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Senior Product Manager
Negotiable
AzerbaijanBaku
FullRemote
Work experience
13 years 9 months
Last work experience
Birbank
Senior IT Business Analyst / Product Owner
2 years 5 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 experience13 years 9 months
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
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
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 - January 2025
(1 month)
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 - January 2024
(1 month)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vendor/Provider & Contract Management
Risk & Dependency Management
Microsoft Office Suite
Market Research
Jira
Requirements management
Confluence
SDLC
Language proficiency
Professional English
Professional Russian
Native Azerbaijani
Intermediate Turkish
Employment
Employment
Full, Part-time, Project-based
Work format
Remote, Hybrid
Work schedule
Flexible, Shift
Relocation
Possible
Business trips
Business trips possible