Artem Khachikyan

Experience

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  FINAM

  Feb 2007 - Jun 2013

  Product Manager

  • Development of a P2P platform based on LendingClub, Integration with international payment systems (VISA, MasterCard)• Implementation of a system for collecting biometric data, setting up integration with Unified Identification and Autonomous Authorization• Product development management (b2c)• Calculation of uni-economics, financial modeling, implementation of Lean CanvasKey results:• Developed and agreed with the Customer on the concept of launching an MVP product, which made it possible to reduce the project period by 2 months, created a unique product on the Russian market, sharply increased CSI by 30% (subsequently the business was sold for 900 million rubles)• Implemented the software development life cycle (SDLC), for the subsequent recruitment of development teams to the staff• Conducted successful negotiations in the face of budget cuts and was able to complete the project within the agreed time frame and without compromising quality Show less

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  Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK

  Jul 2013 - Oct 2014

  MBA Student
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  FINAM

  May 2014 - Dec 2022

  IT Project Manager

  • Implementation of 20+ projects to automate banking services, payment systems, digital projects (with a budget of more than 800 million rubles)• Development of our own electronic payment system (EPS)• Management of software development, integrations and implementation• Formation and management of cross-functional distributed teams (100+)• Conducting regular meetings to evaluate the project and document intermediate statuses in key areas, drawing up regular reporting• Project management in accordance with PMBoK• Preparation of a feasibility study for the projectKey results:• Introduced the Agile philosophy, with the development of small increments and launched more frequent testing, which led to the unconditional acceptance of the work by the customer throughout the project; Thanks to the flexible methodology, I achieved a 2-fold increase in velocity• The Electronic Payment System product has 2 million users and merchants, 800 thousand active wallets; the service saves partners more than $200k per month in transaction costs• Organized and conducted more than 1000 tests on functional, integration, regression, load and acceptance testing in 4 months, which allowed us to launch the solution into commercial operation on time• Improved the quality of development by hiring an experienced QA engineer. Thanks to the introduction of expanded checklists and increased testing frequency, we reduced the number of defects, returns, and comments; the number of features that need improvement has decreased by 80%• Implemented a strategically important project that allowed the company to transfer most of its clients to remote servicing and reduce the number of employees in the Bank's branches by 15%.• Launched a new direction for the development, adaptation and implementation of its own Remote Banking System, with a profit of 100+ million per year; Show less

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  SOLID Investment and Financial Company, CJSC

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  Project Manager

  • Creation of an electronic platform for analyzing counterparties (bigdata, spark, bitrix24)• Development of a partner channel for attracting clients (franchise)• Development of concepts and architectural solutions taking into account the capabilities of the system• Drawing up business requirements and technical specifications for internal and external developersKey results:• Reduced the application processing process from 5 to 1 day, set up a channel to attract investments into the company, increased the partner network by 3 times• Introduced scrum and a poker planning procedure, which made it possible to eliminate communication barriers when estimating the duration of work, as well as to involve junior developers in the process Show less

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  Samgrupp

  Dec 2022 - Feb 2024

  IT Project Manager

  • Implementation of an ERP system based on 1C Bitrix 24, with the development and integration of modules: HR and KEDO, BI, CRM, 1C:UT, Kontur Diadok, asset management (EAM), production and procurement planning (MRPII)• Automation of processes for working with customer requests• Organizing a corporate knowledge base and generating project artifacts• Website development - Marketplace for wholesale sales• Project management using Waterfall, Agile (using kanban tools)• Managing a project team of 200+ participants (including methodologists, consultants, front-end and back-end developers, IT security, external contractors)• Initiation of projects, survey, collection of functional and technical requirements, technical specifications, coordination of architectural solutions, design, development, organization of testing and training• Using technology stack and IT tools: Postgres, Kafka, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Javascript (react), Node.js, PHP, Gitllab, Sonarcube, Zeplin, Figma, Postman, Jira, ConfluenceKey results:• Built effective communication with the customer, organized the work of several cross-functional teams, introduced a project management methodology, reduced the project budget by 15%, eliminated communication barriers between functional managers, successfully implemented ERP for 400+ users• Implemented more than 10 integrations• Implemented a tool for collecting and analyzing customer data (bigdata)• The development of a website allowed the company to attract 300 new wholesale clients, increase brand awareness and increase monthly turnover by 5%, and began the development of its own marketplace• Organized a temporary project program committee at the C-level level, approved functional and technical requirements in 2 weeks• The development of a website allowed the company to attract 300 new wholesale clients, increase brand awareness and increase monthly turnover by 5%; the process of developing its own marketplace was also planned and described Show less

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  РСХБ-ИНТЕХ

  Feb 2024 - now

  Senior Information Technology Project Manager