2023 – present
Head of IT & Operations, S-PensionsManagement GmbH, Cologne
Strategic management and transformation, i.e. ensuring the future-readiness of IT and operational processes
Responsibility for IT security, emergency management [BCM] and regulatory compliance [including project management for DORA]
Management and budgetary responsibility with direct reporting to executive management
2022 - present
Freelance Artist
Contemporary abstract painting using acrylics, primarily on large-format canvases
Curation via my own online gallery and online shop on Saatchi Art
2009–2023
Specialist and management positions in the financial sector [controling, risk management, and internal audit]
Part-time work as a lecturer in economics and methodology
Supervisor in insurance and pension fund supervision at BaFin
Started my career as a research assistant at the University of Münster and earned a Dr. rer. pol. [~ Ph.D.]
2004–2009
Diplom [~ M.Sc.] in Economics at the University of Mannheim [including an Erasmus semester abroad]
Part-time work in economic research [including ZEW, Economics Department] and in the automotive industry
Internships in the financial sector [Investor Relations, Auditing, and Consulting]
International internships in development aid and at the Chamber of Foreign Trade for Southern Africa
1990–2003
High school diploma from Kopernikus Gymnasium Niederkassel
Rheidter-Werth Elementary School
1983
Born in Bonn
Certifications
BCM Manager [© DGI]
BSI IT-Grundschutz Practitioner [© DGI]
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor [© IIA] - currently inactive -
Regulatory Affairs [Financial Sector]
Extensive training on Solvency II and EbAV II
Quality Assessments of Internal Audits [DIIR]
Participation in the BaFin program “Allfinanzaufsicht” [Focus: Insurance, Banking, Securities, and Cross-Sectoral]
Programming and Data Analysis
Advanced Training in Machine Learning with R [University of Ulm]
Courses and online tutorials on programming and data analysis with R
Soft Skills
Personal Coaching
Executive Training
Conversation and Negotiation Skills
Project Management
Teaching & Research
Profile pages at the University of Münster: Center for Interdisciplinary Economic Research [CIW] and Institute for Organizational Economics [IO]
Profile on Google Scholar
Overview of courses & publications, as well as an online tutorial on data analysis with R [this website]
Abstract Art
Profile pages “lehmann.atelier” on Facebook, Instagram and Thread
Online gallery, mission statement and chronology [this website]