Murat Bizhanov

Lead / Senior Business & System Analysis | FinTech, Banking, Telecom

Astana, Kazakhstan

About

Currently, I am open to Head / Lead BA-SA roles, Lead / Principal System Analyst positions, and delivery transformation opportunities in companies where I can contribute both as a leader and as a strong hands-on analysis professional Prefer remote work or a hybrid format in Astana. I am a Head / Lead Business and System Analysis professional with 15+ years of overall experience and 7+ years in IT across fintech, banking, telecom, and product environments. I had built and led analysis competency centers, managed teams of 20+, 30+, and 70+ specialists, and worked at the intersection of business, product, engineering, and delivery. My background combines hands-on system analysis, leadership in business and system analysis, and delivery transformation in growing and scaling organizations. My core strengths include building and developing analysis functions, improving collaboration between business and engineering, leading cross-functional teams, shaping delivery processes, and driving complex initiatives in product and banking environments

Experience

  • Lead business & system analyst at Islamic Bank “Zaman-Bank” JSC
    Jun 2025 - Apr 2026 · 11 mos

    - Worked on business and systems analysis in the retail loans team - Built and led the Business / System Analysis competency center in a large banking transformation environment - Managed a team of 30+ analysts and supported the development of analysis practices, team structure, and ways of working - Worked closely with business, product, and engineering stakeholders to improve requirement management and delivery alignment across initiatives - Contributed to establishing a scalable analysis function in a complex banking setup - The role ended due to a planned large-scale project shutdown

  • Head of engineering (SA, backend, frontend, QA, Computer Vision, support) at Sergek Group
    Jul 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Training instructor on System Analysis course at Sergek Academy
    Jul 2024 - Mar 2025 · 9 mos

  • Lead business & system analyst at red_mad_robot CA
    Aug 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

    - Worked on business and systems analysis on the Homecredit Business project - Led the Business / System and Product Analysis function across client delivery and internal competency development - Managed a team of 20+ specialists and contributed to hiring, team development, retention, and capability growth - Built and developed analysis practices, supported pre-sales activities, and participated in shaping delivery approaches for complex client engagements - Worked on major fintech and banking initiatives, including building products and systems in highly regulated environments - Helped strengthen the analysis discipline as a scalable competency within the company

  • Chief system analyst at ООО «ТЕХНОС-К»
    Apr 2022 - Jul 2022 · 4 mos

    - Worked as a System Analyst in the Alfa-Bank Russia delivery context through an outstaff model - Participated in analysis and solution design within a banking team, focusing on system requirements and collaboration with delivery stakeholders - Contributed hands-on system analysis expertise in a complex financial services environment