Executive IT Interim Management · Vienna
Interim mandates at managing-director and board level for banks, finance and regulation-driven IT environments. With a focus on outsourcing governance, AI-powered process optimisation and critical programmes that have to hit their deadlines and quality targets.
Current & recent engagements
Leading three parallel projects to implement AI agents in financial workflows. Goal: reduce error rates, manual rework and operational risk through end-to-end automation.
Strategic project for a central piece of software that connects internal systems with the outsourced core-banking system. Real-time communication between data centres, semantic data translation, stable day-to-day operations throughout the transformation.
Taking over a critical situation: of seven IT staff, only one remained. Brief: stabilise, rebuild, deliver reliable IT operations for day-to-day business.
Result A lean team of three plus external partners — measurably higher service quality at lower cost.
Taking over a project that had already failed three times — after the originally planned 1.5 years had elapsed. Additional brief: a second, equally large project in parallel — both with a fixed, non-negotiable end date.
Result Both projects completed two months ahead of schedule — with the existing team, without additional resources.
Focus areas
Steering critical IT services within regulation-driven structures. A sharp sense for outsourcing, data protection, IT risk management and audit-proof operating models.
End-to-end automation of finance and operations processes with AI agents. Identifying current and future potential, developing new concepts, delivering measurable value.
Steering external service providers with clear responsibilities and escalation mechanisms. Core-banking outsourcing, cloud partnerships, off- and nearshoring.
Taking over projects that have gone off the rails. Stabilising day-to-day operations, rebuilding high-performing structures, safeguarding service quality towards the business.
Running several critical projects in parallel, spotting and removing conflicts, securing adherence to budget and deadlines. Agile methods with consistent quality and progress reporting.
What used to be possible only as expensive in-house development is now economically viable with AI-powered software development. More on this below →
Software development 2026
For 30 years, an unwritten rule held in mid-sized companies and smaller banks alike: only standard products are economical. Custom software was expensive, slow and reserved for large corporations. So processes were bent to fit the software — not the other way around.
That rule no longer applies. With AI-powered development — in my case end-to-end with Claude Code — tailor-made solutions now take days instead of months, at a fraction of the former cost. This has real consequences for quality, speed and competitiveness:
On this basis I currently build data transformations for bank migrations, AI agents for financial workflows, reconciliation pipelines and reporting tools — every piece of software tailored exactly to the use case, instead of forcing the business into the corset of an off-the-shelf solution.
How I work
An interim manager steps into day-to-day business and takes ownership of execution. He solves your problem — he does not explain how you might solve it.
Create value, avoid waste. Clear objectives, ownership, an iterative approach with quality and progress reporting that usually delivers more than expected.
A coaching qualification and an MSc in consulting science — backed by 30 years of operational experience. Change processes that take people along, instead of running them over.
Up-to-the-day reporting, clear escalation paths, an honest assessment of status and risk — even when the message is uncomfortable.
About
Born in 1967 in Lower Austria, with a technical foundation at HTL St. Pölten, complemented by business studies at WU Wien and computer science at TU Wien. Later deepened with an MSc in consulting science at Sigmund Freud University.
In 1992 I founded pcsysteme.at IT-Service GmbH — initially for the IT infrastructure of an international oil company (more than 600 filling stations in Austria at the time). In parallel we developed a mobile invoicing solution exclusively for the corporate group. In 2002 we extended the solution into a logistics platform; in 2005 came the strategically decisive repositioning as a SaaS model — a business-model transformation we pulled off without a single loss-making year.
In 2014 came the sale to Touchstar Group LLC (Tulsa, USA), followed by several more years as General Manager EMEA and Group CTO with responsibility across three continents. Since 2020 I have worked as an interim manager through Pabeschitz Computer Consulting GmbH — focusing on banking, finance and AI-powered process optimisation.
Voices
Over many years, Robert Pabeschitz has impressed me again and again in our joint projects through his drive for innovation and his customer focus.
I came to know Robert Pabeschitz as an extremely reliable partner in information technology. His expertise and his ability to find, build and operate business-oriented, innovative solutions won me over as a customer and partner. His open and warm personality has, over decades, led to a stable and, for both sides, highly successful partnership.
Contact
A first conversation is non-binding and confidential. Afterwards you will know whether an interim mandate is right for your situation — and in what form.