Utku G.

Background

About Utku G.

I am a Technology Leader who excels at combining strategic leadership with technical expertise to drive business-critical change. I specialize in identifying opportunities for cost-saving automations and building bespoke teams to implement solutions. Key Skills: Leadership, Business Strategy, Team Building, Project Management, Vendor & Stakeholder Management, Agile Delivery Domains: Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Alternatives, Digital Transformation, M&A Technical Stack: Python, VBA, AI, C#, C++, MS SQL, Oracle, Matlab, Qlik, Power BI, Bloomberg, Markit Platforms: Cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), SaaS deployment and integration. Experience at DWS (Current Role): As a Technology Manager, I lead a global team supporting the Alternatives Private Markets area, driving operational and strategic projects. Successfully rolled out new global systems for portfolio management, quantitative order generation, and private credit. Enabled the M&A of various Group businesses by leading deal-critical data and systems transfer processes. Developed the business case for and built a core onshore/offshore technology team, reducing dependency on contractors and increasing delivery capacity. My career began at Deutsche Bank, where I combined my Computer Science skills with financial expertise, culminating in a distinction in my MSc in Finance at Cass Business School. I am proud to have grown in this role via exposure to organisational change across a wide variety of projects.