Slava Gagan, Project Manager in London, United Kingdom
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Slava Gagan

Verified Expert  in Project Management

Bio

Slava is an agile project manager with over a decade of industry experience and background in product management and data analysis. His core expertise is in leading technology delivery and organizational change for corporate clients, covering the end-to-end cycle for in-house development, vendor management, and integration of off-the-shelf software products.

Project Highlights

MIFID II | BestEx
Implemented end-to-end reporting to disclose investment bank trading activities to comply with MIFID II regulations.
Derivatives Product Stream
Handled the derivatives liquidity reports for an investment bank: internal stress, liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), and ALMM.
Liquidity Reporting Platform
Integrated two large reporting platforms to ensure data alignment for banking products: debt, equity, issuance and deposits.

Expertise

AgileBusiness AnalysisFinanceLeanProduct ManagementProject ManagementWaterfall DeliveryWaterfall Methodology

Work Experience

Project Manager

2022 - 2022
Toptal Client
  • Defined scope for a new development initiative covering software platform, web portal, and two mobile applications. Estimated required effort and planned delivery covered with a 2-year plan.
  • Prepared budget for a project, including total spend, running month-on-month cost, cost of hardware, and follow-up support.
  • Worked on detailed Cloud-based architecture collaborating with development leads covering key non-functional requirements. Prepared required team composition needed at each stage of development.

Vice President | Portfolio Manager

2016 - 2022
Deutsche Bank
  • Handled the end-to-end delivery of technology projects while covering all implementation phases, including initiation, planning, execution, and adoption (transition).
  • Managed the in-house development, outsourced development using fixed price, time, and material contracts, and integrated off-the-shelf software products.
  • Defined the business case, project charters, schedules, resources, and budget requirements with further ratification and governance.
  • Supervised the execution using Agile (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
  • Oversaw the change management, including defining target operating models and transitioning from existing to future ways of working.

Senior Business Analyst

2013 - 2016
Luxoft
  • Led a team of business analysts for large software development projects.
  • Served as a product manager/product owner for several agile teams.
  • Oversaw requirements elicitation, stakeholder management, and business adoption of software products.
  • Prepared key project documentation for waterfall and agile development processes.
  • Managed user acceptance testing and user training.

Business Analyst

2011 - 2013
Eleks
  • Served as a product owner for an agile development team implementing number of eGovernment technology solutions.
  • Set up a kanban process and standardized a support model for the level 3 production support team.
  • Oversaw the elicitation and documentation of business and functional requirements.

MIFID II | BestEx

Implemented end-to-end reporting to disclose investment bank trading activities to comply with MIFID II regulations.

I managed the delivery of public regulatory disclosure of the bank's trading activities covering all publicly traded financial instruments.

The technical solution comprised data integration from front-office trading platforms across seven trading divisions with further normalization, enrichment, and representation in the business intelligence layer. It also included a new operational process, controls, and support necessary to adopt new business functions.

Derivatives Product Stream

Handled the derivatives liquidity reports for an investment bank: internal stress, liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), and ALMM.

I managed an IT delivery stream supporting the treasury liquidity management function for a derivatives product cluster. I led a team of 25 people located in London along with global delivery centers with an overall stream budget of €1.5 million per annum.

Liquidity Reporting Platform

Integrated two large reporting platforms to ensure data alignment for banking products: debt, equity, issuance and deposits.

I managed the end-to-end delivery for a major project that integrated two core liquidity reporting platforms. I led a distributed team of 20 people with an overall project budget of €1.3 million per annum.

Funds Transfer Pricer

Implemented a funds transfer pricing engine for a bank used by multiple trading businesses.

Working as a product owner, I led multiple agile teams to deliver an internal pricing engine for treasury funding pricing. The solution consisted of the end user pricing platform with an innovative UI/UX approach and price calculation engine used across the bank.

Vehicle Licensing System (DVLS)

Led the implementation and adoption of a new vehicle licensing system for a government client (eGovernment).

Serving as a product owner, I led the implementation of a vehicle licensing system that issued license plates and driving licenses. I also implemented a Kanban process for the support team, which significantly improved the level of service.

Agent Network Management Platform

Migrated agent management function from several internal applications to a cloud-based platform, saving on infrastructure and operational costs.

Managed a team of 20 employees and software vendor staff delivering a cloud migration project for a bank function. It's a multi-phase project spanning nearly two years with a two million Euro budget. This resulted in license, hardware and operational cost saves.

Transportation B2C Platform

Defined and detailed a new SaaS transportation platform. Planned and required a budget used by the client for board-level decisions regarding investment.

The prepared business case for a new software platform working with key stakeholders, covering:
• Scope for the platform, web portal, and mobile applications
• Required budget total and running monthly cost (around USD 1.5 million)
• Delivery plan (20 months)
• Cloud architecture addressing key non-functional requirements
• Required team composition
2006 - 2011

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Lviv Polytechnic National University - Lviv, Ukraine

DECEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2021

Tableau Certified Associate

Tableau

NOVEMBER 2019 - PRESENT

Introduction to Psychology

University of Oxford via Coursera

APRIL 2018 - APRIL 2021

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

JANUARY 2018 - JANUARY 2021

Prince2 Practitioner

Axelos

OCTOBER 2016 - OCTOBER 2022

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

MAY 2016 - MAY 2022

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

MARCH 2015 - PRESENT

ICP-BVA

IC Agile

Tools

Tableau, SQL, Jira, Microsoft Project, ETL, Jama, Confluence, Asana, BigQuery

Paradigms

Scrum, Kanban, Agile, Lean, Waterfall Delivery, Agile Project Management, Change Management, Agile Delivery, Requirements Analysis, Agile Leadership, Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Implementation Project Management, BPMN, Organizational Change Management (OCM)

Platforms

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Windows, iOS, Monday.com, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Industry Expertise

Technology, Software

Other

Finance, Project Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Intelligence (BI), Product Management, Business Analysis, Planning, Requirements & Specifications, Waterfall Methodology, Client Delivery Management, Functional Specifications, Technical Project Management, Release Management, Quality Control (QC), IT Project Management, Data Migration, Estimation & Planning, Stakeholder Management, Procurement, Project Discovery, Data Warehousing, Oracle SQL, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Cloud Architecture, Software Development, Data Management, Discovery Workshops, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Project Timelines, Estimations, Data Warehouse Design, Staffing, Project Scoping, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Project Planning, Roadmaps, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Program Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Product Roadmaps, Scope Management, Agile Product Delivery, Digital Delivery Management, eCommerce, Payment Gateways, Dashboard Development, Requirements, Product Owner, Technical Requirements, Project Estimation, Project Management Operations, Jira Administration, Operations Management, Communication Management, Remote Team Leadership, Jira Administrator, Dashboards, Project Management Professional (PMP), Sprint Planning, Reporting, Best Practices, Product Development, Web Applications, User Stories, Web App Development, Milestones, Project Rescue, Software Project Management, Project Closure, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Claims Processing, Websites, Time Management, Digital Project Management, Communication, Organization, Detail-oriented, Large-scale Projects, Complex Problem Solving, Discovery, Product Discovery, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Backlog Management, Data Integration, AWS Cloud Computing Services, Data, Database Migration, Workflow, SaaS, Consulting, Databases, Software Implementation, System Implementation, Cost Estimation, Data Analysis, Training, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Less, Hadoop, UML, Earned Value Management (EVM), Quality Assurance (QA), E-government, Business Cases, Startups, Digital Production, Media, Startup Consulting, Process Improvement, Cloud, IT Projects, Budgeting, Software as a Service (SaaS), Business Requirements, People Management, Java, Machine Learning

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