Harut Poghosyan
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Lafayette, CO, United States
Toptal member since October 4, 2018
Harut is a multifunctional project manager and an experienced agile team leader and scrum master. His background features experience with startups where he has led go-to-market programs, including development of MVP, beta, and launch. He is an expert in product lifecycle management, taking features from ideas through delivery. Harut has a demonstrated ability to take ownership of concurrent high-priority projects and successfully drive results.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Coaching
- Business Analysis
- Kanban
- Product Owner
- Program Management
- SaaS
- Scrum
- Scrum Master
Work Experience
Technical Program Manager
Hunter Douglas North America
- Managed internal and external teams in the development of modern mobile applications supporting IoT products.
- Coordinated large product launches, owning the processes from development, through testing, and launch.
- Managed AI initiatives through ideation and development.
Technical Project Manager
The Carlyle Group - Digital
- Managed a 15-member cross-functional team of data engineers, ML engineers, and developers, ensuring timely progress on algorithm improvements and new feature integration, aligning efforts with investor goals.
- Introduced Agile Scrum ceremonies, enhancing team collaboration, transparency, and productivity. Improved task tracking and alignment through daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.
- Led CI/CD pipeline improvements, reducing release times by 30%. Managed a 15-member cross-functional team. Introduced Scrum ceremonies, enhancing collaboration and productivity. Developed work plans and ensured timely progress across key workstreams.
Technical Project Manager
Game7
- Led cross-functional engineering and product teams in building a scalable gaming blockchain ecosystem from concept to production.
- Oversaw end-to-end product development, ensuring alignment between technical architecture, game design, and blockchain integration for seamless performance and scalability.
- Launched the ecosystem to market, driving adoption through coordinated product releases, feature rollout, and post-launch optimization.
Project Manager
Technomad LLC - US division
- Drove alignment among stakeholders and defined product goals for a health operating system.
- Drafted product specs and led development efforts for a new health data analysis tool.
- Collaborated across teams to facilitate new product launches.
Technical Project Manager | Scrum Master
medONE Corporation
- Captured project requirements and developed and prioritized product backlog.
- Collaborated with a team to develop the project timeline and product launch plans for a SaaS health web app.
- Provided Agile coaching to guide the team towards adopting the Agile process and improving productivity.
Project Manager
Robocast Inc.
- Handled various responsibilities such as planning, scheduling, coordinating, and managing all project aspects for an automation platform re-launch.
- Interacted with the company’s management team to understand their needs and translated them to technical specifications.
- Advised on the technical vendor selection and management.
Project Manager
Rexintel Ltd.
- Provided project development and management methodology. Translated business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
- Led project meetings with the management and other team members to drive alignment.
- Provided regular progress and status reports during the development process.
Agile Project Manager | Scrum Master
DetermiNation (via Toptal)
- Led the product ideation and development efforts for a small SaaS application. Managed timeline, budget, and other delivery goals.
- Managed a small cross-functional delivery team to produce a high-quality product in a short amount of time.
- Planned the project delivery timeline and led daily agile ceremonies to deliver the product successfully.
- Led the requirement gathering effort for a new queue management system designed to help small and medium-sized businesses manage operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior Agile Project Manager
Toptal Client
- Led the product ideation and development efforts for an enterprise SaaS solution.
- Coordinated the budget and timeline for project deliverables.
- Helped define infrastructure requirements and DevOps processes.
- Led a small team to deliver a new product management system for enterprise usage.
- Set up workflow processes for improving the output of cross-functional teams.
- Led research and discovery teams to new process flow improvements for multi-department engagement.
Product Owner | Scrum Master
Healco
- Led discussions with key members of leadership to define the product vision, roadmap, and launch strategy.
- Created user stories and prioritized the product backlog.
- Defined the scope of the MVP and subsequent milestones to ensure smooth delivery of the initial product and improvements.
- Created development schedules and supervised developers while owning validation and QA processes.
- Helped coordinate branding and marketing efforts with key team members, including identifying keywords to boost SEO rating and determining effective marketing efforts.
Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master (Toptal Engagement)
Envision Software, LLC
- Defined the product road map and MVP scope.
- Defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Prioritized backlog and created development schedules.
- Created development schedules and supervised developers.
Agile Project Manager | Scrum Master
A Tech Startup (via Toptal)
- Led discussions with key stakeholders to define product roadmaps and established delivery timelines.
- Wrote user stories and defined acceptance criteria.
- Led Agile ceremonies and unblocked the development team.
- Defined delivery validation processes and ensured the QA team output.
Product Manager | Project Manager
Freelance
- Owned the complete product lifecycle, taking features from ideas to delivery.
- Built the product roadmap, product backlog, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Created wireframes, technical specifications, and documentation.
- Implemented agile processes and facilitated all agile ceremonies.
- Spearheaded the development and launch of mobile and web applications.
- Worked with key stockholders to define marketing strategy while improving SEO.
Product Manager | QA Manager
FinFolio
- Coordinated a new SaaS product development from ideation to design and development, and launch.
- Collaborated with clients and senior-level stakeholders to gather requirements, establish timelines, and plan products.
- Oversaw all phases of the software delivery lifecycle from initiation through lessons learned.
- Managed the complete release cycle and project planning.
- Contributed as a business analyst; wrote requirements documents and refined user stories to define acceptance criteria.
- Facilitated sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
- Implemented test suites for new and existing applications.
- Led a large development team in the ongoing development of product features and upgrades.
- Spearheaded the development of institutional portfolio rebalancing and block trading.
- Led efforts in boosting SEO and generating Google Analytics reports.
Investment Software Specialist
FinFolio
- Served as the subject matter expert for Investment finance and software.
- Acted as the account manager; supporting registered investment advisers and their associates.
- Interfaced with development team in the design and implementation of new products.
Financial Service Representative
Scottrade
- Discussed investment and software functionality with users.
- Executed trade requests for equity, options, and fixed income products.
- Acted as escalation support for trade disputes, tax questions, and advance derivative strategies.
- Assisted users with all aspects of Banking and Brokerage services.
- Acquired Series 7 & 63 licenses (with a clean U4).
Project History
Product Owner/Scrum Master (Toptal Engagement)
Led development effort for the MVP of a specialized real estate application.
I worked closely with the founder and small team to build an MVP for a specialized real estate application.
Key Responsibilities:
- Defined the product road-map and built a product backlog
- Wrote user stories and acceptance criteria
- Defined the scope of the MVP and subsequent milestones
- Created development schedules and supervised developers
- Led agile ceremonies and served as scrum master
Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master (Toptal Engagement)
Led the agile team in the development of an MVP mobile app.
I worked closely with the founder and small team to design and develop an engaging mobile app with a monetized referral system.
Key Responsibilities:
- Defined the product road-map and built a product backlog
- Wrote user stories and acceptance criteria
- Defined the scope of the MVP and subsequent milestones
- Created development schedules and supervised developers
- Led agile ceremonies and served as scrum master
Agile Project Manager/Scrum Master (Toptal Engagement)
Led a distributed team in the delivery of a large scale web application with a tight deadline.
The application’s goal was to act as an intermediary for business to business interactions for enterprises developing nations. The project had a tight deadline of 4 weeks for development and large variable scope.
I worked closely with the project sponsors to clarify and define requirements. I owned the delivery process and leveraged my own QA expertise to validate the output. I worked closely with the technical lead in identifying staffing needs and interviewing candidates, allowing the team to grow from 3 to 10 contributors throughout the short delivery time. I implemented agile processes that optimized efficiency by leveraging aspects of Lean and Kanban delivery strategies.
Despite the tight deadline, the end result exceeded all expectations.
Product Manager
Served as Agile product and project manager for the development and launch of web and mobile apps.
I worked closely with the CEO to define product vision and create a product roadmap. I coordinated a team of five developers to deliver MVP of SaaS product.
Key Responsibilities:
- Defined Critical Path
- Served as scrum master and implemented agile strategies
- Created functional and technical requirement documentation
- Served as QA, validating deliverable and establishing testing processes
Release Manager
Managed initial and subsequent releases of a portfolio management web application and API.
Managed a team of 12+ developers, and three testers in delivering the initial and subsequent releases of a Portfolio Management web application and API. Functioned point of contact for developers, stakeholders, support, and key clients/partners. Created sprint plans, led agile ceremonies, and established quality control procedures.
Web Portal Implementation
Led the implementation of a web portal for multiple financial services firms.
Defined and developed the customer portal for investment advisory firms. Managed a team of three developers throughout portal creation. Led several client implementations while training and handing off to operations staff for continual support.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
University of Colorado Denver - Denver, Colorado, USA
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Tools
Jira, IBM Rational, Asana, Trello, GitHub, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Slack, Zoom, Miro, Figma, SQL
Paradigms
Agile Product Management, Agile Project Management, Agile, Kanban, Scrum, Requirements Analysis, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Architecture, DevOps, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Azure DevOps, Waterfall Delivery, Quantitative Research
Platforms
WordPress, Android, iOS, Azure
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Software, Insurance Technology (Insurtech), Digital Marketing
Other
Technical Analysis, Agile Program Management, Web, Technical Business Analysis, Agile Coaching, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Web API, Estimation & Planning, Technical Project Management, Startups, Fintech, SaaS, Program Management, Vendor Management, Product Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Technical Leadership, Business Processes, Web Technologies, Digital Project Management, Enterprise Project Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Dependency Management, Risk Management, Content Management Systems (CMS), Data Visualization, Enterprise, Process Optimization, Fiber Optics, Network Engineering, Web Development, Opportunity Assessments, Team Management, IT Project Management, Acceptance Criteria, Discovery Management, Feature Prioritization, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Project Timelines, Operations, Progress Reporting, Sprint Planning, Documentation, Executive Leadership, Project Tracking, ClickUp, Milestones, Technical Product Management, Feature Analysis, Project Management & Delivery, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Project Planning, Data Analytics, Decommissioning, Web Platforms, Web Project Management, Product Launch, Reporting, Agile Project Management, Feature Prioritization, Product Roadmaps, Startups, Release Management, Risk Management, SaaS, Backlog Management, Project Discovery, APIs, Project Delivery, Tech Stacks, Websites, Project Scoping, Software Implementation, AI Agents, Automation, Coaching, Online Payments, Early-stage Startups, Launch Strategy, Content Management, ResearchOps, Customer Interviews, Project Coordination, Budget Planning, Project Planning & Execution, Project Design, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Executive Reporting, App Integration, Software Integration, Data, Data Management, Data Migration, Business Analysis, Software Development, Agile DevOps, Cost Analysis, Procurement, AI Automation, Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), ClickUp, User Experience (UX), Consulting, Microsoft Teams, Backlog Management, QA Leadership, Product Ownership, Team Leadership, Agile Product Delivery, Release Management, Software QA, Web Applications, Discovery Workshops, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Google Drive, Budgeting, Executive Coaching, Vendor Selection, Backlog Grooming, Cloud Infrastructure, Product Strategy, Product Roadmaps, Waterfall Methodology, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Product Discovery, Leadership, Machine Learning, Notion, Quantitative Finance, Python, Procurement Process Optimization, Strategy Consulting, eCommerce, Mobile Apps, Internet of Things (IoT)
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