ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND — B PERMIT HOLDER
Eszter Ivanyi

Structure from Complexity.

Project & Change delivery professional turning tangled processes, data, and teams into systems that work — across Finance and IT.

Eszter Ivanyi
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About

I have a habit of turning tangled processes into structure — and then making sure people actually adopt what's been built.

Located in Zürich, Switzerland — roots in Hungary.

6+ years across investment product strategy and stakeholder management, sitting at the intersection of strategy and delivery. Most recently coordinating RFPs above CHF 1M and driving project delivery in a Zürich-based IT consulting environment; before that, five years at BlackRock leading platform rollouts and turning $230B+ in AUM visibility into decisions leadership could act on.

What sets my approach apart is the people side. With a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Coaching, I don't just implement tools — I manage the change that comes with them: moving teams from "how does this work?" to "how did we ever live without this?"

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Experience

JUN 2026 —
PRESENT
Consultant, Project Management
XEBIA — ZÜRICH
  • Coordinate RFP responses for engagements exceeding CHF 1M across sales, delivery, and technical teams
  • Cleared a 2–3 month partner-reporting backlog with Microsoft in 2 weeks, reducing revenue risk
  • Organised delivery logistics for 90+ Microsoft training sessions within a 4-week window
  • Apply AI tooling (Microsoft Copilot, Claude) to streamline proposal development and internal workflows
JAN —
MAY 2026
Freelance AI & Change Training Consultant
VARIOUS CLIENTS
  • Designed and delivered Microsoft 365 Copilot training for 50–60+ users
  • Co-facilitated 15+ hours of Teams change-management training for a company-wide adoption push
2025 —
MAR 2026
Product & Platform Strategy, Vice President
BLACKROCK, FUNDAMENTAL EQUITIES — BUDAPEST

AI ADOPTION & PLATFORM INNOVATION

  • Pioneered Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption within Fundamental Equities as a self-starter, driving awareness, best-practice sharing, and upskilling across the team
  • Shaped the design and user guidance of an AI-powered Commentary tool by feeding back usage insights from the Product Strategy side
  • Co-built an end-to-end activity-tracking solution (SharePoint, Power Automate, Outlook, Power BI) giving leadership real-time commercial visibility across $230B+ AUM

PLATFORM LEADERSHIP & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Led the Seismic platform rollout and sales-enablement agenda for a 90+ person business unit across multiple international markets, defining content governance and adoption analytics
  • Governed quarterly CIO Board Review preparation, aligning performance metrics with multiyear strategic roadmaps
  • Drove cross-functional technology alignment — scope, requirements, and stakeholder expectations across business and tech

TALENT DEVELOPMENT & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

  • Cut average onboarding ramp-up time from 6 months to under 3 with a standardized global onboarding programme
  • Launched a formal mentorship and Buddy Programme across international offices, strengthening global collaboration
2021 —
2024
Investment Product Strategist, Associate / Analyst
BLACKROCK, FUNDAMENTAL EQUITIES — BUDAPEST

PRODUCT STRATEGY & DATA PLATFORMS

  • Executed product strategy across UK, Global, and Sustainable portfolios totalling $18B+ in AUM, including $1B in sustainability-focused strategies
  • Owned and developed a platform-level Power BI dashboard suite across 70+ strategies, iterating on user feedback to drive adoption and insight quality
  • Partnered with portfolio managers to launch sustainable investment products, driving cross-functional alignment and investment narrative development
  • Delivered product commentaries, competitor analytics, DDQs, and RFP initiatives that secured institutional mandates and enhanced brand visibility

TEAM LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

  • Facilitated 30+ global training sessions on systems, platforms, and workflow optimisation across London, New York, and Budapest
  • Mentored 5+ professionals through tailored coaching and feedback, supporting individual development and team cohesion
  • Championed mental health initiatives as internal Mental Health Ambassador
2019 —
2021
Net Revenue Management Analyst
DIAGEO
  • Built pricing and sales analytics dashboards using Power BI and Alteryx for Northern European markets
  • Delivered strategic insights to senior management to optimise revenue and channel performance
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Skills

AI & Digital Adoption

Turning AI tools into everyday habits, not pilot projects.

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Claude, Gemini
  • Power BI / Power Automate
  • SharePoint / Microsoft Lists
  • Aladdin
  • Adoption programme design

Project & Delivery Leadership

Structure for complex, cross-functional, multi-market work.

  • RFP & bid coordination
  • Cross-functional delivery
  • Multi-project management
  • Process improvement
  • Stakeholder management

Coaching & Change

The people side of every rollout — where adoption actually happens.

  • Business coaching (PG cert.)
  • Training & facilitation
  • Team development & mentorship
  • Change management
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Education

Postgraduate Cert., Business Coaching

University of ELTE, Hungary — 2022–2024

MSc, International Economics & Business

Corvinus University of Budapest — 2017–2019 · 4.82/5 GPA
Specialisation: Economic Analysis
Erasmus Exchange
University of Konstanz, Germany — 2018–2019
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Speaking

Eszter Ivanyi speaking on change management
IIBA Poland Summit
SPEAKER — OCTOBER 2026
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
BA & Beyond Conference
SPEAKER — MAY 2026
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
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Languages

Hungarian — Native English — C1, International Relations specialisation German — C1, Economic specialisation Spanish — B1/B2
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Beyond Work

Hiking Iyengar Yoga Book Enthusiast Founder of a Book Club Volunteer Coordinator & Project Manager, Shift+Enter Summit