Professional Experience
Enterprise Agile Coach
Led the support and development of delivery processes for multiple programs and products in the EU zone, providing strategic support for commercial directions and implementing best practices in project and product management.
Job Responsibilities:
- Developed and managed direct relationships with key stakeholders and subject matter experts, ensuring business solutions aligned with their goals and priorities
- Created and implemented effective delivery processes, scaling best practices across multiple teams and departments
- Facilitated necessary ceremonies/events (scrum of scrums planning, stand-ups, release planning)
- Acted as a servant leader for project teams, nurturing team engagement and a healthy project ecosystem
- Resolved team blockers and monitored overall velocity and project cadence
- Assisted in the Performance Review process of team members
- Managed risks, anticipating and addressing issues in a timely manner
- Performed progress monitoring and reported progress on a regular basis to appropriate stakeholders
Key Achievements:
- Increased team productivity by 25% through implementation of adapted Agile practices
- Optimized decision-making processes, reducing time-to-market for new initiatives
- Improved stakeholder engagement and alignment through structured communication frameworks
Senior Project Manager
Led the support and improvement of current processes, business stabilization, and launch of new products at a company specializing in print products.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversaw activity planning and sequencing, planned and managed software releases
- Maintained project boards, followed up on tasks and supported the team by providing guidance throughout the development lifecycle
- Elaborated project timelines/Gantt charts and product roadmaps
- Facilitated, managed, and prioritized solution requests from customers and delivered them to the project team
- Developed and maintained project management specific documentation
- Provided expertise to identify and translate business requirements into software change requests
- Organized effective release management, ensuring stability and predictability of updates
Key Achievements:
- Improved product quality through enhancement of quality control processes
- Ensured transparency of the delivery process, reducing the number of unplanned tasks
- Created a teamwork system that increased employee satisfaction (according to internal surveys)
Co-founder/Head of Delivery
As co-founder of Gallantra BI, built all delivery processes for clients from scratch, including pre-sales, team formation, development processes, and support for leading companies across various industries.
Job Responsibilities:
- Developed and managed direct relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring business solutions aligned with their goals and priorities
- Managed risks, anticipating and addressing issues in a timely manner
- Elaborated project timelines, product roadmaps, and strategic delivery plans
- Performed progress monitoring and reported progress on a regular basis to appropriate stakeholders
- Resolved team blockers and monitored the overall velocity and project cadence
- Created a system for effectively selecting and providing talent from Eastern Europe for international clients
- Ensured transparent and efficient collaboration processes between distributed teams
Key Achievements:
- Successfully launched over 20 projects for clients from different industries with high client satisfaction
- Built an effective recruitment and onboarding system, reducing staff turnover
- Implemented Agile development methodology, reducing time-to-market for new products
Product Manager
Led a product that helps companies automate business processes using API, providing strategic planning and product roadmap.
Job Responsibilities:
- Facilitated, managed, and prioritized solution requests from customers and delivered them to the project team
- Provided expertise to identify and translate business requirements into software change requests
- Maintained project board, followed up on tasks and supported the team throughout the development lifecycle
- Developed and implemented product strategy, including roadmap planning and defining key milestones
- Conducted competitor analysis and market research to determine user needs
- Established effective collaboration between UI, product, and development teams
Key Achievements:
- Defined and successfully launched product MVP, which received positive feedback from first users
- Optimized the requirements gathering process, reducing time from idea to implementation
- Developed a feature prioritization system based on business value, leading to increased customer satisfaction
VP of Delivery in Ukrainian branch
Led successful project delivery and timely release of new product features to market in a fast-growing travel-tech company.
Job Responsibilities:
- Acted as a servant leader for project teams, nurturing team engagement and healthy project ecosystems
- Oversaw activity planning and sequencing, planned and managed software releases
- Developed and maintained project management specific documentation
- Led Agile transformation of development and delivery processes
- Created and developed a product management office, training a team of product managers
- Optimized business processes in development and product departments, improving interaction with marketing and sales
- Managed multidisciplinary teams with various technologies (frontend, backend, mobile development, big data)
Key Achievements:
- Reduced time-to-market for new features through optimization of planning and development processes
- Improved predictability of project delivery through implementation of effective management practices
- Created a culture of continuous improvement, leading to a reduction in production incidents
Skills & Competencies
Project Management
- Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, Hybrid
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Asana, Trello, MS Project
- Planning: Strategic, tactical, resource planning
- Risk Management: Identification, analysis, mitigation
Leadership & Team Development
- Coaching: Individual, team, system, existential
- Transformations: Agile, Digital, Organizational
- Management: Cross-functional and distributed teams
- Development: Mentoring, assesment, career development, training
Business & Processes
- Optimization: Business processes, team efficiency
- Analytics: Business analysis, metrics, KPIs
- Strategy: Roadmapping, OKRs, strategic planning
- Facilitation: Strategic sessions, retrospectives, planning
Product Management
- Development: MVP, backlog prioritization, user stories
- Research: Design Thinking, Market analysis, user experience
- Strategy: Roadmapping and product vision
- Metrics: Product/Market Fit, Unit economy, etc
Certifications
ICAgile Certified Expert in Enterprise Agile Coaching (ICE-EAC)
ICAgile Certified Professional in Coaching Agile Transitions (ICP-CAT)
ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)
ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
SAFe Agilist (SA)
Certificate in Coaching for Teams and Organizations (WAPP)
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
Education
Odesa Building Academy
Master's Degree in Project Management, 2009
Odesa National University
Master's Degree in Economics, 2005
Odesa National University
Master's Degree in Computer Science, 2001
Additional Information
Speaker and lector at IAMPM school (300+ students, 100+ workshops)
Active traveler with experience in hiking in the Himalayas (Everest and Annapurna base camps).
Practice yoga and meditation to maintain balance and effectiveness.
Author of KidPlan, a children's game for task planning.
Author of Alchemy Transformation blog.