Wherethejourneyhasbroughtmesofar.

Myprofessionaljourney.

KASPARUND AG

Product Owner & Mobile Architect (Co-Founder)

Jan 2020 – Oct 2025

Kaspar& is a FINMA-regulated wealth manager that makes investing fair, easy to understand, and accessible for everyone. By linking everyday spending with investing, users round up their purchases and automatically invest the spare change towards their personalized financial goals.

Product Ownership, Strategy & Business Operations

  • Led the development of three cross-platform mobile apps (Kaspar& - launched in 2022, Kaspar& acrevis - launched in early 2024, MyLiberty - launched in late 2024) from concept to launch, including design, implementation, and go-to-market coordination. Achieved 8k+ active users and average ratings 4.5+ in app stores.
  • Built and mentored a cross-functional team (product, ops, data, engineering), fostering a collaborative culture and rapid iteration. Improved activation rates by 15-25% and reduced time-to-value.
  • Defined and managed product roadmaps, balancing user needs, business goals, and regulatory constraints.
  • Established scalable product feedback systems using Jira and Confluence, accelerating feature velocity and reducing bug resolution time.

Software Development (Mobile)

  • Technical lead, overseeing hiring, code reviews, and architecture. Enabled white-labeling for B2B partners, reducing engineering overhead.
  • Contributed 50%+ to production codebase covering 200+ UI screens and 250+ API integrations. Accelerated development velocity for partner-specific features.
  • Owned full mobile app lifecycle: development, testing, CI/CD, and deployment to iOS/Android stores. Enabled faster iteration and user feedback loops.

FINREON AG

Head of Risk Control & Multi Asset

Aug 2013 – Dec 2019

Led the company's Risk Control & Multi Asset team (2–4 people) managing over CHF 4 billion in assets. Oversaw five systematic equity and fixed income funds and multiple discretionary mandates. Optimized the systematic risk engine and developed ETF-based systematic fixed-income strategies. Directed a research project on pension finance (BVG) and implemented advanced client-specific simulations and backtests. Maintained multi-asset mandates, served as the main contact for risk control matters, and conducted research and client training.

SWISS ARMED FORCES

Member of Cryptology Detachment (Krypt Det)

Aug 2018 – Aug 2020

Conducted cryptographic and data security analyses, including post-quantum research on Supersingular Isogeny Key Exchange (SIKE), during a 3-week deployment for the Swiss Federal Department of Defence (VBS).

Myacademicjourney.

ETH Zürich

Diploma of Advanced Studies in Data Science

Feb 2019 – Sept 2020

Specialized in artificial intelligence and machine learning; capstone project analyzed language evolution in Swiss Parliament speeches (1900 – 1980) using state-of-the-art models such as Transformer/BERT, Word2Vec, and ELMo models.

CFA Institute

Chartered Financial Analyst, Level I and II

Dec 2016, Jun 2018

Successfully completed Level I and II.

Universität Zürich (UZH)

Master of Science in Mathematics

Sept 2014 – Sept 2015

Grade: 5.60 / 6.00

Universität Zürich (UZH)

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Sept 2010 – Sept 2014

Grade: 5.20 / 6.00

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