Andris Akmentins

I led the full platform rebuild from an outdated version to a new highly scalable, user-friendly, and easy-to-manage and maintain platform by rebuilding all the key components, from user authorization and user experience to all backed functions and analytics.

I led the digital transformation, merger and implementation of the new core banking system, correspondent banking, and all payment-related products: SEPA, SWIFT, internal payments, and salary payments.

I created and implemented a web application for an investment fund in Africa.

Main Tasks:
• Created the MVP and roadmap.
• Managed the backlog and stakeholders.
• Oversaw and managed a distributed remote team.

I was the agile project manager who led the creation and implementation of a field management system, where incidents would be registered and assigned to field engineers.

Incidents would be either registered in the external system and integration done to FMS or directly registered in a web app. Field engineers would receive notification in a mobile app, and could do all their tasks there, including task management, time management.

Main Tasks:
• Led a distributed remote team.
• Oversaw the product backlog.
• Performed stakeholder management.

The overarching project involved the merger of two banks in the Baltic region with more than 15 legal entities across three countries. The individual sub-projects consisted of an HRMS carve-out, a data migration, and a service takeover by a customer (from the BPO to in-house data employee management).

I led the creation of a new digital product: a jukebox but reborn digitally called Groov.it. I helped the product owner and acted as the scrum master. The product consisted of a web app for bars and other entertainment venues, and a mobile app for customers who can simply choose a song and order it—essentially, bringing the good old jukebox into the 21st century.

I led the SAP FICO process integration and data migration for DEX Plastomers integration into a Borealis SAP environment.

I served as the lead consultant in the accounts payable area for s data migration.

Main Tasks:
• Analyzed source and target systems.
• Managed the ETL process along with its deliverables.
• Led the AP team.

I implemented the Alice Insurance engine, based on SAP, for an international insurance company. The goal of the project was to create the insurance system’s global template and implement in the first country.

The project had already been twice delayed by the time our team was asked to step into the project to oversee the completion of the global template and its implementation. After we came aboard, the project was finished on time and we achieved a technical go-live for the first country.

• Managed the creation and implementation of MVP for an investment fund, starting from project discovery to MVP implementation.
• Led the project discovery, ideation, and product backlog creation along with being responsible for the resources and timeline.
• Managed day-to-day and weekly activities and scrum ceremonies including the go-live planning and migration activities.

Acted as a senior project manager managing the IT solutions part for a digital agency and their customers. I was responsible for WordPress sites and other site development and maintenance, as well as for the integration with a third-party tool and APIs like Amazon API.

• Aggressive timeline
• Slow data delivery
• Poor data quality

• Hands-on data extraction from the source system
• Data enrichment from different data sources
• Stakeholder expectation management

• Project timely delivery
• Good data quality and process harmonization

• Implementation of a new SAP instance
• Data extraction from legacy ERP
• Process harmonization

• Harmonization of processes across Europe
• Migration of data

Use of “ best of breed” system as and upgrade from 80’s financial software.

• Compliance with IPR — Compliance with IPR

The European Commission introduced a new Instant Payment Regulation with an effective date of October 5, 2025, for Eurozone countries. This regulation includes a new scheme, Verification of Payee, which must be introduced in all channels for both private and corporate customers.

Implementation of all Instant Payment Regulation parts:
• New Instant Payment Rulebook 2025 implementation
• Implementation of the new Verification of Payee scheme
• Update of customer limits and customer screening

Compliance with Instant Payment Regulation, including the Verification of Payee scheme in all channels for private and corporate customers.