Luca Cisci
About Me
Project Manager and Agile Delivery Manager with a strong track record of delivering technology-led change across complex, highly regulated Financial Services environments. I have led end-to-end delivery of regulatory, AML, and Anti-Financial Crime initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives, regulatory requirements, and technical execution. My experience spans full project lifecycle delivery, including planning, governance, stakeholder management, RAID ownership, and coordination of cross-functional teams across engineering, DevOps, testing, and support. I am comfortable operating in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery models, adapting pragmatically to organisational and regulatory constraints. I have played a key delivery role in the design and implementation of the Client Risk Rating Engine (CRRE) at Deutsche Bank, supporting the Anti-Financial Crime Risk Assessment (AFC-RA) domain and enabling the integration of multiple business lines and external KYC systems. This work required close collaboration with technology, compliance, and operations stakeholders to deliver robust, compliant solutions at scale. My background as a Business Analyst and Scrum Master strengthens my delivery capability, allowing me to bridge strategy and execution through clear requirements, prioritised backlogs, and effective Agile ceremonies—while maintaining strong delivery discipline and accountability for outcomes. I am currently seeking Project Manager or Agile Delivery Manager / Lead roles within Financial Services or similarly complex, regulated environments, where strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and delivery focus are critical to success.
Education
University of Cagliari, Italy 2000
MSc in Electronic Engineering
Work & Experience
Hyperoptic 05/12/2025 - 12/19/2025
AGILE DELIVERY LEAD / SCRUM MASTER
• Led Agile delivery across cross-functional software development teams, improving delivery flow, reducing bottlenecks, and increasing predictability of sprint outcomes. • Facilitated Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement, driving continuous improvement and team maturity. • Worked closely with Product Owners, engineering leads, and senior stakeholders to align delivery objectives with business priorities and customer outcomes. • Delivered a cloud modernisation initiative leveraging AWS and AI-driven automation, improving operational efficiency and service responsiveness. • Managed delivery risks, dependencies, and impediments, ensuring adherence to governance and quality standards.
Deutsche Bank 11/28/2016 - 01/12/2024
BUSINESS ANALYST | PROJECT MANAGER
• Took full ownership for end-to-end delivery of strategic and tactical AML/AFC technology platform, from initiation through implementation and handover. • Managed end-to-end delivery of AML and AFC platforms, coordinating onboarding across multiple business lines and integration with 30 external KYC systems, meeting regulatory milestones and strengthening control frameworks. • Elicited, analysed, and validated business and functional requirements; coordinated sign-off with stakeholders, development teams, and QA to ensure delivery alignment. • Authored Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria; managed product backlogs and supported Agile delivery as Scrum Master and Product Owner proxy. • Produced and maintained delivery artefacts including project plans, delivery schedules, RAID logs, dependency maps, and mitigation strategies; coordinated multi-disciplinary teams (QA, L2/L3 support, DevOps, Release Management, and vendors). • Delivered MI and reporting platforms involving data mapping, data modelling, ETL pipelines, and regulatory reporting, ensuring data quality, integrity, and audit readiness. • Led cloud migration initiatives to Google Cloud Platform, improving platform scalability, availability, and operational resilience.
Vodafone 07/02/2012 - 07/31/2015
Change Manager
• Delivered large-scale transformation initiatives across multiple BSS/OSS systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational readiness. • Coordinated solution architecture reviews, process optimisation initiatives, and business readiness activities across billing, payments, collections, and financial reporting domains. • Oversaw UAT, deployment readiness, documentation, and early-life support, ensuring service stability and controlled production releases.