Beata Klaudia Wilczek - Chief Technology Officer

Q: Where is Beata Klaudia based?

Beata Klaudia is based in Warsaw, Poland .

Q: What languages does Beata Klaudia speak?

Beata Klaudia speaks the following languages: Polish (Native), English (Advanced), German (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Beata Klaudia have?

Beata Klaudia has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Beata Klaudia has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 10 months . Note that Beata Klaudia may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Beata Klaudia's latest experience?

Beata Klaudia's most recent position is Chief Technology Officer at Yellow Card – Global Crypto Platform .

Q: What companies has Beata Klaudia worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Beata Klaudia has worked for Yellow Card – Global Crypto Platform and Groupon .

Q: Which industries is Beata Klaudia most experienced in?

Beata Klaudia is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas is Beata Klaudia most experienced in?

Beata Klaudia is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Operations . Beata Klaudia also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Beata Klaudia worked in recently?

Beata Klaudia has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas has Beata Klaudia worked in recently?

Beata Klaudia has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Operations .

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Warsaw, Poland

Experience

Jan 2021 - Dec 2025

5 years

Chief Technology Officer

Yellow Card – Global Crypto Platform

Built, scaled, and led a 60+ person global engineering org powering the leading African crypto trading/KYT/compliance platform
Designed multi-region, multi-chain data infrastructure supporting >5M users, 16 African markets, and regulatory-compliant on/off ramp flows
Delivered real-time on-chain data pipelines and KYT tooling for investigator, compliance, and reporting workflows
Led shift from monolith to cloud-native, distributed microservice architecture (AWS, Kubernetes), improving reliability by 66% and transaction processing speed by 32%
Optimized infrastructure costs 28% via cloud vendor reduction/negotiation and serverless/spot strategies
Drove continuous improvement across high-signal data analytics for fraud detection and AML, reducing incident response times >50%
Drove hiring, onboarding, coaching, and succession planning for geographically distributed engineering, product, and devops teams

Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

5 years

Director of AI & Data Engineering

Groupon

Led end-to-end global data product and machine learning platforms powering customer intelligence for 35M+ active users
Head architect of high-scale Relevance API for real-time personalization; served petabyte-scale workloads with 99.99% uptime
Responsible for global platform cost management, data compliance, and multi-cloud modernization (AWS, Azure)
Introduced innovation sprints and OKR discipline, substantially improving time to market of machine learning features

Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

4 years

Head of Engineering, FinTech Cloud & Data

Solarisbank AG

Built pan-European banking-as-a-service APIs adopted by multiple fintech unicorns; managed all technical delivery, DevOps, and site reliability
Led cross-border teams implementing KYC/AML onboarding automation and GDPR data governance
Key executive sponsor for green cloud/ESG platform integration—reduced platform CO2 footprint by 24%

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

4 years

Director, Data Platforms

DNB Bank

Drove enterprise modernization of risk and compliance analytics, automating reporting and regulator-facing data pipelines
Responsible for major cloud migration, data security, and vendor selection/negotiation

Jan 2003 - Dec 2011

9 years

Technology Director

First Data

Jan 2003 - Dec 2011

9 years

Engineering Manager

IBM CEE

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Retail.

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Retail

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Product Development, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Operations

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Summary

Accomplished CTO/CIO with 20+ years driving global tech strategy, platform engineering, and transformation across FinTech, blockchain, compliance, and data intelligence domains. Renowned for leading petabyte-scale on-chain data and analytics platforms, advancing compliance tooling, and building diverse international engineering teams in hypergrowth, regulated and Series B+ environments.

Skills

Multi-chain Data Architecture & Analytics
Crypto/blockchain Product Engineering
Fintech Compliance (Kyt, Aml, Kyc, Transaction Monitoring)
Ai/ml & High-throughput Data Pipelines
Global Engineering Team Development & Mentorship
Regulated Markets (Emea, Africa, North America)
Series B Hypergrowth Scaling
Cloud Strategy (Aws, Azure, Gcp, Hybrid)
Investor/board Reporting & Product-market Fit Leadership
Platform Security, Reliability, Devops At Scale
Python/go, Node.js, Java, Sql
Microservices, Serverless, Data Lakehouse, Event Streaming (Kafka), Rest/grpc
Blockchain, Multi-chain (Btc, Eth, Stellar), Aws, Azure, Gcp, Docker/k8s
Airflow, Mlflow, Looker, Databricks, Openai/llms, Salesforce, Jira, Terraform
On-chain Analytics, Aml, Kyc, Kyt, Gdpr, Transaction Monitoring
Built And Scaled World-class Cloud, Blockchain, And Data Platforms In 3 Major Markets
Delivered Regulated Compliance And Ai Investigation Tooling Adapted For 20+ Countries
Track Record Of Budget Optimization And Cost Savings (>$6.5m Total) Across Global Orgs
Mentor And Builder Of Diverse, High-performing Product And Technical Leadership Teams

Languages

Polish

Native

English

Advanced

German

Elementary

Education

Warsaw University of Technology

Master of Science, Computer Science · Computer Science · Warsaw, Poland

Certifications & licenses

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Certified Data Scientist

INeS, EU

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6

Experience in Banking and Finance 20 y

Avg length 5 y 11 m

Longest experience 8 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Chief Technology Officer, Director of AI & Data Engineering, Head of Engineering, FinTech Cloud & Data

Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Retail

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Created

March 2026

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Where is Beata Klaudia based?

Beata Klaudia is based in Warsaw, Poland.

What languages does Beata Klaudia speak?

Beata Klaudia speaks the following languages: Polish (Native), English (Advanced), German (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Beata Klaudia have?

Beata Klaudia has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Beata Klaudia has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 10 months. Note that Beata Klaudia may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Beata Klaudia be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Beata Klaudia would be well-suited for roles such as: Chief Technology Officer, Director of AI & Data Engineering, Head of Engineering, FinTech Cloud & Data.

What is Beata Klaudia's latest experience?

Beata Klaudia's most recent position is Chief Technology Officer at Yellow Card – Global Crypto Platform.

What companies has Beata Klaudia worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Beata Klaudia has worked for Yellow Card – Global Crypto Platform and Groupon.

Which industries is Beata Klaudia most experienced in?

Beata Klaudia is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Retail.

Which business areas is Beata Klaudia most experienced in?

Beata Klaudia is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations. Beata Klaudia also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Project Management.

Which industries has Beata Klaudia worked in recently?

Beata Klaudia has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Retail.

Which business areas has Beata Klaudia worked in recently?

Beata Klaudia has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations.

What is Beata Klaudia's education?

Beata Klaudia holds a Master in Computer Science from Warsaw University of Technology.

Does Beata Klaudia have any certificates?

Beata Klaudia has 2 certificates. These include: AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Certified Data Scientist.

What is the availability of Beata Klaudia?

Beata Klaudia will be available full-time from April 2026.

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