Desislava Antonova

Desislava antonova

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location of Desislava AntonovaSofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lead Product Owner | Product Manager

  • Education

    • Sofia university st. kliment ohridski

      1998 - 2002
      Bachelor in business administration (bba) business administration and management, general
    • High scool of mathematics and science “ ivan tzenov academic”

      1993 - 1998
      High school diploma mathematics
    • Sofia university st. kliment ohridski

      2002 - 2003
      Master in business administration (mba) management information systems and services
  • Experience

    • Information services plc.

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2006
      Business analyst and bi expert

      • Business Analyst • Business Process Engineer • Business Intelligence developer in multiple governmental projects (Parliamentary Elections 2005), the Bulgarian Council of Ministers and the National Military Command Centre. • Balanced Scorecard (BSC) expert

    • Vereo technologies

      Mar 2006 - May 2013

      • Product Management - mobile applications manufacturing unit for iOS and Android platforms • Stakeholder Management • Process Transformation Lead - from waterfall to agile methodologies • Service/ Product Management - participate in strategy planning and road mapping of the Shell International B.V. IT Department.•Project Management - resource planning, project planning, monitoring and control Business Analyst - implementing BA methodologies across the team; requirements eliciting, documentation for IT projects in the Bulgarian Government Agencies.

      • Product Owner / Manager - Mobile

        Dec 2011 - May 2013
      • Business Unit Manager - Consulting Services (Shell International B.V.)

        Apr 2007 - Dec 2011
      • Senior Business Analyst

        Mar 2006 - Apr 2007
    • Experian

      Aug 2013 - Jan 2022

      - Drive Product Roadmap of a core Experian Product for debt collection that is transitioning to SaaS.- Client interviews and shadowing to gather feedback and pain points to inform Product Roadmap.- Close collaboration with architects, developers and UI/UX designers to define solutions that address customer needs.- Lead 12 Scrum teams in SAFe model to grasp product strategy, goals & scope, and requirements’ details.- Manage a team of 6 Product Owners to unfold their potential and grow their skillset.- Backlog management of 4 teams - create epics and user stories, prioritisation, refinement, execution and delivery.- Stakeholder Management Show less

      • Lead Product Owner

        Dec 2016 - Jan 2022
      • Sr. Product Owner

        Aug 2013 - Dec 2016
    • Vmware

      Jan 2022 - Feb 2024
      Lead product owner | functional architect

      - Own the Product Roadmap and cross-functional alignment of a new internal software platform that unifies all discount and promo programs across VMWare products.- Product Backlog Management and Delivery - lead requirements building, process re-engineering, scoping and prioritisation, designing and prototyping, refinement, execution and delivery.- Interviews with users and stakeholders to gather feedback, uncover pain points and inform Product Roadmap.- Stakeholder Management - setting up clear expectations.- Agile | SAFe ambassador. Show less

    • The world bank

      Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
      Product lead | product owner

      - Own the Product Vision and Roadmap of the World Bank Country Engagement web application;- Product Backlog Management - create and maintaine Epics, Features, User Stories. Prioritisation and refinement with the team.- Setup team quarter OKRs, sprint goals and follow up.- Create and maintain Release Schedule- Lead Business Release Readiness- Create Customer success process flow

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified scrum master

      Scrum institute
      Apr 2013
    • Certified scrum product owner

      Scrum institute
      Apr 2013
    • Software project management fundamentals

      Rammsoft, sofia, bulgaria
      Jun 2008
    • Ca accredited associate: clarity r8 functional

      Ca, warsaw, poland
      Oct 2007
    • Ca certified professional: ca clarity r8 functional

      Ca, warsaw, poland
      Oct 2007
    • Clarity functional bootcamp v8 cl315

      Ca, warsaw, poland
      Oct 2007
    • Clarity functional bootcamp v7 cl300

      Ca, izmir, turkey
      Aug 2006
    • Project fundamentals

      Projecta, sofia, bulgaria
      Dec 2005
    • Internal auditor of quality management systems/ iso 9001:2000 and en iso 10011

      Moody international, bulgaria
      Mar 2004
    • Lead auditor of quality management systems/ iso 9001:2000 and iso 19011:2002

      Moody international, bulgaria
      Mar 2004