Senior program/delivery leadership role running cross-functional programs across distributed teams—owning dependencies, risk, and delivery cadence at enterprise scale. As a ex-Senior Software Engineer, so I engage directly with architects. I'm applying AI-enabled delivery hands-on (Claude API, agentic workflows, prompt engineering) to improve delivery speed and quality.
Denis Sokolov
@denis-sokolov
Senior Program/Delivery Manager, ex-Software Engineer. I run distributed software delivery at enterprise scale, now hands-on with AI delivery.
What I'm looking for
I'm a Program & Delivery Leader with 15+ years in software development and delivery, including 8+ years leading cross-functional engineering programs across fintech, blockchain, cloud, and regulated enterprise environments. I combine program execution with technical depth, so I can engage directly in architecture decisions and identify technical risks early.
At Exadel (2021–2024), I ran delivery for enterprise clients including a Big Four audit platform: I led a 30-person cross-functional engineering team (front-end, back-end, QA, BA, architecture) inside a 250-person SAFe program. I coordinated dependencies across 20+ mixed teams and drove daily standups and Scrum of Scrums to keep delivery aligned and measurable.
I also led renewable energy platform delivery within a ~100-engineer product organization spanning 10+ teams, and the client renewed engagement multiple times based on delivery quality. When a content platform was previously bottlenecked by one decision-maker, I introduced Agile delivery process—setting sprint cycles and distributed ownership so the team could ship without waiting on approvals, while keeping stakeholder trust strong.
In 2024–present, as an Independent Consultant–Operations & Delivery Advisory, I help growth-stage e-commerce ventures build reliable delivery models—setting up multi-vendor delivery, drafting SOWs and vendor agreements, and establishing reporting cadence and escalation paths. I'm actively investing in AI-enabled delivery practices through hands-on work with Claude API, Claude Code, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted development tools.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Independent Delivery Consultant
Independent Consultant
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)
Advised growth-stage e-commerce ventures on multi-vendor delivery models, drafting SOWs and vendor agreements and establishing delivery reporting and escalation routines. Built AI-enabled delivery tooling using Claude API and agentic workflows, including a React-based AI job evaluation tool.
Ran delivery for Exadel’s largest client accounts, including a 250-person SAFe Big Four audit platform and a ~100-engineer renewables product organization. Led a 30-person cross-functional engineering team, coordinated dependencies across 20+ teams, and drove engagement renewals based on delivery quality.
Project Manager, Open Ledger
Open Ledger
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)
Managed delivery for blockchain initiatives with multinational teams, coordinating product development for decentralized exchange and platform products. Established cross-team standups and status reporting to reduce duplicate work, while acting as product owner to align stakeholder requirements with technical constraints.
Project Manager
Forte Group
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)
Delivered enterprise software in a distributed Agile environment, leading a ~10-engineer team across North America, Europe, Israel, and India. Owned end-to-end delivery of an IT cost analysis and budgeting platform, improved front-end quality after switching away from an underperforming subcontractor, and kept the project on timeline.
Project Manager
Coherent Solutions
Jan 2010 - Jan 2015 (5 years)
Progressed from Business Analyst to Project Manager, managing up to four concurrent client engagements and teams of up to 15 engineers in an enterprise outsourcing environment. Led full line management for ~15 developers, drove an 80% promotion rate within 18 months, and standardized reporting/governance to improve client visibility.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Belarusian State University
Master of Science, Electrical and Computing Engineering (Artificial Intelligence)
Earned a M.Sc. in Electrical and Computing Engineering with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Project Management in Software Development
Completed studies in Project Management in Software Development at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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