Experience

Zeidler Group

• Germany
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Regulatory Services Division

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Head of Regulatory Services Division Regulatory Services Division is a combination of the former Fund Registration and Ongoing Fund Governance services as well as the Counterparty Due Diligence services. By speeding up the processes, boosting productivity and eliminating the room for error, Regulatory Services Division is providing a holistic service powered by in-house developed software. Company Secretary Services - Setting up processes based on thorough research and in-depth understanding of corporate governance requirements, trained junior colleagues, onboarded clients -Organising board meetings (preparing the board pack and the agenda, reaching out to service providers, producing minutes, ensuring action points are completed), creating and maintaining compliance calendars and advising on new regulatory requirements, participating in launches of new funds, completing filings with regulators Specialising in fund governance in Switzerland - Took leadership in application of the new Swiss funds’ legislation and completed some of the first filings under the new legal regime in Switzerland Process improvement Updating and modernising company’s system for workflow management (invoicing automation, enabling financial forecasting, enabling reporting based on work type and clients) Other projects - Developed great understanding of marketing and distribution of investment funds by compiling, completing and filing applications for cross-border registrations in various jurisdictions and multiple languages; - Gained in-depth knowledge of the requirements for key investor information documents (KIIDs) by advising multiple clients on the annual KIID update; - Participated in various projects including agreement negotiations, due diligence process, review of marketing materials for AIFs and UCITS, preparing annual reports for EEA and Switzerland, preparing presentations on new developments in investment fund law. - Advising clients on ESG matters. Show less



Majorel at Google

• Dublin, Ireland

• Quality Analyst

  • May 2018 - May 2019

  - Changed the environment to agile by implementing mandatory active communication between various teams, shortening quality review processes, providing immediate feedback and changing training processes for the new hires - Raised team’s quality results by 25% within 6 weeks due to carefully developed action plans - Optimized team’s knowledge and working efficiency by 28% through creating software tools with developers and rewriting documentation in a more user friendly version - Simplified reporting using various formulas in the raw data, which also made it easier for the whole team to see their individual results - Named Second in Command in the Quality Team Show less



Hays with Accenture at Google

• County Dublin, Ireland

• Quality Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  - Started as agent but became Quality analyst within one month - Standardized quality process for the new project by suggesting changes to the existing process and closely collaborating with the client - Gained tremendous trust from the client by constantly having calibration matches between 95-100% - Raised team quality score to 3% above target (98%) as a result of effective feedback and refresher trainings - Started as agent but became Quality analyst within one month - Standardized quality process for the new project by suggesting changes to the existing process and closely collaborating with the client - Gained tremendous trust from the client by constantly having calibration matches between 95-100% - Raised team quality score to 3% above target (98%) as a result of effective feedback and refresher trainings



Pavle Fellner Law Office

• Zagreb, Croatia

• Associate Attorney

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2017

  - Worked at a law office specialized in IP - Obtained proficiency in all associate attorney tasks through daily drafting and writing of claims, pleadings, legal remedies, claims before Constitutional Court, applications and pleadings for European Court of Justice, contracts etc. - Acquired excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks and expertise in all forms and stages of debt collection (both before extrajudicial entities as well as court evictions) by managing debt collection for clients having branches in multiple cities across the country - Raised client’s yearly income by 5% in consequence of reorganizing debt collection - through knowledgeable timing and execution, the eviction costs and taxes were minimal for the client - Gained excellent communication skills due to being first point of contact in the office and representing clients in court and in meetings with opponent parties - Reduced number of court proceedings for client by 20% as a result of offering Out-of Court settlements to the parties that were willing to settle - Emphasized client’s needs on urgency while regularly speeding up procedure before the higher court, which resulted in shortening of proceedings before higher court by 85% (procedure lasted for 4 months instead of anticipated average 5 years) Show less



Legal Clinic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law

• Zagreb, Croatia

• Student Volunteer

  • Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

  - September 2011 – February 2012: Member of Group for Helping Victims and Witnesses of Crime - March 2012 – September 2012: Mentor of Labour Law Group - Led the team of 6 people as Mentor of Labour Law Group: clearly communicated the performance expectation and the working process agreed upon to produce excellent legal opinions within set deadlines - Organized weekly meetings and team building activities (bowling, hiking etc.) and provided support in completing all assignments in order to keep the motivation and team morale high and to ensure high production while maintaining excellent quality of work - Other tasks: giving general legal information, writing legal opinions, making appointments with clients, providing legal aid outside of Zagreb, working with different charity organisations (e. g. for helping homeless people or cooperating with organisations helping abused women and women having cancer) and participating in international conferences on legal aid Show less