Piotr Seredyn - CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager

Q: Where is Piotr based?

Piotr is based in Zürich, Switzerland .

Q: What languages does Piotr speak?

Piotr speaks the following languages: Polish (Native), English (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Piotr have?

Piotr has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Piotr has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Piotr may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Piotr's latest experience?

Piotr's most recent position is CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager at Avaloq Group AG .

Q: What companies has Piotr worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Piotr has worked for Avaloq Group AG , Luxoft , and Goldman Sachs .

Q: Which industries is Piotr most experienced in?

Piotr is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology (IT) , and Professional Services . Piotr also has some experience in Insurance .

Q: Which business areas is Piotr most experienced in?

Piotr is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Product Development . Piotr also has some experience in Operations , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Finance .

Q: Which industries has Piotr worked in recently?

Piotr has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Piotr worked in recently?

Piotr has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Project Management .

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Zürich, Switzerland

Experience

Aug 2022 - Present

3 years 7 months

Zürich, Switzerland

CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager

Avaloq Group AG

Clients: Central banks of the most developed economies in the world, German, Swiss, Luxembourgish, Monegasque, Singaporean, Japanese wealth managers and universal/private banks, world’s largest investment banks
Accountable for managing the delivery of a portfolio of digital wealth and consumer relationship management initiatives
Project managing portfolios of projects within CTO product and technology business area (cyber security, architectural changes, re-organisational transformation, 3rd party apps)
Products: Kernel & Parametrisation for Core Avaloq Banking Platform; modules: CRM, client data management, wealth management, portfolio management (generating over 90% of company revenues)
Key responsibilities:
Reporting to Head of Disruptive Innovation Division; stakeholder to five product owners & two domain owners
Accountable for delivery of annual themes and quarterly key deliverables
Managing demand vs supply via QBR process: book of work, execution, reporting, risk management
Directly managing around 40 external consultants (front-end/back-end engineers, BAs, designers)
Hiring and managing resources in eight countries
Running quarterly divisional closure meetings presenting achievements and challenges
Resolving cross-team dependencies and internal/external conflicts
Owning and controlling maintenance budget; planning, forecasting, execution; ensuring demand matches supply
Identifying and staffing key roles with chapter leads
Approach: Agile, Scrum of Scrums, QBR/OKRs
Technology: Angular, PL/SQL, JavaScript, Confluence, JIRA (JQL)

May 2021 - Aug 2022

1 year 4 months

IT Program Manager, Senior Project Manager / Agile Coach / Product Owner

Luxoft

Client: Cross-Asset Financial Risk Technology at top-tier American investment bank
Program: Facilitating Global Spread Products businesses onto strategic, cross-asset, real-time, firmwide Financial Risk Management Platform
Product: Real-time, cross-asset, cloud-based data repository, feed generation and calculation services for risk management platform
Key responsibilities:
Owning IT delivery portfolio by specifying and accepting epics/user stories; handing over to teams of ~30 developers
Planning, prioritising, tracking, escalating, managing risks and dependencies with senior technology management (US/UK)
Collaborating with front office/markets and regulatory engineering on solution design and requirements
BAU maintenance: component refactoring, production issue remediation
JIRA administration for XiP platform: automated/integrated Confluence pages, boards, roadmaps
Approach: Scrum/Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Technology: Java, Node.js, Storm, Spring, Kafka, Hadoop, MongoDB, Kinetica, BlackDuck, 3T Studio (SQL), Confluence, JIRA (JQL)

Jan 2017 - Apr 2021

4 years 4 months

Senior Associate, Associate VP/Executive Director and Senior Business Analyst

Goldman Sachs

Product: Real-time, cross-asset, integrated eligibility services for digital Regulatory Reporting platform (MiFID II Post-Trade Reporting)
Ownership of MiFID II RTS 1-2, 22-23 business/data requirements analysis, solution design (definition of ready, acceptance criteria as user stories), end-to-end testing (definition of done), transition to BAU
Achievements and responsibilities:
Mitigated regulatory/financial risks, preventing penalties and revenue/reputation loss
Named Embedded Risk Champion for transaction, trade and order reporting group in Warsaw
Interacted with compliance, legal, regulatory, front and middle office engineering, stock exchanges, global firms, strategic fintech startup
Identified and corrected significant transactions; back-reported to regulators/public market tape
Analyzed Brexit impact; implemented extensive pre/post-Brexit updates
JIRA administrator for global Regulatory Operations
QA/UAT strategist for MiFID II Post-Trade Reporting (RTS 1&2)
Developed internal procedures and trained new team members
Interviewed and recruited dozens of candidates within Operations Division
Approach: DevOps, Agile/Waterfall, Kanban, RAIDs
Technology: Aqua Studio (SQL), Signavio, Kibana, Confluence, JIRA (JQL), GS bespoke stack (Blueprint, Zebra testing)

Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

5 months

Senior Business Analyst, Project Manager and Senior Consultant

Credit Suisse

Initiative: Chief Risk Office change program
Scope: Financial risk management covering market risk (VaR per FRTB regulatory framework) and global stress testing scenarios per EU regulatory framework
Approach: Roadmaps, RAIDs, risk score cards for project portfolios

Feb 2014 - Aug 2016

2 years 7 months

Risk Manager

Opera

Maintained and developed all-risks management system for investment funds (~~2 bn PLN AUM) and investment firm (~~128 mln PLN RWA)
Ensured alignment with industry best practices, EU regulations (AIFMD, CRD IV, Basel III), Polish Financial Supervision Authority recommendations, Polish legislation

Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

1 year 4 months

Risk Specialist

New World Alternative Investments

Maintained and developed all-risks management system for boutique brokerage house (~17 mln PLN RWA)
Ensured alignment with industry best practices, EU regulations (AIFMD, CRD IV, Basel III), Polish Financial Supervision Authority recommendations, Polish legislation

Mar 2011 - May 2011

3 months

Junior Data Analyst

Mercer

Mar 2011 - May 2011

3 months

Intern, Risk Department

PZU Insurance Group

Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

2 months

Intern, Retail Division

Deutsche Bank

Sep 2008 - Nov 2008

3 months

Banking Products Consultant

Expander Advisors

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Banking and Finance (13.5 years) and Information Technology (3.5 years).

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (9 years), Product Development (5 years), Project Management (5 years), Operations (4.5 years), Quality Assurance (4.5 years), and Finance (4.5 years).

Information Technology

Product Development

Project Management

Operations

Quality Assurance

Finance

Summary

Seasoned Digital Transformation Leader specialized in the fields of investment banking with special focus on Risk / Asset Management and Regulatory Reporting. Serving for the leading international companies from financial industry for 13 years I have earned unique and well-diversified experience. Academic background in Quantitative Finance. Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner II.

Devoted to aligning strategic business goals with the latest market conditions by designing and delivering the cutting-edge digital solutions. Modern and applied business solutions expertise of mine comes together with the fast-learning, fast-pivoting skills, and ability to complete global and time-constrained projects resourcefully.

Securing firms’ contingency and relentless growth by introducing optimal, undisrupted, and high-quality working standards to achieve and outperform predefined business and reputational goals.

Skills

Advanced Experience With The Ms Office, Atlassian Software (Jira, Confluence)
Operational Experience With Signavio And Kibana Dashboards
Basic Knowledge Of The Programming Languages R, 4gl, Vba, C++, Bloomberg Terminal, Sas Studio And Sql, Jql Querying

Languages

Polish

Native

English

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

Warsaw School of Economics

Postgraduate studies · Risk Management in Financial Institutions · Warsaw, Poland

Oct 2010 - Jun 2012

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences

Master’s degree, Quantitative Finance · Quantitative Finance · Warsaw, Poland

Oct 2007 - Jun 2010

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences

Bachelor’s degree, Finance and Accounting · Finance and Accounting · Warsaw, Poland

Certifications & licenses

Anti-Money Laundering

Ministry of Finance

Bank Audit

PwC

Inspire To Action Effectively

KPMG

Basics Of The Technical Analysis

X-Trade Brokers

Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner Ii

Scrum.org

Profile

Created

July 2023

Last Update

July 2024

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Piotr based?

Piotr is based in Zürich, Switzerland.

What languages does Piotr speak?

Piotr speaks the following languages: Polish (Native), English (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Piotr have?

Piotr has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Piotr has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Piotr may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Piotr be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Piotr would be well-suited for roles such as: CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager, IT Program Manager, Senior Project Manager / Agile Coach / Product Owner, Senior Associate, Associate VP/Executive Director and Senior Business Analyst.

What is Piotr's latest experience?

Piotr's most recent position is CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager at Avaloq Group AG.

What companies has Piotr worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Piotr has worked for Avaloq Group AG, Luxoft, and Goldman Sachs.

Which industries is Piotr most experienced in?

Piotr is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Professional Services. Piotr also has some experience in Insurance.

Which business areas is Piotr most experienced in?

Piotr is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Product Development. Piotr also has some experience in Operations, Quality Assurance (QA), and Finance.

Which industries has Piotr worked in recently?

Piotr has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Piotr worked in recently?

Piotr has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Project Management.

What is Piotr's education?

Piotr holds a Master in Quantitative Finance from University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences and a Bachelor in Finance and Accounting from University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences.

Does Piotr have any certificates?

Piotr has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Audit, and Inspire To Action Effectively.

What is the availability of Piotr?

Piotr is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Piotr?

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