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Nenad CrncecNC

Nenad Crncec

Enterprise Architect with hands-on delivery

€500/day
Zagreb, HR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Nenad

I design architectures that transform complexity into clarity and execution into results.
TLDR;
- solution & enterprise architecture
- software development: java, python, typescript
- technical product owner
- banking, finance, ai

Enterprise & Solution Architect with 20+ years of experience delivering large-scale digital transformation in banking, fintech, and enterprise SaaS. I specialize in connecting business strategy with executable architecture, from C-suite vision down to delivery teams.

I build architectures that ship — not documents that sit.

What I do
•Define target state architecture and modernization roadmap
•Translate business goals into actionable solution designs
•Accelerate delivery by aligning architecture, teams, and governance
•Reduce complexity, technical debt, and time-to-market

Core Expertise
•Enterprise & Solution Architecture (TOGAF, C4, DDD)
•Digital banking modernization, payments, core banking transformation
•Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka), microservices, API strategy
•Cloud architecture (Azure/AWS), container platforms, distributed systems
•Architecture governance, capability mapping, roadmapping

Value I bring
•Architected and governed EDA rollout across 13 countries for an international banking group
•Led multi-squad delivery organizations (+200 people), ensuring execution matches architecture
•Proven ability to simplify legacy ecosystems and guide modernization without disruption

If the challenge is unclear, complex, or high-stakes — that’s where I come in.

Outcome: measurable transformation, accelerated delivery, and architectures that scale with the business.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Croatian

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Architech,
    Founder & CEO
    TECH
    January 2013 - Today (13 years and 5 months)
    Zagreb, Croatia
    OTP Bank Strategy (2023)
    Highlight:
    • Alignment with group strategy
    • Establishing architecture governance framework
    • Business-IT alignment and capability mapping
    Enterprise Architecture Cloud architect IT Strategy Generative AI Agentic AI
  • Architech
    Archy.ai Platform
    TECH
    January 2022 - Today (4 years and 5 months)
    Zagreb, Croatia
    Highlight:
    • AI-driven platform
    • Cloud-native (Azure), containerized, secure
    • Internal DevOps and GitOps tooling
    Accomplishments, activities, responsibilities
    • Founded a strategic architecture consultancy serving Tier-1 European banks and fintechs; developed long-term partnerships grounded in trust and delivery.
    • Defining IT Strategy for major regional bank
    • Solution architecture for e-money & e-wallet system – regional payment fintech
    • Enterprise architecture foundation for integrated payment solution provider
    • Led architecture of "Archy," an AI-based assistant for product management teams; listed on Atlassian and Azure marketplaces.
    • Enabled 20+ teams to reduce backlog planning time by over 40%, increasing delivery predictability and transparency.
    • Event-driven microservice architecture
    • Azure AI Foundry integration – multi-model solution
    • Angular frontend
    • Java Spring Boot backend
    • Architected event-driven, microservice-based platforms combining Java Spring Boot, Kafka, and Angular; deployed scalable SaaS/PaaS models.
    • Allowed clients to modernize legacy systems incrementally without disrupting operations.
    • Served as architecture advisor to executive teams, translating business needs into actionable technology roadmaps and rationalizing technology investments.
    • Helped banks save 15-30% in long-term tech operating costs through better architecture planning.
    • Spearheaded redesign of digital banking architectures, improving customer and employee experiences.
  • TBC Bank,
    Domain Architect for Digital Banking
    January 2022 - January 2025 (3 years)
    Georgia
    TBC Bank – Digital Banking Modernization
    • Modernization of legacy to microservices
    • Tribe alignment and architecture community building
    • Secure API design & OpenAPI governance
    • Agile transformation lead
    • Chaired Architecture reviews and Architecture Board sessions
    Accomplishments, activities, responsibilities
    • Collaborated with Domain Architecture team to lead TBC Bank's digital transformation.
    • Domain architecture for web and mobile banking
    ◦ Microservice architecture

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Education

  • high-school
    gymnasium
    1996

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