Lukasz Michalowski

IT Senior Project Manager and Program Manager

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

About

IT Senior Project Manager, Program Manager, Scrum Master, Product Manager, Agile Leader, People Manager, Application Manager, Vendor Manager, Business Consultant Certified and experienced IT Project Manager and Program Manager (e.g. IT systems development, implementation and integration, data analytics and reporting dashboards, data center migration, infrastructure delivery etc.). Application Manager and Vendor Manager. Business analysis and consultancy background. Skills to work with technical and non-technical individuals and cooperation with stakeholders on all organizational levels (strong business and IT background). Fluency in English. Vice World Champion in the biggest competition in company management: Global Management Challenge (Euromanager) Areas of competencies: • Project and program management (PMP, PRINCE2, SDLC, agile/Scrum, scaled agile) • People and vendor management • Change management • Application management • Service delivery • IT services management • Business analysis and consulting Certified: • Project Management Professional (PMP) • Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) • Professional Scrum Master (PSM I & PSM II) • Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I & PSPO II) • Professional Agile Leadership (PAL I) • Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management (PAL-EBM) • Professional Scrum with Kanban I (PSK I) • PRINCE2 Practitioner • P3O Foundation (Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices) • ITIL intermediate certificates: Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation • HDI Support Center Manager (best practices regarding support center and services)

Experience

  • Global IT Senior Project Manager at ARYZTA
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Managing stategic global projects for a Swiss client across various portfolios: Business Applications, Customer Experience Applications and Data Platform, including AI system implementation, cloud-based SaaS and custom-built solution deployment, SAP integration with external partners, SAP MRP implementation, ERP Infologic system integration, automation and business process optimization, master data improvements, and external vendors management to ensure successful project delivery and business outcomes, in close cooperation with global senior managers such as the CIO, Head of IT Value Enablement, Head of Business Applications, Head of Customer Experience Applications, Head of Data Platform, and Head of Cybersecurity

  • Entrepreneur - Management and Consulting Services at Lukasz Michalowski
    Jan 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

    IT Management Services Project and Program Management Services Consulting Services Successfully delivered projects and programs for muliple companies (Citi, Ericsson, Philip Morris, ABB, Aryzta)

  • Global IT Program Manager at Merck Group
    Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 · 9 mos

    As an IT Global Program Manager, I lead a strategic GxP multi-year global program with a multi-million dollar budget, focused on implementing a new Quality Management System (Veeva eQMS) for approximately 20k users. This initiative spans across all sectors, including Life Science, Health Care, Electronics and Enabling Functions. The initiative features a complex organizational structure with multiple workstreams, external third-party vendors and numerous senior stakeholders across the globe. My role encompasses driving the IT and business transformation by transitioning from legacy system to a modern cloud-based SaaS platform. I successfully managed the implementation of Phase 1 of the program by taking over from the previous IT PM, transforming the program's status from red to green and achieving a successful business go-live for around 10k users, including the integration with ERP system (SAP MDG). My managers recognized my efforts by issuing an award for this challenging achievement and additionally highlighting the high impact on the organization during my performance review

  • Global IT Senior Project Manager & Program Manager at ABB
    Jan 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    IT Project and Program Management (global initiatives) Managing strategic HSE (Health, Safety, Environment, Security and Sustainability) global software program (multi-million dollar budget) – new systems and software delivery on cloud (Azure, AWS, SaaS Intelex) for 100k users, mobile apps development, systems integration (API, middleware MuleSoft), report portal dashboards development and front-end migration to another technology

  • Global IT Senior Project Manager at Citi
    Oct 2016 - Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Citi Technology Infrastructure Program and Project Management Managing strategic IT infrastructure projects in North America (budgets 2+ mln USD) with regional or global impact on various countries (IaaS, PaaS, cloud, virtual and physical infrastructure for different business applications, machine learning and AI, big data etc.)