Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Language Skills
Timeline
Lidia Szabó

Lidia Szabó

Budapest

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven Project Manager with over 7 years of experience leading large-scale initiatives from concept to completion. Celebrated for a solution-oriented mindset, unwavering customer focus, and a collaborative leadership style that inspires teams to excel. Thrives on analytical challenges, delivering impactful public speaking, and transforming complex information into clear, effective solutions that drive success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Management Sr Analyst

Citi Bank
01.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for executing project quality assurance for internal Citi tech projects, ensuring alignment with company standards and requirements
  • Providing support and collaborating with internal project managers across the organization to ensure seamless project execution.


Key Achievements:

  • Initiated and implemented an improved onboarding process, enabling new team members to integrate more efficiently
  • Reduced project review times by15% by being a part of the team to standardize frameworks and enhance reporting mechanisms

Project Leader / Business Management Support

British Telecom
11.2017 - 03.2022
  • Managed project delivery for Retail Connect customers in the UK region, aligning goals, timelines, and KPIs while mitigating risks
  • Proactively managed customer relationships by understanding their needs, providing tailored solutions, and ensuring seamless communication, while collaborating with internal teams to deliver technical project scopes efficiently
  • Expanded responsibilities to include Business Management Support, overseeing supplier management, procurement, quoting, and continuous process improvement


Key Achievements:

  • Delivered three projects with a total value of £150,000
  • Streamlined project management workflows, increasing team efficiency by40%

Senior Conference Producer / Project Manager

GLC Europe
02.2017 - 09.2017
  • Planned and executed international B2B HR conferences, masterclasses, and in-house training sessions
  • Managed end-to-end project execution, including content development, speaker coordination, and onsite event management


Key Achievements:

  • Organized three HR events with80+ participants and a70% Fortune500 speaker panel

Senior Conference Producer / Project Manager

Fleming
09.2014 - 06.2016
  • Led the Russia & CIS regional pipeline for international B2B conferences
  • Directed event content creation, speaker recruitment, and project execution


Key Achievements:

  • Launched the Russian events division, producing six conferences with >87% satisfaction rates

Competence and Development Specialist

IKEA Shopping Centres Russia
07.2013 - 11.2014
  • Organized and managed processes related to employees’ personal and professional development
  • Spearheaded the design, implementation, and administration of a Learning Management System and e-learning platform for1,000 employees


Key Achievements:

  • Successfully launched the company’s first e-learning platform and test e-course
  • Delivered 150+ hours of soft skills training on presentation skills, facilitation, and time management

Analyst

Headwork Analytics
07.2012 - 06.2013
  • Conducted desk research, interviews, and analysis for top-level management, created detailed analytical reviews and reports


Key Achievements:

  • Promoted from Junior Analyst to Analyst within six months, in recognition of exceptional performance in data analysis and delivering actionable recommendations that drove successful project outcomes
  • Successfully completed two domestic and one international project

Education

Master’s Degree - Marketing

Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology, Russia
07.2012

Degree Awarded with Honors

Skills

  • Client relationship management
  • Project management
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Project planning
  • Stakeholder management
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Public speaking
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Creative thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Analytical thinking
  • Process improvements

Accomplishments

  • Train-the-Trainer Program Graduate: Delivered 200+ hours of training on topics such as team building, communication, negotiation, project management, and leadership.
  • Management in Non-Profit Organizations: Held leadership roles, including Vice President for Fundraising and HR in Board of European Students of Technology (BEST). Coordinated a soft skills training forum for 100 trainers.

Language Skills

Russian: Native
English: Fluent
Hungarian: Upper Intermediate

Timeline

Program Management Sr Analyst - Citi Bank
01.2022 - Current
Project Leader / Business Management Support - British Telecom
11.2017 - 03.2022
Senior Conference Producer / Project Manager - GLC Europe
02.2017 - 09.2017
Senior Conference Producer / Project Manager - Fleming
09.2014 - 06.2016
Competence and Development Specialist - IKEA Shopping Centres Russia
07.2013 - 11.2014
Analyst - Headwork Analytics
07.2012 - 06.2013
Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology - Master’s Degree, Marketing
Lidia Szabó