Sonja Thunnessen
Critical Mandates Lead
I take ownership of delivery-critical mandates that require structural clarity and decisive execution.
MANDATE PROFILE
Resolution of structurally complex situations where delivery integrity, governance coherence or execution control are at risk.
Structural clarification of complex initiatives
Establishing product, risk and governance consistency
Embedding disciplined execution
Controlled transition to stable operations
SELECTED IMPACT
Restored delivery reliability and client confidence in a program close to failure through structural re-architecture and execution reset
Established coherent product-to-risk logic across jurisdictions, re-securing governance control in a stalled harmonization mandate
Delivered complex financial product and platform initiatives following prior failed attempts, creating structurally sound and sustainable operating models
Resolved time-critical audit findings, reinstating execution discipline under regulatory scrutiny
Implemented an enterprise-wide reporting architecture within four weeks, enabling executive steering of a strategic technology initiative
Led controlled global production transitions across multiple locations
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Managing Consultant — Independent
Structural stabilization and delivery recovery across business, risk and technology environments. End-to-end accountability from clarification to operational stabilisation.
Product Owner — Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank AG:
Full accountability for structural design integrity across product, risk and governance frameworks in a multi-jurisdictional, regulated context.
Principal Project Manager — Namics (Germany) GmbH
Delivery accountability for complex programs in commercially sensitive environments.
CREDENTIALS
PMI PMP | SAFe POPM
Diploma in Physics
CONTACT
sonja.thunnessen[at]thunnessen-consulting.com