Yurii Pavlyuk

Senior Project Manager with 9+ years driving software delivery for AI, machine learning, and enterprise technology projects at ELEKS, one of Ukraine's leading IT services companies. Proven track record managing cross-functional engineering teams, delivering complex technical products, and bridging the gap between business stakeholders and development teams. Background includes military service, entrepreneurship in e-commerce, and sales leadership.

Experience

Project Manager @ ELEKS

2017 — Present

Managing end-to-end delivery of AI/ML and enterprise software projects for international clients
Leading cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, and QA specialists
Bridging technical requirements with business objectives for complex data-driven products
Implementing Agile/Scrum methodologies and continuous improvement practices

Senior Instructor @ Armed Forces of Ukraine

2022 — 2023

Recruitment and training operations during national defense
Resigned at the rank of Junior Sergeant

Product Owner @ Klaxon.in.ua

2015 — 2017

Founded and led development of e-commerce platform from scratch
Defined product vision, roadmap, and technical requirements

Head of Sales Department @ EXIST.UA

2014 — 2017

Managed department of 10+ team members, achieving leading KPIs
Wrote product requirement documents (PRDs) for internal development team
Built long-term B2B relationships and negotiated enterprise contracts

Earlier: Sales & Business Development

2009 — 2014

Sales Manager @ EXIST.UA — Regional business development, client management
Sales Manager @ Goodyear Dunlop Distributor — B2B sales, online store support
Sales Manager @ Locar New Cars Dealer — Family business development & marketing

Skills

Project & Delivery: Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid methodologies, Risk Management, Resource Planning, Release Management, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Stakeholder Communication

AI & Technology: ML/AI Product Delivery, Data Pipeline Projects, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), API Integration, Technical Requirements Documentation

Product: Product Roadmapping, PRD Writing, Requirements Gathering, User Story Mapping, MVP Development, Feature Prioritization

Leadership: Cross-functional Team Leadership, Mentoring, Conflict Resolution, Remote Team Management, Vendor Management

Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Trello, Notion, MS Project, Miro, Figma, Git/GitHub

Education

Master's Degree, Business/Managerial Economics

Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

2009 — 2013

Physics

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

2007 — 2009

Languages

Ukrainian (Native), English (Professional Working), Polish (Limited Working)