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Mariya Sokolova

@mariyasokolova

Product Owner and Business Analyst at UNIQA Insurance Group AG, shaping identity and access governance and DORA compliance.

Austria

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What I'm looking for

Seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer role in a product company, ideally EdTech, HealthTech or B2B SaaS. Hands-on expert: eliciting requirements, modeling processes, writing specs teams can build from. I value clear responsibilities, focus time and short paths from idea to release. Full-time or part-time 30–32 h.

At UNIQA Insurance Group AG, I elicit and analyze business, security, and regulatory requirements for Identity & Access Management. I own the roadmap for application onboarding, governance enhancements, and infrastructure modernization, and track DORA compliance gaps and audit findings through to closure.

At Fox Education Services GmbH, I authored more than 90 functional specifications across 10+ projects, contributing to almost 20 new system modules. I also improved specification and documentation processes, reducing the time developers spent clarifying features by 20%.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Owner, Business Analyst - Identity & Access Management

Current

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Elicit and analyze business, security and regulatory requirements from HR and Security, prioritizing the product backlog in a SAFe environment. Perform compliance gap analysis against DORA requirements and own the roadmap for application onboarding and governance enhancements.

Requirements Engineering SAFe Product Backlog Management Compliance Gap Remediation DORA IAM Governance Recertification Segregation of Duties Access Reviews Roadmapping Jira Confluence

IT Business Analyst

Fox Education Services GmbH

Oct 2021 - Nov 2024 (3 years 1 month)

Elicited and analyzed customer requirements from schools and led requirements engineering and feature design for a B2B EdTech app. Authored 90+ functional specifications across 10+ projects, delivering almost 20 new system modules.

Requirements Engineering Functional Specifications Business Process Analysis Process Automation B2B Edtech Jira Confluence

IT Business Analyst

Noveo Group

Jun 2017 - Aug 2021 (4 years 2 months)

Elicited and analyzed customer requirements for web and mobile applications in marketing, sports and media. Documented technical specifications averaging 250+ modules per project and validated requirements through interactive prototypes.

Requirements Engineering Technical Specifications Interactive Prototyping Web Applications Mobile Apps Stakeholder Management

User Experience (UX) Designer

Signatec

Oct 2013 - Sep 2015 (1 year 11 months)

Captured business processes and requirements through user interviews and documented them as UX specifications. Created screen designs and interactive prototypes and ran acceptance tests for implemented features.

User Interviews UX Specifications Screen Design Interactive Prototyping Acceptance Testing

Technical Writer

Signatec

Jul 2010 - Oct 2013 (3 years 3 months)

Created technical, engineering and user documentation, including how-to guides and manuals, ensuring consistent terminology across documents. Ran workshops on typography, infographics and design principles.

Technical Documentation User Documentation How To Guides Manuals Terminology Management Workshops

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SAFe

Certified AI-Empowered SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, Agile Product Management

Certified as an AI-Empowered SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, covering writing Epics, Features and Stories, backlog prioritization, and AI-supported delivery.