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Arman Abenov

@ArmanAbenov

Product/Project manger

IT Project Manager with 5+ years leading end-to-end projects across operations, logistics, and customer-facing environments — from initiation through launch and support.

About

Skilled in Agile/Scrum delivery, cross-functional coordination between analysts, developers, and business, risk/change management, and budget and timeline control. Hands-on exposure to Jira, Confluence, BPMN process mapping, and Miro/FigJam, gained while rolling out an AI assistant (RAG architecture, REST API/JSON integrations) for a logistics organization.

Career

Experience: 5 years

Experience

Project Manager | Courier Network & Market Launch

QazPost-YTO International

Jul 2025 — Present

Led an Astana market launch and courier network buildout, managing a team of 7 and improving successful delivery rates from 75% to 98%.

• Led the end-to-end project for a new market entry in Astana, from initiation and planning through launch and ongoing support, managing scope, timeline, and a team of 7. • Owned project budget and resource planning for 4 franchise location launches and a 50-courier network buildout across Astana and Almaty, controlling costs and timelines against plan. • Applied risk and change management practices to resolve recurring delivery bottlenecks, raising the successful delivery rate from 75% to 98%.

Product Manager Trainee | Astana Hub Grant Scholar

DarynTech

Nov 2025 — May 2026

Completed a six-month project/product management program and worked on an MVP and RAG-based AI assistant, using Agile/Scrum, roadmapping, and process mapping.

• Selected through a competitive process for a merit-based grant from Astana Hub to complete an intensive 6-month hybrid Project/Product Management program. • Managed the end-to-end project lifecycle, from Customer Development (CustDev) and market research through MVP delivery, working in Agile/Scrum sprints with cross-functional teams of analysts and developers. • Built and maintained backlogs and roadmaps using RICE/ICE frameworks; mapped process and user flows using BPMN principles and Miro/FigJam, and tracked tasks in Jira-style boards.

Key Account Manager | VIP Manager

PIN-UP GLOBAL

An international online entertainment and gaming group.

Sep 2024 — Jan 2025

Managed 350 VIP customers, exceeded sales targets by 120–170%, and maintained quality scores of 95–100%.

• Managed a personal portfolio of 350 VIP customers, exceeding sales targets by 120–170%, with quality scores of 95–100%. • Coordinated with finance and technical departments on engagement and conversion processes.

Sales Manager / Online Sales Manager, New Cars; Customer Service Operator, Used Cars (Avtodom)

Toyota Kazakhstan

Automotive sales and distribution for Toyota vehicles in Kazakhstan.

Feb 2021 — Jul 2024

Progressed from used-car customer service to new-car sales and online sales management, overfulfilling KPIs by 140% and increasing transactions by 25% through a Kolesa.kz dealer page.

• As Sales Manager / Online Sales Manager for new cars (April 2021–July 2024), advised customers on financing, trade-in, and vehicle configuration; consistently overfulfilled KPIs by 140%. • Proposed and delivered a dealer page for new Toyota vehicles on Kolesa.kz, increasing successful transactions by 25%. • As Customer Service Operator for used cars (Avtodom) (February–March 2021), managed outbound sales and CRM records while meeting KPIs; promoted to Online Sales Manager within two months.

Customer Service Specialist

Tele2 Kazakhstan

A telecommunications operator in Kazakhstan.

May 2020 — Sep 2020

Handled customer service and sales, exceeding home-internet router sales plans by 120–130%.

• Handled sales, registration, and subscriber issue resolution; sold home-internet routers, exceeding sales plans by 120–130%.

Education

Master of Laws (LLM), Jurisprudence

Pavlodar State University named after Sultanmakhmut Toraighyrov

2022 — 2024

Bachelor of Education (BEd), History

Pavlodar Pedagogical University

2018 — 2022

Skills

JiraConfluenceBPMN (Visio/Draw.io)MiroFigJamPowerPointAgileScrumKanbanFull-cycle project managementCross-functional coordinationCustomer Development (CustDev)RoadmappingBacklog prioritizationRICEICESDLCMicroservicesREST APIJSON/XML integrations