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Digital & Data Transformation
Leads end-to-end digital programmes — modernising core platforms, improving data flows and enabling agile business operations across change-critical environments.
Senior Consultant · Netherlands · EU · Global
Dani Buricescu.
Senior Digital Transformation & Programme Leadership Consultant
Scalable change. Delivered with structure.
Seasoned Transformation Leader with 10+ years of experience driving high-impact digital change across financial services, FinTech, insurance and tech sectors. Specialist in large-scale system integration, data-driven innovation and cross-border programme delivery — with proven leadership of strategic initiatives at ING, Allianz and FastForward.ai.
10+
Years
In digital transformation, programme leadership and systems integration
4
Sectors
Financial services, FinTech, insurance and tech — all change-critical
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Tier-1 Brands
Senior programme leadership inside ING, Allianz and FastForward.ai
NL · EU
Global Coverage Cross-border programme delivery across geographies and time zones
Global Coverage Cross-border programme delivery across geographies and time zones
About Dani
Delivering scalable change and digital innovation across financial services and tech.
Dani Buricescu is a seasoned Transformation Leader with 10+ years of experience driving high-impact digital change across financial services, FinTech, insurance and tech sectors. She specialises in large-scale system integration, data-driven innovation and cross-border programme delivery — with a proven record leading strategic initiatives for ING, Allianz and FastForward.ai.
Dani combines deep technical understanding with pragmatic leadership to deliver value-driven solutions. Whether overseeing platform migrations, decommissioning legacy systems or embedding AI-enabled capabilities, she ensures results are delivered with structure, clarity and measurable impact.
A leadership style that balances governance with agility — aligning complex stakeholder groups and empowering teams to succeed in fast-paced, high-change environments.
Dani brings global perspective, cross-functional collaboration and executional strength to every engagement — turning transformation into tangible outcomes.
Where Dani Has Led
Strategic initiatives delivered for tier-1 European institutions.
Dani has led digital transformation, systems integration and programme delivery at the institutions that set the standard for European financial services and FinTech — bringing the governance discipline these environments require.
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Digital Transformation Portfolio
Allianz
Senior Programme Management
FastForward.ai
Transformation & Innovation
Sectors of Expertise
Four sectors. All change-critical.
Dani's career has been built across the four sectors where digital transformation delivery discipline is most essential — and where the cost of getting it wrong is highest.
Financial Services
Tier-1 Banking
FinTech
High-Growth Innovation
Insurance
Allianz & Beyond
Technology
FastForward.ai & Adjacent
Delivery Toolkit
Hands-on with the platforms programme delivery actually runs on.
Dani builds robust governance frameworks and transparent reporting structures using the same delivery tools used inside the world's largest financial institutions — not generic methodology slides.
Power BI
Reporting & Analytics
Confluence
Programme Documentation
JIRA
Agile Delivery & Tracking
How Dani Can Help
Five capabilities. All measurable.
Dani's offering covers the full digital transformation lifecycle — from end-to-end programme leadership through systems integration, legacy decommissioning, governance frameworks and cross-border stakeholder alignment.
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System Integration & Legacy Decommissioning
Delivers seamless transitions through complex tech migrations and system retirements — with minimal disruption and maximum value preserved across the cutover.
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Programme Leadership & Change Delivery
Provides strategic direction and delivery leadership across change-critical environments — aligning teams, timelines and KPIs from kick-off to post-delivery review.
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Governance, Risk & Reporting
Builds robust governance frameworks and transparent reporting structures — using tools like Power BI, Confluence and JIRA to keep complex programmes visible, measurable and accountable.
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Stakeholder Alignment & Cross-Border Execution
Navigates diverse stakeholder groups across geographies — ensuring shared vision, C-level buy-in and delivery accountability through every phase of the programme.
Why Work with Dani
Three reasons clients return.
If you're modernising platforms, leading cross-border change or driving data-led transformation, Dani brings the leadership, technical insight and delivery discipline to make it happen.
REASON 01
Tier-1 financial services pedigree
Senior programme leadership inside ING and Allianz — the institutions that set the standard for European financial services delivery discipline.
REASON 02
Governance & agility, in balance
A leadership style that balances governance with agility. Holds programmes to standards regulated environments require — without losing the pace transformation actually demands.
REASON 03
Pragmatic, hands-on delivery
Combines deep technical understanding with pragmatic leadership. Equally comfortable in a stakeholder workshop, a JIRA backlog grooming and a Power BI dashboard review.
Areas of Expertise
Disciplines and contexts Dani operates across.
A senior digital transformation, programme leadership and systems integration consultant with deep specialisation in regulated financial services and tech — available for EU and global engagements at scale.
Digital Transformation
System Integration
Programme Leadership
Data & Innovation
Platform Migration
Legacy Decommissioning
Core Platform Modernisation
AI-Enabled Capabilities
Data Flows & Architecture
Agile Delivery
Change Delivery
Cross-Border Programmes
Programme Governance
Risk & Reporting Frameworks
KPI & Outcome Tracking
Stakeholder Alignment
C-Level Engagement
Power BI
Confluence
JIRA
Financial Services
FinTech
Insurance
Technology Sector
Netherlands & EU
Positions Held
Seven senior roles across digital transformation and programme delivery.
Dani's career spans seven senior transformation roles — from Digital Transformation Portfolio Lead at ING and Senior Programme Manager at Allianz, through Transformation & Innovation Consultant at FastForward.ai, into specialist cross-border change and systems integration engagements.
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Digital Transformation Portfolio Lead — ING
Tier-1 Banking · Digital Transformation Portfolio
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Senior Programme Manager — Allianz
Insurance · Senior Programme Leadership
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Transformation & Innovation Consultant — FastForward.ai
FinTech / Tech · Innovation Consulting
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Cross-Border Change Delivery Specialist — Freelance
Independent Senior Consulting · EU & Global
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Digital Integration & Systems Migration Lead — Various Financial Institutions
Financial Services · Systems Integration
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Agile Delivery & Governance Consultant — Independent Projects
Agile Delivery · Programme Governance
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Technology Strategy Associate — Global Consultancy Firm
Strategy Consulting · Career Foundation
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Contact Dani Buricescu for expert leadership in digital transformation, system integration and programme delivery across complex, cross-border environments.
With deep experience in driving large-scale change, aligning stakeholders and enabling data-led innovation, Dani helps organisations modernise operations, decommission legacy systems and deliver measurable outcomes with clarity and control.
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Scalable change.
Delivered with structure.
If you are modernising a core banking platform, decommissioning legacy systems, leading a cross-border programme, embedding AI-enabled capabilities or building governance into a fast-moving transformation — tell us in 25 minutes what you need. Dani or one of our 40+ senior consultants will tell you honestly whether we can help.