ILYA VOLKAU
Product Management & Formation
CURRENT RESIDENCE: BARCELONA, SPAIN
RELOCATION: POSSIBLE
EMPLOYMENT: FULL-TIME/PART-TIME
ABOUT ME
Bringing over 8 years of expertise, I specialize in developing products that put the user first in AI, fintech, video streaming, and SaaS. By merging design thinking with agile execution, I translate complex business challenges into intuitive, high-impact solutions that consistently delight end users.
I craft strategic roadmaps from complex business requirements, delivering robust, scalable, revenue-driving products. These solutions enhance operational efficiency and maximize ROI. By bridging the gap between requirements and actionable outcomes to drive a competitive advantage.
EXPERIENCE
3 yrs
BALANSEA BALANSEA.IOChief Product Officer
As the Chief Product Manager of a cutting-edge AI trading platform, I lead the end-to-end product development, project management, and business analysis for automating financial market trading using advanced neural network technologies. My role encompasses the following key responsibilities:
• Compile detailed user stories and requirements, collaborating with development team to ensure clarity and feasibility.
• Prioritize features and enhancements based on impact, feasibility, and alignment with the product vision.
• Continuously refine and update the product backlog to reflect changing priorities and new insights.
• Facilitate backlog grooming sessions to keep the development team aligned and focused on high-priority tasks.
• Define and communicate the product vision and roadmap, aligning with market trends and customer needs.
• Lead market research and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
• Oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch, ensuring timely and successful delivery of high-quality features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, and UX/UI designers to build robust and scalable AI trading solutions.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and budgets to ensure on-time delivery of product milestones.
• Utilize Agile methodologies to facilitate effective team collaboration, sprint planning, and continuous improvement.
• Gather and analyze business requirements from stakeholders to inform product development.
• Conduct data-driven analyses to measure product performance and identify areas for optimization.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of AI models through rigorous testing, validation, and performance optimization.
• Lead the implementation of user-centric design principles to craft intuitive and highly effective trading tool.
• Develop and implement strategies for user onboarding, training, and support to maximize customer satisfaction and retention.
1 yr
Olympic Channel WWW.OBS.TVTechnical Product Manager
Communicating with multiple stakeholders to collect and clarify business requirements as well as report on the progress;
• Incorporating stakeholder input into product roadmap while effectively negotiating tradeoffs of conflicting priorities based on value to the business and customer;
• Utilizing data and analytics to determine prioritization;
• Deriving realistic product targets / OKRs;
• Partnering with product teams to integrate a CMS infrastructure across product touchpoints;
• Delivering project artifacts consisting of user stories and acceptance criteria, use cases, requirements traceability matrices as well as data/process flows, etc.;
• Coordinating with engineering counterparts and other partners (e.g., UX, other product teams) to deliver new platform capabilities;
• Analyzing how a new product satisfies a gestalt of user needs, competitive standards, and company objectives;
• During the implementation phase of the project, working directly with developers and integration specialists to design, configure, and test applications to ensure functionality is delivered as expected and as described in the business requirements;
• Completing high-quality analysis to facilitate effective decision-making, and consistent project execution and delivery;
• Conducting meetings with domain experts, stakeholders, and teams to capture different business processes, plans, and functionalities in detail;
• Staying up to date on current industry trends and market conditions to identify new product improvement opportunities;
• Modifying and revising existing designs to meet changing customer preferences;
• Presenting product design ideas to cross-functional teams and senior leadership;
• Supporting product launch and growth via demos, training, and tech support for new products;
4 yrs 2 mos
Coral Technology WWW.CORALMSP.COMProduct Owner
Product Owner & Sr. Business Analyst who was primarily responsible for leading Coral's Broadcasting Management area, its development and initiatives. Coral MSP is a cloud-based, secure B2B platform which is connecting Media Networks, Broadcasters, and Distributors to streamline all aspects of content distribution for linear and non-linear TV(satellite, IPTV, OTT, VOD, and fiber).
• Engaging with clients such as ViacomCBS, Fox and Hallmark to gather software requirements/business rules to ensure alignment with development teams;
• Translating stakeholders' requirements into tangible deliverables such as functional/non-functional specifications, use cases, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams, wireframes/mock-ups, and sprint planning documents;
• Ensuring that user stories are testable with appropriately defined acceptance criteria that cover all aspects for testing the functionality;
• Managing maintenance and prioritization of product backlog, ensuring transparent, well aligned & justified prioritization;
• Managing the creation of a Data Warehouse based on AWS Redshift;
• Mapping our system with AWS MediaConnect;
• Designing various wireframes by understanding clients' requirements and enhancing them with rich user experience using Figma;
• Representing the product & roadmap priorities in an approachable and collaborative spirit, including with senior-level internal stakeholders;
• Evaluating and mitigating risks related to requirements implementation, testing processes, and project communications;
• Providing strong working knowledge of the Broadcasting area and all directly or indirectly related attributes that support them;
• Analyzing the market and competitive conditions;
• Studying existing business solutions and processes, collecting end-user requirements, and suggesting improvised business process models;
• Identifying and reconciling errors in client data to ensure accurate business requirements;
2016ToSeptember 2017
1 yr
Digiteum WWW.DIGITEUM.COMBusiness Analyst & Scrum Master
At Digiteum, I was playing a key role in the outsourcing development of new web and mobile applications, taking ownership of the execution of the strategic vision set forth by the leadership team. The domain of the projects varies from fintech and SaaS to gaming and gambling.
My role was really cross-functional, I was responsible for:
• Creating Software Requirements Specifications and Business Cases;
• Collaborating with the team to provide daily operational support and implementation of the best possible solution;
• Organizing all internal and external Scrum ceremonies;
• Ensuring the development teams are working towards sprint goals by practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility;
• Capturing and reporting team performance metrics (velocity) and overall sprint progress (Burn-Down/Up Charts) using appropriate reporting tools;
• Tracking and reporting on all project costs and taking necessary action to keep projects on budget;
• Verifying completion of requirements with customers and stakeholders, ensuring expectations are appropriately met;
• Understanding the interdependencies and interrelationships across different departments and parts of the product, including applications that are not in the primary area of responsibility;
• Ensuring user stories include validation criteria that reasonably cover all areas necessary for complete testing of the new functionality;
• Providing additional support and guidance to clients during the implementation phase to include the development of training resources;
• Developing and documenting product-specific strategies in partnership with sales on specific opportunities and RFI/RFP responses as needed;
• Maintaining quality control throughout the duration of the project;
EDUCATION
SKILLS & LANGUAGE
Languages
English:C1 - PROFICIENCY
Spanish:B1 - INTERMEDIATE