He is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology at the University of Lodz and the Warsaw School of Economics. He is a certified Professional Risk Manager (PRM) and Master of Business Administration (MBA). He is also a graduate of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. For years he has held the position of a senior management, managing  separate units as well as  leading and participating in a number of projects covering various areas of banking.

Initially associated with the subject of market risk, in 2008 he took the position as Head of Market Risk Department. Then, he became Head of Credit Risk Department, focusing on issues related to credit risk of retail, corporate and financial institutions.

He has been heading Banking Risk Division for 11 years, where he is responsible for credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk management and capital adequacy. Consistently implementing strategic risk reduction goals, he has carried out a number of projects to improve the risk management processes, in particular credit risk, which enabled the bank to properly address customer needs and to increase profitability while maintaining an acceptable level of risk.

He is a member of the key decision-making committees of PKO Bank Polski, including Credit Committee and Asset and Liability Management Committee.

As the project manager for the implementation of the market risk management system, he was awarded by Gazeta Bankowa Prize for the best project in the Back Office category. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of an investment fund company. He passed a state examination for candidates for members of supervisory bodies. Currently, he is a deputy chairman of Supervisory Board of PKO Faktoring S.A.

Paweł Metrycki is a graduate of the Faculty of Computer Science and Econometrics at the University of Lodz. He has also completed post-graduate studies in Economic Information Technology at the Warsaw School of Economics. In 2006  he passed the Professional Risk Management Association (PRMIA) exam and obtained the title of Professional Risk Manager (PRM). He has also participated in the Algo Academy training courses in Frankfurt and London.

Paweł Metrycki is a co-author of the book "Risk of financial institutions".