Executive Business Partner · PXP
Turning strategy into motion at the intersection of fintech, operations, and human behaviour — based in Vienna.
About
A background in people, a discipline from fintech, and a psychologist's read on how things really move.
I support PXP's CEO and C-Level team on the strategic and operational priorities that carry the company forward, after growing into fintech through project management at IXOPAY. Alongside my work I study Applied Psychology — cognition and behaviourism — and volunteer with Hilfswerk, offering English lessons and emotional support in mental-health and integration counselling.
What I do
Right-hand support to the CEO and C-Level — translating strategic priorities into operational reality and keeping the important work moving.
A project manager's discipline from fintech — planning, coordination, and shipping — backed by a Google Project Management certificate and Jira, and by years managing complex projects and teams across a range of verticals.
Years in People & Culture and ongoing study in Applied Psychology — reading behaviour, supporting people, and communicating with genuine care.
Experience
Executive Business Partner
PXP · Vienna
Supporting the CEO and C-Level team in driving strategic and operational priorities across the business.
Executive PA
PXP · Vienna
Partnered closely with executive leadership on day-to-day operations, coordination, and priorities.
Volunteer
Hilfswerk International · Vienna
Creating engaging English lessons and offering emotional support in mental-health and integration counselling.
Project Manager
IXOPAY · Vienna
A fixed-term role, brought in specifically to coordinate the merger integration project — managing delivery, coordination, and stakeholders in a payments technology environment.
People & Culture Manager
JTI — Japan Tobacco International · Vilnius
Owned people and culture initiatives, supporting employees and the organisation through change.
Market Research Specialist
UAB BERENT Research Baltic · Vilnius
Conducted research on behalf of the European Patent Office.
Customer Service Representative · Interpreter
LanguageLine Solutions · Vilnius
Interpreting and customer support across languages, connecting people across a language barrier.
Assistant Manager, European Department
Girteka Logistics · Vilnius
Coordinated European operations in one of the region's largest logistics companies.
Skills & languages
Writing & research
Counselling · Applied Psychology
How a counsellor's self-awareness, personal characteristics, and biases shape the therapeutic relationship — and where the evidence for the "effective counsellor" still falls short.
Empirical research · Applied Psychology
A randomized controlled research design testing whether daily aerobic exercise lifts short-term mood — with attention to confounds, validity, feasibility, and research ethics.
More writing and research to come — this is where new work will live.
Beyond work
Away from the desk, I'm a traveller at heart — happiest discovering new cultures, food, and people. I love photography, and finding beauty in the small, easy-to-miss details of everyday life.
Sport keeps me balanced — a healthy body and a healthy mind — and I'm a lifelong reader, checking in on Goodreads most days.
Contact
Open to conversations on fintech, operations, and impactful ideas — and always happy to meet good people.
lisa.chelnokova@gmail.com