Sebastian Dracopol

Drove end-to-end delivery of retail payment platform migration to cloud-based infrastructure across 3 cross-functional teams in 2 countries, ensuring zero service downtime and full regulatory compliance. Transitioned to corporate banking division owning strategic delivery planning and execution optimization across legacy modernization workstreams.

Owned end-to-end delivery of PwC's internal due diligence platform (Junction), managing scope, timeline, and integration of LLM-powered document analysis into the product pipeline. Managed delivery across 3 concurrent teams using Agile methodology; introduced AI-assisted analytics to surface delivery bottlenecks and optimize throughput.

Managed multi-market delivery of payroll and HRMS products across Canada, South Africa, and the UK, coordinating country-specific regulatory requirements and complex cross-market release schedules. Selected for LLM implementation pilot: drove deployment of model trained on payroll/HR datasets to automate support workflows, reducing resolution time.

Owned delivery across Aldo's Big Data & AI department — transitioned 4 teams from ad-hoc processes to structured Agile delivery. Managed end-to-end project execution for data science and ML engineering initiatives, coordinating data scientists, ML engineers, and product owners.

Drove product delivery end-to-end — from specifications and roadmap through market launch, growing the subscriber base through new service lines. Led the full Waterfall-to-Agile delivery transition — reorganized engineering into cross-functional distributed squads, reducing release cycles from quarterly to bi-weekly.

Built and managed a 25-35 member team for an Ethereum-based token project — from whitepaper supervision through ICO launch and product delivery. Led tokenomics research, competitive analysis, and ecosystem roadmap planning, attracting 10K+ early adopters.

Managed delivery across 3 concurrent fully-remote development teams — feature development, UI redesign, and platform optimization — including team recruitment and onboarding. Drove product delivery based on user feedback and freelancing market insights, collaborating with product owners and support teams on user-facing solutions.

Owned end-to-end delivery of iOS/Android mobile ordering apps across 100+ restaurant chain locations in Australia, US, and Asia — from requirements through production launch. Built and managed a high-performing remote team of QA analysts, designers, and developers, delivering mobile app, API improvements, and blog relaunch on schedule.

Managed end-to-end delivery of Forbes Romania's web and mobile platforms, driving increased local readership and monetization. Led delivery of a multimillion-dollar CMS system supporting 1,500+ users, designing implementation workflows and managing vendor coordination.

Coordinated opening of the local Central Development Services and Data Management department — recruiting, coaching, mentoring staff, developing procedures, and monitoring SLAs. Managed data for AAA titles: Need for Speed, Dragon Age, Battlefield, Medal of Honor, Mass Effect, FIFA — collaborating with 10 international studios across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Provided direction and oversight over all technical operations for the Data Management Department, implementing the company-wide data management strategy. Created and implemented the first unified company data management procedures governing post-project data compliance.

Certified SAFe Scrum Master certification obtained in 2022.

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification obtained in 2020.

EU Certified Project Manager certification obtained in 2010.

Studied Psychology and Cognitive Science, focusing on Cognitive Psychology, Communication, and Behavioural Analysis.