Alexander Blum

Experience

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   Full-time · 1 yr 4 mos

   • Compliance Expert & Deputy MLRO

     Jan 2025 - Present · 8 mos·Current
   • Compliance Operations Lead

     May 2024 - Jan 2025 · 9 mos

     Leading Trade Republic's Compliance Operations department, building scalable structures around Anti-Financial Crime and Complaints processes - Leading a team of 20 AFC, Complaints, and Product Operations specialists, providing strategic direction & mentorship - Developing and executing comprehensive investigation frameworks to identify and mitigate financial crime risks - Collaborating with Product and Compliance functions to develop technical specifications for tool build-outs Skills: Leadership · Regulatory Compliance · Operations Management

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   Techstars

   • Cohort Member

     Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos·Berlin, Germany

     Part of the Techstars and Audi Denkwerkstatt Founder Innovation Lab 2023

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   Entrepreneur First · Full-time

   • Founder in Residence

     Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 · 4 mos·Berlin, Germany

     Part of Entrepreneur First founder cohort BE10 in 2022.

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   VoiceKitt · Full-time

   • Co-Founder & COO

     Sep 2022 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos·Berlin, Germany

     At VoiceKitt, we worked on integrating voice technology and generative AI into business processes. Our goal was to allow field sales professionals to use business software while on the move. - Led the business strategy to attract clients. Conducted 100+ interviews and MVP user testing sessions. Signed paid pilot with pharma company Merck. - Co-led product development from ideation to launch. - Led fundraising efforts with VCs and business angels and successfully secured investment of $120,000 by Techstars. Skills: Entrepreneurship · Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Leadership · Business Development

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   4 yrs 6 mos

   • Head of AFC Quality Assurance

     Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 · 9 mos

     Leading N26's QA for all operational processes in AFC - Conceptualizing and implementing a new quality assurance framework for N26’s Anti Financial Crime (AML) function, covering Know Your Customer and Transaction Monitoring - Hiring and leading a team of 15 quality assurance specialists, controlling all operational processes in N26’s AFC and KYC areas - Directly interacting with external auditors and regulator representatives on a frequent basis Skills: Anti-Money Laundering · Regulatory Compliance · KYC Verification · Leadership

   • Senior Manager Operations Strategy

     Feb 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

     Heading critical strategic objectives within Operations - Leading N26’s Operations budget planning, personnel planning, cost projections and financial controlling within the COO function - Executing strategic transformation of N26’s Customer Service and Anti Financial Crime departments - Leading the operational aspects of N26’s UK exit, including customer communication, account closures, and other phase-out requirements - Driving N26’s global Operations outsourcing strategy, including preparation and steering of a bidding process with external vendors for N26’s Customer Service, Banking Operations, and Anti Financial Crime Operations - Initiating and leading cross-divisional reconciliation efforts to ensure correct operational execution and accurate financial accounting of business processes Skills: Budgeting · Customer Service Management · Leadership · Operations Management
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   LIQID Investments GmbH · Internship

   • Business Development & Sales

     May 2016 - Aug 2016 · 4 mos·Berlin Metropolitan Area

     Intern for business development and sales in Fintech Startup • Creating an interim solution for a CRM tool based on Google Sheets • Developing a tool to track a customer’s status in the onboarding process • (Re-)Modeling sales and customer service processes and implementing them • Providing KPI and client analyses for management meetings

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   zeb consulting · Internship

   • Strategy & Sales Consulting

     Mar 2014 - May 2014 · 3 mos·Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

     Intern in strategy consulting, sales strategy project for a member of the Sparkassen financial group • Analyzing and optimizing selected project communication to distribution partners • Developing integral parts of the operative capacity planning of responsible sales managers • Research and documentation of success potential of a consulting process for private customers based on extensive internet research and interviews with company-internal experts

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   12 yrs 7 mos

   • Strategic Project Manager

     Jan 2012 - Sep 2017 · 5 yrs 9 mos·Fulda, Hesse, Germany

     Leading strategic projects for family business - Certification as Qualified Company for Flooring Techniques by TÜV Rheinland, managed to receive certification as one of the first 10 companies in Germany - Introduction of new ERP software, including assessment of different providers, RFP process, contract negotiation, technical implementation and training of staff on new software - Enablement of remote software tools, including mobile time capturing, fleet connectivity & navigation management, and editing of customer-specific documentation from the construction site TÜV Zertifizierung Fachbetrieb für Fußbodentechnik

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   Deutsche Bank · Internship

   • Financial Controlling & Management Accounting

     Aug 2009 - Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos·Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

     Several Internships Intern in the controlling department for Global Wealth Management (based in Frankfurt) • Preparing monthly reports for the Chief Financial Officer and the executive board • Calculation and analysis of business drivers and key factors for Value Based Management • Elaboration of a comprehensive correlation analysis between internal and external business drivers of Deutsche Bank in the course of the creation of a Business Driver Tree Intern in the finance and management accounting department (Wealth Management in Asia, based in Singapore) • Programming complex Excel VBA macros to automatize monthly reporting tasks • Creating complex Excel VBA tools for extensive data retrieves and analyses

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    DWS Investments · Internship

    • Direct Sales Consultant

      Feb 2009 - Mar 2009 · 2 mos·Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

      Intern in the DWS direct sales department, key account management • Enhancement and redesign of the direct web sales platform, creating templates and content • Created writable PDF questionnaires, developed a growth prognosis tool for pension products

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    12 yrs 7 mos

    • Strategic Advisor

      Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 · 12 yrs 7 mos·Fulda, Hesse, Germany

      Long-term involvement with my family's small business Responsibility for homepage, marketing, software & IT and many other areas. Serving as an advisor on long-term company strategy.

Education

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   Saïd Business School, University of OxfordVenture Finance & Fintech Programmes2020 - 2021

   Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme Oxford Fintech Programme

2. 
   University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessMBA, Exchange Semester2016 - 2016

   Activities and societies: Ross Tech Club

3. 
   WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Management2015 - 2017

   Entrepreneurship & Innovation focus Thesis on Corporate Entrepreneurship

4. 
   The Wharton SchoolUndergraduate Program, Exchange Semester2014 - 2015
5. 
   Goethe University FrankfurtBachelor of Science, Wirtschaftswissenschaften2012 - 2015

   Activities and societies: Member of the Dean's List (top 2%) Schwerpunkt: Finance & Accounting Thesis: Corporate Governance Grundsätze in kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen Tutor for Finance I, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reinhard H. Schmidt teaching basic knowledge about corporate finance (3 semesters)

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   Winfriedschule FuldaAbitur
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   Heidelberg UniversityMathematik

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