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Evgen Chugunov
LOCATION Kyiv, Ukraine | EMAIL [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | LINKEDIN @evgen-chugunov
S U M M A RY
10+ years in IT - building and shipping software products and leading cross-functional delivery across
companies and product studios, with strong AI fluency (Claude, Claude Code). Spanning product
management, program and project delivery, and AI enablement; comfortable reading APIs and
architecture. CSM, KSD, PMP in progress; English C1.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Program Governance · Portfolio Management · Budget & Resource Allocation · Senior Stakeholder
Management · Agile / Scrum & Kanban · AI Adoption & Enablement · Claude API & Multi-Agent
Workflows · Risk & Dependency Management · Team Building & Hiring · Release Management
EXPERIENCE

Product Manager December 2023 – Present
Remote · B2B SaaS · iOS · macOS · Telegram
Paperlink (B2B SaaS, since 2025) - define the product vision, strategy and roadmap for a
document-intelligence platform (DocSend alternative); run discovery, turn needs into prioritized epics,
user stories and acceptance criteria, prioritize the backlog, work cross-functionally (engineering,
design, QA), ship releases (App Store, Diia IT-market), and track success metrics (activation, retention,
engagement) - including AI-powered features.
Shipped and maintain multiple iOS apps on the App Store - Beauty Booking Pro, Spendly, Luna Flow,
OneTap - driving discovery, requirements, monetization and release.
AIMeter - native macOS app tracking Claude AI usage in real time.
Chistos - hyperlocal waste-collection platform (Telegram bot, live courier dispatch on map, Monobank
payments).
Head of AI Enablement · NDA April 2025 – Present
Remote · US-based FinTech platform
Built the AI function from scratch for a platform processing $7.5B+ in funded deals - owning
headcount, budget, hiring, org design, and performance reviews across the AI team.
Defined and executed AI adoption roadmaps across engineering, QA, business analysis, project
management, and operations - managing a dedicated AI Integration Specialist embedding LLM
workflows across the delivery org.
Cut BA requirements-writing time in half with Claude Code and significantly increased engineering
productivity through AI-assisted development workflows.
Hands-on shipped production AI features with the Claude API - structured outputs, tool use, eval
pipelines, and cost/latency optimization - while building a full-stack B2B SaaS (Next.js / TypeScript /
PostgreSQL / Prisma / Vercel) as a solo engineer in parallel.
Architected multi-agent workflows with automated 13-step delivery pipelines (requirements, code
review, testing), compressing feature cycles from days to hours.
Established AI governance, usage policies, and security guardrails; rolled out trainings, workshops, and
office hours on prompt engineering and tool selection org-wide.
Program Manager · NDA October 2023 – April 2025
Kyiv, Ukraine · iGaming
Governed delivery across 3 parallel teams (40+ people) - BAs, designers, FE/BE engineers, DevOps,
QA - each with its own PM and Account Manager, establishing unified processes and governance across
all three.
Eliminated weeks-long bug-chasing release loops through structured Scrum delivery, accelerating
velocity and enabling the platform to scale white-label partnerships across new markets.
Championed the business-analysis function at executive level - scaled the BA team to 4 analysts,
improving requirements quality and reducing mid-sprint scope changes.
Architected Jira from the ground up (custom workflows, permissions, automation) for real-time program
visibility at CTO and stakeholder level.
Project Manager · Nova Poshta December 2024 – March 2025
Kyiv, Ukraine · Contract, concurrent

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 Led the handoff of a self-service terminal pilot from R&D to production - assembled a delivery team from
scratch, planned procurement of up to 500 devices, organized service operations, and trained branch
managers.
Managed WMS delivery from scratch - established project processes for multi-country rollout and
integrated the platform with Nova Pay payment infrastructure.
Program Manager · BullPerks / GamesPad / ElseVerse September 2022 – September 2023
Calgary, Canada · Contract
Orchestrated delivery of the ElseVerse metaverse MVP, directing ~70 globally distributed
professionals across 4 time zones through a layer of 6 sub-PMs - shipped on schedule.
Owned budget and resource allocation across 4 concurrent workstreams: Metaverse, DEX, NFT
Marketplace, and corporate web properties.
Mentored and developed 6 Project Managers in Scrum and traditional PM methodologies - requirements
gathering, estimation, Gantt planning, and dependency management.
Lead Project Manager · IOALABS LLC March 2022 – March 2023
New York, USA · Contract, concurrent
Built delivery processes from scratch for a Web3/DeFi product studio - the flagship blockchain platform
reached 200,000 users.
Implemented a full Scrum framework - ceremonies, backlog management, velocity tracking - across a
portfolio of DeFi, DEX, NFT, and white-label projects.
Identified and mitigated a critical delivery risk early, cutting an estimated 3+ months of rework and
protecting $100K+ in at-risk budget.
Project Manager · DashDevs LLC March 2021 – March 2022
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Managed 3 concurrent projects for international clients - FinTech platforms, iOS/Android apps, and
enterprise web products - across distributed teams.
Led delivery of a mission-critical internal platform for VP-level stakeholders across multiple business
units, shipping on schedule.
Project Manager · DDAProduction LLC February 2019 – February 2021
Kyiv, Ukraine
Led delivery of the company's flagship projects across retail, travel, and luxury goods - eCommerce
platforms and mobile apps - owning the full lifecycle from requirements to launch.
Managed concurrent project budgets and third-party vendor relationships; kept international
stakeholders aligned through structured delivery reporting.
Project Manager · Smart Cats LLC June 2015 – September 2019
Kyiv, Ukraine · Concurrent
Promoted from Junior QA Engineer to Project Manager within 12 months based on demonstrated
leadership and organizational performance.
Led development and launch of a proprietary Android TV box product and multiple microcredit lending
platforms (web + mobile).
Earlier Experience
Public sector & construction industry
Administrator, Public Sector - documentation, records, and administrative process management.
System Administrator - IT infrastructure administration and support, user and hardware
management.
Assistant to the Financial Director, construction company - financial document handling and
reporting support.
Assistant to the Owner, construction company - operational coordination and executive support.
C E R T I F I C AT I O N S

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) · Kanban System Design (KSD)
SKILLS
Program & Portfolio Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Program Governance, Portfolio Management, Budget &
Resource Allocation, Release Management, Risk Management, Dependency
Tracking, Stakeholder Reporting

Leadership Team Building, PM Mentoring & Development, Multi-team Coordination, Hiring &
Onboarding

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AI & Engineering Claude API (structured outputs, tool use, agents), LLM eval pipelines, AI
governance, prompt engineering, multi-agent workflow design

Technical TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Vercel, Git

Tools Jira (Org Admin), Confluence, Figma, Miro

Languages English - Advanced (C1) · Ukrainian - Native

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