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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.

United States
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What I'm looking for

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.

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

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Current

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 logoBU

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 logoBT

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.

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