Dr. Matthias Ullrich

Head of Bank Steering IT | Bridging business & architecture to deliver regulatory, accounting & risk solutions

Pohlheim, Hesse, Germany

About

Experience

  • Aareal Bank AG (7 yrs)
    • Director | Head of Bank Steering IT
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      As Head of Bank Steering IT, I lead the design, modernization, and operation of the bank’s core steering applications and processes. With a strong understanding of both business requirements and technical architecture, my cross-functional team of developers, business analysts, product owners, and architects, delivers scalable, efficient, and audit-proof solutions for areas such as trading, regulatory reporting, valuation (full fair value & hedged fair value), accounting (IFRS & HGB), controlling & performance management, and market risk. We act as strategic partners for the business - driving simplification, innovation, and long-term stability in the bank's IT landscape.

    • Director | Enterprise Transformation and Digitalization
      Sep 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Planned and initiated a strategic initiative to build a deposit platform for private clients (responsible for scope definition, acted as project lead and strategic sparring partner) - Simplification and standardization of core banking functionalities: Planned and initiated an enterprise-wide initiative to streamline the IT landscape and unify functional and technical processes; focus on consolidating core banking functionalities in standard systems (acted as originator, scope owner, sparring partner, and project initiator). - Data Strategy: Led a feasibility study to design a new data strategy with a focus on self-service analytics and regulatory compliance, including BCBS 239 and audit readiness. - AI Strategy: contributed as sparring partner in developing an AI strategy for the bank, with emphasis on governance and use case ideation. - Project Lead “Data, Interfaces and Adapters”: Managed a key project to modernize the bank’s data architecture and technical interface infrastructure.

    • Director | Banking Transformation & Projects
      Jul 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      - Established a quantitatively focused business analysis team - Developed strategies and approaches to simplify the core banking system landscape and related processes - Held leadership roles in key strategic projects, including: ->Benchmark Regulation Reform ->Feasibility study for the replacement of the trading system -> Implementation of IFRS-based financial reporting for the parent company

  • Senior Consultant at d-fine
    Nov 2014 - Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Doktorrand & Postdoktorand) at Justus-Liebig University Giessen
    Jan 2011 - Oct 2014 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Mitarbeit an einem Hochenergieexperiment in Peking, Datenanalyse, Entwicklung von Simulations- und Rekonstruktionssoftware für ein Flugzeitdetektorupgrade, Inbetriebnahme eines Flugzeitdetektors und Entwicklung der Auslesesoftware

  • Lehrbeauftragter at Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
    Sep 2009 - Mar 2014 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Lehraufträge für Mathematik und Physik an den Fachbereichen MNI (Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften, Informatik) und Bauwesen