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An entrepreneurial professional who sees challenges and change as opportunities and uses excellent program management skills to transform any obstacles into opportunity.
Marta Kurucz
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Chislehurst, United Kingdom
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Marti is an entrepreneurial executive program manager with expertise in end to end change and transformation programs in all facets of change, technology, data and client due diligence spanning across multiple workstreams and geographies.
A self-starter, hard-working, adaptable and articulate professional who is able to combine the ability to lead and motivate with an enthusiastic can-do approach.
She helped global firms to implement change and new technologies as revenue generator not a cost centre. She sees challenges and change as opportunities and uses excellent program management skills to transform any obstacles into opportunity.
She puts the “end user” and “end result” into the centre of everything she does that leads to better, faster decision-making and provides insight into what should and should not get done to achieve the required objectives on time, within budget and up to specification.
She is quick to notice unusual configurations and opportunities in data, regulations or market conditions, and she dig relentlessly to learn and understand the root cause. She is possessing a track record of identifying and sizing problems and challenges quickly and easily, skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization and third-party vendors to identify solutions to big problems, chart out new pathways and deliver best in class results.
She has the following strengths to bring to any role:
• Deep dedication to innovation and improvement delivering solution that are cutting edge but to the degree practicable leverage and improve existing processes and procedures;
• Expert skills in program management and people leadership, with proven ability to integrate well into established teams by quickly building relationships; identifying challenges and opportunities quickly and easily to deliver project objectives on time, to budget and up to specification;
• Passionate about data, controls and continuous risk assessment to achieve and maintain compliance while reducing costs.
A self-starter, hard-working, adaptable and articulate professional who is able to combine the ability to lead and motivate with an enthusiastic can-do approach.
She helped global firms to implement change and new technologies as revenue generator not a cost centre. She sees challenges and change as opportunities and uses excellent program management skills to transform any obstacles into opportunity.
She puts the “end user” and “end result” into the centre of everything she does that leads to better, faster decision-making and provides insight into what should and should not get done to achieve the required objectives on time, within budget and up to specification.
She is quick to notice unusual configurations and opportunities in data, regulations or market conditions, and she dig relentlessly to learn and understand the root cause. She is possessing a track record of identifying and sizing problems and challenges quickly and easily, skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization and third-party vendors to identify solutions to big problems, chart out new pathways and deliver best in class results.
She has the following strengths to bring to any role:
• Deep dedication to innovation and improvement delivering solution that are cutting edge but to the degree practicable leverage and improve existing processes and procedures;
• Expert skills in program management and people leadership, with proven ability to integrate well into established teams by quickly building relationships; identifying challenges and opportunities quickly and easily to deliver project objectives on time, to budget and up to specification;
• Passionate about data, controls and continuous risk assessment to achieve and maintain compliance while reducing costs.
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English
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2017 - 2019
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Global Head of Product Development and Co-head of Customer Support
TAINA Technology Limited.
RegTech start-up building software that automates client due diligence, save costs, eliminate operational risk, provide full audit trail and enhance customers' journeys, t/o £350k
• Appointed to design and lead development of an efficient automated software that collects client data and documentation and after verification seamlessly integrates these into financial institutions digital platforms
• Defined product strategy, created product roadmap and used agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and agile tools (Jira, confluence) to communicate requirements to the development team
• Won business by networking at industry forums, understanding user requirements, completing a proof of concept, leading software built, QA and UAT testing and forming implementation action plan to deliver the software on time and to specifications
• Grew the team from 3 to 15 people by particularly managing the £70k budget to recruit 2 Customer Support Advisors by advertising on various websites, leading a 3 stage interview process and managing the induction
• Appointed to design and lead development of an efficient automated software that collects client data and documentation and after verification seamlessly integrates these into financial institutions digital platforms
• Defined product strategy, created product roadmap and used agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and agile tools (Jira, confluence) to communicate requirements to the development team
• Won business by networking at industry forums, understanding user requirements, completing a proof of concept, leading software built, QA and UAT testing and forming implementation action plan to deliver the software on time and to specifications
• Grew the team from 3 to 15 people by particularly managing the £70k budget to recruit 2 Customer Support Advisors by advertising on various websites, leading a 3 stage interview process and managing the induction
Design, Product development, Program Management, Management, Support, Development, Implementation, Software, International, Audit, Regulatory, Direction, Processes
2017 - 2018
freelance
CCO and AEOI Compliance Project Manager
Man Group Plc.
Technology-empowered active investment management firm focused on delivering performance, t/o $960m
• Appointed to create and deliver a Tax Compliance Programme in response to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (“CCO”) and to lead the annual AEOI reporting to tax regulators
• Managed the £950k Programme by liaising with 12 transfer agencies, tax advisors and HMRC, creating a programme plan, gaining board approval, creating a gap analysis and implementing the actions defined and agreed
• Delivered a common approach to the CCO legislation by creating a bi-weekly forum of 11 asset management companies to generate a consistent outcome within 4 months
• Complied with FATCA and CRS Regulations by maintaining registrations, carrying out due diligence on customers and sending financial details to the relevant tax authorities
• Reviewed external administration service providers report submission processes and saved 4 weeks of operational effort by defining the key data points to be provided and creating a template to validate data
• Appointed to create and deliver a Tax Compliance Programme in response to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (“CCO”) and to lead the annual AEOI reporting to tax regulators
• Managed the £950k Programme by liaising with 12 transfer agencies, tax advisors and HMRC, creating a programme plan, gaining board approval, creating a gap analysis and implementing the actions defined and agreed
• Delivered a common approach to the CCO legislation by creating a bi-weekly forum of 11 asset management companies to generate a consistent outcome within 4 months
• Complied with FATCA and CRS Regulations by maintaining registrations, carrying out due diligence on customers and sending financial details to the relevant tax authorities
• Reviewed external administration service providers report submission processes and saved 4 weeks of operational effort by defining the key data points to be provided and creating a template to validate data
Administration, Project Manager, Management, Service, Compliance, Technology, Due Diligence, Asset Management, BEE, Processes, Manager
2016 - 2017
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Operational Change Project Manager
UBS AG.
Swiss Multinational Investment Bank and Financial Services Company, t/o $30.2bn
• Appointed to act as the Investment Bank Operational Change Lead to deliver these regulatory reporting under the FATCA and AEOI regimes within agreed timescales, budgets in line with the applicable legislations
• Delivered the £2.5m Programme Budget for 2017 by analysing vendor fees, staff costs, technical infrastructure and development costs and presenting to Board of Directors, Business Heads and the Global Programme Manager
• Successfully passed the US IRS Audit in Switzerland by collaborating with one of the Big 4 firm, partnering with the project team on the questionnaire, allocating roles and responsibilities and satisfying requirements
• Managed the £500k Budget to appoint a new 3rd Party Vendor to improve data accuracy of 75k Phase 1 Customers by 20% by networking with industry contacts, analysing presentations and presenting to the Board
• Increased Staff Budget from £350k to £950k by growing headcount from 5 to 10 staff by writing job specifications, liaising with HR, leading a 2 stage interview process and providing on-site training
• Appointed to act as the Investment Bank Operational Change Lead to deliver these regulatory reporting under the FATCA and AEOI regimes within agreed timescales, budgets in line with the applicable legislations
• Delivered the £2.5m Programme Budget for 2017 by analysing vendor fees, staff costs, technical infrastructure and development costs and presenting to Board of Directors, Business Heads and the Global Programme Manager
• Successfully passed the US IRS Audit in Switzerland by collaborating with one of the Big 4 firm, partnering with the project team on the questionnaire, allocating roles and responsibilities and satisfying requirements
• Managed the £500k Budget to appoint a new 3rd Party Vendor to improve data accuracy of 75k Phase 1 Customers by 20% by networking with industry contacts, analysing presentations and presenting to the Board
• Increased Staff Budget from £350k to £950k by growing headcount from 5 to 10 staff by writing job specifications, liaising with HR, leading a 2 stage interview process and providing on-site training
Management, Budget, It, Development, Regulatory, Direction, Processes
2014 - 2016
freelance
FATCA Responsible Office, Project Manager
DEUTSCHE BANK AG.
German Multinational Investment Bank and Financial Services Company, t/o $24.79bn
• Appointed to act as the FATCA Remediation Project Manager to deliver the first Customer Remediation phase within 5 months, define the scope of works for phases 2 and 3 and to establish the FATCA compliance and controls framework
• Avoided an IRS fine of $700m+ and reduced compliance risk by designing and managing the implementation of in-house risk and controls framework, assessment and sub-certification process and facilitated learning for 100+ senior leaders
• Appointed to act as the FATCA Remediation Project Manager to deliver the first Customer Remediation phase within 5 months, define the scope of works for phases 2 and 3 and to establish the FATCA compliance and controls framework
• Avoided an IRS fine of $700m+ and reduced compliance risk by designing and managing the implementation of in-house risk and controls framework, assessment and sub-certification process and facilitated learning for 100+ senior leaders
Training, Compliance, Exchange, Due Diligence, Implementation, Office, Off-shore
2012 - 2014
freelance
FATCA Project Manager
MORGAN STANLEY.
American Multinational Investment Bank and Financial Services Company, t/o $40.11bn
• Appointed to implement the FATCA compliance programme by working with external advisory firms and the regulators to understand requirements, articulate an action plan and train 60 senior managers and operational staff
• Reduced Business Analysis time from 120 to 80 days on regulatory requirements by engaging traders, Client Relationship managers and back office operations personnel to understand how they were doing business with customers and engaged test customer to verify practical requirements
• Appointed to implement the FATCA compliance programme by working with external advisory firms and the regulators to understand requirements, articulate an action plan and train 60 senior managers and operational staff
• Reduced Business Analysis time from 120 to 80 days on regulatory requirements by engaging traders, Client Relationship managers and back office operations personnel to understand how they were doing business with customers and engaged test customer to verify practical requirements
Project Management, Business Analysis, Test, Stakeholder Management, Management, Analyst, Office, Regulatory
2011 - 2012
freelance
Client On-boarding - Consultant Project Manager
BARCLAYS CAPITAL.
Reviewed and managed one of the Cross-Cluster Client onboarding initiatives and Business Process Re-engineering project.
Main responsibilities and accomplishments:
• Reduced the cross-cluster client on-boarding cycle time by half by creating a new operating model which made use of information already existing within the group in a controlled fashion.
• Streamlined an internal document review and validation process, resulting in a 40% operational cost saving.
Additional experience as a Regional Property Director & Operations Manager for the Brook Henderson Group, London.
Main responsibilities and accomplishments:
• Reduced the cross-cluster client on-boarding cycle time by half by creating a new operating model which made use of information already existing within the group in a controlled fashion.
• Streamlined an internal document review and validation process, resulting in a 40% operational cost saving.
Additional experience as a Regional Property Director & Operations Manager for the Brook Henderson Group, London.
Fashion, Project Manager, Engineering, Onboarding, Manager
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