Jakub Swigonski
Business Lead Analyst
Warsaw
Summary
Business analysis & finance professional with a passion for efficient solutions. Experience in Finance and Investment Funds Industry gained at top institutions. Achievement-oriented, cooperative, and result-driven with outstanding communication skills, and with a deep understanding of Big Data technologies. Proven and successfully completed multiple projects in the area of professional finance and Information Technologies. Blockchain and cloud computing enthusiast. Additionally developing skills as an Application Manager and Team Leader, while maintaining a strong focus on business analysis as the core expertise.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Business Lead
DCG Contractor for Citi
05.2024 - Current
- Oversaw the end-to-end management of a core banking application in the UAT environment, coordinating testing activities, issue triage, and pre-release validations to ensure business readiness.
- Partnered with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and refine business requirements, driving enhancements aligned with strategic goals and operational needs.
- Co-led a high-performing operations team, contributing to daily prioritization, process optimization, and monitoring key performance metrics.
- Managed and coordinated change requests from initiation to implementation, ensuring controlled delivery with minimal impact on ongoing operations.
Senior Business Analyst
ITDS Contractor for BNP Paribas
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Managing the change requests and following their lifecycle.
- Working with business and other stakeholders to collect requirements and make improvements to current production processes.
- Cooperating with various teams to analyze the root cause of issues and assist in the efficient resolution of all production processes.
- Writing functional & technical detailed specifications.
- Creating and managing the test of new solutions including writing test plans, preparing test data, coordinating testing, and user/client acceptance.
- Administrating all project documentation in an efficient and effective manner.
- Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives.
Product Owner / Business Analyst
Zonda
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Analyzing competitive solutions to get an understanding of new products being.
- Steering the development of Data Warehouse platform and department.
- Identifying relevant use cases of stakeholders and prioritizing according to roadmap and company vision;
- Facilitating agile practices like Scrum with the Data Engineering team.
- Identifying opportunities for business improvement based on current setup.
- Taking ownership of projects from concept to launch.
- Understanding the needs of end users and planning processes to reach customer satisfaction.
Senior Consultant / Business Analyst
PwC Advisory
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Building digital applications for the biggest banks in Poland.
- User cases, business requirements and functional tests creator for multiple companies.
- Project Management support and product strategy for a fintech company in Poland.
- Strategy development for blockchain application supporting Circular Economy & Intellectual Property Rights management.
- Coordinating various projects connected with the enhancement of financial systems.
- Project of setting up the new banking branch in Poland (according to EU banking passport) for the leading European banking group as part of the PMO Team.
Asset Servicing Supervisor
Citigroup
11.2019 - 08.2021
- Analysis of financial data - investment funds election on securities - for better product fit and post-market patterns.
- Developing SQL queries to improve system dynamics. Tools in using Microsoft Server Management Studio, SharePoint.
- Cooperation with core Software Engineers for improving MO systems and applications. Tech and documentation elements.
- Working on UAT environment, coordinating implementation projects.
Fund Accountant
StateStreet Bank
03.2018 - 05.2019
- Generated routine and ad-hoc financial statements for management.
- Resolved accounting variances and estimated monthly closing accruals.
- Evaluated trade impacts on a daily basis, issuing reports;
- Compiled general ledger entries on a short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- The initial valuation of fund assets and analysis of financial data.
Education
Postgraduate Studies - Financial Analytics of Markets and Securities
Kozminski University
10.2021 - 2022.07
Master in Advanced Analytics - Big Data
Warsaw School of Economics
10.2019 - 2021.06
Bachelor in Managerial Economics - undefined
Gdansk University of Technology
10.2016 - 2019.05
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Data Warehouse
- Data Visualisation (Looker Studio/PowerBI)
- Intermediate SQL
- Jira and Confluence
- Stakeholder And Team Management
- Financial Markets
- Application Management
Accomplishments
- StateStreet Bank Academy Winner & Finalist
- YPMP Project Management Work and Travel
- USA Culture exchange program participant
Interests
Political Science
Sharing Economy
Gaming Industry
Cryptocurrencies
Personal Information
Nationality: Polish
Certifications Courses
- Data Analyst with SQL Server - Provided by DataCamp
- Microsoft Azure - AZ-900 Fundamentals
- ZMID (Association of Stock Brokers and Investment Advisors) - Member
Additional Information
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Timeline
Business Lead
DCG Contractor for Citi
05.2024 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
ITDS Contractor for BNP Paribas
08.2023 - 04.2024
Product Owner / Business Analyst
Zonda
10.2022 - 07.2023
Postgraduate Studies - Financial Analytics of Markets and Securities
Kozminski University
10.2021 - 2022.07
Senior Consultant / Business Analyst
PwC Advisory
09.2021 - 09.2022
Asset Servicing Supervisor
Citigroup
11.2019 - 08.2021
Master in Advanced Analytics - Big Data
Warsaw School of Economics
10.2019 - 2021.06
Fund Accountant
StateStreet Bank
03.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor in Managerial Economics - undefined
Gdansk University of Technology
10.2016 - 2019.05
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