Product Owner

Experience

Senior Product Owner / Access Bank

Sep 2023 - Present

Baku, Azerbaijan

• Lead product managers and coordinate cross-functional teams

• Develop and implement product strategies

• Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements,

• features and end products

• Work with board of directors to create product plans and roadmaps

• Produce and review product requirements documents (PRD)

• Ensure products and releases are launched correctly and on schedule

• Make creative recommendations to expand product base

• Designing and implementing an overall risk management process for different products

Business Consultant / B2C.GE

Jan 2023 - Present

Tbilisi, Georgia

• Meeting with and advising senior executives throughout the consultation process;

• Determining business needs and identifying weaknesses;

• Assessing and analyzing business practices and procedures;

• Compiling and presenting research findings and recommendations;

• Developing detailed project plans to drive changes and improvements;

• Organizing and managing business projects;

• Providing guidance when issues, challenges or problematic situations arise;

• Tracking and assessing the effectiveness of projects;

Product Owner / Pasha Bank

May 2023 - Sep 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan

• Led agile development of innovative SME banking products, aligning vision, strategy, and roadmaps with cross-functional teams.

• Researched SME banking trends, leveraging data to drive agile decision-making for mobile application development.

• Managed end-to-end mobile app development, ensuring on-time releases and seamless collaboration with development teams.

• Orchestrated product launches, maximizing market reach through cross-functional coordination and responsive strategies.

• Monitored KPIs, driving data-driven optimizations and enhancing products based on real-time SME client insights.

• Mentored and led product managers, employing agile methodologies for iterative improvements and team success.

• Ensured full regulatory compliance, maintaining a proactive stance towards risk management and industry standards.

• Stayed updated on industry trends and emerging tech, driving ongoing innovation within the SME banking sector.

Product Expert / Yelo Bank

Jul 2022 - May 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan

• Development of products according to the strategy of bank;

• Investigation of the market, determination the needs of customers;

• Improvement of customer experience;

• Calculation of the costs and gains of product creation;

• Preparation of the product road map;

• Leading a cross-functional team on product creation;

• Preparation of new marketing strategies;

• Identification of product gaps and ensure their elimination;

• Compliancy with the bank's internal disciplinary rules;

• Facilitation of product backlog management;

Product Business Analyst / Golden Pay OJSC

Dec 2021 - Jul 2022

• Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner;

• Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements;

• Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on;

• Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product;

• Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities ;

• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on product strategy;

• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories;

Digital Product Owner / Adviyyat Agency

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

• Work with project stakeholders to define project scope, goals, deliverables, resources and schedule;

• Work with the technical team to understand challenges, plan and deliver features and balance technical debt resolution 

• Break down business requirements to a manageable level, workable by the development team;

• Ensure project documentation is done, complete and easily available;

• Effectively manage the product scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved;

• Provide a product schedule to identify when each task should be performed;

• Work with Jira and Confluence to control and guide the agile delivery process;

Product Owner / Axis

May 2020 - Jan 2021

Baku, Azerbaijan

• Defined product vision, strategy, and roadmaps, aligning with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Translated customer needs into clear product requirements and user stories, managing agile development processes.

• Orchestrated successful product launches, coordinating teams and utilizing data-driven insights for optimization.

• Conducted user research, ensuring products addressed customer pain points and expectations.

• Collaborated with design and development teams for user-centered product experiences.

• Facilitated effective communication between stakeholders, development teams, and leadership.

• Ensured product quality, regulatory compliance, and adherence to industry standards.

• Stayed updated on market trends, contributing to innovation and continuous improvement.

Junior Product Owner / Sindibad Travel Agency

Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

• Collaborating with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements;

• Defining the vision for the team’s product;

• Creating a product road map based on this vision;

• Managing the product backlog and prioritizing them based on changing requirements;

• Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development;

• Developing user stories;