Ekaterina V.

As a Product Owner, I helped bring structure and clarity to a fast-moving startup product environment. I worked closely with founders, engineering, and design to translate business goals and user needs into clear product requirements, prioritized backlog items, and shippable improvements.

Key contributions:

• • Took ownership of a fragmented product backlog and turned unclear ideas into structured user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable delivery tasks

• • Improved backlog visibility, prioritization, and release focus across product, design, and engineering

• • Supported product discovery, feature clarification, UX logic, and scope definition for new platform improvements

• • Helped align stakeholder expectations with technical realities and delivery capacity

• • Acted as a bridge between business stakeholders and the development team to keep product decisions clear and execution moving

Key responsibilities and achievements: ➤ Owned and prioritized product area roadmaps and backlogs across several feature teams ➤ Coordinated cross-team delivery across multiple Scrum teams, aligning dependencies, release schedules, and stakeholder expectations ➤ Translated client and stakeholder needs into product vision, roadmap priorities, user stories, and acceptance criteria

➤ Led demos and stakeholder presentations, representing development teams and explaining new functionality ➤ Improved UX consistency and technical alignment by supporting design reviews, accessibility standards, and product quality discussions ➤ Mentored junior Product Owners and supported onboarding, backlog grooming, and Agile delivery practices

➤ Supported Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, demos), keeping the remote team aligned and productive. Continuously communicated progress, mitigated blockers, and adjusted priorities to meet release goals. Helped remote teams deliver clearer, more usable product features while keeping stakeholders aligned and delivery priorities focused.