Job detail for German Banking Strategy Advisor (Atruvia experience)

• Location:Berlin
• Type:Contract
• Job#16906

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 banking 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

Interested in this engagement or want to learn more? Get in touch with PCN — we'd be happy to talk you through it in confidence.

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