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Vladimir Sokolov

@vladimirsokolov

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Development Manager driving product growth through sales, monetization, and team building.

Russian Federation

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What I'm looking for

I seek a development or growth role where I can build teams, launch monetization and acquisition strategies, run experiments, and deliver measurable revenue growth within a collaborative, results-driven company.

I am a Development Manager with 8+ years of cross-functional experience in product development, sales, and growth. I specialize in building teams, creating prototypes and technical specs, and launching monetization and acquisition channels for digital products.

At AI Lab Team I led niche and competitor analysis, developed app prototypes, wrote technical tasks, assembled design and development teams, and implemented ASO and paid acquisition strategies using Google, Facebook and Apple Search Ads.

I have hands-on sales experience from door-to-door and B2B channels to investor relations, having created sales funnels, referral/affiliate programs, and agency channels that included influencer outreach and events. I run A/B tests, build subscription models, forecast monetization, and calculate unit economics.

I am proactive, detail-oriented, a fast learner with international experience (lived in Canada), English at B2 level, and a practical focus on delivering measurable results and sustainable growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Development Manager

AI Lab Team

Sep 2022 - Aug 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Led product development and go-to-market for mobile apps including prototyping, technical specifications, team building, ASO, monetization setup and ad campaigns, and ran A/B tests to optimize subscription models and unit economics.

Product Development Prototyping Team Leadership ASO Monetization Google Ads Facebook Ads A B Testing Unit Economics

Sales Manager

Firefly Solar

May 2024 - Dec 2024 (7 months)

Conducted door-to-door sales and prepared customized solar energy proposals, presenting solutions to homeowners and addressing enquiries to close sales.

Door to Door Sales Proposal Writing Sales Presentations Lead Qualification Client Communication Closing

Development Manager

Shalamov.io

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 (8 months)

Developed Telegram services with referral and affiliate programs to boost B2B sales, performed target audience analysis, built sales funnels and executed cold sales to grow client acquisition.

Referral Programs Affiliate Marketing Sales Funnels Cold Outreach B2B Sales

Financial Product Sales Manager

PopCorn Capital

Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 (5 months)

Raised investment for US venture and pre-IPO projects ($7.5M) and built agency sales channels through influencers, thematic Telegram channels, and investor events.

Pre Sales Influencer Partnerships Investor Relations Fundraising

Sales Specialist

Alfastroy LLC

Sep 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years)

Managed customer acquisition and commercial offers for construction projects, maintained CRM, organized transactions, ran cold-calling campaigns and optimized Yandex.Direct advertising.

Sales CRM Yandex Direct Cold Calling Yandex.Direct Lead Generation