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MARIIA PONOMARENKO
EDUCATION PROJECT MANAGER / EDTECH OPERATIONS / INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Kyiv, Ukraine · [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) · [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

PROFILE

Education project manager and instructional designer experienced in coordinating cross-functional teams, delivering
multiple learning products simultaneously, building scalable learning processes, and improving course quality.
Background spans EdTech, AI tutoring, corporate learning, team leadership, and LMS-based education.

CORE EXPERTISE & TOOLS

Project & team management: Project planning, backlogs, task ownership, risk tracking, QA coordination, 1:1 meetings,
stakeholder reporting, onboarding and performance management.

Platforms & data: Jira / Atlassian, Asana, Worksection, Notion databases and knowledge bases, Google Sheets formulas
and reporting, LMS / CRM.

Design & learning: Figma, Canva, Google Slides, instructional design, CEFR-aligned curricula, AI learning scenarios,
assessment design and gamification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager | Consider It Done Technologies | Sep 2025 – Present
• Coordinate clients, technical specialists and engineering stakeholders; track milestones, priorities, dependencies and
delivery risks.
• Manage Jira issues, backlogs, task statuses and QA follow-ups within the Atlassian ecosystem.
• Build team documentation, structured Notion databases, knowledge bases and collaborative workflows.
• Conduct 1:1 meetings, team check-ins and status reviews; clarify ownership and escalate blockers.

AI Learning Scenario Writer | GoIT | Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
• Created 120 AI-supported lessons for A1–B2 learners across grammar and IT English.
• Designed AI tutor scenarios for lesson delivery, guided practice, error correction, targeted feedback and student skill
development.
• Defined response-evaluation criteria and refined learning flows through testing; created tasks in Worksection.

Instructional Designer | Laba Group / Vocabulaba | Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
• Managed 7–9 courses concurrently, each approximately three months long, coordinating timelines and cross-functional
delivery.
• Designed A2–C1 English courses for IT, healthcare, journalism, logistics, HR and project management; contributed to
an English-language operations management course.
• Coordinated teachers, designers, producers and curators; assigned Asana tasks, tracked deadlines and assembled
course delivery packages.
• Conducted in-depth research, monitored course KPIs, produced reports and team presentations, and built teacher
training resources.

Teachers Team Lead | Golden Staff | Dec 2023 – Sep 2024
• Coordinated 120+ teachers, monitored KPIs and reported learning outcomes to management and corporate clients.
• Built recruitment and onboarding processes from scratch; conducted hiring, 1:1 meetings, mentoring and performance
reviews.
• Created corporate learning materials and student assessments; worked with clients including MHP and Oschadbank.
• Coordinated content contractors, supported website translation and worked with a proprietary LMS and Canva.

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Education Consultant (part-time) | Impletech | 2022 – 2024
• Helped structure a language-learning app: progression stages, learning metrics, bonus milestones, grammar and
vocabulary by level.
• Documented gamification mechanics and user engagement flows in Figma.

Teachers Team Lead | Buki School | 2022 – 2024
• Coordinated 120+ teachers, delivered methodology training and tracked performance in Google Sheets, LMS and CRM.
• Created a 55-lesson English NMT course and a 13-lesson teacher methodology course, including scripts, video and
Canva design.
• Improved curricula and developed educational marketing content, including for a Kyivstar-related project.

Methodologist (project-based) | Ranok Publishing | 2023 – 2024
• Prepared educational and webinar materials, delivered webinars for 100+ attendees and developed educational social
content.

English Teacher / Methodologist | Solid | Dates to confirm
• Taught individual and group Business / IT English; learners included employees of SoftServe, EPAM, Evoplay, Playtech,
GR8tech, Plarium and Boosta.
• Developed an original B2 English course for designers and supported learners over six-month study periods.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master’s degree — English and German Language and Literature, Open International University of Human Development
“Ukraine” (2018–2024).

CELTA (2024) · TKT Module 1 (2021) · LABA: First Time Manager, Strategic Session, Project Manager (2025).

LANGUAGES

English C2 · German B1+ · Ukrainian Native · Russian C1

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