Dasha Bespyatova

Delivery and product management of a telephony solution implementation worldwide for a security company via EPAM, 15 countries in 1 year. - Scope definition of the product features per country: validation of business needs and objectives, feature gap analysis in comparison to existing solution, consolidation of the scope of the needed solution - Management of the development team: definition and validation of user stories, lead on all agile activities (definition of the development priorities, demo to the business of the sprint, sprint planning, sprint retrospective, product backlog refinement and stories estimation) - Coordination of roll-out activities of blue-green deployment of the solution to allow sprint go-lives in country per country mode - Contribution in the definition of the company's AI strategy - Coordination with 50+ business and technical stakeholders on corporate and national level - Communication: follow-up of all projects and coordination with external stakeholders/partners/vendors (i.e. SaaS partner, infrastructure partner) Tools: Jira, Microsoft Suite, Miro, telephony SaaS solution, Service Now.

Belgium's 40 under 40 brings together 40 societal leaders below 40 to embark on a journey of personal and leadership development centered on meaning, societal responsibility, and impact. As a fellow, I had the opportunity to meet young leaders and experienced mentors. We've been learning and practicing how to be a thoughtful and courageous leader seeking to create impact in our society.

Context: New_Public is a non-profit dedicated to creating healthier digital public spaces. The Public Spaces Incubator (PSI) is our largest project. It is a partnership with 4 public broadcasters in North America and Europe: CBC/Radio-Canada in Canada, RTBF in Belgium, SRG SSR in Switzerland, and ZDF in Germany. The goal is to create healthier, online conversational spaces, where people can come together to discuss things that matter to them in ways that don’t result in abuse or toxic behaviors like many online forums.   - Project management leading to a successful launch of beta version of the product across 3 partners - Facilitation of user interview, focus groups discussions and co-creation sessions with audience member and internal employees of 3 French-speaking partners - Definition of the format of different types of user research activities (i.e. qualitative interviews, co-creation workshops, product share-outs, etc.) - Contribution in the definition of the New_Public activities planning, their scope, actions - Close coordination with the project team working remote from USA and Canada - Communication: follow-up of the projects and coordination with consortium partners/project team/external partners (i.e. other facilitators) Tools: Google Suite, Slack, Miro, Figma, Notion, Airtable

Mirahi offered a broad range of tech consulting, product development and training services. Founded in March 2020, Mirahi’s clients ranged from global media companies to Belgian start-ups and scale-ups. From its initial 3 founders, Mirahi has grown to 8 software engineers, 3 infrastructure engineers, 3 UX/UI designers, 1 UI engineer, 1 project manager and 3 business team members in first 3 years. - Increased revenue from +0K to 1.7M€ in 3 years. - Developed team in alignment with strategy implementation. Team growth from 0 to 14 full-time employees in 3 years; managed all related HR and operational aspects. - Strategy, product and project management both at company level and for clients. UX management. - Driving data strategy of the company with the objective of business development and acquisition of the new clients - Financial management and cost-effective resource allocation (financial strategy, budget estimations for new products, coordination with external service providers, participation in public and private tenders/RFPs). - Built frameworks for excellent customer and partner experience (account management for more than 30 clients and partners) - Manage legal oversight (coordinating with attorneys, insurance companies, corporate and labour law) - Establishment of partnerships with technical schools, open-source players and Belgian associations specialised in tech - Active participation in certification processes and successful accreditation for ISO 27001:2005, ISO 9001 and KMO-portefeuille Tools: Jira, Confluence, Hubspot, Microsoft Suite, Miro, Storyblok CMS, Figma, Billit (invoicing tool), Google Search console

The Radio-Télévision Belge de la Communauté française is a public service broadcaster for the French-speaking Community of Belgium in Wallonia and Brussels. - Successful launch of new website rtbf.be and 2 mobile applications in 2022: cross-department project management in close coordination with business - Scope definition of the project or product features: supporting the needs communicated by the business and identifying the needs based on user feedback via different channels - Contribution in the definition of the company's digital strategy, specifically related to incorporation of the publicity within the digital platforms, correlation between content and menu of rtbf.be website and mobile application - Coordination with 100+ business stakeholders (including C-level) on the definition of objectives, KPIs, project scope/functionality and business rules - Management of the UX team for UX analysis via various tools (benchmark, preparation of workshops, wireframes, user testing, design-thinking workshops, etc.) - Creation and follow-up of the product roadmap, creation of epics (feature definitions in agile methodology) - Prioritisation of epics for Digital board decisions in coordination with other product representatives (Epic Owners) - Coordination with product PO on sprint rituals, grooming and business priorities - Coordination with technical teams on feasibility of new features - Communication: follow-up of all projects and coordination with external stakeholders/partners/vendors (i.e. Actito, SAP) Tools: Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Suite, Miro, Figma, Google play, App Store, Google Analytics

InternsGoPro is a social enterprise working internationally to support young people and employers in bridging the skills gap between education and employment. Winner of the 2016 Forbes award 30 under 30 most promising social enterprises in Europe. - Created the European Label for Quality Internships. Supported by the European Commission & international civic institutions - On November 10, 2015, launched International Interns' Day with 25 NGO partners. Organised simultaneous events in 7 countries. Netted over 500 participants. Endorsed by the European Commission and European Parliament - Winner of the 2013 Microsoft Bootcamp – Brussels Capital Region Prize. InternsGoPro certifies and promotes great employers in investing in quality internships; enables young people to rate their internship and learn from interns' experience in the EU; IGP launched a European job portal with quality internships and entry-level jobs; offers training to support employers and build young people's skills; advocates on behalf of youth rights.

Edenred invented the Ticket Restaurant meal voucher system in Belgium in 1962. Edenred focuses on specific-purpose payment solutions for companies, employees, and merchants. • Single point of contact on Public Affairs strategy implementation and business development opportunities to the General Managers of the business units operating in 42 countries worldwide • Consolidation and coordination of information related to: • Competitiveness analysis on the topics of meal vouchers, payment services, data protection, financial inclusion, etc. in cooperation with marketing and business development departments • SWOT analysis of business opportunities for voucher programmes based on regulatory framework, position papers, mapping of stakeholders • Realisation of macroeconomic impact studies and opinion surveys with business units • Project management: development from zero and implementation of Public Affairs toolkit in European business units • Promote the company key messages to Governments, administrations, NGOs, with specifically designed innovative Public Affairs tools Tools: Microsoft Suite

- Direct relationship with European Commission officials (DG MARKT), members of the European Parliament and representatives of the Member states, forming and maintaining a European network with institutions, associations and think tanks - Policy analysis and drafting of briefing reports, research papers and policy briefs on the issues related to internal market and financial regulation, regular updates on the development of EU legislation - Conducting legislative monitoring and analysing European agenda on internal market issues

- Project management to promote EChr position towards Public Authorities and institutions - Drafting position papers aiming at promotion and advocacy of key sector issues and positions towards European institutions in the field of employment and human resources - Analytical notes on current legislative developments - Organisation of internal meetings and EChr events for members (HRD)