Harald has started to work for the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) in 1998. In the Back-office division he is responsible for settlement and cash management. Furthermore he is also responsible for process management.

Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) is the central bank of Austria.

Research project DELPHI

 The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) joined forces with the OeKB CSD GmbH, the Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur (OeBFA), Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Erste Group Bank AG to launch a joint research project dubbed DELPHI (Delivery vs. Payment Hybrid Initiative). In this research project, the involved parties aim to simulate both the issuance and settlement of Austrian government bonds as security tokens with a wholesale cbdc on a blockchain platform.