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Olesia Polezhaieva
IT Project Manager | Web & Mobile Delivery
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Location: Ukraine (remote)
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
IT Project Manager with 7+ years of experience delivering complex e-commerce web and mobile products for
international clients.
Experienced in launching iOS and Android applications from scratch, managing complex cross-system releases for large-
scale e-commerce platforms, and delivering third-party integrations from initial planning through post-launch
monitoring. Skilled in Agile delivery, continuous integration practices, stakeholder management, and coordination of
distributed engineering teams across Web, iOS, and Android platforms. Hardware development background.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Micro- and Nanoelectronics National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”
2011-2017
CERTIFICATIONS
PM Hard Skills Course
PM School – Project Management Certification

LANGUAGES
English - B2, Professional Working Proficiency; Ukrainian - native
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ronis Business Tools | April 2019 - Present (Remote, Ukraine)
Project Manager
Leading end-to-end delivery of e-commerce web platforms and hybrid mobile applications (iOS & Android) built with
custom PHP Symfony solutions, managing 5+ concurrent projects across distributed teams of up to 15 specialists.

Key industries: eCommerce, retail, mobile applications, and digital customer experience solutions.
Client base: UK and EU markets.
Applying Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and supporting continuous delivery
practices.
Owning the full delivery lifecycle: requirements gathering, business analysis, functional specifications, user flows,
scheduling, dependency and risk management, release and rollout planning, deadline tracking, sprint coordination,
and post-release follow-up.
Collaborating with other project managers on planning, resource coordination, delivery process improvements, and
cross-project dependency management.
Providing SLA-based support for live production environments, including production monitoring, incident
coordination, post-release issue management, and mobile crash monitoring through Firebase Crashlytics.
Coordinated the launch of iOS and Android applications from discovery through App Store and Google Play releases;
the applications currently serve approximately 70-80k active users.
Coordinating cross-system projects involving multiple internal teams and client-side engineering teams, ensuring
alignment across Web, Mobile, CRM, analytics, merchandising, and back-office systems.
Applying a product-ownership approach by shaping high-level client ideas into detailed business logic, user flows,
specifications, and dev-ready implementation solutions; proactively proposing product and UX improvements for
mobile applications that were successfully implemented in production.
Tracking and reporting delivery KPIs, including release readiness, estimation accuracy, scope stability, delivery
timelines, and post-release defect monitoring.
Running regular stakeholder demos for web and mobile initiatives and maintaining delivery reporting, including
project status, release readiness, risks, dependencies, blockers, and implementation progress updates.
Preparing documentation: user guides, release documentation, UAT materials, functional specifications, workflows.
Using AI-assisted tools to improve task decomposition, Jira ticket preparation, specification drafting, mockup
creation, documentation quality, and delivery process efficiency.
 Supporting the full team lifecycle for developers, QA engineers, and business analysts, including onboarding,
knowledge transfer, 1:1 sessions, team development support, performance feedback, and transition/offboarding
activities.
Contributing to the improvement of internal delivery processes, documentation standards, release management
workflows, and the evolution of the company’s internal task-tracking and project coordination system.
Project portfolio included:
Major web and mobile initiatives: login & registration flows, Face ID / Touch ID authentication, redesigned mobile
catalogue, new My Account across Web & Mobile, Reward Scheme, returns, and account management features. The
biometric authentication initiative significantly increased user engagement and improved the shopping bag-to-
purchase conversion rate from 8% to 14%.
Coordination of an R&D initiative for an AR-based virtual try-on experience within the mobile applications.
Support and delivery coordination for bespoke web applications, custom CMS/admin panels, SSO solutions, and
related microservices and API integrations, including the launch of a new administrative platform for the e-
commerce website.
Large-scale migration of a multi-regional e-commerce platform with 1-2M monthly visitors from a legacy Magento-
based solution to a bespoke architecture, including business logic mapping, workflow documentation, reverse
engineering of existing functionality, and coordination of feature migration and rollout activities.
Payment, analytics, and marketing integrations with Stripe, Braintree, PayPal, Klarna, Tamara, Tabby, Klaviyo,
Google Analytics (including GA4 tracking improvements and custom event implementation), Firebase, Ometria,
OneSignal, Recommend systems.
UI redesign and UX optimisation initiatives, with active involvement throughout the design lifecycle - from initial
mockups and concept discussions through intermediate design reviews, feedback and improvement proposals, to
final approved designs handed over to development teams for implementation.

EKTOS A/S | March 2016 - March 2019 (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
Hardware Developer
Progressed from Junior to Mid-level Hardware Engineer, taking increasing ownership of customer communication,
technical planning, and project coordination activities.

Participated in the full hardware development lifecycle for European customers: requirements clarification,
technical specifications, electronic schematic design, PCB layout development, component selection, hardware
bring-up, debugging, and verification of physical prototypes.
Prepared manufacturing documentation and production-ready files for industrial electronics manufacturing,
including BOMs, assembly documentation, and technical specifications.
Conducted hardware validation and EMC testing in specialised laboratories in Denmark and Ukraine (Kyiv).
Planned development stages, estimated implementation efforts, and coordinated technical activities with
engineering and customer teams.
Communicated directly with international customers, participated in technical workshops and on-site meetings
during multiple business trips to Denmark, gradually taking greater ownership of project coordination and
customer-facing activities.
Performed design reviews, onboarded and mentored new hardware engineers, and was responsible for
maintaining the hardware laboratory, including equipment organisation and component inventory management.
Developed strong technical coordination, stakeholder communication, and project planning skills, which became the
foundation for transitioning into Project Management.
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES
Project & Collaboration
Jira, Redmine, Confluence, Trello, Miro, Notion, MS Teams, Slack;
E-commerce & Integrations
Magento, Shopify, Klaviyo, Ometria, OneSignal, Recommend;
Analytics & Monitoring
Google Analytics, Search Console, Firebase, Uptime Robot;
Design & APIs
Figma, Canva, Postman;
Technical Environment
PHP Symfony, Swift, Kotlin, AWS cloud services.