Hi, I'm Jens

I help teams and organizations turn strategy into real and sustainable results — especially where complexity, risk, and regulation make change difficult.

Jens Koch

+41-78-627-5571 | jens.koch1@googlemail.com

Senior Change & Transformation Manager with 20+ years of experience driving complex organisational, regulatory, and technology change in financial services.

VALUE PROPOSITION

My role is to translate strategy into execution. I support executives and senior stakeholders in navigating complex change initiatives—across operating models, governance, risk, and technology—by bringing structure, clarity, and momentum.

I specialise in turning ambiguity into actionable roadmaps, aligning diverse stakeholders, and ensuring that change delivers measurable outcomes rather than slideware.

KEY SKILLS

Stakeholder Management & Communication
I act as a central interface between senior management, regulators, control functions, and delivery teams. I communicate clearly, transparently, and with purpose—tailoring messages to the audience while keeping the objective front and centre.

Execution Under Pressure
In high-stakes, fast-moving environments, I maintain oversight and prioritisation. I structure workstreams, manage dependencies, and ensure delivery stays aligned with strategic intent—even when conditions change.

Leadership & Collaboration
I believe transformation only sticks when people are brought along. I foster trust, ownership, and accountability, and I actively support teams through complex or uncomfortable change.

HOW I WORK

Structured, pragmatic, outcome-driven.
I combine a strong governance backbone with hands-on execution. I work comfortably at C-level while staying close enough to delivery teams to remove blockers and keep momentum.

I’m known for:

Bringing order to complex initiatives
Asking the questions others avoid
Creating alignment across competing stakeholder interests
Driving progress without burning teams out

Change & Transformation

Enterprise and function-level transformation initiatives
Strategy execution and multi-year change roadmaps
Post-merger integration and large-scale organisational change
Regulatory-driven and risk-driven transformation

Governance & Execution

Program / initiative management in complex environments
Operating model design and simplification
Management reporting, KPIs, and executive decision support
Cross-functional coordination (Business, IT, Risk, Audit)

Risk, Control & Assurance Lens

Transformation within regulated financial services environments
Third-party risk, operational resilience, and control frameworks
Audit-informed change design (practical, not theoretical)
Bridging first, second, and third line perspectives