General Info
Professional Track
- Information Technology
Country
KazakhstanAreas of Expertise
- Engineering, Software
Professional Interests
- Education and mentoring
- Building communities
- Women empowerment
Age
31The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Learn efficient techniques and approaches of establishing a country-wide network of women to learn IT business analysis, and explore how to empower women to support each other in the learning process and how to motivate women to pursue their goals.
- Understand available free options for educational platforms as well as the most efficient platform for sharing knowledge about IT Business Analysis for women in different cities of Kazakhstan.
- Learn strategies to engage and enable various Kazakhstani companies to provide internship and job opportunities for women who have completed an an IT Business Analysis educational program which I will build.
Certifications
- EPAM Technical Interviewing Certification
- Toastmasters Competent Communicator
- Toastmasters Competent Leader
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Driven
- Goal-oriented
- Energetic
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
During my mentorship I will expand my knowledge and learn how to build communities, which will help me grow professionally. I am seeking a promotion to Chief Business Analyst, and sharing knowledge, coaching and building communities are integral to my progress.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
My goal is to attract more people into the IT and IT Business Analysis field, especially young women from Kazakhstan's regional cities. I will build a solid foundation throughout Kazakhstan which will enable the gaining and sharing knowledge about IT Business Analysis for women, and eventually supporting their career progression. I believe that my participation at TechWomen program will equip me with the relevant knowledge on how to establish this network, how to enable most efficient IT Business Analysis education and how to build an online e-learning platform for supporting this goal.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
8Primary Professional Focus
- IT systems and/or data analysis
- Software
- Technical product manager
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: Business Analysis Team Leader, EPAM
- Direct Reports: 10+
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Dates: November 7, 2017 –
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Responsibilities:
Lead MVP discovery, requirements development and management for three product launches and maintenance in Agile environment, insurance domain; drive and manage stakeholder analysis, engagement and extensive communications to establish shared vision; lead a distributed team of six business analysts across four product teams; manage a team of ten business analysts on professional growth and career development; establish and drive BA Community with four streams; serve as an International Assessment Committee expert, as well as a BA mentor and BA technical interviewer
Job #2
- Title and Company: Business Analysis Team Lead, Kaspi Bank
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Dates: October 1, 2016 – November 27, 2017
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Responsibilities:
Led business analysis activities on the biggest e-commerce product in Kazakhstan; developed, designed and examined hypothesis through user and A/B testing and conducted needs analysis; established and enhanced BA processes and communications within and outside product team; leveraged UX and usability studies, metrics analysis and benchmarking into product requirements
Education History
Highest Level of Education Completed
Master'sInstitution #1
- Institution: The University of Manchester
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: Advanced Computer Science
- Minor:
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Completion Date: September 1, 2012
Institution #2
- Institution: Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Informatics
- Minor:
- Location: Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
- Completion Date: May 1, 2010
