Filip Kratochvíl
Manager
Hostivice,Czech Republic
Summary
Forward-thinking Project/ Program / Product expert bringing 20 years of expertise in IT for Finance/Telco sector businesses. Structured manager and leader who makes his teams deliver desired output in collaborative and positive manner, able to decide quickly, learn new things, resolve complex problems and deliver innovative improvement strategies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
1
1
Certificate
Work History
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
SELF EMPLOYED
07.2023 - Current
- Consultancy in PMO, Products, Service Delivery, Project management, Credit risk management
- Collaborating with PROJECTMAN, eMan, O2, NTT
- Interim management of derailed projects, Managerial Consultancy, system integration.
HEAD OF CUSTOMER & PMO - GLOBAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Managed portfolio of all Group delivery and product development projects worth over 10000 MDs/year
- Played key role in owners exit and subsequent transition towards new structure under PE investors
HEAD OF IMPLEMENTATIONS - GLOBAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Steered and balanced a portfolio of key delivery programme and product development worth 16000 MDs over 2 years (50+ people)
- Coordinated key actions with Head of Delivery, Head of PMO, and Head of Product.
HEAD OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - GLOBAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Successfully drove the development of key company products and coordinated its rollout and upgrades on the group level.
- Directly supported Groups expansion and M&As
PROJECTS/PRODUCTS DEPT. MANAGER - LOCAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2013 - 12.2016
- Line management of Project + Product managers
- Portfolio management of products development
- Product owner role for key product - CBS 5
- Direct management of most important projects
- PMO development & Audits.
PROJECT MANAGERS TEAM LEADER - LOCAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
09.2011 - 12.2012
- Line management of Project managers
- First establishment of PMO within company.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
CREDITINFO GROUP
09.2006 - 08.2011
- Fullscope project management of mid-sized projects (1-10mil CZK)
- 2-10 team members / project
- Financial institutions - debt collection processes, workflow systems, credit bureaus data integration, infrastructure, credit risk mitigation, Scoring.
OWNER
Private business
09.1999 - 07.2010
- HW/SW, Networks management, Webdesign, Web application development, Trainings, Consultancy in IT.
PROJECT MANAGER
SAP Czech Republic
01.2005 - 08.2006
- Management of 3-4 consultants on Ministry of Agriculture
- Application integration project
- Management of vendors contributing including tenders management
- Size of project - 30mio CZK/year
INTERNET/INTRANET ADMIN, APP DEVELOPMENT ANALYST/PM
SHELL Czech Republic
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Managed & Developed websites and internal applications of Shell Czech Republic.
Education
Informatics and company administration - undefined
University of Economics, Prague, CZ
01.1998 - 04.2002
Informatics - undefined
Gymnazium Arabská, Prague, CZ
01.1993 - 04.1998
Skills
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Other Abilities
A quick learner with a curious mind who approaches issues in a positive manner. A versatile manager who delegates as much as possible, coaches people to grow, liaises with all relevant stakeholders to make informed decisions that are usually accepted well. A team player who always holds their word, can admit their mistakes, praise others and doesn't take credit for others' successes. Takes mistakes and faults as lessons and generally sees them as a good thing. Admits that sometimes tends to attend too low-level detail of an issue and interfere in areas outside of his direct responsibility
Projects
Led over 80 different projects in the finance sector across 4 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas) with budgets ranging from hundreds of thousands CZK to 20 million USD. Traveled repeatedly to over 20 countries and established numerous relationships. Directly sold change requests for several million USD and managed product development for tens of thousands of MDs
Context
My career path with Creditinfo has been a big ride that can't be fully represented by words in a CV. I started in a small company of 30 people where everyone was doing everything through ups and downs during crisis times, multiple restructuring, and adaptations to external and internal changes. I got my chances for personal growth as a human as professional. Over time, we started greenfield companies, worked with central banks, World Bank and IFC, bought businesses around the world and eventually got sold to private equity. I started as a team leader for a few developers on small projects until becoming a shareholder of the company and directly negotiating with government-owned entities about deals for 20 million USD while managing directly or indirectly the focus of over 100 professionals.
Volunteer Experience
- Ice hockey coaching - HC Hvězda Praha / little kids
- Regular sponsorship of FOD (Endangered children fund)
- Sponsorship of ZOO Praha
Accomplishments
- Led Product development and delivery team of Creditinfo flagship product Credit Bureau System and rolled it out to 16 markets to drive expansion.
- Led team to deliver biggest projects in Creditinfo history - e.g. 19mil USD project for Central bank in Oman
- Represented Creditinfo in key delivery projects - Oman, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Iceland, Lithuania, Morocco, South Súdan, Kenya, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, Senegal, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Seychelles...
Certification
PMP
Timeline
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
SELF EMPLOYED
07.2023 - Current
HEAD OF CUSTOMER & PMO - GLOBAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2021 - 06.2023
HEAD OF IMPLEMENTATIONS - GLOBAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2019 - 12.2020
HEAD OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - GLOBAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2017 - 12.2018
PROJECTS/PRODUCTS DEPT. MANAGER - LOCAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
01.2013 - 12.2016
PMP
12-2012
PROJECT MANAGERS TEAM LEADER - LOCAL
CREDITINFO GROUP
09.2011 - 12.2012
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
CREDITINFO GROUP
09.2006 - 08.2011
PROJECT MANAGER
SAP Czech Republic
01.2005 - 08.2006
INTERNET/INTRANET ADMIN, APP DEVELOPMENT ANALYST/PM
SHELL Czech Republic
01.2003 - 01.2005
OWNER
Private business
09.1999 - 07.2010
Informatics and company administration - undefined
University of Economics, Prague, CZ
01.1998 - 04.2002
Informatics - undefined
Gymnazium Arabská, Prague, CZ
01.1993 - 04.1998
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