Business ViaEB server/Procedures & AdministrationJuly 1991 - August 1993Head Operations Electronic Banking & International Cash ManagementNovember 1989 - June 1991Head Contract Administration & Helpdesk Electronic BankingMarch 1987 - October 1989Head Amro Telebank Services BeheerJuly 1985 - February 1987Head RBS Operations/Automatisch BetalingsverkeerSeptember 1984 - June 1985Head RBS Operations/Conventioneel Betalingsverkeer - DNBSeptember 1982 - August 1984Teamleader RBS Operations/Conventioneel Betalingsverkeer - DNBJune 1979 - August 1982team member RBS Operations/Reclames & Inlichtingen Automatisch Betalingsverkeer

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