Summary
Iwona Antonik is a seasoned engineering leader with 11 years of experience driving Agile transformations, technical program management, and software engineering across financial services and regulated industries. As Head of Engineering and Technical Program Delivery at Versana (and previously Head of Technical Program Management there), she blends hands-on delivery discipline with a coach-first leadership style that empowers teams to become self-managing and relentlessly improve. Previously chosen for a high-profile hybrid role at BNY Mellon, she has a proven track record of streamlining processes, eliminating redundancies, and delivering measurable efficiency and quality gains. Certified in PMP, SAFe SPC, CSP/CSM, and PSM, she pairs Lean and design-thinking practices with practical metrics to surface business value from Agile adoption. Based in New York, she is known for bringing clarity to complex programs and for translating executive strategy into day-to-day engineering rhythms that scale.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Business, MBA Business at University of Phoenix