Vladimir Rupar

Leading the efforts of the regional digital transformation team, focused on delivering Oracle cloud services and technologies, and finding the most optimal ways of integrating them into current context of the customer. Partnering with the clients on their transformation journeys, offering vendor agnostic advices while supporting them in making the best possible use of Oracle cloud offering (OCI, Fusion, CX cloud).

Helping the customers in navigating their perilous transformation journeys. Assessing the current technological and process / people context of the customers, providing them the most suitable and customized architectures and design solutions for the transformation projects.

Acting in the role of IT Manager, taking responsibility for establishing a vision and mission for IT department's transformation journey within the overall context of business development strategy of UniCredit Bank Serbia. Evolving the usually perceived "supportive" role of IT - to the one driving the changes in the company, and fostering innovations. Putting in practice "state of the art" technological solutions for data center infrastructure (first production usage of stretched cluster technology and disaster avoidance strategy). Enforcing utilization of DEVOPS practices and creation of cloud native applications since 2016. Delivering reference architectures for infrastructure and development within the group, and industry wide.

Acting in the role of Regional Transformation Manager - managing 7 functional streams covering transformation efforts aimed at setting up shared services center for IT and ORGA, within Societe Generale group (CEE region). Setting up the framework for program and portfolio management within Societe Generale Serbia, supporting activities of the local PMO team, and business transformation efforts within the Ambition 2015 program.

Responsible for managing the Business Analysis (and Project Management) Unit within Organization department, covering full scope of operational management activities (planning, prioritization, organization, monitoring and reporting to division management). Putting in place adapted processes for managing changes, while focusing personal efforts on mentoring internal team members in fields of project management and business analysis.

Working as project manager / business analyst, covering majority of big ticket projects implemented within Societe Generale Serbia at the time, naming only some of them: - migration of leasing information system - migration of securities trading system - deployment of retail e-banking system - implementation of IAS provisions and accompanying risk classification and regulatory reporting - implementation of anti money laundering platform - bank re-branding

Leading the team of Java developers, engaged on outsourcing contracts for Mobilkom Austria. Participating in the role of solution architect in setting up the framework for development of an internal ERP system called Svarog.

Starting the professional journey as Business Intelligence / DWH analyst within Software Development department in Komercijalna banka's ICT sector. Making the first steps in understanding the banking industry by covering regulatory reporting within CFO datamart, chosen as pilot for the future DWH platform.