IT Project Management Consulting

Delivering IT programmes for banks, financial institutions and the EU ecosystem, on time, on scope, on budget.

Senior freelance IT Project Manager with 17+ years of delivery experience: 12 years in banking and the private sector (BNL BNP Paribas, CRIF) and 5+ years across EU institutions (European Banking Authority, European Commission, EEAS). Currently providing IT project management support and consulting to the European Banking Authority. Available for full-remote engagements.

17+ yrs project delivery 5+ yrs EU institutions & agencies 4 PM certifications PM², the EU's own methodology 4 working languages Full remote engagements
Services

Where I add value

I manage complex IT initiatives in the banking sector, private enterprises and regulated environments, where governance, compliance and multi-stakeholder alignment matter as much as delivery speed.

Delivery

IT Project & Programme Management

End-to-end management of software delivery, system integrations and infrastructure programmes, whether predictive, agile or hybrid, matched to your governance model.

Governance

PMO Setup & Project Governance

Design and operation of PMO functions, PM² and PRINCE2-based governance frameworks, reporting lines and portfolio-level oversight for public and private organisations.

Regulated sectors

Banking, Regulatory & EU Programmes

Specialist support for financial-sector authorities, banks and EU bodies: regulatory reporting platforms, supervisory systems and digital transformation under EU frameworks.

Track Record

Selected engagements

EBA · 2023 – Present

Regulatory IT delivery — European Banking Authority

Full-lifecycle management of regulatory reporting IT initiatives: cross-agency collaboration with EIOPA, ESMA and National Competent Authorities, delivery of an AI-enabled EDRMS, vendor and SLA management, and reporting to EXCO level.

European Commission · DG TAXUD

Shared Trader Portal for 4,500 economic operators

End-to-end delivery from business analysis to UAT, plus agile leadership of the Safety & Security Analytics programme, translating EU policy decisions into actionable IT work programmes under EU security and quality standards.

EEAS · Programme Manager

Financial digitalisation across 140+ EU delegations worldwide

Directed the digital overhaul of financial workflows for the European External Action Service: ServiceNow rollout, BI "Control Tower" dashboards and multi-vendor contracts, achieving a 35% improvement in fund distribution efficiency.

Banking · EMEA

12 years of banking & financial services delivery

At CRIF Credit Solutions and BNL BNP Paribas: digital lending platforms rolled out across 14 EMEA countries, credit rating and KYC/fraud decision engines, and payments systems programmes, with multi-million-euro projects delivered in English, French and Italian.

About

Roberto Abruscia — Founder & Principal Consultant

I founded Bayro Insights to bring rigorous, certified project management to organisations operating in regulated environments. My career spans 12 years in banking and the private sector (BNL BNP Paribas, CRIF) and 5+ years inside the EU institutional ecosystem (EEAS, European Commission DG TAXUD, EBA), an unusual combination that lets me translate between corporate delivery culture and EU governance.

Today I provide IT project management support and consulting to the European Banking Authority, where my banking, regulatory and EU institutional experience creates immediate value, and I take on additional full-remote engagements in both the public and private sector. I hold a Master's degree in Financial Analysis and work in English, French, Italian and Spanish.

Role
Senior IT Project Manager
Experience
17+ years
Current client
European Banking Authority
Sectors
Banking · Regulatory · Public
Methodologies
PM² · PRINCE2 · PMP · Agile
Based in
Malta (EU)
Availability
Full remote
Languages
EN · FR · IT · ES
Certifications

Certified across the leading frameworks

From PMP®, the global gold standard in project management, to PM², the European Commission's own methodology rarely found outside the EU institutional ecosystem: four internationally recognised certifications, plus banking-specific credentials.

PMP®Project Management Institute
PRINCE2®APMG International
PM²European Commission methodology
PM² AgileEuropean Commission methodology
EFCBEuropean Foundation Certificate in Banking
MSc Financial AnalysisUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Let's talk about your project

Whether you need a senior IT PM for a banking or regulatory programme, a private-sector digital transformation, PMO support, or delivery capacity inside the EU ecosystem, I'm available for full-remote consulting engagements.

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