Understand
Start with the problem, people and value.
NicoBlöchlinger
Strategic Project Lead
I turn strategy into progress people can feel.
Eight years in project leadership and business development across banking and industry — from strategy work with the executive board to systems in production.
StrategySystemsImpact
8Years in project leadership & business development
CHF 3mERP programme owned, on time and on budget
330People moved to the new ERP
CH · DE · USAPartners and subsidiaries coordinated
What I bring
Execution is the bridge between strategy and reality.
I translate ambitious initiatives into clear decisions, working systems and teams that carry the change.
Connect
Bring business, technology and partners together.
Deliver
Create ownership, momentum and measurable results.
Selected work
Transformation that works in real life.
Four projects from Swiss industry — from enterprise strategy through international analysis to systems in production.
01
The digital backbone
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Company-wide rollout of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and an integrated architecture across ERP, POS, PIM, middleware, ecommerce and CRM.
> CHF 3m330 end usersOn time & on budget
02
Vision 2028
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Digital and IT strategy with the CFO: principles, target organisation, roadmap, supplier management and cyber-security governance. Plus the integration of Stöckli North America into the central M365 environment.
Strategy → roadmapSwitzerland + USC-level sparring
03
The EU business under review
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Led a cross-functional review of the EU business: assessed permanent-establishment risks, delivery performance, logistics and customs costs, and condensed the findings into a decision paper for the executive board.
Customs & tax exposureCross-functionalBoard decision paper
04
AI for everyday operations
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Initiated the internal AI team and built software for ski-test event management — from process analysis to a productive tool.
−60% effortBuilt independentlyProven in daily use
Side projects
Not just talking about it. Building.
Two independent projects where I deepen my product thinking and my ability to turn an idea into a running service — built in my own time, both publicly available.
Career Intelligence · Switzerland
Which role truly fits you?
An adaptive career check for Swiss professionals. Short scenario questions create a WorkType profile and concrete role hypotheses for the Swiss job market.
From question bank and scoring to the personal report.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Matching Engine
- Vitest
- Capacitor iOS
CLRY
AI Editorial System · DACH
The essential AI news. In five minutes.
An automated German-language AI news pipeline: ingest global sources, cluster and rank stories, condense them editorially, pass multiple QA gates and deliver daily or weekly.
6–10 curated stories per edition, daily and weekly.
- Node.js
- Claude
- Supabase
- Resend
- Multi-stage QA
Journey
Banking → Business Development → Strategy & Transformation
One consistent thread: get to the bottom of complex questions, align people and turn decisions into reliable solutions.
MSc & BSc Business Administration · Lucerne University of Applied SciencesStrategic Project Lead
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
IT strategy with the CFO, review of the EU business, integration of the US subsidiary, HR system and creation of the AI team.
ERP Project Lead
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Company-wide ERP rollout with responsibility for budget, quality and change.
Project Manager Business Development
Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
Built Skiservice@Home from idea to market launch. Discontinued after one season — since then I validate demand before scaling operations.
Business Development Manager
Nidwaldner Kantonalbank
Innovation and digitisation, sparring partner to the executive board and part of the NKB 2022–2026 strategy programme.
Banking Foundation
Nidwaldner Kantonalbank
Commercial apprenticeship with vocational baccalaureate and broad universal-banking experience.
Outside the office
Movement creates perspective.
Raised in Ennetbürgen, at home in Stansstad — deeply connected to central Switzerland and the mountains. Tennis, padel, mountain biking, road cycling, golf, ski touring and freeriding. Currently travelling the world to experience new cultures, meet people and return with a fresh perspective.
Available from April 2027Stansstad, Switzerland
Contact
Ready for what comes next.
I am available from April 2027 and interested in roles at the intersection of strategy, technology and execution — in industrial and technology companies as much as in sports and consumer businesses. Preferably in central Switzerland.
nico.bloechlinger@outlook.com