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Valery Maksimov
Product Manager
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ABOUT ME Product Manager (tech-savvy, delivery-driven): I build cross-functional teams, drive automation,
and optimize processes to cut time-to-value, accelerate releases, and deliver measurable
impact on the P&L

Experienced in developing CRM tailored to business needs, from requirements to rollout and
adoption, with data-informed decisions from discovery to delivery
SKILLS Hard skills
Product discovery (interviews, JTBD, hypothesis design), Interface & UX prototyping: wireframes,
user flows, clickable prototypes in Figma, Prioritization & roadmapping (RICE/ICE, OKRs),

Product analytics (funnels, cohorts, activation/retention, LTV/CAC, NPS, A/B),

PRDs & acceptance criteria, Backlog & delivery, GTM & growth experiments,

Product Ops (decision logs, docs standards), Tech collaboration (API basics, CI/CD awareness)
Soft Skills
Stakeholder management & alignment, Clear, concise communication,
Leadership & mentoring, Structured problem solving & trade-offs,

Influence without authority, Ownership & accountability,

Resilience & adaptability, Workshop facilitation & data storytelling
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Notion, Figma, Miro, Git, Looker Studio, Grafana, CRM, SQL

WORK
Head of IT / Product Manager - Jamm School (10.2022 - present)
EXPERIENCE Established the product management function from zero, aligning discovery/delivery cadences
with company OKRs and business outcomes

Built and led a cross-functional team from 2 to 10, owning hiring, onboarding, and growth
frameworks to enable fast, coordinated execution

Owned the end-to-end lifecycle of a customized Moodle-based LMS: user research, delivery,
launch, and continuous iteration

Architected and implemented a resilient webinar infrastructure (high availability)

Led development of a school PCRM and automation stack (incl. Pay & Go payments), improving
student/client query resolution time 5×

Defined and maintained the product roadmap; prioritized with stakeholder alignment and value/
effort frameworks to ship on time

Implemented product ops: structured documentation, internal knowledge bases, and clear
decision logs for transparency and alignment

Standardized collaboration workflows with Notion (tasks/knowledge) and Git (versioning),
accelerating delivery and cross-team handoffs

Introduced and optimized CI/CD, reducing release lead time and increasing deployment reliability

Drove planning and governance for scope, budgets, and timelines; reported progress against
OKRs and product KPIs to leadership

Facilitated agile rituals (sprint planning/reviews/retros, 1:1s), fostering continuous feedback,
learning, and measurable improvement
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Pro ect Manager / Q A - b .
etlace com (05.2021 - 12.2022)

Developed and implemented w k or processes w h it in t h e company, including setting up

J ira and N otion for tas k management and documentation, significantly improving

transparency in pro ect managemen j t

I ntroduced Git for version control and on b oarding of ne w developer s

Created documentation for all company processes, including on b oarding ne w
developers and pro ect initiatio j n

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Monitored pro ect quality and conducted team meetings to ensure t h e timely execution

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nior Pro ect Manager - z akupka com (0 . 3.2021 - 04.2021)

R eceived requests from management and created tec h nical specifications b ased on

t hose request s

C h k ec ed t h e quality of tas k execution, interacting w h h
it t e team to ac h j
ieve pro ect goals

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In rastr u u
ct re Admin/SysOps - Devart (11.2018 - 10.2020)

Managed t h e planning, design, implementation, and analysis of t h '
e company s existing

infrastructure services.

Maintained documentation for pro ects and services, and planned and j b udgeted for

procurement.

Distri b uted tas k w h
s it in t h e team and ensured t h eir efficient execution.

SysOps - Devart (05.2017 - 11.2018)

Set up and analy z
ed services of t h '
e company s existing infrastructure.

Maintained documentation for pro ects and services.
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Configured and supported servers.

System Administrator / Help Desk - Devart (04.2016 - 04.2017)

Set up and repaired office equipment and PCs.

Ensured proper configuration of PCs for company employees.

Provided server maintenance and support.

EDUCATION robot_dreams - Engineering Manager (2025)

I AM PM - PM Hard Skills (2020)

Udemy - Project and product management (2020)

baggage.school - Team Intelligence (2018)

VOLUNTEER
JAMM Camp- team lead/mentor/PM (2015 - 2021)

EXPERIENCE 8 years of experience as a Team Lead, PM, and mentor in Computer Animation

/ Game Dev. Managed teams of 7-14 people, training and developing young

professionals.