Katarzyna Budzikowska

Lead technology resiliency for applications by ensuring AIAs and Technology Recovery Plans, designing annual testing plans, and executing cloud DR tests with Gremlin to meet firmwide standards and regulatory requirements.

Managed business continuity planning across multiple EMEA entities, conducted BIAs and third-party risk assessments, and maintained DR test documentation and postmortems to strengthen cloud resilience and outsourcing compliance.

Planned and executed end-to-end disaster recovery and data tech room tests, led data centre DR coordination and mainframe support, and developed reporting and postmortems to improve recovery capabilities.

Supported mapping of business requirements to systems, prepared technology planning documentation and training materials, and identified process efficiencies to enable operational readiness for system rollouts.

Established and managed client relationships, identified business development opportunities, and operated franchise sales and service in the Dubai market.

Managed client relationships, implemented payroll systems in cooperation with a global partner (ADP), and acted as primary client contact to ensure service quality and risk mitigation.

Coordinated stakeholder communications, managed procurement and purchase orders, and worked across departments to resolve operational issues and support hotel functions.

Managed continuity functions across 12 EMEA entities, coordinated COB and data centre tests, and led yearly attestation and recovery plan updates to improve region-wide resilience.

Managed office operations and supported SAP implementation as a pilot country, driving successful rollout and operational adoption through coordination and stakeholder engagement.

Master's Degree in Management (English Track) from the University of Warsaw completed from 2001 to 2003.

Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Trade from the University of Commerce and Law, Warsaw, completed from 1998 to 2001.

LCCI Level II English proficiency certification.