Bojan Bjelić

Curriculum Vitae

Bojan Bjelić

Information Technology Executive

​​Results-driven technology leader with 25+ years of experience across Fintech, Energy, Gaming, E-Commerce, and Social Media industries.

Proven ability to scale systems, driving digital transformation, and bridging the gap between business and technology. 

Passionate about creating high-performing teams, building scalable architectures, and fostering innovation.

Successfully led IPO launch, AI-driven solutions, large-scale system growth and integrations.

Notable Achievements

IPO Launch of TaTaTu (€1.5B Valuation) – tech growth and strategy behind TaTaTu’s successful IPO on Euronext Growth.

Information System Architecture and Governance in Erste Digital – Designed and implemented target architecture strategies and system development governance for Erste bank, a major financial institution.

Developed AI-Powered Energy Tariff Switching Platform for EnergyHero/TariffHero using smart-meter data.

Digital Payment Services and Monitoring in Global Blue – Designed and implemented global fintech payment services solutions.

Leadership

I have specialized in team building, hiring, productivity, strategy & roadmaps, technology scaling, stakeholder management and overcoming complex challenges.

Professional Experience

Chief Technology
& Information Officer

TaTaTu S.p.A, Rome, Italy / Vienna, Austria ● 2021 – present ● Social, Streaming, Fintech

Responsibilities:

  • Lead technology strategy, product development, and platform scalability.
  • Manage and grow the team of 40+ engineers, ensuring alignment with business goals.
  • Drive technical due diligence and compliance for strategic initiatives.

Successfully led TaTaTu’s €1.5B IPO on Euronext Growth in 2022.
Scaled AWS-based infrastructure to support massive user growth while achieving 99.999% uptime.
Developed an AI-driven customer data platform to enhance analytics and personalization.
Established structured processes for team efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
Grew the team from 20 to 40 members, while improving efficiency by 40%.


Senior Technology Advisor

The Blue Minds Company, Vienna, Austria ● 2021 – 2024 ● Energy, Investing

Responsibilities: Technology analysis, Technical due diligence, Technology coordination

While starting the cooperation with TaTaTu, I have transitioned to an advisory role to support The Blue Minds Company on tech aspects across their rich portfolio of projects.

Chief Technology Officer

The Blue Minds Company, Vienna, Austria ● 2019 – 2021 ● Energy, Investing

Responsibilities: Technology analysis, Technical due diligence, Technology coordination

Developed an AI-powered energy tariff switching platform (TariffHero) integrating smart-meter data.
Managed to launch several iterations of technology updates of the Energy Hero platform.
Integrated Salesforce-based customer platform for Energy Hero.
Conducted numerous technical due diligence interviews and analyses.

Information Systems Architect

Erste Digital (formerly s IT Solutions), Vienna, Austria ● 2019 ● Fintech

Responsibilities: System architecture, Information architecture, Software architecture, System integration, Scalability, Cloud, Process implementation.

Defined branch-wide guidelines and ensured strategic alignment across projects.

Established a transparent, metrics-driven technology governance framework, aligning cross-functional teams and improving strategic decision-making.

Tech lead & Enterprise Architect

Global Blue Service Company Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria ● 2016 – 2018 ● Fintech

Designed & implemented a real-time payment processing system to ensure security and compliance.

Defined enterprise architecture strategies and system-wide governance.

Designed & implemented an end-to-end transaction monitoring platform, integrating data from discrete domain-specific systems for consolidated overview of the business.

Technical Project Manager

Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH, Vienna, Austria ● 2013 – 2016 ● Online Gaming

Managed integration of internal and external systems, scalability, and innovation.

Successfully led relaunch of a high-concurrency gaming platform.

Tech lead and Software architect

TeleTrader Software GmbH, Vienna, Austria ● 2009 – 2013 ●  Fintech

Introduced Agile methodologies, improving development and release cycles.
Led product and software development of TeleTrader.com financial portal.

Previous

Senior web developer – TeleTrader, Belgrade, Serbia; 2007. – 2009.

Senior programmer analyst – GTECH (formerly Finsoft), Belgrade, Serbia; 2005. – 2007.

Web developer – TeleTrader, Belgrade, Serbia; 2000. – 2005.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Belgrade (FON)
Equivalent to “Betriebwirtschaft” (BM.W_F)

Languages

  • English: Highly proficient
  • German: Proficient
  • Serbian (BKS): Native
  • Russian: Basic

Certifications

  • Hiring manager training 2018
  • Certified Scrum Master 2012
  • .NET Software Architecture 2010

Personal Interests

In my spare time, I often explore creating generative art, blending creativity with algorithms. 

I’m also an avid cyclist, and enjoy reading and art.