Andrei Bernovski

A venture-backed B2B SaaS company developing a platform for community foundations needed to complete its beta launch and secure initial clients. I was brought in to stabilize project scope, resolve timeline challenges, and introduce structured delivery processes. I worked closely with the CEO and CTO to implement risk mitigation strategies, improve technical documentation, and optimize platform usability for target customers. My leadership in the RFP process and client engagement strategies resulted in the acquisition of the 1st three major foundation clients, validating the product’s market fit. Further, I ensured scalability and operational readiness, setting the company on track for a full-scale launch.

A leading U.S. online gaming company sought to move away from its reliance on ad revenue and licensing deals by introducing a subscription-based freemium model. I led the end-to-end feasibility analysis, market research, and strategic planning for this transformation. I collaborated with business, product, and engineering teams to define pricing structures, feature differentiations, and engagement models. In addition to overseeing team recruitment and product implementation, I ensured that subscription and payment systems integrated seamlessly into the existing platform. The initiative successfully diversified the company’s revenue streams, improving financial sustainability and user retention.

A fintech startup in the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) lending space needed a structured approach to product development, go-to-market strategy, and scalability. I collaborated directly with the founders to define the product roadmap, ensuring alignment between technical capabilities and business objectives. He built cross-functional teams, set up process-driven workflows, and implemented standard operating procedures (SOPs) for product development, sales, and customer support. Under his leadership, the platform achieved market leadership across 29 US states, experienced continuous year-over-year growth, and reached profitability within two years, proving the viability and scalability of the business model.

A rapidly scaling European eCommerce company (400 employees) faced challenges with cross-functional coordination, inefficient project delivery, and lack of visibility into product development timelines. I was brought in to establish structured project management frameworks that enhanced communication between product, marketing, and engineering teams. I also implemented consolidated reporting systems, standardized workflows, and introduced Agile-based planning methodologies. Through my leadership, the company gained the ability to predictably plan and execute product launches, creating its 1st detailed six-month roadmap while reducing bottlenecks and improving team alignment.

Following an ownership change, a 100-person U.S. marketing agency required a complete operational overhaul to increase profitability, improve efficiency, and ensure a seamless transition. I conducted a thorough operational audit, identifying inefficiencies in project execution, sales processes, and resource allocation. I also introduced streamlined project management frameworks, improved inter-department communication, and implemented data-driven tracking methods to optimize decision-making. My strategic process improvements eliminated redundancies, enhanced team collaboration, and enabled the agency to scale sustainably, creating a foundation for long-term profitability and growth.

A U.S.-based specialist insurance company needed a modernized loss control and underwriting platform to replace its manual, paper-based processes. I worked with C-level executives and underwriting teams to define the functional requirements, data structure, and automation workflows for a scalable solution. I assembled and led a team of developers (web and mobile) and UI/UX designers, implementing Agile methodologies for iterative development and testing. Over a three-year development cycle, the platform enhanced data-driven underwriting decisions, improved risk assessment accuracy, and streamlined compliance processes. The software became a critical contributor to the company’s sustained 45% growth over four years, proving its long-term value.

I led hands-on training sessions to establish best practices for Agile methodologies and effective Jira implementation. I also reorganized the product backlog, refined project workflows, and introduced structured processes to enhance sprint planning and execution. Further, I assessed team progress post-training, reinforcing best practices to ensure long-term adoption. Additionally, I provided guidance on leveraging SharePoint for project management and team collaboration, improving document organization and knowledge sharing.

I managed discovery and planning workshops to define project goals, analyze competitive solutions, and align stakeholders on the platform’s direction. Also, I created a prioritized product backlog, established project timelines, and planned staffing to ensure efficient execution. I oversaw the integration of multiple legacy banking APIs into a unified, scalable system that simplified implementation for developers. Additionally, I maintained clear communication across teams, driving the successful delivery of key project milestones and ensuring seamless adoption of the platform.

MYJAR is one of the UK's leading personal finance providers.

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.

I led a project to plan, build out, and roll out in phases a new platform for Ireland.com. The program involved a full array of disciplines: strategy, creative, content, and engineering with a team of 40. The program required constant communication with Tourism Ireland's 20 local markets to coordinate regional launches.

Virgin Media is the UK's leading fiber-optic broadband and TV operator. I planned, managed, and rolled-out their SAP Commerce Cloud (previously Hybris) based eCommerce offering which sees tens of thousands of transactions a day.

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.

Building on my success with Volkswagen's platform, I led the development of the next-generation of the Audi UK platform. In addition to the marketing website, the program also included a car configurator, service booking, and finance offer engines build.

Unilever has undergone a massive re-platforming process, uniting all of their brands' web properties across 60 local markets under a single multi-tiered content, marketing, and product management system.

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.

The platform upgrade program for VW UK comprised of a number of projects over a period of 1.5 years. It started with coordinating a full revamp of the website and continued on to the developing the strategy, creating the design, UX, and copywriting and ending in a multi-release build.

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).