Alar Raabe

Architecture Transformation Lead at Swedbank

Estonia

About

I have worked nearly 45 years in IT, where held various roles from programmer to a software architect. During that time I worked 15 years in insurance and last 15 years in banking business domain, where I developed model-driven technology for insurance applications product-line (incl. models, method/process, platform/framework and tools), and now I am developing and implementing enterprise architecture framework methods for a banking group, and supporting business architects in business units in developing business architecture(s). My goal is to reduce the gap between business and IT by introducing and advocating systematic thinking and employment of modeling methods.

Experience

  • Swedbank AS (19 yrs 6 mos)
    • Architecture Transformation Lead
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Develop, monitor and enforce high-level frameworks that align organization's IT infrastructure with business processes/data to improve the efficiency and productivity of business operations; follow-up on the Swedbank Target Architecture; develop and maintain Architecture Repository; support architects and facilitate communication between business and technical teams

    • Enterprise Architect
      Sep 2016 - Jun 2023 · 6 yrs 10 mos

      Representative of enterprise architecture function for Large Corporates and Institutions and for Group IT in Swedbank Group, support for business architects in business units, harmonization of other architecture domains with business domains, participation in Group Target Architecture development and development and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture Framework

    • Business Architect
      2010 - Sep 2016 · 6 yrs 9 mos

      Top coordinator and representative of architecture function across the Swedbank Group within business architecture domain. Supporting business architects in business units, running business architects network, harmonizing other enterprise architecture domains with business architecture domain. Participating in Group IT strategy development and architecture compliance processes. Leading enterprise architecture framework development process.

  • Profit Software AS (Tallinn)
    • Chief Technology Officer
      2006 - 2007 · 1 yr

      Responsibilities: Development of product concepts, evaluation of new technologies and tools, consultation and support activities, cooperation with the international customers

    • Development Manager
      2005 - 2006 · 1 yr

      Responsibilities: Management of product development process, consultation and support activities, cooperation with the international customers

    • Research Manager
      2003 - 2005 · 2 yrs

      Responsibilities: Management of research, consultation and support activities in insurance, cooperation with the international customers

  • Director at Gefex Soft OÜ
    2002 - 2007 · 5 yrs

    Responsibilities: Strategic and operative management of Gefex OÜ; management of international cooperation

  • AS AETEC (Tallinn)
    • Chief of Product Development Unit
      2000 - 2001 · 1 yr

      Responsibilities: Leading the development of insurance software products under the trademark Once&Done (registered to Progressive Financial Technologies, Profit Oy, Helsinki, Finland)

    • Council Member
      2000 - 2001 · 1 yr

      Responsibilities: Participating in the strategic management of AS AETEC

  • Aeteci Finantsvara AS (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chief Software Architect
      1996 - 2000 · 4 yrs

      Responsibilities: Strategic management of insurance software development and leading the development of the distributed object-oriented architecture for insurance systems

    • Council Member
      1996 - 2000 · 4 yrs

      Responsibilities: Participating in the strategic management of Aeteci Finantsvara AS

    • Board Member and Director
      1994 - 1996 · 2 yrs

      Responsibilities: Strategic and operative management of insurance software development and operative management of Aeteci Finantsvara AS