Michal Šimurda

Key Responsibilities and Achievements Client Engagement & Pre-Sales Project Leadership & Solution Delivery Strategic Advisory & Innovation Quality Assurance & Team Leadership

• Built and maintained trusted client relationships, aligning SAP solutions with business objectives to drive long-term value.
• Supported pre-sales efforts by creating proposals, delivering presentations, and demonstrating SAP FS solutions (FS-PM, FS-CD, FS-CM).
• Led SAP Insurance implementations, upgrades, and transformations, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Designed and configured SAP solutions to optimize policy, claims, and collections processes for insurance clients.
• Developed SAP roadmaps and transformation strategies, enabling digital modernization and operational efficiency.
• Provided insights on emerging SAP technologies and industry trends to guide innovative client solutions.
• Ensured best practices and quality standards across project lifecycles, including post-go-live support.
• Managed and mentored teams, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment.

Project Role Customer Projects
Principal Consultant

• Established and nurtured strong client relationships, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  Provided strategic advisory services on roadmap planning, sourcing strategies, and delivery enablement through global delivery centers.
  Acted as Solution Architect for SAP FS solutions, with a primary focus on SAP Policy Management.
  

2017 - 2022

• Solution Architect for SAP FS Solutions
  Designed and implemented SAP Policy Management solutions for collectively agreed pension products at Nationale-Nederlanden.
  Led various projects, including system migration and supporting the merger of Nationale-Nederlanden and Delta Lloyd.
  Served as the Main SAP FS Architect for the Persoonlijk Pensioen Plan, delivering a tailored pension plan solution aligned with client needs.

Project Role Customer Projects

Technical Consultant

• Specialized in life insurance projects, focusing on requirement collection, solution design, and the implementation of functional requirements into SAP solutions for insurance.

2013 - 2016
SAP Transformation at Nationale-Nederlanden

• Designed and implemented SAP solutions to support collectively agreed pension insurance.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into functional SAP modules.

2013
Proof of Concept (PoC) for a Major SAP for Insurance Implementation

• Played a senior role in the largest SAP for Insurance implementation to date.
• Delivered a comprehensive PoC demonstrating the feasibility and scalability of SAP solutions for enterprise insurance operations

Project Role Customer Projects

Technical Consultant

• Responsible for ABAP development and customization in the SAP FS module, with a primary focus on SAP FS-PM.

2009 - 2013
PnC Projects

• Delivered multiple projects for Vienna Städtische Versicherung and Donau Versicherung in area of accident insurance and third party liability insurance.
• Focused on SAP FS-PM module development and integration

2008 - 2009
Smile IP Project

• Contributed to the SAP transformation of an unit-linked insurance product.
• Worked on ABAP customizations and integration tasks to align SAP systems with the product requirements.