Oleg S. Delivery Director
Summary
A seasoned leader and professional with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. My passion for creativity and unique skillset allows me to provide clients with valuable insights and strategy.
As a software and technology product strategy advisor, I have a proven track record of helping companies develop and implement strategies that drive growth and increase efficiency. My expertise in open finance, e-commerce & data governance, and B2B SaaS has also made me a trusted advisor to companies looking to stay ahead of the curve in these rapidly evolving fields.
Throughout my career, I have built dozens of software development teams, successfully delivering complex projects across multiple industries globally. With my deep understanding of the technology landscape and strong leadership skills, I can guide organizations toward achieving their business objectives.
Experience
Head of Product and Delivery, Reach Financial (20+ team members)
02.2021 – 03.2023
Description: Reach Financial is a lender which offers personal loans to consolidate debt or refinance credit cards. Reach helped customers to pay off over $1B in debt.
Reach.com is part of the same group of companies as nationaldebtrelief.com, having over 1k employees. The group of companies serves hundreds of thousands of retail consumers, managing several billion USD in debt relief services and having a large portfolio of personal loans.
Responsibilities: As a part of my role at Reach Financial, I was responsible for developing and implementing financial wellness tools that assist individuals in managing their spending habits, making timely payments on bills and credit, and increasing their credit scores. This approach has led to sustained engagement with our audience (with monthly active users exceeding 75%). It allowed for to reduction of delinquency and charge-offs and the creation of new revenue streams.
To ensure a superior user experience, we process vast amounts of transactional and credit score data, utilizing AI/ML techniques to make predictions. Our team has also designed and implemented a highly scalable infrastructure using AWS (Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Sagemaker, Lambda functions, and more).
WeControl.io
Board Member (02.2021 – now)
Co-Founder, CEO (07.2018 – 02.2021)
Description: The comprehensive GDPR management & data governance solution streamlines the process of ensuring compliance both internally and with third parties, ultimately reducing the time and effort required.
Strategic Advisor, Xelon.ch
01.2021 – 01.2022
Description: Strategic vision and company transformation to allow 10x growth in a niche Hybrid/Private Cloud space, implementing a B2B Sales methodology.
General Manager, Provectus (50+ team members)
06.2014 – 07.2018
Description: As a part of my role at Provectus, a global consultancy and solutions provider, and an AWS Premier Partner headquartered in Palo Alto, USA, I have been responsible for developing an E-Commerce line of business from the ground up. This has resulted in the acquisition of dozens of clients globally.
The task was to build a business/delivery unit. It's a business within a business, including building a Delivery model for multiple clients and Account Management.
Responsibilities:
- P&L management resulted in revenue in the seven figures with a net margin of over 20%
- Accounts management, including the maintenance of existing relationships and the acquisition of new ones
- B2B sales of new accounts
- Providing strategic consultancy to clients & delivery management
- Forming and managing teams of business analysts, data scientists, developers, and QAs
- Overseeing daily operations to ensure the smooth running of the business.
Agile Project Manager, Big Ukrainian IT Service Company
08.2013 – 06.2014
Responsibilities:
- Agile project management;
- people management & motivation;
- process improvement;
- ensure high quality of delivery;
Web Development Manager / Project Manager, RedCats: Ellos & LaRedoute Scandinavia (Sweden, Boras)
02.2012 – 08.2013
Responsibilities:
- web development management;
- consultations on E-Commerce solutions/improvements;
- PIM, product information transformation pipelines;
- CRM and ERP systems integration;
- business processes analysis;
- mobile commerce;
- internal projects (e.g., Big Data, re-platforming projects);
- online marketing technical support;
- CI/CD transformation.
Redcats was a leader in fashion & home decoration on the web. 80% of products were designed in-house, with 26 million active customers. RedCats was part of the PPR group. In 2013 RedCats Nordic was sold to Nordic Capital Fund IIV. Currently, the company is called Ellos Group.
WebSites:
Brand Ellos: www.ellos.se, www.ellos.fi, www.ellos.dk
Brand LaRedoute: www.laredoute.se, www.laredoute.no
Brand Jotex: www.jotex.se
My responsibilities covered all processes connected to the management of near-shore and, later on, on-shore teams of developers, QAs & UI/HTML producers:
- resources management: teams management using Agile / Scrum;
- management of off-shore & on-shore teams;
- consultations on E-Commerce solutions and improvements;
- coaching & mentoring.
General Manager / Engineering Manager, Capital Payment Solutions
06.2010 – 02.2012
Description: Capital Payment Solutions is an IPSP with a range of own E-Commerce projects (US and EU markets). My target was to manage existing E-Commerce business: increase the conversion rates of online stores, optimize business processes, manage resources, improve relationships with suppliers, and build an affiliate network system.
Responsibilities:
- E-Commerce business management
- projects development management
- affiliate network systems development & management
Project Manager, Senior PHP Developer / gsmExchange.com (Ireland, Dublin)
03.2009 – 06.2010
Description: gsmExchange.com is an international large-quantity GSM handset B2B trading platform.
Targets:
- gsmExchange.com B2B SaaS platform development and scale
Team Leader, Senior PHP Developer, Ukrainian International Currency & Stock Exchange
09.2007 – 12.08
Description: FTN Monitor is financial information provider covering markets and companies in Central & Eastern Europe and the Asian region. FTN Monitor terminal offers a range of financial data for market professionals - analysts, traders, and investors focusing on projects in dynamically growing economies. As an information aggregator, we provide up-to-date macroeconomic and pricing data by country, industrial research, rating reports, official corporate filings, live news feeds, and data processing functionality.
Web Department Manager, “Roscon” LT
08.2005 – 07.2008
Software developer, Nippon Technology
02.2005 – 12.2005
European Commission
09.2005 – 01.2006
Project Manager, Software Developer, EveryChild, TACIS Projects (contracts for software development).
10.2003 – 02.2004
Software Developer/System Administrator., National Department of Social Insurance of the Republic of Moldova, Department of Informational Technologies.
06.1999 – 02.2005
Education
Technical University of Moldova; Computers, Informatics and Microelectronics Department.
2000-2005
College of Informatics of Moldova; Informatics Department.
1998-2000
Certificates
Master Certificates in Relational Database Management System Concepts from Brainbench.com
October 2002