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STANISLAV RYZHIKOV
Senior Business Analyst | Product Owner | BA Team Lead
Minsk, Belarus (Open to Remote/Relocation) | Phone: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | Email: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Telegram: @Stas_Red | LinkedIn: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Result-driven Senior Business Analyst & Product Owner with 9+ years in IT and a 20+ year background in Corporate
Finance and Business Management. Expert in Scrum/Kanban frameworks, requirements engineering, and process modeling
(BPMN, UML). Proven track record of doubling product delivery speed, optimizing backlogs by 20%, and establishing BA
processes from scratch. Awarded by EPAM for contributions to AI-driven solutions. English: B2 (Upper-Intermediate).

CORE SKILLS
• Requirements & Agility: Functional/Non-Functional Requirements, BRD, SRS, User Stories (AC), Backlog Refinement,
Estimation, Scrum, Kanban.
• Process Modeling & Tools: BPMN, UML, IDEF0, Data Logic, Gap Analysis, Wireframing | Jira, Confluence, Visio, Trello.
• Domain Knowledge: FinTech (Banking, SWIFT), Automotive/E-commerce, Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, Supply
Chain (S&OP;).

IT WORK EXPERIENCE
Motexautozapchasti | Business Analyst | June 2026 – August 2026 (3 mos)
• Process Setup: Established and standardized end-to-end IT business analysis processes and artifacts from scratch.
• Requirements: Modeled core workflows using BPMN; designed standard templates for User Stories and Acceptance
Criteria.

EPAM Belarus | Senior BA / Product Owner / BA Team Lead | June 2017 – February 2026 (8 yrs 9 mos)
• Doubled Delivery Speed (Reduced Time-to-Market from 2 to 1 month): Centralized scattered requirements into
Confluence, eliminated gaps, aligned a transparent Product Roadmap with stakeholders, and structured Agile/Scrum
ceremonies from scratch.
• Optimized Backlog by 20% (Acting PO): Engineered a prioritization matrix for Support Board tickets based on
compliance, user impact volume, and business value. Successfully integrated 7% of critical user pain points into the core
Roadmap.
• Process Leadership: Managed BA teams, coached junior members, and implemented Scrum/Kanban rituals to stabilize
releases.
• AI Recognition: Received a corporate EPAM Award for significant contributions to innovative AI solution development.

PRE-IT DOMAIN EXPERIENCE (20+ Years)
• Official Automotive Dealer | Deputy Sales Director | Oct 2000 – June 2017
Led B2B/B2C sales departments, managed business/procurement planning, established KPI frameworks, and optimized
supply chains.
• JSCB Belarusbank | Head of Documentary Operations / Senior SWIFT Engineer | Sept 1994 – Oct 2000
Managed international trade finance (Letters of Credit, Guarantees, INCOTERMS). Led the integration of core banking
software with SWIFT.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
• Business Analysis in IT (Professional Qualification): Educational Center of High Tech Park (HTP) | 2015
• Degree in Economics & International Relations Management: Belarusian State Economic University (BSEU) | 2000
• International Business & Corporate Practice: Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main / Hamburg, Germany) | 2000
• Technical Certifications (2021–2024): Programming Foundations: APIs and Web Services | Automating the Business
Process / Task | Automation Kit for SAP.