Product Manager & Product Owner

The candidate is a product owner with almost 5 years of experience in the position. He has been in IT for 15 years. He works on a project where custom information systems are created. The requirements are set by the client and the system then needs to be maintained and developed. They work on 2-week sprints and retrospectives. Deals with clients on a regular basis. Previously worked on software development for passive aircraft tracking systems and air traffic control. He also has experience leading teams of 20+ members. He is not currently actively using English, but would not mind being part of a team with foreign colleagues.

Availability: 2 months notice

Product Owner, January 2018 - Present
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• Designing custom information systems and CRM applications.
• Consulting with clients and providing development requirements.
• Integration with other systems and managing the development process.
• Agile project management using SCRUM methodology.
• Testing, delivery, and acceptance of completed projects.

Head of Software Development Department, March 2015 - December 2017
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• Leading a team of 20+ developers for real-time flight management and military tracking systems.
• Transitioning from custom development to standardized products.
• Setting up processes for product management, research and development, system delivery, and customer support.
• Implementation of Easy Redmine.

Team Lead for Helios Orange Implementation, January 2012 - February 2015
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• Managing a team of 15 ERP consultants, programmers, and key account managers.
• Responsible for new system implementations and ongoing support.
• Project management for key contracts.
• Collaboration with development and sales departments.

Consultant and Project Manager, January 2007 - December 2011
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• Implementation of Helios Orange ERP system in sales, CRM, inventory management, and service areas.
• Managing implementation projects and ensuring goals, budget, schedule, and service quality are met.
• Providing additional services such as hotline support and training.
• Collaboration with customer support and direct sales departments.

Business Manager, June 2005 - December 2006
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• Prospecting potential customers and selling Helios Orange information system.
• Presenting the system and proposing process solutions to customers.
• Collaboration in creating initial implementation analyses.
• Pricing, negotiation, and contract closing.

Head of Sales Department, January 2003 - May 2005
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• Managing a team of 4 sales representatives in 2 locations.
• Collaboration in creating the sales plan and ensuring its fulfillment.
• Defining company services and pricing policy.
• Market and competition monitoring.
• Handling service complaints.
• Implementation of ISO 9001:2000 standard in the sales department.

Sales Representative, January 2001 - December 2002
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• Prospecting new customers and customer care.
• Sales activities including telemarketing and internet campaigns, proposal creation, price negotiations, contract closing, project supervision, and results presentation.

LR - Consultant, October 1995 - December 2004
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• Direct sales of perfumes and cosmetics.
• Building and managing a sales organization, including training, motivation, and seminars.