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MYKOLA KALAKUTSKYI | Senior Project/Delivery Manager
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Professional Summary
Senior Project / Delivery Manager with 12+ years of experience leading software delivery in
outsourcing, consulting, and product environments.
I have managed distributed teams, client-facing delivery, product release planning, budgets,
requirements, priorities, risks, and operational improvements across multiple active projects and
product streams.
My strongest area is bringing structure into complex delivery environments: aligning business
expectations with technical execution, making progress visible, resolving blockers, improving team
discipline, and helping stakeholders make better trade-off decisions.
I combine a technical background, strong communication skills, and practical operational
management experience. This allows me to work effectively with engineers, product stakeholders,
executives, and clients without losing focus on business outcomes, delivery quality, and team
health.

Key Skills
Management Focus Areas

● Software delivery management from planning to release
● Delivery coordination across several active projects and product streams
● Agile team management: Scrum, Kanban, planning, reviews, retrospectives
● Scope control, prioritization, roadmap and backlog management
● Risk visibility, blocker resolution, and escalation prevention
● Client and stakeholder communication
● Translating business goals into technical tasks and delivery plans
● Reporting for senior management and business stakeholders
● Process improvement, delivery discipline, and operational transparency
● Team building, mentoring, performance management, and team health
● Budgeting, forecasting, cost optimization, and resource planning
● Presale support, technical scoping, and long-term client relationships

Achievements

● Built 18 fully functional teams from scratch
● Stabilized the IT department following a business split
● Implemented metrics-driven management
● Optimized processes to save $400k per year
● Timely closed unprofitable projects to minimize losses
● Implemented Agile frameworks (SCRUM / KANBAN)
● Launched own startups with teams of 10+ people, achieving profitability within 3–6 months
● Provided 500+ mentorship sessions and consultations
● Generated over $600k in outsourcing upsales
● Successfully managed projects with $10M+ GGR

WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Delivery Manager
Genius Software, International Product Company
September 2024 – now

● Owned end-to-end delivery of MVPs and software products for international clients, covering
planning, scope definition, backlog management, sprint execution, release coordination, and delivery
reporting.
● Managed cross-functional delivery teams including engineering, QA, design, and product
contributors, ensuring predictable execution and alignment with client expectations.
● Acted as the main bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating client
goals into clear delivery plans, user stories, SRS documentation, roadmaps, and release priorities.
● Managed delivery risks, changes, dependencies, blockers, shifting priorities across workstreams.
● Facilitated Agile ceremonies, improved delivery workflows, and increased transparency through
structured documentation and progress reporting.
● Successfully delivered 3 projects from discovery / planning stage to launch.

Senior Delivery Manager
BrainRocket, International Product Company
April 2024 – September 2024

● Coordinated a high-volume product portfolio with 60+ active initiatives per quarter, keeping priorities,
delivery status, risks, and stakeholder expectations under control.
● Led two cross-functional teams of 17 people each, including PMs, developers, QA engineers, and
designers.
● Converted business objectives into clear delivery plans, user stories, use cases, milestones, and
release priorities.
● Managed changing priorities, scope adjustments, delivery blockers, and cross-team coordination
across complex platform modules.
● Built lightweight reporting and control routines that gave senior management early visibility into
progress, blockers, delays, and delivery risks.
● Improved time-to-market by 25% through clearer prioritization, better workflow discipline, and
stronger coordination between business and delivery teams.
● Supported team performance through mentoring, delivery reviews, backlog grooming, sprint
planning, retrospectives, and milestone control.
● Contributed to product scalability initiatives across international markets.

Program Manager
ITStep, International Product Company
November 2021 – June 2023

● Managed 3 strategic EdTech product initiatives across B2C and B2B segments, owning roadmap,
backlog, budget, release planning, and delivery coordination.
● Managed $1M+ budget, forecasting, financial reporting, and cost optimization.
● Introduced structured prioritization and delivery governance, improving predictability and alignment
between business, product, engineering, QA, and DevOps.
● Delivered 15+ releases with measurable improvement in NPS, retention, and partner satisfaction.
● Reduced operational costs by 22%, saving $400k/year through process optimization and better
resource allocation.
● Mentored 3 Project Managers through performance reviews, development plans, and delivery
management practices.
● Coordinated QA and DevOps activities around CI/CD, release quality, and deployment readiness.

Senior IT Project Manager
Program-Ace, IT Outsourcing Company
May 2020 – October 2021

● Managed 8 client-facing software development projects in an IT outsourcing environment, covering
discovery, technical scoping, delivery planning, execution, reporting, and release coordination.
● Worked directly with clients through workshops and interviews to clarify business goals,
requirements, constraints, risks, and success criteria.
● Converted client requirements into epics, user stories, technical specifications, and delivery
milestones.
● Managed distributed Agile delivery across Ukraine, EU, and U.S. teams.
● Created KPI dashboards and stakeholder reports to improve delivery transparency and
decision-making.
● Supported presale activities, RFP responses, technical scoping, and account expansion
opportunities.
● Increased stakeholder satisfaction by 25% and received internal recognition for best-managed
project

IT Project Manager
Penguin-Studio, Web-development Studio
May 2016 – October 2019

● Managed custom software development for SME clients, with full-cycle project responsibility.
● Implemented Agile workflows, set up Jira & Confluence, Kanban boards and reporting structure.
● Acted as product owner — translated client goals into technical requirements and user journeys.
● Delivered more than 10 successful long-term client engagements (each 2-3 years).
● Controlled scope, time, and budget for simultaneous multi-client portfolios.
● Built long-term relationships with business owners, contributing to repeat sales and contract
extensions.

Education & Certifications
● Certified Project Manager (CPM), SkillsUp, 2018
● PMP®, PRINCE2 Fundamentals, 2026 (in progress)
● Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineer, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (1997–2003)

Languages
● English: Fluent (C1)
● Ukrainian: Native (C2)
● Russian: Native (C2)

Tools
Jira/Confluence, Asana, Trello, ClickUp, MS Project, Teams, Figma, Canva, GSuit, Cursor, Antigravity,
GitHub, GitLab, AWS, Amplitude, Tableau, Sendpulse, Kafka, Google Analytics, Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT

References & Recommendations
● @dami12_22 – COO, IT Step
● @AlexLeonhard – Head of Delivery, BrainRocket