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NATALIIA CHERESHNIUK
Product & Delivery Management | Enterprise & Data Architecture | EPM / FP&A Platforms
Ukraine • [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») • [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») • [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Solution Manager and BI & Data Architect with hands-on technical and leadership experience, driving large-scale enterprise data
and analytics platforms for a major French retail group supporting 1,300+ users. Directed end-to-end delivery and agile cross-
functional collaboration across distributed teams in 4 countries, aligning diverse stakeholders—from C-level executives and
business leaders to technical engineering squads—to release high-impact data products.

Bridged business strategy and technical execution by translating complex enterprise needs into crystal-clear product backlogs,
user stories, enterprise semantic models, and comprehensive analytical solution specifications. Conducted deep discovery and
analysis of legacy systems, reverse-engineering existing reporting and data flows to define target requirements and secure
uninterrupted business continuity during migrations. Prioritized product backlogs and defined roadmaps, expertly balancing
user value, technical constraints, data governance rules, and core delivery dependencies. Spearheaded product discovery, UAT,
and adoption campaigns, anchored by deep expertise in enterprise data warehousing, ETL modernization, and analytics platform
architecture.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Data Governance Implementation: Designed and executed an enterprise data governance framework following a data
capability audit, establishing structured approaches to data ownership and quality.
• Executive Investment Buy-In: Secured executive and C-level commitment for strategic data modernization programs
through structured investment proposals.
• Zero-Downtime Platform Transition: Architected and delivered parallel data environments during platform transition,
maintaining full reporting operationality for 1,300+ business users throughout migration.
• Architectural Evaluation & Data Platforms Modernization: Conducted comparative architectural analysis between IBM
Cognos and Power BI, evaluating enterprise scalability, licensing, security, and cloud readiness to guide technology
stack evolution.
• Analytics & Self-Service Overhaul: Deployed and tuned IBM Cognos Analytics, integrating AI-powered analytics and
self-service capabilities to replace legacy tooling.
• ETL & Hybrid Stack Modernization: Delivered an ETL modernization project, re-architecting legacy on-prem pipelines
into a hybrid stack in compliance with enterprise data policies.
• End-to-End FP&A Automation: Managed end-to-end EPM and FP&A architecture and delivery across three enterprise
organizations (including a multi-entity agricultural holding), automating multi-scenario budgeting and forecasting to
replace manual planning with governed platforms.
• International Team Scaling: Built two data teams across different countries, establishing delivery and mentoring
standards that scaled to 20+ professionals across 4 countries.

SKILLS
• Business Requirements Gathering & Translation
• Product Backlog Management & Agile Delivery
• Change & Risk Management
• Product Demonstrations & Stakeholder Presentations
• Data Analyst / Business Analyst — Data Products Focus
• Stakeholder & Client Communication
• Data Analytics & Reporting
• Data Platforms & Data Pipeline Architecture
• Data Collection, Cleaning & Analysis
• Dashboards, KPI & Management Reporting
• Data Governance & Data Quality Frameworks
• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
• Enterprise Data Warehousing & Modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Solution Manager / BI & Data Solution Architect • VEO Worldwide Services
Jan 2021 – Aug 2026 │ Ukraine
• Owned end-to-end delivery of an enterprise analytics platform serving 1,300+ business users, translating operational
and stakeholder feedback into a prioritized delivery backlog.
• Defined KPI frameworks and management reporting structures in direct partnership with business stakeholders —
gathering requirements, iterating on dashboard design, and validating outputs against real decision-making needs.
• Coordinated delivery governance and communication across cross-functional BI teams in 4 locations, ensuring
consistent translation of business requirements into development-ready specifications.
• Governed BI operations including incident management, risk tracking, and proof-of-concept delivery, balancing new
requirements intake with platform stability.
• Identified and analyzed core business and technical pain points related to legacy BI reporting latency, lack of isolated BI
test environments, rigid ETL structure and data governance
• Communicated extensively with diverse business stakeholders and non-BI technical teams to bridge gaps, align
expectations, and establish a synchronized, friction-free delivery process across distributed squads
• Conducted a strategic comparative analysis of architecture, features, and business value between IBM Cognos
Analytics and Power BI Services to optimize reporting performance and toolset efficiency and provide reliable data sets
for self-service
• Architected and delivered a dedicated PROD/TEST parallel BI environment for development and testing, eliminating
production risks and ensuring safe, isolated release cycles
• Spearheaded the ETL platform modernization to a hybrid version, resolving data pipeline bottlenecks and securing
stable data flows
• Ran a BI capability audit across the organization — assessing current usage, ownership gaps and data quality issues —
and used the findings as the requirements base for the first enterprise data governance framework, defining data
ownership and quality rules
BI & EPM Solution Architect / Senior Business Analyst • KustoAgro Group
Jan 2016 – Dec 2020 │ Ukraine
• Conducted comprehensive discovery sessions with financial controllers, CFOs, and business unit leaders to map out
complex multi-entity consolidation rules, budgeting workflows, and statutory reporting requirements
• Translated intricate financial logic and business models into precise functional specifications, dimensional data
structures, and EPM semantic models
• Designed automated budgeting and forecasting models that drastically reduced cycle times and minimized human
error across distributed agricultural assets
• Bridged the gap between finance and technical engineering teams, translating financial domain requirements into clear
architectural guidelines and structured backlogs
• Orchestrated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and user enablement campaigns, ensuring high adoption rates among
financial stakeholders and smooth transition from legacy tools
• Modelled the holding's operational processes end to end in BPMN across the group, working with process owners in
each business unit — producing the organization’s first documented process baseline

BI & EPM Team Lead • Signum iTechnology Pvt. Ltd.
May 2013 – Jan 2016 │ Ukraine
• Mapped the as-is budgeting process across business units and documented the to-be planning process agreed with
finance
• Defined the data sources and specified the integration and data flows feeding the planning models
• Documented budget versioning, approval and consolidation rules for the holding structure
• Led a team of 5, distributing the specifications and reviewing delivered models against the agreed requirements
• Coordinated UAT and go-live with the business and supported the first planning cycles on the new platform
• Delivered user training and stakeholder demonstrations of the planning platform

IBM Cognos Developer & Business Analyst • Nemiroff
Oct 2009 – May 2013 │ Ukraine
• Performed data integrity investigations in Microsoft Axapta, resolving operational discrepancies, data entry errors, and
reporting mismatches across business processes
• Designed, built, and maintained analytical models, calculation logic, and reports in IBM Cognos across four consecutive
budget cycles
• Facilitated testing and user acceptance sessions with finance and HR key users, iteratively refining models based on
feedback prior to rollout
• Managed ongoing change requests, system maintenance, and data integrity as business requirements evolved
• Delivered user training for finance and HR teams, providing hands-on support through their initial planning and payroll
cycles

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Data & BI Platforms: Power BI, IBM Cognos Analytics, IBM Planning Analytics/TM1, OLAP & semantic modeling, data
visualization, SaaS, IaaS
Data Engineering & Integration: Talend, Oracle ODI, ETL pipeline design, Oracle DWH, dimensional modeling
Delivery & Collaboration: Agile/Scrum exposure, backlog and requirements management, Jira, Confluence, incident & risk
management, BPMN, TOGAF, ITIL
Data Quality & Governance: Data governance frameworks, data quality management, MDM principles, data management
Databases / SQL: Oracle, MS SQL Server, SQL (advanced)
Programming: Python, C#

CERTIFICATIONS
• IBM Certified Solution Designer — Cognos Planning
• IBM Certified Specialist — Cognos TM1 Data Analysis
• IBM Certified Developer — Cognos TM1
• IBM Certified Developer — Cognos Metadata Models

EDUCATION
Vinnytsia National Technical University — Engineer's Degree, Power Engineering
Ternopil Academy of National Economy — Finance
International Institute of Depth Psychology - Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian — Native
English — Full professional proficiency (B2)
French – Elementary (A2)