08/03/2025 updated

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IT Project Manager/Product Owner with expertise in Financial Markets and Data Integration

London, United Kingdom
Worldwide
Master's in Applied Mathematics
London, United Kingdom
Worldwide
Master's in Applied Mathematics

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Karina Gasparova IT PMPO CM 2025.docx

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Project Management
Project Management expertise across full lifecycle activities including requirements definition, scheduling, team building, and leadership with both Agile and Prince2 methodologies.

Data & API Integration
Data & API Integration experience with commodities and energy trading systems, implementing solutions that streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency.

Financial Markets & Trading Systems
Financial Markets knowledge with focus on commodities and energy trading, delivering data transformation projects and automating trading processes.

Logistics & Supply Chain
Delivered a digital transformation project for major US Agri Trading Houses, streamlining logistics and documentation processes across barge operations and supply chain systems.

Agile & Prince2 Methodologies
Implementation of Agile and Prince2 methodologies for project management, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Technical Tools Proficiency
Expertise with MS Project, Jira, Trello, Smartsheet, Visio, and cloud-based services for project tracking and documentation.

Data Technologies
Knowledge of Kafka, FIX, Databases, SQL, and JSON for data management and integration projects.

Stakeholder Management
Experience chairing steering group meetings and serving as primary liaison between users, technical teams, and business leaders across multiple countries.
 

Experience

Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2025

Languages

EnglishFluentRussianNative speaker

Project history

Job Seeker

Job Seeker (JSA)
Completed trainings in Data Protection, Data Security and AWS Cloud Practitioner. Currently undertaking training towards certification in Data Analytics.

Software Project Manager

Sinara Consultants

Internet & IT

10-50 team member

Led software projects for LME & commodity trading firms. Coordinated daily stand-up calls with developers and QA team. Accomplished data transformation project for LME and delivered projects for automating trading processes.

Project Manager/Product Owner

essDOCS

Internet & IT

10-50 team member

Led digital transformation project for logistics & supply chain processes for US Agri Trading Houses. Managed team of 15 across UK, US, and Greece. Delivered solution for Barge administration digitalization and facilitated API integration for Energy Trading companies.

Career Break

Carrier Break
Managed childcare duties while pursuing Agile PM Foundation and Prince2 Foundation certifications.

Project Manager

Thomson Reuters
Achieved seamless integration of Commodity and Energy reports and pricing data into Thomson Reuters systems. Managed team of ~35 employees across multiple global locations. Met strict deadlines and budget requirements while expanding market share.

Eastern Europe Exchange Manager

Thomson Reuters

Internet & IT

>10.000 team member

Managed exchanges across Russia, Eastern Europe, and Turkey to define and deliver strategically important data integration projects for Equity and Fixed Income market data. Developed and managed roadmap across Eastern Europe. Led and developed a team of five exchange managers across Eastern Europe and Turkey. Engaged with internal and external stakeholders including major customers, sales, customer specialists, and product managers to define and prioritize strategically important projects.
• Conducted Business Analysis for exchange feed and data enhancement projects.
• Completed exchange feed for Kazakhstan’s top exchange KASE, resulting in enhanced customer base.
• Optimized exchange feed infrastructure and eliminated data supply delays by completing exchange FIX feed project.

Certificates

AWS Cloud Practitioner Course for Beginners

Reed

2025

Understanding Data Protection and Data Security

Learning Curve

2023

Agile PM Foundation

APMG International

2019

Prince2 Foundation Certification

PeopleCert

2017


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