Тарас

ABOUT ME
Result-driven Chief Digital / Operations Officer with 20+ years of
leadership in driving large-scale digital transformation, portfolio delivery,
and organizational scaling within global markets. Proven track record
managing business units of up to 2,300+ professionals and steering
complex cross-functional operations. Expert in aligning business strategy
with technology execution, optimizing delivery frameworks, and building
high-performing engineering cultures. Data-driven leader focused on
digital innovation, AI adoption, operational excellence, and sustainable
revenue growth.

Taras EXPERIENCE
Customertimes / Vice President of Engineering, Portfolio leader
Khudoba MAY 2023 - PRESENT, KYIV

In the role of Portfolio leader ensure execution of the programs, projects
with good quality, partner with executive sales leadership to drive
portfolio growth and secure high-value client accounts through strategic
technology alignment.
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[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Led Eastern European Cluster operations spanning Ukraine, Poland, and
Latvia, managing a cross-functional delivery team of 600+ engineers and
Ukraine, Kyiv operational staff.
Built personal efficiency tool using Antropic Claude Code, managing
projects of AI first project delivery.
LANGUAGES

Ukrainian, Native Vector Software / COO, Head of Delivery
English, C2 SEP 2021 - APR 2023, KYIV, WARSAW
Spanish, B1
German - basic Directed end-to-end delivery performance, implementing robust KPI
frameworks, unified project status reporting, and data-backed resource
management systems.
Successfully launched international corporate presence, building the
Warsaw office completely from scratch and orchestrating operational
setup in Malaga, Spain.

Ciklum / Delivery Director, Head of Client Delivery Management
and Branches
OCT 2019 - SEP 2021, KYIV

Spearheaded the outstaffing business division, commanding a total
headcount of 2,300+ professionals across branches in Ukraine, Spain,
Poland, and Belarus.
Championed Agile transformation initiatives, enabling client growth by
embedding modern development practices and driving operational
maturity.
Build and cultivated an internal Agile Delivery Community of Practice to
standardize excellence across global teams.
 Mobichord / Director
JAN 2018 - SEP 2019, KYIV

Led division-wide restructuring and operational optimization for a
high-growth expense management product, aligning multi-stream
delivery with strategic roadmap targets.

EPAM / Delivery Manager
MAR 2011 - DEC 2017, KYIV

Positions: various positions - Middle, Senior Tech support engineer, Team
Lead, DevOps manager, Release manager, Resource manager, Project,
Delivery manager
Clients: international investment bank, the credit rating agency
Building and growing teams, setting up delivery, managing people and
stakeholders. Managing application support of various application
Building and developing the managerial community of practice. Leading
coordinating the grading process.

Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) /
Expert of Strategy of Service
DEC 2002 - APR 2006, KYIV

Positions: various positions - Call center agent, Lead, Strategy of Service
Expert
Grew in multiple roles providing customer service to customers of
national mobile service provider

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Skills Executive Leadership: Digital Transformation, Corporate Strategy, P&L /
Portfolio Management, Crisis Management.
Operational Excellence: KPI Optimization, Change Management,
Cross-Border Operations, Resource Planning.
Methodologies and Frameworks: Agile, Scrum, SAFe, ITIL

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Education Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv / Master of finance
2006, Kyiv

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv / Bachelor of
economic cybernetics
2004, Kyiv