Marco Trautmann
Am Rehsteig 27, 65812 Bad Soden Am Taunus,
Summary
Seasoned Corporate Executive & Digital Expert bringing > 19 years of experience helping companies accomplish missions and drive growth. Passionate leader with a focus on Finance, IT, Customer Service, and HR functions. Experience in transforming and digitalizing business functions in management and consulting roles with hands-on mentality and entrepreneurial mind-set.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Finance (interim)
EMMA Sleep GmbH
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
11.2023 - Current
- Managed day-to-day operations of global finance department (120 FTE) of Emma Group (€1bn revenue, 1,250 FTE) and reorganized team for future growth.
- Stabilized ERP (MS Dynamics) rollout project by adjusting governance, collaboration, and communication between departments.
- Optimized cash flow management and steered company-wide cost reduction program.
- Launched LEAN project to standardize and optimize core finance processes.
- Rolled out Financial Planning processes & tools.
Group CFO/CIO & Member of the Board of Directors
SOLVIANS IT-Solutions GmbH
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
07.2019 - 07.2023
- Managed the Finance, Workplace IT, Human Resources, Legal/Compliance, Customer Support, and Data Maintenance business units of the Solvians Group, a Software development & hosting provider (SaaS) for the leading investment banks (€8m revenue, 70 FTE in Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong)
- Led as Interim Country Manager Germany (May-July 2023) the integration of Solvians into WSD Group on behalf of private equity investor Bowmark Capital Partners.
- Internalized accounting function and implemented SAP Business ByDesign for all group companies, as well as prepared and audited individual and consolidated financial statements (HGB).
- Revamped Workplace IT by migrating to cloud services and rolling out Atlassian Jira to support an agile way of working across all functions.
- Established ISO27001-certified information security management system and business continuity management.
- Transformed multiple business units to prepare for future growth by among others standardizing processes, introducing ITIL for Customer Support, establishing Employer Branding, and unifying the offering portfolio.
Co-Founder, COO/CFO & Member of the Board of Directors
savedroid AG
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
11.2015 - 03.2019
- Built and managed commercial functions of savedroid AG incl. subsidiaries in Netherlands and Liechtenstein as COO/CFO.
- Raised funds of > €3m from Business Angels and institutional investors, executed successful ICO with > €40m revenues, released a mobile app with > 100,000 downloads, built up a team of 25 employees.
- Managed vendors including partner bank and other strategic business partners.
Engagement Manager, Business Technology Office (BTO)
McKinsey & Company
Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
01.2013 - 10.2015
- Ensured delivery of >€2 billion IT transformation for global insurance group including centralization of data centers, network consolidation and client virtualization.
- Managed value assurance activities for a global ERP rollout at-risk for a Telco supplier.
- Led development of a digital business model for a leading South African insurance group.
- Headed a globally distributed team to design new digital business models for a global insurance group.
- Developed new innovation strategy together with the CIO for the board of an international stock exchange.
Manager, IT Strategy (SITE)
Accenture GmbH
Kronberg, Germany
07.2007 - 11.2012
- Led IT strategy and cost reduction projects mainly for financial service clients.
- Supported IT transformation programs and business case building, implemented new IT service pricing and chargeback mechanisms.
Education
Diplom Kaufmann (MBA-equivalent) - Business Administration
EBS University
Oestrich-Winkel06.2007
Master of Science - Management Information Systems
Katz Graduate School of Business
Pittsburgh, USA04.2006
Skills
- Executive Leadership
- Digital Transformation
- Entrepreneurship
- Program and Project Management
- Management of Finance & IT departments
- Team Building and leading of international teams
- Profit & Loss Management
- Process Improvement
- Business Development
- Industry Experience: SaaS/Cloud, Finance/Banking, Retail, Insurance
Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
- ISO27001 Information Security Officer
- Business Continuity Manager (BCM) based on ISO22301, ISO27031, BSI
- Yoga Alliance Certified (200hr) - Yoga Teacher
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/07/83 | married, 2 children
Languages
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Director of Finance (interim)
EMMA Sleep GmbH
11.2023 - Current
Group CFO/CIO & Member of the Board of Directors
SOLVIANS IT-Solutions GmbH
07.2019 - 07.2023
Co-Founder, COO/CFO & Member of the Board of Directors
savedroid AG
11.2015 - 03.2019
Engagement Manager, Business Technology Office (BTO)
McKinsey & Company
01.2013 - 10.2015
Manager, IT Strategy (SITE)
Accenture GmbH
07.2007 - 11.2012
Diplom Kaufmann (MBA-equivalent) - Business Administration
EBS University
Master of Science - Management Information Systems
Katz Graduate School of Business