
Pavel Gusarov
@pavelgusarov
I lead fintech and platform delivery, turning complex portfolios into measurable business outcomes.
What I'm looking for
At PGWay, I lead a portfolio of payment, security, product and commercial initiatives across five cross-functional teams. I migrated 100% of payment traffic and 200+ merchants within nine months with zero payment downtime, while coordinating a €1M+ annual development budget.
I've built delivery governance and planning systems for high-load platforms, banking, insurance and PrivacyTech companies including AQUM, NT FORCE, OTP Bank and CiV Life. My work has improved delivery speed by 25%, reduced manual operations by 40%, and brought offline insurance products online to generate €2.3M+ in quarterly revenue.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Program Manager
PGWay
Dec 2025 - Present (9 months)
Manages a portfolio of up to 7 parallel projects across product, engineering, security, and commercial functions, coordinating 5 cross-functional teams with 60+ specialists. Delivered a payment widget migration program with zero downtime and led the launch of cryptocurrency as a payment method.
Delivery Manager
AQUM LTD
Jul 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 5 months)
Managed engineering delivery process, collaboration between engineering and business, and product approach. Increased team delivery speed by 25% and reduced quarterly unfinished tasks by 28% through hybrid planning and bottleneck removal.
Senior Project Manager
NT FORCE LTD
Sep 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 9 months)
Managed high-load B2C platforms with 10M+ MAU, including mobile app development, back-office systems, and support/content processes. Reduced manual operations by 40% and operating costs by 17% through new back-office system and LLM-based automation.
Managed the bank's commission platform, integrating with core banking products and improving release quality. Achieved 19% growth in insurance product sales and reduced production defects by 45% through CI pipeline and automated tests.
Project Manager
CiV Life (HDI Global)
Jan 2018 - Nov 2021 (3 years 10 months)
Managed development and launch of insurance and financial products across several regions. Accelerated time-to-market by 22% through Kanban adoption and automation, and moved 3 offline products online within one month, generating €2.3M+ in additional quarterly revenue.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
GoPractice
Product Manager Program, Product Management
2025 - 2025
Product Manager Program from GoPractice, completed in 2025.
HSE University
Project Management Course, Project Management
2020 - 2020
Project Management Course from HSE University, completed in 2020.
MPGU
Specialist Degree, Law and Management
Specialist Degree in Law and Management from MPGU, completed in 2014.
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