Andrei Bernovski
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Lisbon, Portugal
Toptal member since December 3, 2018
Andrei is a certified project and program management professional with over a decade of IT, software, and digital experience. He has a solid track record of leading complex programs from start to finish and overseeing delivery teams in fast-paced Agile environments. He has worked with some of the most reputable brands, namely Volkswagen, Unilever, Virgin Media, Investec, British Gas, and Audi, as well as innovative startups, leading on-site and remote teams.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Product Management
- Agile Project Management
- Program Management
- Scrum
- Software Project Management
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Startups
- Team Leadership
Work Experience
Project Manager | Product Manager | Development Manager
Agribusiness Risk Underwriters
- Scoped, defined features, and prioritized tasks for a SaaS and cross-platform mobile application—from the initial idea, working closely with C-level execs and other stakeholders.
- Helped recruit a team of designers and developers.
- Contributed actively to the UX and design of a SaaS and mobile application products.
- Set up an agile development process, established and drove ceremonies, set up Jira instances, etc.
- Promoted the culture of internal knowledge sharing and set up internal knowledge bases.
- Managed the day-to-day tasks of a cross-discipline technology team.
- Worked with a group of stakeholders (internal and external) to define, prioritize, and scope product features.
- Established and automated the company's processes relating to core operations (non-development). Recommended, selected, and implemented a set of internal tools to measure, track, and continuously improve productivity and efficiency.
Co-founder
Price&Cost
- Co-founded a project management-focused B2B SaaS startup.
- Led the company through two successful rounds of VC funding.
- Spearheaded product development from the original idea to market roll-out and growing revenue.
- Set up measurable sales and marketing processes to support growth.
- Managed a growing team of developers, designers, and salespeople.
- Oversaw the day-to-day operations of a growing business, including financial planning, hiring, and more.
Agile Delivery Manager
Teknicks LLC
- Established and implemented a project management framework for an expanding SEO agency, contributing to enhanced organizational efficiency and streamlined operations.
- Delivered Agile leadership to the agency, providing crucial support to the senior executive team.
- Established a comprehensive tracking and reporting framework for the agency, enhancing data visibility and analytical capabilities.
- Executed a multitude of marketing and SEO projects for various pivotal client accounts.
Head of Product | Project Delivery Manager
Lenderfit
- Contributed to the successful launch and growth of a leading loan application management platform, guiding it from the beta-testing phase to a thriving startup.
- Formulated and executed product strategy for optimal results.
- Established and executed a product analytics strategy, implementing a robust reporting framework to guide and enhance product development initiatives.
- Recruited and oversaw a cross-functional team comprising developers, designers, and QA engineers.
- Established and optimized the product delivery process, implementing efficient ticketing systems, communication strategies, and reporting approaches.
Project Manager
Arkadium
- Managed a team of 14 software engineers, designers, and QA engineers, working alongside a product owner.
- Set up an agile development process, established and drove ceremonies, set up Azure DevOps instances, etc.
- Managed end-to-end delivery of key revenue-generating initiatives on a gaming platform with 250K Daily Active Users.
- Worked with a group of stakeholders (internal and external) to define, prioritize, and scope product features.
Senior Project Manager | Product Manager | Scrum Master
Vanlo
- Worked in a product management capacity with C-level execs and BizDev to develop and prioritize features across a number of products (SaaS, Chrome extension, etc).
- Oversaw the transitioning of a team of developers, designers and QA engineers to scrum from a place of no process—from educating the stakeholders and team to monitoring and improving the team's productivity.
- Served as a scrum master—configuring Jira, driving all Agile ceremonies and serving as a liaison between the business and technology team.
- Supported BizDev in Sales calls, carrying out product Demos and acting as a Sales Engineer.
- Set up and configured automated UI testing tools for SaaS and Chrome extension products.
- Managed the set up and configuration of analytics tools and tracking framework for SaaS and Chrome extension products.
- Supervised the setup, configuration, and content population of support tools for SaaS and Chrome extension products.
Project and Product Manager
Meisterline
- Helped select and build a project team consisting of developers, designers, and DevOps.
- Prioritized and scoped SaaS product features while working closely with a group of internal and external stakeholders.
- Helped develop personas and conduced user research interviews.
- Created project budgets and tracked financial details.
- Defined the agile development process and set up for the team and stakeholders.
- Handled the day-to-day management and supervision of the project team.
- Reported the project status to stakeholders regularly.
Head of Business Operations
MYJAR
- Led the strategic planning and delivery of a technology platform underpinning £100 million personal finance business.
- Built and line-managed a world-class team of project managers, product owners, and business analysts (consisting of about 20 people).
- Created, coordinated, and continuously improved MYJAR delivery processes bringing together technology, product, marketing, underwriting, customer service, and business stakeholders.
- Created a reporting framework delivering key insights for executives and business stakeholders.
- Represented business operations, technology, and delivery functions to C-level executives internally and externally.
Program Manager
Hugo&Cat
- Provided day-to-day leadership on a multimillion-dollar account.
- Oversaw and set the strategic direction for the delivery, tech, design, and content teams.
- Defined and implemented agency-wide delivery standards and end-to-end agile processes to achieve a flexible yet confident delivery framework.
- Owned and improved the reporting framework for status, risk management, and financial tracking.
- Led diverse project teams in various work streams (infrastructure, BAU, platform development, content production, localization, global campaigns, UX research, and user testing). Addressed delivery and performance issues while boosting team morale.
- Implemented recovery processes for project crisis situations.
- Managed the P&L responsibility for over $15 million in annual billings—maximizing the revenue and margin across multiple streams of work.
- Owned client relationships alongside the client partner.
Program Manager
Wunderman Thompson
- Drove, planned, and coordinated software development programs across engineering teams in dynamic complex stakeholder environments.
- Worked with senior client stakeholders in the marketing and IT departments to define the roadmap and advise on the product strategy.
- Built and maintained strong client relationships at the most senior level.
- Structured and ran multiple work programs comprised of different types of revenue streams (T&M, project retainer, aftercare, and so on).
- Developed and implemented a company-wide delivery process and tools for scope management, financial tracking, resourcing, and reporting.
- Provided direction and guidance to cross-functional teams of 25+ people in an agile environment.
- Implemented P&L responsibility for over $10 million in annual billings.
- Line-managed a team of technical project managers.
Senior Project Manager
Razorfish
- Oversaw a variety of complex software development and digital projects as part of a multimillion-dollar work program.
- Provided senior leadership to the cross-functional project teams.
- Led local and nearshore teams of 15+ people across a number of disciplines to ensure maximum performance and highest quality output in an agile-led environment.
- Improved the content delivery and deployment processes in the agency.
- Built and maintained strong client relationship at a senior level.
Senior Project Manager
Publicis Sapient
- Managed complex work programs to an acceptable level of risk by balancing scope, time, cost, and quality.
- Provided team leadership, inspiring and informing the creative and technical teams.
- Ensured that the solution being built addressed the client's business requirements by engaging with the clients in senior marketing, technical, and executive management.
- Led local and globally distributed teams of 35+ people to ensure maximum performance.
- Implemented status and financial tracking process improvements to drive operational excellence and efficiency.
Project Manager
Tribal DDB
- Oversaw large web projects and providing input across multiple projects within creative, UX and production teams.
- Provided project leadership on a multimillion-dollar account.
- Managed multiple vendors and was responsible for building the vendor relationships.
- Implemented quality assurance practices on the account.
- Handled significant client liaison responsibilities to ensure that client expectations were managed and met.
Senior Project Manager
Modera Consulting
- Managed complex technical web projects including CMS, CRM, intranet, and extranet-based projects.
- Oversaw the full lifecycle of project delivery from requirements gathering to QA.
- Facilitated cross-functional teams' work on multiple projects.
- Served as a liaison between the client and the internal teams.
- Line-managed five associate and junior PMs. Provided mentoring.
Project History
Fintech Platform and Risk Assessment Engine Build
Led the full rebuild of a personal lending platform and machine-learning-driven risk assessment engine
I led a two-year-long program to fully rebuild the CRM and the credit risk assessment and product management systems from a monolith application to a microservice-driven platform.
I also ran the business operations team and was involved in the full lifecycle of the program, from planning to hiring a team to the iterative rebuild and roll-out of system components, ensuring there's no disruption to the ongoing business and that the main systems stay operational throughout the process, issuing 1,000 loans a day.
Ireland.com Platform Development
https://www.ireland.comLed a work program to build out a platform for Tourism Ireland across 20 local markets.
Virgin Media eCommerce and Mobile Operator Offering Roll-out
https://www.virginmedia.com/Led the plan and phased roll-out of Virgin Media's SAP-based eCommerce and mobile operation infrastructure transformation.
In addition, Virgin Media has started the process of moving from being a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to a separate mobile network operator with their own infrastructure. Even though the hardware and software parts of the program were carried out by Huawei and Accenture, I acted as a client-side program manager, managing and bringing multiple vendors together, being ultimately responsible for coordinating the overarching program.
Audi UK Platform
https://www.audi.co.uk/Led the development and roll-out of the next-generation of the Audi UK platform.
Unilever Re-platforming
Led a re-platforming of thousands of Unilever's web properties across over 60 local markets.
The program included extensive planning, was heavily constrained from a timing perspective and involved more than 400 people across three continents. I was responsible for a cross-functional team of 40 people, both internal, as well as the off-shore team and had a significant input in the planning, management, and rolling out of the platform nodes for many of Unilever brands.
Volkswagen UK Platform
https://www.volkswagen.co.ukLed a transformation of the whole VW UK platform with multiple integrations into the external systems.
I was part of the project the entire way, managing the build of complex apps that were integrated into VW's own product management and retailer management systems (including live 3D car configurator, test drive booking, service booking, and more).
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree in International Business Administration
Estonian Business School (EBS) - Tallinn, Estonia
Certifications
PRINCE2 Practitioner
APM Group
TOEFL Certification
TOEFL
Skills
Tools
Microsoft Project, Primavera, OmniGraffle, Axure RP Pro, YouTrack, Jira, Confluence, Insta Page, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Adobe CQ, Adobe CC, Final Cut Pro, Google Analytics, Adobe Illustrator, Git, Subversion (SVN), Basecamp, Harvest
Paradigms
Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall Delivery, Waterfall Development, PRINCE2, Agile, Agile Product Management, Change Management, Iterative Delivery, Requirements Analysis, Agile Project Management, B2B, Digital Marketing Best Practices, Design Thinking, UI Design Standards & Best Practices, UX Design, Software Testing, On-page SEO, Azure DevOps
Platforms
Windows, MacOS, Azure, Android, iOS, SharePoint, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Monday.com
Industry Expertise
Marketing Programs, Automotive, Digital Agencies, Professional Services, Consumer Finance, Telecommunications, Digital Marketing
Other
Stakeholder Management, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Software as a Service (SaaS), Product Development, Startups, Microsoft 365, Project Tracking, Project Finance, Project Lifecycle, Project Delivery, Project Planning, Project Timelines, IT Projects, Software Consulting, Program Management, Technical Program Management, Technical Project Management, Team Leadership, Team Building, Team Management, Team Productivity, Team Mentoring, Software Project Management, Mobile/Web Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Leadership, Discovery, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Time Management, Project Budget Management, Budget Controls, Budget Management, Budgeting, Costing, Cost Management, Cost Estimation, Estimations, Project Controls, Process Design, Process Optimization, Delivery Management, Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Feature Prioritization, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Workshop Facilitation, OmniPlan, Axure, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), B2B Lead Generation, Client Delivery Management, Waterfall Methodology, Project Management, Agile Program Management, Workshops, Business Analysis, Project Estimation, Vendor Management, Fintech, Marketing, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Web UX Design, eCommerce, Scrum Master, Contract Drafting, Risk Analysis, IT Consulting, Prototyping, Google Tag Manager, Interface Design, Online Gaming, Gaming Platforms, Business to Business (B2B), Apple Pay, Payment Gateways, Quality Assurance (QA), Stripe, Design, Software QA, SEO Content, SEO Tools, Video Editing, User Research, P&L Forecasting, English, PRINCE2 Project Management, IT Project Management, Angular, Ruby, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Startup Funding, Angel/Seed Funding, Property Insurance, Jira Administrator, Operations, Business Operations, Web Project Management, Product Ownership, Communication, Leadership, React Native
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