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Lia Hakobyan

Lia Hakobyan

Yerevan

Summary

Business Analyst and Product Owner with 4+ years of experience in Agile environments, delivering technology solutions across banking, fintech, and product-led teams. Skilled in requirements elicitation, user story writing, backlog management, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to align business needs with technical delivery. Adept at stakeholder engagement, process analysis, and release planning. Strong command of JIRA, Confluence, and Agile frameworks.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager

AraratBank OJSC
08.2024 - Current

· Lead internal product development initiatives to improve operational efficiency in banking processes

· Facilitate stakeholder interviews to gather requirements and define business goals

· Prioritize and manage product backlog, define user stories, and participate in sprint planning with IT teams

· Collaborate with QA and developers to ensure features meet acceptance criteria and compliance needs

Product Owner

Ultra Labs
01.2023 - 08.2024
  • Defined and prioritized requirements for a B2B SaaS platform used by property managers to streamline compliance and tenant documentation processes.
  • Translated business needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria using JIRA and Confluence.
  • Facilitated Agile ceremonies and cross-functional collaboration across Development, QA, and Business teams.
  • Delivered iterative demos, captured stakeholder feedback, and improved product usability.
  • Reduced support workload by 30% by optimizing user flows and clarifying key features.

Project Manager

Synergy International Systems
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • Managed implementation of donor-funded software projects, coordinating timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional teams.
  • Led communication with international clients and stakeholders to ensure alignment on system requirements, scope, and progress.

Marketing Project Manager

Seven Smarts
09.2020 - 10.2021
  • Planned and executed multi-channel marketing campaigns for tech products, coordinating creative, content, and digital teams.
  • Managed timelines, deliverables, and budgets to ensure on-time campaign delivery and brand consistency.
  • Collaborated with developers and product teams to align marketing messaging with product features and launch timelines.
  • Monitored campaign performance and adjusted strategy based on KPIs, improving lead conversion and engagement.

Education

Product Deep Dive -

Armenian Code Academy
12.2023

Agile Project Management Course -

IAB International Academy of Business
12.2021

Master of Science - Strategic Management

American University of Armenia
01.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Business

American University of Armenia
01.2019

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Webster Vienna University
01.2018

Skills

Requirements Gathering

Business Process Analysis

User Stories

Acceptance Criteria

Agile/Scrum

Sprint Planning

Retrospectives, Roadmap Planning

JIRA, Confluence, Notion, MS Office Suite

Stakeholder Management & Communication

Workflow Optimization

Languages

Armenian
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Russian
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Timeline

Product Manager

AraratBank OJSC
08.2024 - Current

Product Owner

Ultra Labs
01.2023 - 08.2024

Project Manager

Synergy International Systems
10.2021 - 01.2023

Marketing Project Manager

Seven Smarts
09.2020 - 10.2021

Product Deep Dive -

Armenian Code Academy

Agile Project Management Course -

IAB International Academy of Business

Master of Science - Strategic Management

American University of Armenia

Bachelor of Arts - Business

American University of Armenia

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Webster Vienna University
Lia Hakobyan