Senior Product Manager

    Negotiable
    Azerbaijan
    Baku
    Full
    Remote
    Work experience
    14 years 1 month
    Last work experience

    WUF13

    Deputy Head of Events & Ceremonies Department
    11 months

    About

    About

    Product Owner and IT Business Analyst with nearly 5 years in digital product roles at Birbank. Experienced across the product lifecycle: backlog ownership, roadmap prioritization, requirements, UAT, and post-release performance monitoring. Balances customer needs, business objectives, and technical constraints, and works closely with engineering teams throughout the SDLC.

    Strong operational background in sports and entertainment (WUF13, COP29, F1, UFC, international games), with extensive experience in provider/vendor management and cross-functional delivery.

    Affiliate experience

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    Work experience
    14 years 1 month

    January 2026 - to date
    (11 months)
    WUF13
    Deputy Head of Events & Ceremonies Department
    • Led delivery of official ceremonies and major events, overseeing scope, timelines, budgets, resources, and on-site execution • Translated government and delegation requirements into operational plans across venues and event workstreams. • Managed vendors and contractors, including contracts, performance, quality standards, and daily delivery. • Led event operations, access control, and real-time issue resolution across key teams
    January 2025 - January 2026
    (1 year 1 month)
    UFC Fight Night
    Octagon Operations Team Lead
    • Led delivery of official ceremonies and major events, overseeing scope, timelines, budgets, resources, and on-site execution • Translated government and delegation requirements into operational plans across venues and event workstreams. • Managed vendors and contractors, including contracts, performance, quality standards, and daily delivery. • Led event operations, access control, and real-time issue resolution across key teams
    January 2025 - to date
    (1 year 11 months)
    Doha Forum
    Operations Manager
    • Led delivery of official ceremonies and major events, overseeing scope, timelines, budgets, resources, and on-site execution • Translated government and delegation requirements into operational plans across venues and event workstreams. • Managed vendors and contractors, including contracts, performance, quality standards, and daily delivery. • Led event operations, access control, and real-time issue resolution across key teams
    January 2024 - to date
    (2 years 11 months)
    COP29
    Senior Operations Manager
    • Led delivery of official ceremonies and major events, overseeing scope, timelines, budgets, resources, and on-site execution • Translated government and delegation requirements into operational plans across venues and event workstreams. • Managed vendors and contractors, including contracts, performance, quality standards, and daily delivery. • Led event operations, access control, and real-time issue resolution across key teams
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    3rd CIS Games
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    F1 Baku
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    Red Communications Agency
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    1st European Games
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    January 2012 - January 2019
    (7 years 1 month)
    ESC 2012
    Event and Venue operations
    Event and Venue operations across international sporting events, ticketing, access management, and project management for 3rd CIS Games, F1 Baku, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Communications Agency, 1st European Games, Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and ESC 2012.
    December 2019 - April 2022
    (2 years 5 months)
    Birbank
    Digital Product Manager & Customer Value Management
    • Gathered, analyzed, and interpreted customer data, feedback, and business insights to understand customer needs, behaviors, and preferences • Developed and implemented customer lifecycle strategies in collaboration with Agile teams, designing and optimizing processes to strengthen customer relationships throughout their journey
    April 2022 - August 2024
    (2 years 5 months)
    Birbank
    Senior IT Business Analyst / Product Owner
    • Owned and managed the product backlog, prioritizing items in alignment with business objectives, customer needs, and technical dependencies, covering Product Owner responsibilities within the tribe as required • Optimized customer journeys and digital processes, contributing to a 31% improvement in conversion, retention, and digital adoption • Participated in defining and maintaining the product roadmap, contributing to prioritization decisions and managing dependencies, risks, and competing stakeholder priorities throughout development • Reduced API response time by 65%, from 1.3s to 450ms, improving overall application performance & customer experience • Reduced production incidents, errors, and timeouts by 75% through technical improvements and proactive monitoring • Automated receipt collection for Card, Apple Pay/Google Pay/QR payments, processing ≈ 4.5M receipts across 172 merchants

    Skills

    Backlog Management
    User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
    Roadmap Planning & Prioritization
    Customer Journey & Lifecycle Management
    Product Performance Monitoring
    Data Analysis
    Data-Driven Prioritization
    Agile & Scrum
    QA Collaboration & UAT
    Business Process Analysis
    Stakeholder Management & Communication
    Cross-Functional Team Collaboration (Development, QA, UX/UI)
    Vendor/Provider & Contract Management
    Risk & Dependency Management
    Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
    Market Research
    Jira
    Requirements management
    Confluence
    SDLC

    Language proficiency

    Professional English
    Professional Russian
    Native Azerbaijani
    Intermediate Turkish

    Employment

    Employment
    Full
    Work format
    Remote
    Work schedule
    5/2
    Relocation
    Possible
    Business trips
    Business trips possible