Elvira Kalbalieva
Baku
Summary
Project Manager with over 3 years of experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects. Skilled in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, proficient in Scrum and Kanban. Experienced in market research, email marketing, AI tools, and utilization of a data-driven approach for performance improvement. Strong at stakeholder communication, team coordination, and process optimization.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Paragonsoft
02.2024 - Current
- I lead the development, launch, and continuous improvement of digital products (distributed team, Scrum methodology). Successfully delivered projects within the planned scope and timeline (AI-Concierge platform, websites, 3D tours, etc.).
- Manage a team of 5–7 people (designers, FE, BE, QA).
- Coordinate collaboration with the Product Owner: expectations and outcomes, backlog prioritization.
- Decompose and prioritize user stories.
- Assess team productivity and development velocity.
- Configure dashboards, reporting, and automation in Jira.
- Perform manual testing.
- Organize and conduct daily stand-ups, grooming sessions, planning meetings, retrospectives, and product demos.
- Optimize processes by implementing AI-based solutions such as Trupeer, Synthesia, UX Pilot, Conversational agents, etc.
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Dialogflow CX, Figma, Canva, Miro, Google Sheets/Docs, AI tools (Trupeer, Synthesia, UX Pilot, etc.).
Email Marketing Project Manager
OneForce
06.2022 - 01.2024
- I managed 2–3 ongoing email lead generation projects with an average duration of 6 months, including: audience research, database building, content creation, campaign setup, A/B testing, analytics, lead generation.
- Led a team of 3–4 people, overseeing data collection and outreach;
- Generated high-quality leads and business opportunities.
- Prepared reports for clients and management.
- The results: database of 1M+ contacts and optimized client email campaigns (50%+ open rates, 18%+ CTR).
- Tools: Asana, Phantombuster, Databricks, SQL, Quickmail, Google Analytics, Google Sheets/Docs, Google Data Studio, Dropcontact, Warmup Inbox, etc.
Analyst / Project Coordinator
Foreign Trade and Economic Development Council
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Analyzed foreign markets, regulations, competition, and trade dynamics to identify export opportunities (conducted around 20 desk researches)
- Managed the research team of 3 specialists for efficient planning and execution.
- Presented research findings to clients and provided consultations
- Maintained communication with partners and government officials
- Prepared commercial proposals, analytical reports, progress reports, protocols, and official correspondence
- Organized events involving representatives from government agencies, SMEs, and large enterprises
Administrative manager
Toyo Tire Rus
09.2017 - 08.2019
- Supported executive leadership, including the General and Planning Directors (expatriates)
- Executed translation and interpretation services
- Managed executives' work schedules and travel arrangements
- Processed necessary permit documents for foreign employees
- Drafted and secured approval for contracts, agreements, protocols, and internal policies
- Organized high-level meetings
- Composed analytical reports for upper management
Education
PMI-ACP Exam Prep 28 PDUs/Contact Hours Course 202
Udemy
09-2025
Professional Development - Economics
National Research University "Higher School of Economics"
Moscow01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Language Interpretation And Translation
Russian University of Transport
Moscow01.2017
Skills
- Project management
- Jira, Confluence, Asana, Miro, Figma etc
- Agile methodology (Scrum, Kanban)
- Waterfall
- Team collaboration
- Schedule management
- Stakeholder communications
- Document management
- Scope management
- Task prioritization
Desired Position
Project Manager
Languages
Russian
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Azerbaijani
Full Professional
Personal Information
- Age: 30
- Azerbaijan
- Title: Project Manager
- Availability: full time, part time, project work
- Date of Birth: 27 July 1995
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Russia, Azerbaijan
- Work Permit: Russia, Azerbaijan
Timeline
Project Manager
Paragonsoft
02.2024 - Current
Email Marketing Project Manager
OneForce
06.2022 - 01.2024
Analyst / Project Coordinator
Foreign Trade and Economic Development Council
07.2021 - 06.2022
Administrative manager
Toyo Tire Rus
09.2017 - 08.2019
PMI-ACP Exam Prep 28 PDUs/Contact Hours Course 202
Udemy
Professional Development - Economics
National Research University "Higher School of Economics"
Bachelor of Arts - Language Interpretation And Translation
Russian University of Transport