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Ibrahim Alizada

@ibrahimalizada

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Product-focused project manager and product owner driving FinTech and data products across global markets.

Azerbaijan

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What I'm looking for

I seek product or data leadership roles where I can lead cross-functional teams to build customer-focused FinTech and data products, with opportunities for innovation and global impact.

I am a project manager and product owner experienced in waterfall, agile, and Scrum who builds and optimizes digital FinTech and data products for local and global markets. I lead cross-functional and distributed teams, prioritize roadmaps and backlogs, and push products from planning through production while improving customer experience and business growth.

My background spans product ownership, data product strategy, Python development, and teaching; I developed a prize-winning Azerbaijani sign language recognition thesis and co-founded a social network startup, establishing mission, culture, and a global team to drive innovation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Owner

Current

Simbrella

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Led development and optimization of digital FinTech products for local and global (African and Central Asian) markets, improving customer experience and driving business growth.

Product Ownership Roadmapping Fintech Stakeholder Management Agile Scrum Customer Experience

Co-Founder & CEO

Vispeek

Feb 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 10 months)

Spearheaded development of a social network, led a global team, and established mission, vision, culture, and growth strategy to drive product and brand development.

Product Strategy Team Leadership Operations Management Business Development Go To Market Strategy Fundraising

Community Leader

GoUp | CNCF - Baku

Sep 2023 - Aug 2024 (11 months)

Organized outreach and conferences to promote AI, open-source development, and entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan, increasing awareness of offered services.

Community Outreach Public Speaking Open Source Advocacy Conference Planning Stakeholder Engagement

Data Product Owner

Pasha Bank

Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 (11 months)

Defined vision and roadmap for data products including platforms, dashboards, and analytics pipelines; prioritized backlog and coordinated data engineering, analytics, and compliance teams.

Roadmapping Data Platform Dashboards Data Pipelines SQL Stakeholder Management Data Governance

Data Analyst

Kapital Bank

Oct 2020 - Feb 2021 (4 months)

Analyzed large datasets to identify trends and correlations, gathered stakeholder requirements, and delivered data-driven insights to inform business decisions.

Data Analysis SQL Statistical Analysis Reporting Data Modeling Excel Data Visualization

Academic Instructor

QSS Analytics

Dec 2019 - Aug 2020 (8 months)

Taught Oracle SQL and Python for Data Science, designing innovative teaching methods to engage students and improve learning outcomes.

Teaching Oracle Python Curriculum Development Student Engagement Data Science Mentoring

Python Developer

IT Solutions

May 2019 - Nov 2019 (6 months)

Developed Python scripts to automate data processing and built web applications using Django to streamline workflows.

Python Django Automation Web Development Data Processing REST APIs Scripting Backend Development

General Manager Operations

Azerbaijani Alumni Association of USA

Mar 2019 - May 2019 (2 months)

Organized workflow and coordinated departments for the Alumni Fair of US universities, ensuring successful delivery of events and services.

Operations Management Event Coordination Project Management Logistics Vendor Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The George Washington University

Master of Science, Computer Science and Data Analytics

Activities and societies: Founder and President of Azerbaijani Student Association at the George Washington University; Teknofest Baku award

Completed a Master of Science in Computer Science and Data Analytics with a thesis on Azerbaijani Dynamic Sign Language Recognition that won 1st place at Teknofest Baku.