// Freelance Management Consultant · Munich

First the process.
Then the AI agent.

Business Analyst and Workstream Lead for operational excellence, system implementation and AI automation. 14+ years of transformation projects with Baringa Partners and KPMG – focus on financial services and energy, national and international.

Nico Theuss, Management Consultant
Nico Theuss
Management Consultant · Munich
Available from December 2026
Roles
Business Analyst · Workstream Lead · PMO · Change
Utilisation
2–4 days / week
Experience
14+ years
Sectors
Financial services · Energy
Location
Remote · on-site · worldwide
EXBARINGA   KPMG   WEPEX
14+
Years in consulting
30,000+
Users in an international SaaS rollout
300+
Employees coached in OpEx
7-figure
€ savings potential identified
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What I bring

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Understand and improve processes

End-to-end analysis, as-is/to-be design, KPI systems and performance boards. Lean-certified, 300+ employees and team leaders coached.

SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION

Introduce systems cleanly

Requirements management, vendor steering, data migration, UAT, cut-over and go-live – most recently a SaaS rollout across four countries with 30,000+ users.

AI AUTOMATION

Automate what carries the load

RPA potentials identified in banks and insurers – and AI agents developed in-house for commercial use in my own company and run productively.

Many AI initiatives fail not because of the technology, but because of unclear processes and requirements. That is exactly where I come in: understand the process, sharpen the requirement, introduce automation so that it holds up in day-to-day operations.
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Roles & engagement model

  • Business Analyst

    Eliciting and sharpening requirements, process mapping, translator between business and IT.

  • Workstream Lead

    Accountability for a clearly scoped sub-area – from analysis through to delivery.

  • PMO

    Portfolio and milestone tracking, steering-committee reporting, escalation management.

  • Change Management

    Team-leader coaching, training and bootcamps, embedding new ways of working into day-to-day practice.

ALL PROJECT PHASES – MULTIPLE TIMES
ConceptionDesignDeliveryGo-liveHypercare

The full cycle accompanied multiple times – as Business Analyst, Workstream Lead and Project Lead.

ENGAGEMENT MODEL
Standard
2–4 days per week, ongoing support
100 %
for critical project phases or short engagements by arrangement
Location
remote, hybrid or on-site
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Clients & international experience

Focus on financial services and energy – for global major banks, energy groups and DAX-listed companies as well as mid-market and PE-backed businesses. Client names paraphrased for reasons of confidentiality.

World-leading Swiss major bank

INVESTMENT BANKING · ZRH · LDN · NYC

Leading German major banks

BANKING · FRANKFURT

Finance arm of a German premium car manufacturer

AUTO FINANCE · MUNICH

German property and public-sector lender

REAL ESTATE FINANCE · MUNICH

British financial services provider and insurer

INSURANCE · BRIGHTON

Trading arm of a top-5 energy group

ENERGY TRADING · LONDON

DAX-listed energy technology group

ENERGY · MUNICH

State-owned Norwegian energy group

ENERGY · DÜSSELDORF

Europe's leading car-park operator

MOBILITY · PE-BACKED

International family office

WEALTH · CAPE TOWN

References and contacts available on request.

8 years

at a British consultancy (Baringa Partners)

~3 years

project assignments abroad: UK, USA, South Africa

5 countries

on-site: DE, UK, USA, Switzerland, South Africa

4 countries

in one rollout: DE, UK, USA, Singapore

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Selected projects

A selection from more than 20 projects. I'm happy to send the full project list on request.

System17 mo · Frankfurt

International SaaS rollout for 30,000+ users

Leading German major bank

Interim Senior Manager

Rollout across DE, UK, USA and Singapore: vendor steering, configuration, data migration, cut-over and go-live, agile delivery.

OpEx10 mo · Düsseldorf

End-to-end optimisation of financial reporting

State-owned Norwegian energy group

Lead Consultant

As-is/to-be processes incl. system architecture, root-cause analysis and introduction of an agile, cross-functional team structure.

Automation11 mo · London

Simplification in Investment Banking

World-leading Swiss major bank

Workstream Lead

Front-to-back analysis of the trade lifecycle, standardisation of the global trade-capture target model, RPA potentials identified.

OpEx11 mo · Düsseldorf

OpEx capability building in Procurement

Global energy group

Workstream Lead

100+ employees and team leaders trained, KPI structure developed, physical and virtual performance boards introduced.

System6 mo · Munich

System migration as part of a carve-out

Leading technology group

Project Manager / PMO

Analysis of system interfaces, planning of user acceptance tests, PMO role for a smooth transition.

AIsince 2024 · Munich

AI agents from process mapping to live operation

evolutionswerk – own company

Founder

Design, build and operation of AI agents for enquiry handling, lead qualification and review management. Process mapped and cleaned up first, then automated. Go-live in 5–21 days.

OpEx5 mo · Zurich

Team-by-team optimisation in Settlement

World-leading Swiss major bank

Workstream Lead · Lead Change Agent

Lean approach across five dimensions, coaching of team leaders (huddle boards, KPIs, problem-solving), bootcamps for capability building.

Automation8 mo · Brighton

Month-end and year-end close optimised

British financial services provider and insurer

Project Manager

Savings potential in the finance department analysed, end-to-end improvements implemented, RPA potential identified.

OpEx12 mo · London

On- and offboarding of business partners

Trading organisation of a top-5 energy group

Project Manager

Standardised processes, management information and organisational structure established across the full customer lifecycle.

PMO3 mo · Stuttgart

PMO for cost reduction and growth

Europe's leading car-park operator

PMO Lead

PMO set up, portfolio and milestone tracking, reporting to steering committee and C-level, workstreams from operations, finance and sales coordinated.

Transformation2 mo · Cape Town

EBITDA optimisation programme

International family office

Workstream Lead

Cost-reduction and profitability levers in private-client business, incl. location strategy, operating model and shared services.

FURTHER PROJECTS

I'm happy to send the full project list on request.

Request project list →
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Qualifications

LEAN COMPETENCY SYSTEM

LCS Level 2a – OE Lead

Baringa Partners LLP · 2020

EDUCATION

Diplom-Kaufmann (1,3)

  • Top-5 graduate, Justus Liebig University Giessen · study abroad at QUT Brisbane
CAREER

WEPEX · Baringa · KPMG

  • Senior Manager, WEPEX GmbH (2024–2025)
  • Manager, Baringa Partners (2014–2022)
  • Assistant Manager, KPMG (2011–2014)
AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 2026

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