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NATALIA ZHYVOTOVA
Business Analyst
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Infopulse
Business Analyst
July 2023 - Present
 Lead requirements elicitation and documentation to ensure
PROFILE alignment between business objectives and technical
teams.
Business Analyst with expertise in  Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to
driving the development of high- design, prototype, and deliver product features that meet
quality software products. Skilled in both user needs and business goals.
requirements gathering, product  Manage and prioritize product and sprint backlogs,
backlog management, and ensuring ensuring tasks are clearly defined and meet business
seamless tool integrations across requirements.
platforms. Proficient in Agile  Work within Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe), facilitating
methodologies, including Scrum and sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and
SAFe, with a strong background in retrospectives.
facilitating Scrum ceremonies and  Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure smooth
delivering product iterations. Adept integration between tools and products, driving seamless
at collaborating with cross-functional functionality across platforms.
teams and managing stakeholder  Regularly communicate project progress and results to
relationships to ensure the successful stakeholders, providing updates on key milestones and
delivery of products aligned with deliverables.
business objectives.  Conduct product demos and gather feedback from
customers to ensure continuous improvement.

Infopulse
Quality Control Engineer
June 2022 – July 2023
 Analyzed product requirements and wrote detailed test
cases to identify system issues, including UI, usability, and
data inconsistencies.
CONTACT  Conducted exploratory testing, ensuring that defects were
accurately tracked and reported in bug management
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») systems (e.g., Azure DevOps).
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)  Utilized testing tools such as Postman to perform API and
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») regression testing, ensuring a quality user experience.
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SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
QALight
Student
 Agile Methodologies (Scrum, October 2021 – June 2022
SAFe) • Completed intensive coursework in software
 Product & Sprint Backlog testing, SQL, UNIX, web servers, and stress testing.
Management • Gained practical testing experience through industry
 Cross-functional Team projects on platforms such as soley.io and uTest.com.
Collaboration
 Requirements Gathering & Odeжа
Documentation Founder & Business Owner
 Integration with Multiple June 2017 – October 2020
Tools  Founded and grew a clothing store and brand, specializing
 Stakeholder Communication in Ukrainian designers and manufacturers.
 Azure DevOps - Project  Launched an exclusive clothing brand and managed all
Management Tools aspects of the business, including marketing, sales,
 SQL, Postman customer relationships, and supplier negotiations.
 Led a team of industry professionals to ensure the efficient
LANGUAGES operation of the store and the delivery of high-quality
products to customers.

 English (Upper-Intermediate)
 Ukrainian (Native) EDUCATION
 Russian (Fluent)
Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (KNTUE) Master’s
Degree, Business Administration and Management 2005 – 2010