Olga (Dr) Lewandowska
Business Analyst
Experience
Business Analyst
DWS
Led the MiFID stream of the project, overseeing the migration of the exchange-traded funds (ETF) business to BlackRock's Aladdin platform. Conducted a comprehensive analysis of the required changes for MiFID II reporting as part of the migration process.
Business Analyst
ERGO Insurance
Responsible for spearheading the implementation of the digitalization strategy. Supervised a range of tasks aimed at modernizing and optimizing the insurance company's operations.
Business Analyst/ Scrum Product Owner
CACEIS Bank
Created and maintained the Product Backlog, ensuring that it reflected evolving project requirements and priorities. Defined functional and technical specifications for the Tesys clearing system and the OTC/SWIFT interface, resulting in streamlined and efficient processes. Collaborated closely with the development team to agilely implement broker's requirements, resulting in prompt and successful project delivery.
Scrum Product Owner/ Credit Risk
Nord/LB
Collaborated closely with clients to gather requirements for future credit risk models and wrote the user stories. Developed concepts within the OneSumX suite, a comprehensive financial and risk management software solution designed for financial institutions, to address and streamline specific aspects of regulatory compliance, finance, risk management, and reporting requirements.
Scrum Master/ Bond Trading and Credit Risk
Nord/LB
Bond AI project (Artificial Intelligence and Algo Trading)
Orchestrated and facilitated Scrum meetings. Assisted the team in achieving sprint goals and resolving impediments. Coordinated cross-functional collaboration. Provided coaching to the team on agile software development methods.
Analyst
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main / Databench
Specified and tested a prototype of a benchmarking tool designed to compare the big data usage among the companies. Defined the use cases in the clearing industry.
Business Analyst
Commerzbank
Conducted an assessment of the implementation quality in Murex and Summit, analyzing their outputs for central MiFID II/MiFIR transaction reporting system.
Business Analyst
Deutsche Bank
Derived conceptual designs from business objectives to deliver software for MiFID II/ MiFIR transaction reporting. Worked closely with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust reporting solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance. Worked effectively with cross-functional design teams to create Graphical User Interface that elevated client-side experience and significantly improved overall functionality and performance. Supported user acceptance testing with focus on documenting defects, identifying bottlenecks and executing test cases.
Business Analyst
LBBW Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Designed user interface in Calypso to monitor the internal client risk limits in the clearing process. Developed concepts and requirements for clearing in the London clearinghouse. Established functional and technical specifications for Calypso. Streamlined techniques to support agile methodology implementations. Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases in Jira to support testing objectives. Directed onsite training for business users to maximize productivity.
SCRUM Product Owner / OTC Interface and Risk Management
Deutsche Börse
Owned and prioritized product backlog for the OTC Derivatives Interface with Calypso backend. Developed concepts for a new portfolio-margining system. Collaborated with clients from concept through final delivery of product. Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work. Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications to achieve client goals.
Summary
Results-driven Business Analyst and AI Specialist with over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, specializing in IT, regulatory, and AI-driven projects for financial institutions.
- Expert in designing and delivering comprehensive system specifications and solutions for complex environments, including securities processing, trading, clearing, and risk management
- Proficient in regulatory compliance, ensuring seamless alignment with evolving financial standards
- Experienced in AI project implementation and AI model testing, evaluating performance, accuracy, and regulatory adherence of AI-driven solutions
- Skilled in agile software development methodologies, driving projects from concept to execution while ensuring strategic alignment with business objectives and client needs
Languages
Education
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Ph.D. · Economics / Business Informatics · Frankfurt, Germany
The Warsaw School of Economics
Master · Investment Banking · Warsaw, Poland
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Scholarship of Socrates Programme · Economics · Mainz, Germany
Certifications & licenses
AWS Cloud Training
Certified Scrum Master
DORA - Digital Operational Resilience Act Training
Design Thinking for Researchers to Unleash Your Creative Power
ISTQB Certified AI Tester
ISTQB
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
ISTQB
Machine Learning in R
Scrum Product Owner
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