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Roman Chebotarov

Málaga

Summary

Customer focused and goal-oriented project manager with 6+ years of experience in managing complex IT projects for Fortune 500 companies from early discovery stage to launch with the proven track record in leading cross-functional distributed teams up to 30 FTE. Experienced both in Waterfall and Agile development approaches, and has solid understanding of SDLC. Successfully applying best engineering and CI/CD practices. Flexible team player, with developed collaboration and facilitation skills, with the expertise in processes improvement, team building and mentoring.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT Project Manager

EPAM Systems
Málaga
08.2022 - Current

Managed the full-circle development of B2B e-commerce platform for one of the world's biggest Medical equipment manufacturer and reseller and maintained migration of some services from the legacy platform to the Commercetools.

Key responsibilities:

  • Managed entire lifecycle of large-scale IT projects from discovery to launch.
  • Supervised project pre-sale, and discovery , maintained scope definition process, efficient engagement model definition
  • Managed project staffing and interviewing candidates
  • Managed project P&L
  • Effectively led and supervised cross-functional team, fostering strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintained oversight of project progress through activity tracking and proactively resolving execution phase challenges.
  • Created comprehensive project plans by outlining timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and resource allocation.
  • Performed in-depth risk assessment to evaluate potential impacts, creating strategies for mitigation and negotiated it with the customer C-level management
  • Championed the adoption of SAFe methodology through Agile transformation at Client organization
  • Provided team mentorship and coaching
  • Implemented an integrated Change Management process.
  • Conducted workflow analysis, identified areas for improvement, and planned action items to optimize KPIs.
  • Implemented reporting process for different stakeholders groups, and automated the process of data gathering for the defined set of metrics.
  • Facilitated negotiations with the customer and Agile ceremonies

IT Project Manager

EPAM Systems
Kharkiv
04.2021 - 08.2022

Supervised the development and localization of Mobile Loyalty Program platform for EU food retailer. We successfully launched the new product with 100k of active users. We achieved the growth Conversion Rate up to 25%, CSAT for more than 20% and doubled CLTV.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Successfully led and supervised a workforce of 20 professionals in two mobile development streams.
  • Adopted SCRUM from scratch and trained the team
  • Streamlined Knowledge Transfer process
  • Developed and optimized existing project processes according to the customers' needs.
  • Monitored the project execution using the various set of metrics.
  • Worked closely with Product Management team at product backlog prioritization and go-live strategy.
  • Managed publication of applications to AppStore/Google Play.
  • Reported directly to C-level customer stakeholders.

IT Project Manager

Mobidev
Kharkiv
07.2020 - 04.2021

Successfully led several MVP projects simultaneously in different industries, from initial pre-sale and discovery stages through to final deployment. Managed 20+ FTE, including third-party contractors.

Key responsibilities:

  • Facilitated initial business requirement identification through pre-sale and discovery activities.
  • Project recourses allocation, and staffing
  • Created and negotiated SLAs/SOWs
  • Implemented efficient project estimation and planning techniques.
  • Successfully integrated SCRUM practices resulting in improved deliverables and decreased time-to-market
  • Collaboratively prioritized backlogs with clients for efficient work allocation
  • Managed budget and P&L
  • Assessed staff productivity
  • Developed go-live strategy

E-Commerce Manager

Ezlo Innovation
Kharkiv
04.2019 - 03.2021

Managed the development of omni-channel e-commerce platform for IoT Industrial product company from scratch to launch.

  • Managed 10 developers in an outsourced team.
  • Oversaw the implementation of UI/UX designs and creation of marketing materials.
  • Engaged with multiple stakeholder groups to prioritize the implementation of business requirements.
  • Performed investigations to identify risks and platform technical constraints, did the research of possible workarounds in collaboration with tech team.
  • Organized training sessions for technical and non-technical personnel, and created wiki knowledge base.

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Ezlo Innovation
Kharkiv
10.2018 - 04.2019

Worked as a part of Digital Marketing team to launch new products of the company to the market. I was responsible for design and development of the product catalog, production of marketing assets and promotion of IoT topic in EU and US markets.

Key responsibilities:

  • Managed and produced content for enterprise Facebook and Twitter pages, driving increased customer engagement.
  • Developed and maintained an interactive IoT-focused YouTube channel with instructional guides, real-life applications, and comprehensive overviews.
  • Managed the production of marketing materials for product launch, press releases, and international tech conferences (e.g. CES 2020).

Education

Master of Economics - Marketing Management And Research

Luhansk National Agrarian University
Ukraine, Kharkiv
12-2019

Bachelor of Law Enforcement - Law Enforcement

Yaroslav Mudrii National Law University
Ukraine
08-2018

Skills

  • Project Management (PMI core)
  • Agile Development (SAFe, SCRUM, KANBAN)
  • Delivery management
  • Risk Management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Pre-sale/Up-sale
  • Estimation
  • Resource Management
  • Staffing & Interviewing
  • Mentorship and resource development
  • Stakeholder management
  • Negotiations
  • Facilitation
  • Public Speaking
  • Presentation
  • Project Discovery

Tools & Technologies

Project management and Task Tracking systems:
Jira, Confluence, Wrike, GaantPro, MS Project, Azure DevOps, TestTrail, Tableau 

Technology Stack & Tools

IOS Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, Bloomreach, Vue JS, NodeJS, Angular, AWS,
GCP, Google Firebase, Jenkins, Applanga , GitLab, Github, MongoDB, React Native;

Platforms:
WordPress; Shopify; Magento; Commercetools; SAP Hybris

Other:
Figma, Mirro, Mural, Adobe XD, Google Jamboard, Sketch

Accomplishments

  • Delivery Excellence award (EPAM systems)
  • R&D Trainer (EPAM University), contributed as a lecturer at PM Essentials course at EPAM university Ukraine.
  • DM Ukraine community leader (EPAM system), I led the delivery management online community with 300+ active participants, the main goal of which was to streamline knowledge sharing process across company DM practise, and establish networking of PM/DM specialists in multiple UA offices.
  • PM/DM practise community speaker.
  • PM Unit head, EPAM digital engagement practise

Certification

  • Certified SAFe 6 Scrum master, Scaled Agile inc.
  • AWS Cloud practitioner, AWS
  • OCM (Organization change management) , EPAM University
  • AI prompt Engineering Foundations, EPAM University
  • Generative AI overview for Project Managers, PMI

Affiliations

  • Gaming, mostly competitive disciplines such as Fortnite, Warzone, The Finals.
  • AI enthusiast.
  • UA Charity initiatives driver

Languages

Ukrainian
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Russian
Proficient (C2)
C2
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
A1

Timeline

IT Project Manager

EPAM Systems
08.2022 - Current

IT Project Manager

EPAM Systems
04.2021 - 08.2022

IT Project Manager

Mobidev
07.2020 - 04.2021

E-Commerce Manager

Ezlo Innovation
04.2019 - 03.2021

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Ezlo Innovation
10.2018 - 04.2019

Master of Economics - Marketing Management And Research

Luhansk National Agrarian University

Bachelor of Law Enforcement - Law Enforcement

Yaroslav Mudrii National Law University
Roman Chebotarov