Football
Balazs Bogdan
Business Project Manager
Summary
Motivated Project Manager with 17 years of experience controlling all stages of projects from inception through monitoring and closing, exceeding expectations of being on time and on budget. Considerable client-facing project experience has driven commitment to customer satisfaction. Driven leader with strong stakeholder management experience. Works well under pressure to tight timescales in both traditional and agile environments. Focused on shaping projects to successfully deliver on KPIs to budget and quality standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Transition Investment Project Manager
BlackRock
Budapest
09.2017 - 03.2024
- Project management of portfolio restructuring of pension funds by managing risk, cost and performance of the transition portfolio.
- Led multiple projects parallel by ensuring readiness of legal, derivative, account and risk infrastructure.
- Acted as single point of contact for stakeholders.
- Managed workforce planning, compiling information for informed decision-making.
- Developed and maintained project timescales, providing contingency planning to support timely completion.
- Mentored employees to maximise development potential.
- Delivered on projects' key objectives with agreed budgets, timelines and standards.
- Led meetings with both client and internal teams to facilitate and drive project completion and provide status updates.
- Led cross-functional teams in project completion, offering continuous guidance to proactively mitigate delays.
- Head of the Budapest team of 6 people.
- EMEA Head of Vice Presidents.
Senior FDI Manager
Economic Development Centre Debrecen
Debrecen
07.2016 - 08.2017
- Dedicated to help the city to become a more business friendly location.
- Proactively managed the location promotion strategy in order to attract international investors to Debrecen
Senior Consultant
MSCI
Budapest - London
07.2010 - 08.2016
- Senior consultant for Tier-1 clients based in UK to help them adjusting their index portfolios impacted by index rebalancing and daily corporate actions.
- Closely worked with Product Management, Research and Business Development to enhance our methodology and business strategy.
- Unified efforts from multiple departments towards business developments.
- Helped organisations improve customer satisfaction and achieve measurable results.
Senior Financial Analyst
Morgan Stanley
Budapest
09.2007 - 08.2010
- Supported London based traders on OTC and Commodity markets.
- Improved financial status by analysing results, monitoring variances and recommending financially-sound actions.
- Evaluated market trends and competitor data to research potential revenue growth and investment opportunities.
Education
Master of Arts - Economics
University of Debrecen
Debrecen, Hungary 09.2001 - 2007.06
Bachelor of Arts - Treasury
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena, Italy 01.2006 - 08.2006
Bachelor of Business Administration - Bank Management, Credit Risk
International Training Centre for Bankers
Budapest, Hungary 09.2009 - 2011.06
Skills
Project Management
Certification
Investment Management, IMC
Interests
Movies
Cryptocurrencies
Timeline
Investment Management, IMC
10-2019
Transition Investment Project Manager
BlackRock
09.2017 - 03.2024
Senior FDI Manager
Economic Development Centre Debrecen
07.2016 - 08.2017
EFFAS, The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies
06-2011
Senior Consultant
MSCI
07.2010 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Business Administration - Bank Management, Credit Risk
International Training Centre for Bankers
09.2009 - 2011.06
Senior Financial Analyst
Morgan Stanley
09.2007 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Treasury
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
01.2006 - 08.2006
Master of Arts - Economics
University of Debrecen
09.2001 - 2007.06
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