Olga Stratan Halcitcaia
Valencia
Summary
Senior Product Manager and Business Analysis leader with 15+ years of experience across retail, banking and digital government. Experienced in vertical product ownership and horizontal leadership of Product Owners and Business Analysts. Known for a transparent, open and methodical approach that builds trust and brings clarity to complex environments. Strong background in product strategy, discovery, KPIs and complex product delivery, with practical use of AI-assisted tools. Spanish citizen based in Valencia, fluent in English, Spanish and Russian.
Overview
1
1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Manager
Capitole Consulting
Valencia, Spain
12.2024 - Current
- Product Manager for CD2 Inbound, a large and complex digital product supporting warehouse inbound operations for a global retail organization.
- Own the product roadmap, discovery, KPI definition, backlog prioritization and delivery planning.
- Coordinate business stakeholders, operations, UX, engineering, architecture, platform and external product teams.
- Manage cross-domain dependencies, APIs and event-driven integrations within a distributed enterprise ecosystem.
- Translate complex operational and technical needs into clear product requirements, priorities and delivery outcomes.
- Previously worked on the Virtual Manager and Performance products, focused on operational analytics, workforce performance and data-driven process optimization.
- Use generative AI to synthesize stakeholder input, structure requirements and accelerate product documentation.
Senior System Analyst/ Product Owner/ Scrum Master
Luxoft Spain | Citi Bank and Internal Products
Barcelona
11.2022 - 04.2024
- Translated complex needs into product requirements, process flows, user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Owned backlog prioritisation and coordinated API integrations and dashboards to enhance cross-functional delivery.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and agile planning, fostering continuous improvement and collaboration across teams.
- Led business and systems analysis for banking products and technology initiatives, aligning solutions with stakeholder needs.
Program Manager/Product Owner/BAPM Department Head
dotGov Solutions LLC
Remote
02.2017 - 06.2022
- Managed a large-scale e-government platform covering digital identity, e-payments and integrations across multiple public-sector domains.
- Aligned C-level stakeholders, government institutions, vendors, and technology teams on priorities and governance, facilitating streamlined decision-making.
- Led a department of eight Product Owners and Business Analysts and coordinated a large network of external BA consultants across multiple projects.
- Started as Head of Business Analysis and Product Owner of the in-house cloud-based platform, overseeing product strategy, KPIs/OKRs and cross-functional delivery.
- Established common Product Management and Business Analysis practices, strengthening team capabilities and cross-domain collaboration.
- Mentored Product Owners and Business Analysts and drove agile adoption across teams.
Senior Business Analyst
AlfaSoft SRL (subsidiary of Alfa XP LLC, USA)
Chisinau
08.2006 - 12.2016
- Managed requirements, process modelling, roadmaps, backlogs, use cases, and UAT planning to ensure project alignment with stakeholder needs.
- Facilitated stakeholder workshops and translated business needs into functional and technical requirements.
- Led business and systems analysis to enhance government management solutions.
- Supported business process improvement and system implementation initiatives.
- Mentored junior analysts and supported the adoption of Scrum and CMMI-aligned practices.
- Created product and service documentation, user manuals and training materials.
Education
UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, Faculty of Computers, Informatics and Microelectronics - Specialization in Natural Language Processing
Technical University of Moldova (UTM)
07-2006
Skills
Product Strategy Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Roadmaps KPI & OKR Definition Product Ownership Business Analysis Leadership PO/BA Team Development Cross-Domain Alignment Stakeholder Management Product Governance Backlog Prioritization Agile Product Delivery Product Analytics API Integrations Event-Driven Systems Digital Transformation AI-Assisted Product Management
Jira Confluence Miro Figma Azure DevOps Boards Postman Swagger Power BI Microsoft Teams Microsoft Loop EasyDocs ChatGPT Claude OpenCode GitHub Copilot
Certification
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I)
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Kanban System Design (KMP I), Kanban University
- Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis, British Computer Society (BCS)
- SAFe Agilist (SA), Scaled Agile Framework
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
- AI-Assisted Product Development: Inditex AI Builder learning covering AI Studio, AI Context, MCPs, LLMs, Spec-Driven Development, agent-based workflows and responsible AI usage.
- Agile Methodologies: Scrum with Kanban, SAFe Product Owner/Manager, Leading SAFe and Agile Value Delivery using Scrum over CMMI.
- Lean Practices: Kanban System Design.
- Project Management & Business Analysis: CBAP Workshop, Practical IT Project Management, PMBOK and Leadership Skills for IT Managers.
- Financial Services: Market Risk, Investment Banking, Financial Markets and Trade Lifecycle.
- Data Analytics: Microsoft Power BI Basics.
- ServiceNow: Fundamentals and IT Service Management implementation.
- Software Development: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML.
Timeline
Product Manager
Capitole Consulting
12.2024 - Current
Senior System Analyst/ Product Owner/ Scrum Master
Luxoft Spain | Citi Bank and Internal Products
11.2022 - 04.2024
Program Manager/Product Owner/BAPM Department Head
dotGov Solutions LLC
02.2017 - 06.2022
Senior Business Analyst
AlfaSoft SRL (subsidiary of Alfa XP LLC, USA)
08.2006 - 12.2016
UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, Faculty of Computers, Informatics and Microelectronics - Specialization in Natural Language Processing
Technical University of Moldova (UTM)