Christopher Young
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Erlenbach, Switzerland
Toptal member since February 3, 2025
Christopher is an international professional with a proven track record of successful delivery of large business-critical IT and transformation projects, specializing in delivering high-value business outcomes and operational excellence. He excels as a program manager and senior project manager. Christopher is a PMI-certified, professional scrum master, and agile coach with significant fintech, blockchain, AI, and financial regulations expertise and strong leadership and communication skills.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Communication
- IT Project Management
- Jira
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Scrum
- Scrumban
Work Experience
Principal Consultant
Freelance Clients
- Managed the delivery of many large, business-critical, core banking implementation projects in Switzerland and the UK.
- Advised customers on an information technology strategy and adoption of new tools such as Atlassian, Jira, and Confluence to improve processes and communication.
- Introduced Agile methods and processes to core banking system delivery teams, improving delivery speed and quality.
Project and Cutover Manager
HSBC
- Managed the implementation of a new core banking platform, including the Avaloq banking suite, for HSBC Private Bank in both Guernsey and London.
- Undertook the project planning and management, covering the delivery of the program for these locations, including making necessary changes to the project structure and staffing to support delivery.
- Oversaw key stakeholders, including senior management in both business and IT.
Senior Project Manager | Regulatory Initiatives, Private Banking, and Wealth Manager
Credit Suisse
- Managed key regulatory projects from conception to implementation, including assessing requirements and defining the project methodology and approach.
- Engaged in project areas covering over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reform, stability enhancements for critical client-facing applications, and PRIIPs Key Information Document production.
- Undertook a comprehensive analysis of IT infrastructure components to identify risks and mitigations for potential black swan events.
Project History
Project and Cutover Management | Banking Platform Transformation
Managed the implementation and cutover of a new core banking platform, including the Avaloq banking suite, for HSBC Private Bank in Guernsey and London.
• Project planning and management, covering the program delivery for these locations.
• Making necessary changes to the project structure and staffing to support delivery.
• Managing key stakeholders, including senior management in both business and IT.
The projects were delivered by the agreed target date, which supported the bank in achieving the desired business outcomes.
Anti-money Laundering System Implementation
Headed the delivery of the NICE Actimize's Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM) application, including the detailed design of a data interface between the Avaloq banking system.
Global Liquidity and Funding Risk Program | Commonwealth Bank
Spearheaded the delivery of the global liquidity and funding risk program to address the business structure, operational, and IT system impacts of the Basel II regulations relating to group treasury.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) - Sydney, Australia
Investment Management Evening Program in Investment Management
London Business School - London, UK
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
RMIT University - Melbourne, Australia
Certifications
Agile Hybrid Project Pro Micro-credential
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Professional Scrum Master Level II (PSM II)
Scrum.org
Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I)
Scrum.org
XSCALE Business Agility (XBA) Coach/Trainer
XSCALE Alliance
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
XSCALE Agile Performance (XAP) Coach/Trainer
XSCALE Alliance
XSCALE Product Management (XPM) Coach/Trainer
XSCALE Alliance
MIT Fintech: Future Commerce
MIT Experimental Learning
Associate Certified Meta-coach (ACMC)
Institute of Neuro-semantics
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile, Agile Project Management
Platforms
SharePoint, Blockchain
Other
Project Management, Program Management, Scrumban, Leadership, IT Project Management, Communication, Mentorship & Coaching, Core Banking Systems, Investment Banking Technology, Microsoft Teams, Governance, Investments & Risk Management, International & Fixed Interest Investments, Equity Portfolio Management, Financial Instruments, Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Neural Computation, Scrum Master, Hybrid Project Management, Coaching, Fintech, Pitch Preparation, Business Agility, Product Management, Product Owner, Avaloq, IT Program Management, Dynamic Investment Strategies
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