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Olga Kurilenko

Gdansk,Poland

Summary

Accomplished professional, dedicated & result-oriented Business System Analyst and Product Owner with 7+ years of extensive experience in IT (product development, feature ownership, and business analysis) is looking for new challenges in a fully-remote job as a contractor with (preferably) a product company.


Had solid experience in various domains. Possess strong analytical skills, ability to see the Big Picture, identify problems, research issues, and provide solutions based on Customer’s business needs and the best practices on the market. Proficient in Agile methodologies, backlog and project documentation management, with proven leadership and team management skills. Committed to driving innovation and efficiency within dynamic environments. Display effective communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas. A very quick learner in completely new areas including technical ones. Had experience in managing autonomous cross-functional teams and participating in project planning & management. Additionally, had 2 years of hands-on experience in Application Support & Maintenance Level 2.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Owner, Business/System Analyst

EPAM Systems
Gdansk, Pomerania
05.2017 - 07.2024

12 projects per 7 years. Please feel free to see the details on each project in my LinkedIn profile. Below is the summary for CV processing convenience.


Have extensive experience in:
• end-to-end features delivery as the key feature owner
• high-level business and functional requirements elicitation, analysis, communication, documentation, and management
• requirements verification and validation
• tight collaboration with UX experts on wireframes creation
• UAT, validation of the features delivered providing guidance to or on behalf of the Business stakeholders
• collaboration in terms of the business, systems & integration requirements, implementation and validation with the 3rd parties/vendors involved
• end user/business stakeholders feedback analysis and follow ups
• project documentation preparation: SOW (Statement of Work), road maps, use cases, user stories/specifications (incl. proper meta data), user guides, features description, capabilities matrix, gap analysis, etc.
• backlog management
• setting up & driving Agile processes and ceremonies in cross-functional teams
• onboarding and/or training newcomers on the project


Domains:
Software and Hi-Tech Products Development; E-Commerce; Life Sciences & Healthcare; Retail & Distribution; Food & Beverages; Publishing, Business Intelligence, Global Exhibitions & Events; VIP Booking & Travelling Services; Manufacturing & Auto; Energy.

Projects types:
Discovery, POC, MVP, post-discovery implementation, re-design, migrations (1-2-1, many-2-1), etc.

Roles performed:
• Key Business Analyst
• Product/Feature Owner
• System Analyst
• Application Support Analyst Level 2
• Scrum-master

Hands-on experience with systems:
Adobe AEM, Contentstack, Drupal 7, Drupal 9, SDL Tridion, PIM Core, Kafka, Datalake, etc.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Linguistics

Minsk State Linguistic University
Minsk, Belarus

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Feature Ownership
  • Business Analysis
  • Software Systems Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Backlog and Change Management
  • Leadership and Management

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
Polish
Intermediate
Belarusian
Native
Russian
Native
Ukrainian
Upper intermediate (B2)
German
Elementary
French
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Product Owner, Business/System Analyst

EPAM Systems
05.2017 - 07.2024

Bachelor's Degree - Linguistics

Minsk State Linguistic University
Olga Kurilenko