German Banking Strategy Advisor (Atruvia experience)

Banking Advisor

• Atruvia / Core Banking (Freelance) Location: Germany (remote/hybrid, occasional travel) Sector: PropTech / Banking-as-a-service Contract: Freelance, Phase 1 (technical due diligence) 4-6 weeks, 1-2 days/week (up to 2-3 at peak); potential follow-on Phase 2 execution engagement About The Client Our client is a fast-growing, Sweden-headquartered PropTech company with an established German subsidiary in property management. The company is building a white-label banking-as-a-service proposition for the German market, integrating its ERP directly with a banking partner's systems to open and close accounts, execute transactions, and manage deposits on behalf of its customers. The Role The client is seeking an experienced, German-speaking Banking Advisor with hands-on expertise in Atruvia, the core banking platform used across Germany's Sparkassen and cooperative banks sector, to support the assessment and build-out of a long-term banking partnership. You will sit alongside the client's core leadership team (CPO/CTO level) as the banking and core-systems specialist, while technical depth in cybersecurity, infrastructure and architecture is covered in-house. Phase 1
• Technical Due Diligence (4-6 Weeks) Assess the art of the possible on Atruvia: capabilities, limitations and integration complexity Develop a 3-5 year roadmap from basic to complex integration Identify common pitfalls, potential for an AI layer, and feasibility of cross-market expansion Support scoping workstreams and input into information requests Phase 2
• Execution / Build-out (scope TBD) Likely follow-on engagement supporting the practical build-out of the banking partnership, subject to Phase 1 outcomes and budget approval What You Bring Hands-on, practitioner-level experience with Atruvia (core banking platform for Sparkassen/cooperative banks) A transformation background, combining strategic advisory and hands-on execution experience Comfort operating at CPO/CTO level with a lean, fast-moving leadership team Fluent German (essential); strong English also valuable Availability to start within approximately 2 weeks Engagement Details Flexible contract structure: timesheet/hourly or day-rate, no mandatory minimum commitment Billed and paid via PCN, invoiced monthly to the client PCN is the exclusively engaged agency for this search #J-18808-Ljbffr