Rafał Syryczyński - Senior Partner / AI Product and Project Manager

Q: Where is Rafał based?

Rafał is based in Warsaw, Poland .

Q: What languages does Rafał speak?

Rafał speaks the following languages: Polish (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Rafał have?

Rafał has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Rafał has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 10 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months . Note that Rafał may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Rafał's latest experience?

Rafał's most recent position is Senior Partner / AI Product and Project Manager at SapienceS2P .

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

In recent years, Rafał has worked for SapienceS2P , Hitachi Energy , Johnson & Johnson , Volkswagen Financial Services , and Santander Bank .

Q: Which industries is Rafał most experienced in?

Rafał is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage , Banking and Finance , and Information Technology (IT) . Rafał also has some experience in Professional Services , Telecommunication , and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas is Rafał most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Rafał worked in recently?

Rafał has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Professional Services , and Banking and Finance .

Q: Which business areas has Rafał worked in recently?

Rafał has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Product Development , and Strategy and Planning .

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Warsaw, Poland

Experience

Apr 2023 - Present

2 years 11 months

Senior Partner / AI Product and Project Manager

SapienceS2P

Led AI chatbot product development and PMO oversight in startup environment
Developed operational strategy, pipeline management and business consulting for AI solutions

Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

6 months

Senior IT Project Manager

Hitachi Energy

Delivered the world’s first MS Teams-SAP integrated chatbot (Ariba, S4Hana, ECC, Fieldglass, VIM)

Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

9 months

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson

Led global network infrastructure refresh (30+ LAN/WLAN/SD-WAN migrations)

Sep 2021 - Feb 2022

6 months

Infrastructure Project Manager

Volkswagen Financial Services

Implemented M365, data anonymization and connectivity enhancements

Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

1 year 2 months

Infrastructure Project Manager

Santander Bank

Delivered enterprise DLP system, 2FA security and system hardening initiatives

Jun 2017 - Jul 2020

3 years 2 months

IT Project Manager / PMO

Asahi Group Holdings

Managed 100+ WAN migrations, MS Teams & Windows 10 roll-outs and security systems roll-outs (FireEye, Thycotic)
Oversaw program portfolio via PPO and custom resource management tools

Jul 2016 - Apr 2017

10 months

Manual Tester

Deutsche Bank

Tested Wealth Management system implementation (SIT & UAT)

Dec 2015 - Jun 2016

7 months

Project Specialist

BGŻ BNP Paribas

Provided PMO support for M&A banking merger, including budgeting and governance reporting

Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

4 months

Junior Project Admin Specialist

Bayer HealthCare

Supported digital PMO projects and SharePoint efficiency tools

Feb 2014 - Aug 2015

1 year 7 months

Senior BA

Orange Polska

Led IT hardware optimization project for Orange Polska Board Units

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 Information Technology (3 years), Professional Services (3 years), Banking and Finance (3 years), Food and Beverage (3 years), Telecommunication (1.5 years), and Pharmaceutical (1 year).

Information Technology

Professional Services

Banking and Finance

Food and Beverage

Telecommunication

Pharmaceutical

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 Project Management (9.5 years), Information Technology (8.5 years), Product Development (3 years), Strategy (3 years), Quality Assurance (1 year), and Finance (0.5 years).

Project Management

Information Technology

Product Development

Strategy

Quality Assurance

Finance

Summary

Senior IT PM with over 10 years of experience delivering strategic digital initiatives across AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure domains. Recognized for pioneering Conversational AI chatbots and LLMs integrations into enterprise environments. Proven ability to lead 30+ IT projects and support multi-million-euro M&A and Digital Transformation programs. Combines technical excellence with business insight to implement impactful, scalable and secure IT solutions.

Skills

Core Competencies

End-to-end Project Lifecycle
Program & Portfolio Management
Project Governance
Change Management
Executive Reporting
Stakeholder Engagement
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Budget & Cost Control
Resource Planning
3rd Party Vendor Management
Rfi/rfq/rfp Preparation
Waterfall, Agile & Scrum Methodologies
Sdlc & Itil Frameworks
Mcp
Rag
Genai
Large Language Models & Conversational Ai Chatbots
Machine Learning, Process Automation & Data Analytics
Cybersecurity, Risk & Identity Access Management
Gdpr & Regulatory Compliance
Cloud Computing
It Infrastructure & Network Migrations
Application/system Rollouts & Decommissioning
Saas Solutions
Large-scale Data Migrations
Erp
Crm

Industry Experience

Ai
Financial Services
Pharmaceuticals
Energy
Fmcg
Automotive
Ict
Government

Tools & Technologies

Project & Portfolio Management: Ms Project, Program Planning Office (Ppo), Servicenow, Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, Monday.com, Hp Alm, Figma
Microsoft Ecosystem: M365, Sharepoint, Visio, Ms Teams, Azure Active Directory, Azure Cloud (Devops, Azure Functions, Azure Language Studio, Azure Bot Services, Azure Cognitive Services, Vms, App Registrations, App Insights, Cosmosdb, Blob Storage), Power Platform (Powerapps, Power Automate, Powerbi)
Generative Ai: Model Context Protocol, Llms (Openai, Grok, Llama, Claude, Deepseek, Gemini, Mistral, Perplexity), Image/video/voice Generation (Midjourney, Dall·e, Sora, Stable Diffusion, Veo 3, Klingai, Runway, Kokoro Tts, Comfyui), Agentic Coding (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex), Agentic Workflows (Agentkit, N8n, Zapier, Langchain), Conversational Ai Chatbot Platforms (Bot Framework Composer, Satori), Machine Learning (Tensorflow, Pytorch, Mlops, Optical Character Recognition)
Cybersecurity & Compliance: Cyberark, Thycotic, Fireeye, Mcafee Dlp (Data Leakage Protection), Mcafee Antivirus, Multi-factor Authentication (Mfa), Identity Access Management (Iam), Gdpr, Iso 27001
Network: Lan, Wlan, Wan, Sd-wan, Vpn, Mpls, Firewall, Dc Network Migrations
Erp: Sap (Ariba, S/4hana, Ecc 6.0, Vim, Fieldglass), Ms Dynamics 365, Coupa, Ivalua
Automation & Monitoring: Robotic Process Automation (Rpa), Dynatrace, Vmware
Coding/other: Python, Numpy, Pandas, Javascript, Ci/cd Pipelines, Pine Script, .Net, Vba, Vercel, Playwright, Firecrawl, Docker

Languages

Polish

Native

English

Advanced

German

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

Gdansk Business School

Post-graduate · Agriculture Development · Gdańsk, Poland

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Warsaw School of Economics

Post-graduate · Investment Banking · Warsaw, Poland

Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

Warsaw School of Economics

Post-graduate · Project Management · Warsaw, Poland

...and 2 more

Certifications & licenses

ISTQB Foundation

MS Project

Prince2

SAP

Profile

Created

October 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Rafał based?

Rafał is based in Warsaw, Poland.

What languages does Rafał speak?

Rafał speaks the following languages: Polish (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Rafał have?

Rafał has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Rafał has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Rafał may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Rafał be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Rafał would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Partner / AI Product and Project Manager, Senior IT Project Manager, IT Infrastructure Project Manager.

What is Rafał's latest experience?

Rafał's most recent position is Senior Partner / AI Product and Project Manager at SapienceS2P.

What companies has Rafał worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Rafał has worked for SapienceS2P, Hitachi Energy, Johnson & Johnson, Volkswagen Financial Services, and Santander Bank.

Which industries is Rafał most experienced in?

Rafał is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology (IT). Rafał also has some experience in Professional Services, Telecommunication, and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas is Rafał most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Rafał worked in recently?

Rafał has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Banking and Finance.

Which business areas has Rafał worked in recently?

Rafał has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Strategy and Planning.

What is Rafał's education?

Rafał holds a Master in International Economics from Warsaw School of Economics, a Bachelor in Investment Banking from Warsaw School of Economics and a Bachelor in Economics from Warsaw School of Economics.

Does Rafał have any certificates?

Rafał has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: ISTQB Foundation, MS Project, and Prince2.

What is the availability of Rafał?

Rafał is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Rafał?

Rafał's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.