sanaross
Chief Of Staff | Operations Manager | Coo
I build order where others see chaos. With 20+ years of cross-functional leadership in tech, venture, and finance, I specialize in operational execution, people systems, and scaling strategy. I build OKRs that people actually follow, systems that keep teams aligned, and workflows that don’t burn everyone out. I’ve cut meetings in half, raised millions, launched teams across continents—and made chaos manageable. My core skills: strategic planning, cross-functional execution, leadership enablement, async ops, performance frameworks, financial operations, investor reporting.
Experience: 11 years
Yearly salary: $68,000
Hourly rate: $150
Nationality: 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Residency: 🇵🇱 Poland
Experience
Finance PM | Head of People & Operations
Global consulting full-time role, Cyprus 2020 - 2024
Led annual and quarterly planning for 6 startup teams, resulting in a 25% improvement in cross-functional project delivery. Built and rolled out OKR systems that improved leadership alignment and department accountability. Designed and implemented async-first workflows (Notion, Loom, Slack) that cut meetings by 40% and increased team responsiveness. Advised founders on internal restructuring and hiring plans, improving retention by 18% across 3 companies.
Chief Financial Officer
GrowthUP Accelerator & Venture Fund 2013 - 2018
Designed back-office systems for finance, HR, and reporting across multiple portfolio startups, reducing operational friction. Built investor-ready dashboards to track runway, burn, and unit economics, used in quarterly LP updates. Developed a founder financial literacy program adopted by 7 acceleration cohorts (150+ founders trained). Personally supported 3 startup pivots through deep-dive financial scenario planning and cost control strategy.
Head of Investor & Bank Relations
Agropolis 2010 - 2013
Renegotiated and restructured $10M in loan obligations to free up working capital and avoid layoffs. Built a bank and investor pipeline that secured 3 long-term funding partnerships. Developed a new internal financial reporting process that cut monthly close time by 30%. Created and delivered investor presentation decks that helped raise €5M in strategic debt.
Deputy CFO, Head of Project Finance
VIDI Group 2006 - 2010
Led funding and construction for five dealership centers, managing $100M+ across multiple phases. Secured $25M in investment from private and institutional lenders through structured debt packaging. Designed and rolled out a department-wide cost control system that reduced operational spend by 15%.
Head of Bank Relations
Aerosvit Airlines 2005 - 2006
Secured $50M+ in credit facilities from international banks to stabilize liquidity during industry turbulence. Built credit forecasting and scenario planning tools for CFO and Board use.
Skills
admin
finance
operations
project-manager
english
russian
ukrainian