Vladislav Kiselev
@vladislavkiselev
Operations and strategy leader scaling startups, building teams, and driving efficiency.
Russian FederationWhat I'm looking for
I am an Operations and Strategy professional with 5+ years scaling startups and supporting leadership in high-growth environments, with hands-on experience in talent strategy, process optimization, and investor communications.
I built and led high-performing engineering and AI/ML teams, hired and retained senior technical talent, and established agile practices to accelerate product delivery. My work contributed directly to fundraising success, including supporting a $1.5M seed round, and I have a strong track record in crisis leadership and organizational stabilization.
Technically fluent in Python, SQL, and data visualization, I translate complex data into actionable insights, automate processes to improve efficiency, and align people strategy with business objectives to deliver measurable outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of People
X Labs AI
May 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)
Established a high-performing ML/AI engineering team, led organizational stabilization and investor communications, and secured funding while hiring and retaining over 15 senior technical personnel with a 93% retention rate.
Head of People
Whalemap.io
Jul 2020 - Oct 2022 (2 years 3 months)
Orchestrated rapid engineering team expansion, reduced average time-to-fill for full-stack roles to three weeks, implemented agile processes in Jira/Confluence, and contributed to closing a $1.5M seed round.
Data Analyst
Catallact Inc
May 2020 - Oct 2020 (5 months)
Analyzed blockchain data to create novel Bitcoin market metrics and visualizations, automated data aggregation with Python reducing manual processing by ~30%, and delivered actionable reports to leadership.
Business Analyst
GlowByte Consulting
Jan 2020 - Sep 2020 (8 months)
Gathered and analyzed data warehouse requirements for banking clients, translated business needs into technical specifications, and ensured testing accuracy by resolving data anomalies.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
HEHigher School of Economics
Bachelor of Business Informatics, Business Informatics
2017 - 2021
Activities and societies: Completed 'Analyzing Blockchain Data using BlockSci' course.
Completed a Bachelor of Business Informatics focused on business and management with coursework including blockchain data analysis.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Russian FederationAuthorized to work in
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