oihnatiuk

Business & Operations Executive | Ex Ceo, Coo, Cpo | Fin Tech & Crypto

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Business & Operations Executive with 9+ years in IT, FinTech and crypto. Grew from IT Project Manager to CPO, COO and CEO.


Last role: COO, then CEO of a MiCA-licensed crypto & FinTech company (crypto payment gateway for merchants + payment infrastructure for exchangers). Secured the CASP licence in 5 months, built the bank/PSP/liquidity network, delivered 4 payment integrations, grew monthly volume from $700K to $2M+ and scaled the team from 15 to 47.


Before that: CPO at a crypto exchanger (15 features in 8 months, team of 12), PMO from zero, and 6+ years of IT project management (web, logistics, pharma IT, GameFi).


Looking for: remote roles as Product Manager / Head of Product, COO / Head of Operations or Senior Project Manager in crypto, payments and FinTech. Based in Budapest (CET). Languages: Ukrainian (native), English (B1 / Intermediate).


Portfolio: https://www.oleksandrihnatiuk.site

Experience: 9 years

Yearly salary: $36,000

Hourly rate: $20

Nationality: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Residency: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Experience

COO → CEO
Crypto & FinTech Platform (NDA)
2024 - 2026
Joined a stalled crypto payment platform as COO, promoted to CEO. Secured MiCA CASP licence in 5 months (27 EU markets, live in 8), relaunched to commercial launch in 15 months, delivered 4 PSP/bank/gateway integrations, grew monthly volume $700K -> $2M+ and B2B clients 3 -> 8, scaled team 15 -> 47. Owned strategy, B2B sales, product & tech roadmap, budget, AML/KYC/KYT.
Project Manager → Chief Product Officer
C.A.K.E. Alliance
2023 - 2024
Crypto exchangers and monitoring products, 62-person company. Chief Product Officer (02/2024 – 09/2024): designed an end-to-end delivery process from discovery to release; shipped 15 features and platform improvements in 8 months; led 12 people across product, engineering and design; owned roadmap, prioritisation, research and go-to-market. Project Manager (03/2023 – 02/2024): moved all 62 employees from Telegram chats to ActiveCollab in 7 months; built the PMO from zero and hired 3 project managers; automated status, Gantt, workload and cost reporting, which earned the promotion to CPO.
Project Manager
AmberSoft
2022 - 2023
Ran two Unreal Engine 5 GameFi projects with a 23-person team; the flagship was Thunder Lands, a blockchain MMORPG. - Took Thunder Lands from early development to public release - Shipped an Android clicker with PvP mechanics alongside the flagship - Prepared project and delivery materials for the investor presentation - Contributed to launching Amber League Launcher, the platform uniting the company’s games and quests
Project Manager
Viseven
2020 - 2022
Delivered IT projects for pharmaceutical clients, running 3 projects in parallel with one shared team of 10. - Held a steady 2-week Scrum cycle across all 3 projects: planning, reviews, retrospectives and demos - Balanced tasks, workload and resources to keep all three projects on schedule - Rebuilt workflows and communication between project teams, making handoffs clearer
IT Project Manager
W8 Shipping
2019 - 2020
Led an 8-person team building a platform that automates buying, documenting and delivering vehicles from the USA. - Connected 5 third-party services the purchase and delivery process depends on - Replaced manual steps with automated flows, cutting managers’ time on paperwork - Controlled project budgets and development costs; helped hire technical specialists - Owned plans, milestones, deadlines and releases
IT Project Manager
The First The Last
2017 - 2019
Managed web projects end to end at a creative digital agency, leading a team of 8 designers, developers and QA engineers. - Delivered 5 client web projects from requirements and specifications to release and handover - Introduced roadmaps and release plans that put clients and the team on one schedule - Managed risks, project documentation and progress reporting

Skills

agile
ai
blockchain
business-development
compliance
crypto
defi
executive
fintech
growth
gtm
kyc
operations
product-lead
product-manager
project-manager
saas
scrum
strategy
web3
english
ukrainian
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