VERONIKA OSSOVIK
Tallinn,Estonia
Summary
Experienced professional with expertise in product delivery,
with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology industry who has successfully delivered software projects of medium to high complexity.
Result-oriented, with strong abilities in quickly acquiring new skills,
planning and implementing change within tight deadlines while effectively managing risks.
Throughout career have overseen various project phases, from the design and planning stage to delivering a product/service to the market; driven continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality and speed of delivery.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work history
Compliance Project Manager, Internal Controls
Momentum
, UAE
08.2024 - Current
- Development and implementation of project plans for internal controls management, overseeing both internal and external initiatives
- Managing both Technical and Operational compliance-related projects from initiation to completion, ensuring planned activities are achieved within set timeframes
- Resolving conflicts and removing obstacles hindering project progress related to information and system access
- Working closely with Compliance, Technology, Commercial and Business Operations teams to ensure clear and concise communication of project requirements, expectations and timelines
- Conducting regular audits and spot checks to demonstrate compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies
- Ensure strict adherence to regulatory and compliance guidelines throughout project execution
- Providing strategic insights to senior management to support decision-making and corporate planning
IT Project Manager, Integrated Logistics
Kühne & Nagel IT Service Centre AS
06.2023 - 06.2024
- End-to-end product delivery, from planning to closure, ensuring all objectives are achieved within set timelines
- Developing, maintaining and updating detailed project plans, including action trackers and remediation activities
- Release planning, acceptance of deliverables, resource allocation
- Leading project meetings, providing clear agendas and documenting key decisions and action items
- Maintaining governance documentation, including related policies, standard operating procedures
- Reports and dashboards visualization to provide general project information, project status and compliance to senior management
- Initiating Agile transformation programme to set up new ways of working
- Monitoring project progress against milestones and budget, taking corrective actions to mitigate risks as needed
- Establishing effective communicative channels to keep stakeholders informed of status and progress.
Product Owner, Casino & Games
Coolbet Estonia OÜ
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Product Delivery: facilitating sprint-based development by implementing initiatives, defining epics and prioritizing product backlog
- Contributing to product vision, roadmap management, feature prioritisation
- Leading a team of developers (team of 9) to ensure team cohesion, motivation, and productivity
- Gathering requirements, creating user stories, implementation of all product and feature designs
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members (engineers) and tech leads
- Designing and building Back-office tools to improve internal workflow management
- Cross-functional collaboration with business owners and platform managers in implementing technical solutions for B2B entities
- Provided clarity on new features by conducting product training sessions and demos
- Tight cooperation with a product designer to improve UI (landing page, filters, Live Casino 'facelifting')
- Facilitated validation of implemented solutions by defining user acceptance criteria, pre go-live quality assurance and product launch strategy
Technical Project Manager, Integrations
Games Global
09.2018 - 11.2022
- Plan, schedule and deliver all client production rollouts (across all platforms and regulated markets)
- Timely and effective delivery of integration components by third-party vendors while serving as the main contact for client interactions, regular updates on schedules, statuses and blockers
- Maintaining accurate documentation and collecting artefacts to ensure integration preparedness
- Ensure sign-offs on test results from the key stakeholders before proceeding to deployment, driving decisions on technical remediation prioritization, test scope adjustments and operational readiness acceptance criteria
- Testing, troubleshooting and optimizing integration solutions including technical releases, certification installs, pre-go-live QA
- Overseeing project execution, monitoring progress, and implementing control measures to ensure project objectives are met
- Ensuring strict adherence to regulatory and compliance guidelines throughout project execution
- Review and analysis of regulatory documentation for all new market entries and regulatory changes
- Facilitating effective communication with stakeholders and fostering strong client relationships to ensure project success and client satisfaction
- Identifying and managing project risks, issues and deviations proactively to mitigate potential disruptions to project timelines and deliverables
Programme Manager of IT department
Narva College of University of Tartu
08.2015 - 08.2018
- IT curriculum development and management, applying for additional funding, coordination of study process, Progeclub activities and pre-college programmes
- Continuously reviewing program performance to determine whether or not curriculum is producing intended results and meeting the objectives
- Leading a team of internal and external lecturers
- Carrying out curriculum programme evaluation, submit financial reports
- Building strong network with public and private sector in order to establish cooperation and practice programs for the students
- Managing the programme budget and costs of administering the programme; regular reviews and assurance
- Providing visibility into program progress and performance on a regular cadence and ensuring alignment with IT curriculum board members
Financial Markets Manager, Global Custody Service
SEB Bank
08.2008 - 11.2016
- Administration and management of investment portfolios and pension funds, handling buy and sell transactions for financial instruments on behalf of global corporate clients
- Maintaining complete and accurate financial records following optimal accounting principles
- Monitoring the performance of managed assets, regular reporting to central bank, ECSD
- Overseen accounts, ledgers and reporting systems to ensure compliance with appropriate standards and regulatory requirements
- Transactions settlement and payments, SWIFTS
Education
Tallinn University of Technology, IT department, Business Information Technology, Master's studies IABM
University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics And Business Administration, Business Administration MBA
Skills
Skills
- Product Delivery
- Requirement Analysis
- Business Requirements
- Change Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum/Kanban frameworks
- Software Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- User Acceptance Testing
- SDLC
- Team Leadership
- Risk Management
- Analysis
Personal Information
Affiliations
- Travelling
- Fitness
- Reading
- Music
Timeline
Compliance Project Manager, Internal Controls
Momentum
08.2024 - Current
IT Project Manager, Integrated Logistics
Kühne & Nagel IT Service Centre AS
06.2023 - 06.2024
Product Owner, Casino & Games
Coolbet Estonia OÜ
09.2022 - 05.2023
Technical Project Manager, Integrations
Games Global
09.2018 - 11.2022
Programme Manager of IT department
Narva College of University of Tartu
08.2015 - 08.2018
Financial Markets Manager, Global Custody Service
SEB Bank
08.2008 - 11.2016
Tallinn University of Technology, IT department, Business Information Technology, Master's studies IABM
University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics And Business Administration, Business Administration MBA
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