IT strategy & governance
I help translate business objectives into technology priorities, clear responsibilities and a practical roadmap, connecting product, architecture and investment decisions.
IT Strategy · People · Transformation
From complexity
to clear direction.
I help businesses bring clarity to technology, processes and accountability. I combine a board-level perspective with hands-on experience in building teams and products — so IT supports business growth.
CIO | CTO | IT & Business Transformation Advisor20+years in technology
15+years in management
MBAa business and technology perspective
01 / Expertise
Technology matters
when it serves business.
I support leaders who want greater clarity, more effective strategy execution and an organisation ready for its next stage of growth.
Organisational transformation
I bring structure to teams and processes. I help establish predictable software delivery, with clear roles and measurable outcomes.
Practical AI adoption
I help identify processes where AI could improve everyday work. Starting with the problem and business value, I help define priorities and how to evaluate outcomes.
Leaders, teams & products
I support leaders in building effective teams, developing capabilities and connecting product thinking with technology. I share practical experience through mentoring and workshops.
02 / Selected results
Experience.
With tangible impact.
Selected examples from my leadership roles. The figures reflect the outcomes and scale of the teams I managed.
Polskie ePłatności & Przelewy24 / Nexi Group · CIO / CTO experience
Technology at payment industry scale
Leading the IT organisation and the development and operation of critical payment systems.
20%+of card and eComm payments in Poland processed
480IT projects completed over 3.5 years
90%Delivery on Time
85%of projects rated green · CPI > 0.9, SPI > 0.7
150+people in IT
70+projects per quarter
9m+payments via POS terminals and eComm
Context and scope
Scope of responsibility: managing a budget of over ten million EUR, digital and organisational transformation of IT, and a fully implemented SDLC enabling effective collaboration with the business.
NatWest Bank · Technology Lead / Director · 2022–2023
Building a technology team in Poland
Establishing the Polish IT team for Risk & Finance — recruiting specialists, organising work and developing capabilities. Collaborating with teams in the UK and India on software for investment risk analysis and reporting.
PCG Academia · CTO · 2020–2022
More predictable software delivery
Optimising software delivery and developing a technology organisation of over 50 people.
60%fewer software defects
90%Delivery on Time
11%+increase in work efficiency
Context and scope
Results achieved over 12 months. I was responsible for technology and product management teams, priorities and SDLC implementation. The organisation managed 10 products and 17 concurrent projects.
Asseco Innovation Hub · 2018–2020
From an idea to a product in the market
Incubating and commercialising FinTech solutions, developing the programme model and working with partners.
8startups incubated
2solutions commercialised
2hackathons organised
Context and scope
As Head of Asseco Innovation Hub, I was responsible for organising the programme, sourcing solutions, overseeing incubation and acting as Product Manager for the solutions being developed.
03 / About
Business. Technology.
People at the centre.
My name is Tomasz Buczak. I have worked at the intersection of technology, products and business since 2003.
My career has taken me from software development and architecture to CTO, CIO and board-level roles. This experience lets me view an organisation from multiple perspectives — understanding technical complexity, making business decisions and supporting the people who deliver them.
I believe in responsible leadership. I use Lean and Agile where they make sense and genuinely improve how work gets done. I believe in processes: without processes and data, even the best AI cannot deliver results. I share my experience through talks, panels, workshops and mentoring.
MBAWSB – National Louis University
MSc Eng.Rzeszów University of Technology · computer systems and programming
Selected career milestones
From 2023
Polskie ePłatności / PayPro
CTO and CIO roles, board-level responsibilities and software development synergies within Nexi Group.
2022–2023
NatWest Bank
Technology Lead / Director. Establishing a Polish technology location for Risk & Finance.
2020–2022
PCG Academia
CTO. Developing the technology organisation, managing products and optimising the SDLC.
2005–2020
Asseco Poland
From engineering and architecture to product management and leading Asseco Innovation Hub.
2003–2005
Comarch
Beginning my career as a Java developer and systems engineer.
04 / Public speaking
Public speaking
I share my experience in technology, business and leadership through talks, panel discussions and workshops.
CIONET Tribes
The end of the team? An organisation where not everyone is human
Leaders’ Mental Resilience Conference
Is it hard to be a leader today?
Young Manager Academy project
My leadership journey
NoFluffJobs Conference
AI in the labour market
CIONET Tribes
Implementing AI
CIO Summit by WEBCON
The role of IT in shaping business
Impact 2025 Conference
Innovation in protecting the digital world: cybersecurity strategies in the financial sector
Speaker profile on the Impact 2025 website
Liderzy IT Conference
IT doesn’t work. And it’s expensive. How do we cope?
Andrzej Sobczak, Professor at SGH, and Jan Maria Kowalski
05 / Working together
A clear problem.
A practical way forward.
I favour strategic and expert engagements with a defined scope and goal. We start with a conversation about your business.
01
Understand the situation
Business objectives, how work happens today and the main obstacles. We identify the problem that is worth solving.
02
Define direction & priorities
We clarify dependencies and options, then establish priorities, responsibilities and measures of progress.
03
Support the change
We choose the right format: advisory support, leadership mentoring or a workshop. We focus on decisions and the organisation’s ability to change.
Contact
Let’s give change
a clear direction.
Tell me about the challenge your business is facing. Let’s explore where my experience could bring the most value.