IT Project Manager

Candidate is an IT Project Manager with over 4 years of experience specializing in project management and system analysis within fintech and banking industries. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects involving digital wallet integrations, core banking systems, and payment processing automation. Skilled in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, with a proven track record of implementing Agile frameworks from scratch to significantly improve team productivity and delivery rates. Proficient in configuring and automating tools such as Jira and Confluence to optimize workflows and reduce manual operations. Adept at coordinating between developers, analysts, and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes and strategic goal achievement. Strong background in process optimization, technical requirement gathering, and system design, with hands-on experience in automating financial services operations and enhancing digital product features. Motivated by opportunities that offer remote flexibility and the ability to contribute to growing teams delivering high-impact solutions.

Russian Tajik (Slavonic) University / Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Sep 2016 - Jun 2021

IT Project Manager/Scrum Master

Industry: Fintech

Mar 2024 – Present

• Effectively managing a portfolio of 3 teams (up to 15 members), optimizing company processes, increasing efficiency, and ensuring the achievement of strategic goals.

• Orchestrating the rollout of new digital wallet features and usability enhancements, driving a significant uplift in transfer and payment volumes.

• Implementing Scrum from scratch for multiple teams, increasing task completion rate from 40% to 80–85%.

• Configuring and automating Jira, reducing manual operations by 40%.

• Training the team in Agile practices, boosting their autonomy and productivity.

Self Employed

Industry: Individual Entrepreneurship

Dec 2022 – Jan 2024

IT Project Manager/System Analyst

Industry: Banking

Aug 2020 – Nov 2022

• Automated debt repayment reducing clients' average credit burden by 18% and cutting manual processing time by 70%.

• Architected the full end‑to‑end back‑office mechanism for installment-card product including repayment schedule logic, automated accounting entries, and partner commission deductions servicing cutting back-office processing time by 60%.

• Integrated payment systems to automate settlements and credit funds to client accounts, reducing average clearing time from 6h to 0.5h.

• Developed modules for account management, internal/interbank transfers, currency operations, and payroll projects.

• Automated penalty calculations for clients with overdue payments.

• Reconciled and processed 50,000 transactions daily, integrated with Core Banking System for real-time entry generation, reducing reconciliation errors by 95%.

• Built an automated data-collection and report engine generating 100+ daily/monthly reports.

• Configured deposit conditions, including terms, limits, and capitalization.

• Automated salary calculations and tax deductions for 500 employees, generating all accounting entries within 1 day.

• Implemented card issuance, transaction limits, monitoring, and optimization of financial processes.

Project Manager / Accountant

Industry: Banking

Aug 2019 – Aug 2020

• Gathered requirements and transferred them to the IT department for further implementation.

• Managed task deadlines.

• Prioritized the backlog and decomposed tasks.

Payment Card Specialist

Industry: Banking

Mar 2019 – Aug 2019

• Promoted the payment card issued by the bank, focusing on expanding adoption and usage.

• Supported all processes related to issuance of payment cards, implementation of new tariffs, and technical integration from the National Processing System side.

• Participated in promotion of payroll projects with large companies, contributing to increase in card issuance, transactions, and growth of corporate clients.