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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Independent Project – Token Sentinel
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Madalina Niculescu

Madalina Niculescu

Product Manager | Apple & HSBC | Token Security · Web3 UX · Ethereum
Dubai

Summary

Product Manager with 8+ years leading complex infrastructure and platform deliveries at Apple and HSBC. Currently focused on decentralization, security UX, and dApp usability. As part of a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Cloud Computing, I independently developed Token Sentinel — a multichain prototype for managing ERC-20 token approvals, revocations, and smart contract access. Built with React, TypeScript, Ethers.js, WalletConnect, and IPFS, the project explored frontend-first security patterns, EVM interaction, and gasless UX design. I specialize in turning critical infrastructure into simple, user-owned crypto interfaces.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
Certificates
3
3
Languages
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Project Manager

HSBC (Contractor Via Arcadis)
05.2024 - 01.2025
  • Delivered a $35M infrastructure foundation for HSBC’s private banking product stack — ensuring full IT, security, and regulatory compliance.
  • Led platform readiness by aligning CTO, engineering, and vendor teams around go-live milestones and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Improved deployment velocity and operational confidence for HNW-facing digital products by reducing latency and physical risk by 40%.
  • Treated infrastructure as a product — with a focus on compliance automation, service quality, and post-deployment maintainability.

Senior Project Manager

UBS, Barclays (Contractor Via ISS A/S)
08.2023 - 07.2024
  • Rolled out Monday.com across enterprise operations — impacting 2,000+ users across 3 global banks and standardizing delivery reporting.
  • Designed and deployed an AI-powered execution framework for project and product teams — reducing stakeholder update time by 40%.
  • Led onboarding, enablement, and internal GTM efforts — achieving 95% adoption within 60 days.
  • Acted as product liaison between ISS tech and bank C-suites — surfacing feedback loops and telemetry that influenced roadmap decisions.

Project Manager

Battersea Power Station (Contractor Via CBRE)
09.2022 - 02.2023
  • Delivered go-live infrastructure for Battersea’s 1.2M sq ft commercial estate, including Apple’s EU HQ and 150+ high-security retail and F&B tenants.
  • Managed end-to-end platform readiness across security systems, compliance checkpoints, and multi-vendor workflows.
  • Treated handover as product: codified delivery plans, validated systems, and reduced launch-critical risk across all stakeholders.
  • Retained as the sole independent delivery lead post-vendor reduction, overseeing final commissioning and launch execution.

Project Coordinator

D&A Engineering Ltd
08.2020 - 09.2022
  • Delivered feedback loops and UI change recommendations that improved accounting task efficiency by ~25%.
  • Helped migrate internal reporting systems to Salesforce; supported QuickBooks automation across 200+ SME clients.
  • Reduced manual approval handling by 30% and accelerated credit analytics cycles through early-stage process design.

Analyst Controller

Office Depot Inc
09.2018 - 08.2020
  • Contributed to Salesforce cloud migration projects impacting 1K+ accounts, ensuring compliance and role-based access across financial systems.
  • Delivered process feedback that reduced manual approval handling by 30% and accelerated credit analytics cycle times.

Analyst Controller

Banca Transilvania
05.2016 - 09.2018
  • Supported cloud migration of credit systems to Siebel and coordinated early-stage testing with IT.
  • Collaborated on tool redesigns aligned with user feedback — recognized as top performer for 4 consecutive quarters.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cloud Computing

University of Wales Trinity Saint David, London, United Kingdom
02.2021 - 02.2024
  • First Class Award
  • Program Representative, 2021 to 2024.
  • Winner, Hackathon - Led a 24-hour MVP sprint to prototype and pitch a low-code product.

Skills

Product Strategy Agile Delivery Roadmap Planning Prioritization Go-to-Market (GTM) User Research Customer Discovery UX Optimization A/B Testing User Onboarding Cross-functional Leadership Stakeholder Alignment C-Suite Communication Remote Collaboration Technical Fluency Smart Contracts Token Security Web3 Wallet UX DeFi Risk Management Platform Experience Ethereum IPFS Solana QuickBooks Salesforce Mondaycom Tooling & Stack React TypeScript SQL REST APIs Azure AWS GitHub Jira Notion Frameworks Agile Scrum Kanban CI/CD Test-Driven Development (TDD) Data & Analytics Dashboarding Reporting Automation Process Optimization KPI Tracking

Certification

Project Management Professional Certificate, Google

Work Availability

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Timeline

Senior Project Manager - HSBC (Contractor Via Arcadis)
05.2024 - 01.2025
Senior Project Manager - UBS, Barclays (Contractor Via ISS A/S)
08.2023 - 07.2024
Project Manager - Battersea Power Station (Contractor Via CBRE)
09.2022 - 02.2023
University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Bachelor of Science, Cloud Computing
02.2021 - 02.2024
Project Coordinator - D&A Engineering Ltd
08.2020 - 09.2022
Analyst Controller - Office Depot Inc
09.2018 - 08.2020
Analyst Controller - Banca Transilvania
05.2016 - 09.2018

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Italian
Beginner (A1)
Romanian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Beginner (A1)

Mentorship Programs

  • Agile Experience Programme, Forage by JP Morgan, 08/01/22, 09/30/22
  • STEM Aspire Management Programme, Dell Technologies, 03/01/22, 02/28/23
  • Balance the Board Executive Mentoring Program, Balance the Board, 08/01/23, Present

Independent Project – Token Sentinel

Decentralized DeFi Risk Manager | Ethereum & IPFS

  • Designed and built a full-stack DeFi approval revocation tool targeting $120M+ "ice phishing" risk vectors (e.g. BadgerDAO hack).
  • Used ERC20, React, TypeScript, and WalletConnect to deliver a live prototype deployed via IPFS. Built multichain dashboard (Ethereum, Polygon, BSC) with client-side validation, caching, and multilingual UX.
  • Delivered 12,000-word whitepaper and UX case study—awarded First-Class BSc (Hons) in Cloud Computing.
  • Applied TDD and agile delivery with focus on user trust, wallet UX, and smart contract safety.

Books

  • How Google Works, Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg
  • Product Management in Practice, Matt Lemay
  • Building Products for the Enterprise, Blair Reeves, Benjamin Gaines

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