Jan Jager

Experience

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  Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency

  Jan 2009 - Apr 2011

  • Project management (internal process innovations, implementation of changes and process optimizations) • Coordination of agency´s development projects, cooperation in creation and planning of strategic projects, projects concept development (aims of project, structure of processes, responsibility patterns, timeline, resources allocation etc.) • Responsibility for optimization of customer /supplier relationship with agency´s external partners and clients (agreements audit and check up, optimization of agreement conditions) • Close cooperation with the legal department in identification and settling unsolved cases, claims recovery (collection and sorting, preparation of materials, communication with external legal consultants)• Annual reports creation, cooperation with the Marketing Department in creation of agency´s promotional materials (structure planning and design consultations) • Cooperation in the process of the agency´s fiscal budget planning (budget analysis, financial planning of expenditures, resources allocation and fundraising) • Management of the employees of the Office of the CEO (CEO´s agenda planning, meetings, tasks check up, processing of comments and providing reviews, communication with the administrative bodies as well as third parties) • Active support of the other departments activities, coordination of the organization´s internal control mechanisms Show less • Coordination of preparation works for the subcontracting matchmaking fairs of the national or international character • Presentation of the Slovak business subjects and their products, available production capacities and joint venture options to possible partners abroad• Demands and needs research in the sphere of subcontracting activities for small and medium sized businesses, processing of technical documentation, selection of subcontracting activities support and their realization • Search for the optimal partners of national and international business subjects • Consulting and assistance services provision for national and foreign partners during bilateral negotiations of potential cooperation and subcontracting • Providing after care services to the business subjects in regions • Research of up to date professional information and data on the business environment in the regions and its forwarding to the subcontracting partners abroad • Cooperation with regional administration, municipalities and local institutions with the aim to support export oriented activities of small and medium sized business in the region • Organization of seminars, trainings and conferences with the participation of national and foreign subjects Show less

  • Director CEO Office (Business Manager)

    May 2009 - Apr 2011

  • Regional Manager (Foreign Trade Specialist)

    Jan 2009 - May 2009
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  IBM

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2021

  • Responsible for IBM US hosting budget pool - definition, management and execution of the financial plan.• Coordination of 5+ internal team, facilitating cross functional cooperation with extended teams• Demonstration of management and control of all cost elements on a detailed level, steady-state and investments, standards and non-standards.• Definition and management of the cost recovery – setting up the rates, collection & analyzing the usage, performing billing to internal customers• Streamlining cooperation between financial teams and delivery teams, responsible for solving colisions.• Analysis and optimisation of the processes – debugging, removing obstacles, fixing inefficiencies, improving their lead time and accuracy. Show less • Perform Financial Analyst Role for Consolidation & Planning (Plan process: gather investments information, volumes growth, cost model, recovery rates, etc.)• Perform Business Operations Professional Role, Represent IGA LA to the Council• Analyze plan distribution among the regions, Apply Accounting Skills (monthly actual and forecast reports) for IGA SD global team and CIO Finance team and LA BT/IT team• Develop Forecasts & Financial Plans, provide Cost reduction analysis• Apply Business & Financial Tools/Applications, Analyze with regions SD actuals and forecast for the countries• Volumes reports for IGA SD global team and volumes standardization and consolidation from the LA regions• Work with IGA SD Network business office to analyze actual and forecast for LA• Analyze Business Performance, New investments planning interlock with Tower Owners• Projects follow up meetings with PMs and Tower Owners Show less • Act as Cloud Computing Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Focal point for Clouds and other List Price Offerings in all Europe• Deliver High level financial analysis of Special Bids in relation to the price and business justification, Reporting & FA data analysis to the Senior Europe GTS Executive team• Act as Fast Path Europe Coordinator for all bids with negative PTI and non-standard T&Cs• Contribute to achievement of Europe GTS pipeline, signing, revenue and profit objectives consistent with financial commitments in Europe • Drive profitable thinking in deals by providing high quality, timely and accurate financial analysis & recommendations to local Engagement teams• Provide high quality, responsive Financial support to the Engagement teams, the Senior Europe GTS Executive team, and the customer in pursuit of sound business objectives• Support the Engagement Teams as they bring forward non-delegated deals in a concise and timely manner that meet customer deadlines, Ensure appropriate reviews & approvals are obtained within GTS & HQ delegation guidelines Show less • Financial analysis of Special Bids (Revenue, GP, PTI, RA, costs structure, contingencies, risk factors, T&Cs, etc.) in relation to the price justification• Construct bid profitability assessments, Compile profit recovery plans, Provide advice and recommendation (approve / reject / adjust price) to the business and supporting the executive decision process• Determine and gather the required approvals according to published rules for release of special bid to business partners or clients, Approve or reject within the delegation • Prepare allocation of revenue in multi-brand and cross-brand bids according to defined revenue allocation processes• Perform compliance testing on prices released by Pricing• Apply defined methodologies to calculate price differential for non-standard terms and conditions Show less • Contribute to achievement of Europe GTS pipeline, signing, revenue and profit objectives consistent with financial commitments in Europe IOT and for total Europe• Drive profitable thinking in deals by providing high quality, timely and accurate financial analysis & recommendations to the Engagement teams• Provide high quality, responsive Financial support to the Engagement teams, the Senior Europe GTS Executive team, and the customer in pursuit of sound business objectives• Support the Europe IOT's as they bring forward non-delegated deals in a concise and timely manner that meet customer deadlines and ensures appropriate reviews and approvals are obtained within GTS & CHQ delegation guidelines within reasonable timeframes for executives Show less

  • Offering Owner for US Hosting (zSystem & Storage) - Business Operations Manager

    Mar 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Business Operations & Finance for IGA Latin America

    Jul 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Cloud&Global Offerings Europe Pricer

    Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Europe ITS Pricer

    Jan 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Italy ITS Pricer

    Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
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  Kyndryl

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Managing team of 13 professionals in CIO Business Operations - Covering all geos operations from 4 different locations (Americas, Europe, China, Japan)• CIO Focal for SAP 4Hana delivery team (providing inputs, facilitating communication with other sub teams, raising potential issues)• Supporting Finance organization on their duties (Ledger reviews, cost analysis, addressing and solving miscodes/discrepancies)• Facilitating work of all CIO domains and cross functional teams of CIO Kyndryl organization• End-to-end ownership of financial structure CIO (Majors/Cost Centers) • Responsible for all CIO claim workload (SME, guidance, execution, dispute resolution) • Facilitation and support of requests raised by other bus ops/finance teams and by CIO delivery teams (Cross country billing, Document of Understandings, PO support, Accounts payable requests, financial data analysis, etc.) Show less

  • Senior Transformation Manager

    Aug 2023 - now

  • CIO Business Operations Manager

    Dec 2021 - Oct 2023