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Szymon Kaczmarczyk

Summary

Seasoned executive and leader focused on technology and engineering in wider BFSI (predominantly Capital Markets). Track record of building delivery sites and high performing teams for both buy side and sell side clients across Europe, North America and APAC. Experienced in leading both with small (startup to 50) and large (1500+) delivery organizations. Believer in balance between transactional and transitional role of leadership.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Engineering Services

First Derivative
03.2022 - Current
  • Helping First Derivative senior leadership and building Engineering Services across organization
  • Global responsibility over Engineering servies across around 400 specialists in 15+ locations

Managing Director - First Derivative Poland

First Derivative
01.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for First Derivative Poland as well as part of global leadership team
  • We deploy the most intuitive thinkers and innovative solutions into the world's financial markets to solve the toughest of operational, data and technology challenges

Client Unit Manager

GFT Group
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Member of GFT Poland ExCo as well as GFT UK client facing organizations
  • Rebooting service organization and partners network
  • Extending GFT knowhow and DNA proven on global markets into Poland evolving GFT Poland from cost center model into profit center with relevant go to market

Head of Delivery Asia Pacific

GFT Group
10.2018 - 12.2020
  • Member of GFT Poland ExCo as well as GFT UK and GFT APAC client facing organizations
  • Building brand new region within global organization
  • Focus on growth and client satisfaction while working with a right mix of far-shore, near-shore and on-site talent
  • Establishing timezone aligned nearshore for region (Vietnam)

International Delivery Unit Manager

GFT Group
01.2015 - 01.2020
  • Member of GFT Poland ExCo as well as GFT UK client facing organizations
  • Building and managing nearshore delivery organizations in Poland for Tier1 clients from financial market sector
  • Strong focus Build The Bank / Change The Bank in nearshore delivery model with 3 established delivery centres in Poland (Warsaw, Poznan, Lodz - 1500+ engineers)

Delivery Manager

Rule Financial
11.2008 - 01.2015
  • Member of Rule Financial Poland ExCo as well as Rule Financial UK client facing organizations
  • Managing delivery risk of multi-client, multi-site portfolio of projects for financial sector clients (Tier 1 investment banks)
  • Focus on delivery quality with strong focus on near-shoring and near shore transitions.
  • Presence in Poland - Lodz, Poznan, UK, Costa Rica and Spain; About 900+ ppl globally

Lead Developer - Financial Systems

Peer2Peer Systems
08.2007 - 11.2008
  • Leading various financial markets related development projects (including algorithmic trading platform, private binary options exchange and messaging abstraction cross-platform cross-technology framework) spanning and integrating a number of platforms including java, .net, native c++ and flex
  • Key challenges: Options trading platform, matching engines, OMS

Software Developer

Cybercom Group
05.2007 - 08.2007
  • Cybercom Group acquired auSystems in Sweden, Denmark and Poland Nokia Siemens

Networks Subcontractor:

  • Development and customization of charging solutions (CDR mediation) based on Nokia products
  • Development of project support tools (Java Web Start, J2EE)

Software Developer

auSystems
11.2006 - 05.2007
  • AuSystems is Teleca spin-off
  • Nokia Subcontractor: Development and customization of charging solutions (CDR mediation) based on Nokia products

Software Developer

Teleca
04.2006 - 11.2006
  • Ericsson AXE IN Engineer (E\ Subcontractor)
  • IN customization projects for various Telecommunication Operators (mostly Europe)

Software Developer

TeleAtlas
03.2006 - 04.2006
  • Development of company internal process tools.

Education

No Degree - Management and Negotiation Skills

Lodz University of Technology
01.2008

Master of Science - Software Engineering and Network Systems

Lodz University of Technology
01.2006

Headline

#CapitalMarkets #Nearshoring #Engineering #Transformation #EmbassyModels #DevopsTransformation #VirtuallBanking #Mentoring #DataDriven

Timeline

Head of Engineering Services

First Derivative
03.2022 - Current

Managing Director - First Derivative Poland

First Derivative
01.2022 - Current

Client Unit Manager

GFT Group
01.2020 - 12.2021

Head of Delivery Asia Pacific

GFT Group
10.2018 - 12.2020

International Delivery Unit Manager

GFT Group
01.2015 - 01.2020

Delivery Manager

Rule Financial
11.2008 - 01.2015

Lead Developer - Financial Systems

Peer2Peer Systems
08.2007 - 11.2008

Software Developer

Cybercom Group
05.2007 - 08.2007

Software Developer

auSystems
11.2006 - 05.2007

Software Developer

Teleca
04.2006 - 11.2006

Software Developer

TeleAtlas
03.2006 - 04.2006

No Degree - Management and Negotiation Skills

Lodz University of Technology

Master of Science - Software Engineering and Network Systems

Lodz University of Technology
Szymon Kaczmarczyk