Michael Priborkin

Experience

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  Kibo Mobile-Tech

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2016

  Project Manager

  • Managed cross department projects.• Conducted research of competing products.• Prepared user stories and requirements for R&D.• Coordinated multi-national QA efforts.

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  Cellebrite

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2021

  • Drove seamless product deployment by managing the release lifecycle of the company’s key product, optimizing resource allocation, resolving dependencies, and maintaining high quality delivery.- Increased release frequency in 85%.• Established a scalable release management process by defining and documenting workflows in collaboration with cross-functional teams, leading to improved tracking and operational efficiency.- Increased operational efficiency.- Increased process visibility and team ownership.• Reduced support resolution time by assisting in complex issue investigations, identifying root causes, and recommending solutions that enhanced system reliability.- Reduced average issue resolution time. Show less • Accelerated Agile adoption by leading the transition from Waterfall to Agile methodologies, improving team collaboration and delivery cycles.- Optimized entire workflows and team arrangements.- Created the first SM position.• Optimized sprint execution by serving as Scrum Master for several teams, facilitating ceremonies, and ensuring alignment with product goals and stakeholder expectations.- Improved tracking and KPIs measurements. - Increased teams' velocity.- Optimized testing lifecycles.• Strengthened Agile capabilities across teams by providing training on Agile frameworks and technical best practices, enhancing team productivity and cross-functional collaboration.- Increased the # of qualified SMs to 3. Show less

  • Release Manager

    Oct 2018 - Jun 2021

  • QA Lead

    Sept 2017 - Oct 2018

  • QA Engineer

    Sept 2016 - Aug 2017
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  Yad2

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Program Manager

  • Led E2E program execution by managing software and infrastructure releases, implementing structured release management frameworks that ensured smooth deployments and minimized disruptions.- Increased collaboration between Dev, Product and QA.• Improved system stability and risk management by leading incident resolution efforts, evaluating solutions, and driving decision making.- Reduced unplanned service downtime by 90%.• Strengthened operational resilience by conducting post mortem investigations on critical system flows and hotfixes, delivering process improvements that prevented recurring issues.- Increased # of completed action items.- Reduced incident response time to less than 24h.• Increased cross functional efficiency by aligning Development, DevOps, and Product teams, implementing Agile process enhancements that significantly reduced emergency fixes.- Reduced hot fixes to ~0. • Enhanced executive and stakeholder communication by developing structured reporting frameworks, delivering weekly and monthly updates that ensured transparency and strategic alignment.- Improved the process of update preparation. Show less

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  Contentsquare

  Jun 2022 - Mar 2024

  Engineering Program Manager

  • Drove execution of company product units by overseeing cross functional and multi national teams, ensuring performance optimization and strategic alignment with stakeholders.- Increased teams' alignment with business objectives and priorities by 20%.• Improved roadmap efficiency and execution by preparing and tracking quarterly plans and managing dependencies, resulting in greater predictability and alignment with stakeholder needs.- Increased program completion rate by 25%.- Improved quarterly planning processes, reducing last minute priority changes. • Enhanced sprint planning and execution by translating product plans into sprint goals, facilitating communication and proactively resolving dependencies, leading to on time project delivery and reduced risk.- Increased teams' velocity per sprint.- Increased planning predictability by 30% by reducing scope creep.• Expanded engineering capabilities by building new teams from the ground up, adapting to evolving business needs while solving operational and technical challenges.- Increased product development capacity.- Increased operational efficiency to handle 40% more projects.• Increased team performance and accountability by setting strategic OKRs and KPIs, ensuring measurable progress and alignment with company objectives.- Improved sprint delivery to 75%.- Reduced missed milestones.• Optimized Agile workflows and team efficiency by facilitating workshops and improving operational processes, fostering team autonomy and a culture of continuous improvement.- Increased teams' autonomy. - Reduced cross team dependencies by 40%.- Increased teams involvement in quarter planning and business strategy. Show less

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  Stealth AI Startup

  Mar 2024 - now

  Co-Founder & COO