Yerzhan Mussatayev
@yerzhanmussatayev
Strategy & IT consultant driving scalable fintech and AI-enabled solutions across banking and enterprise.
KazakhstanWhat I'm looking for
I am a Strategy & IT Consultant with 4+ years designing scalable IT solutions across fintech, retail, and enterprise. I specialize in translating business needs into robust technical architectures and product features.
At Mastercard Advisors I contributed to retail banking product improvements and payment strategy while redesigning consumer lending funnels with measurable business impact. At Accenture I led product discovery, integrations, and AI-related initiatives that supported over €1M in revenue.
I have hands-on experience with microservices-based order management, CBDC conceptual design (ISO 20022), API integrations, and data extraction pipelines, using technologies such as Apache Kafka, REST API, Python, SQL, and cloud platforms.
I focus on clear requirements gathering, As-Is/To-Be analysis, BPMN/UML modeling, and cross-functional delivery to ensure solutions meet user needs and scale effectively.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Redesigned consumer lending funnel and developed tiered pricing strategies for Premium & Mass products, projecting ~130K applications/month in year one and improving product-market fit across Central Asia.
Led product discovery and integrations (SAP Ariba, REST APIs) for AI note-taking and LLM solutions, supporting sales and adoption that contributed over €1M in revenue and delivering data extraction pipelines.
Designed functional MVP scenarios and conceptual data architecture (ISO 20022) for a central bank digital currency project, led PMO activities and defined mid- to long-term integration architectures.
Led As-Is/To-Be analyses and authored eight functional specifications for a microservices order management system migration, created integration contracts and APIs using REST, Kafka, Python and Java.
Business Analyst & Junior IT Project Manager
Magnum Cash & Carry
Feb 2021 - Aug 2021 (6 months)
Automated daily sales reporting using Python and PostgreSQL, analyzed cross-sales for promotions, and supported vendor performance monitoring and website development.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nazarbayev University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University in Astana.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
KazakhstanAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
Job categories
Skills
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