Valeria Popov
Chisinau,Moldova
Summary
Focused Product Owner and Team Lead with expertise in System and Business Analysis, delivering technical projects in fast-paced environments. Skilled in gathering business requirements, analyzing system performance, and identifying areas for improvement. Experienced in defining product vision, managing backlogs, and ensuring alignment with business goals. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive sprint planning, and deliver high-quality solutions. Passionate about mentoring and empowering teams to excel while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work history
Head of Integrations (Team Lead)
MAIB
Chisinau, Moldova
10.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded a cross-functional integration team, ensuring the successful delivery of complex IT projects by effectively managing resources, timelines, and deliverables.
- Led the design and development of scalable integration solutions, using a variety of technologies such as RESTful APIs, SOAP, and middleware platforms.
- Collaborated with business analysts, product managers, and clients to gather integration requirements and ensure seamless alignment of development goals with business needs.
- Oversaw resource allocation for integration projects, ensuring optimal team capacity and productivity.
- Fostered strong relationships with other departments, such as operations, infrastructure, and security teams, to ensure smooth integration processes.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations for team members, setting clear expectations and providing constructive feedback.
Systems/Business Analyst
MAIB
Chisinau
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Planned and managed projects through consultations with internal and external teams to meet set objectives on time and on budget.
- Modified current systems to enhance workflows and meet new needs.
- Developed functional specifications for implementing integration-related solutions.
- Reviewed and raised requests to enable system performance improvements.
- Modified systems to meet changing technical and operational demands.
IT Product Owner
Yopeso-BPO
Chisinau, Moldova
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
- Collaborated closely with marketing teams to develop compelling promotional materials.
- Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
- Streamlined workflow processes with effective cross-functional team collaboration.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
Independent Consultant
Romark-Code Agency
Chisinau, MD
03.2022 - 08.2023
- Gathering research data and delivering professional presentations highlighting findings and recommendations for optimization.
- Using field observation and face-to-face interviews to identify team and individual strengths.
- Analyzed internal systems and organized plans to address areas in need of improvement
IT Project Manager/Operations Product Manager
Titanium SRL
Chisinau, MD
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.
IT PROJECT MANAGER/Business/System Analyst
Wippo SRL
Chisinau, MD
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones.
- Led and assisted technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
- Analyzed architecture design, scoping, implementation, testing and deployment needs to define project requirements.
Product owner
Infodebit Credit Report
Chisinau, MD
03.2020 - 09.2021
- Setting project goals
- Maintaining project timeframes
- Managing resources for projects
- Coordinating project team members and developing schedules
- Using project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence
- Organizing meetings to discuss project goals and progress
- Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
- Designed, documented and executed system upgrades and patch management using update manager
- Developed project plans identifying key issues, approaches and performance metrics
BUSINESS ANALYST and IT PROJECT MANAGER
Mindesign
, Belgium
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Defining business requirements
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Planning and monitoring
- Variance Analysis
- Reporting
- Keeping financial records, allocating budgets, writing financial reports
- Coordination of projects, distribution of labor, maintenance of projects.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Economy
International Management Institute
Chisinau, MoldovaSkills
- Scrum Methodology
- Agile Software Development
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Project Team Coordination
- Managing Multiple Projects
- Technical Specifications
- Technical analysis
- SQL
- JSON
- Leadership
- Knowledge of regulatory standards
- Production forecasting
- Customer needs identification
- KPI monitoring and reporting
- Prototyping and testing
Languages
Romanian, Russian
Native language
English
Intermediate
Ukrainian
Intermediate
Timeline
Head of Integrations (Team Lead)
MAIB
10.2024 - Current
Systems/Business Analyst
MAIB
09.2023 - 10.2024
IT Product Owner
Yopeso-BPO
02.2023 - 09.2023
Independent Consultant
Romark-Code Agency
03.2022 - 08.2023
IT Project Manager/Operations Product Manager
Titanium SRL
03.2022 - 02.2023
IT PROJECT MANAGER/Business/System Analyst
Wippo SRL
09.2021 - 03.2022
Product owner
Infodebit Credit Report
03.2020 - 09.2021
BUSINESS ANALYST and IT PROJECT MANAGER
Mindesign
06.2018 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Business Administration - Economy
International Management Institute
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