Olga Popova

Project / Delivery Manager | B2B SaaS Product Delivery | QA Lead Background | Release & Risk Management

Portugal

About

Project / Delivery Manager in B2B SaaS, bridging QA rigor and structured AI-assisted delivery workflows. Currently coordinating delivery across a 15-person cross-functional setup - backend, frontend, QA, analytics, data science, design, support - working close to the CTO and CPO to turn product direction into scoped work, aligned teams, and predictable releases. I came up through QA leadership, and that shapes how I run delivery: spotting release risks early, pushing back on vague scope before it costs sprints, and keeping customer impact visible when priorities shift. The role has a customer-facing side as well: enterprise client onboarding, rollout support, feature-request triage, issue coordination, and feedback loops across international markets including the USA, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Brazil, Malaysia, and Turkey. My current focus is building structured AI-assisted delivery workflows, to speed up delivery work across scope clarification, planning, stakeholder updates, documentation, and release communication, while keeping ownership, traceability, and quality gates intact. Core areas: • Project and delivery coordination across cross-functional teams • B2B SaaS and enterprise customer delivery • Release and risk management • Scope clarification and execution tracking • Stakeholder alignment up to C-level • QA leadership and product quality • AI-assisted delivery workflows with built-in quality gates

Experience

  • Delivery & QA Lead at ZINIT
    Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    I. QA Lead Operating at the intersection of product delivery, testing strategy, and cross-functional quality assurance. Leading end-to-end QA efforts in a fast-paced AI-powered B2B SaaS environment. - Scaled QA coverage from scratch across Procurement, Monetization, AI-driven selection; - Introduced risk-based prioritization and advanced test design (BVA, EP, state transition); - Built structured release validation & reporting workflows aligned with business & tech; - Oversaw testing for international rollouts with localization, tax, and compliance specifics; - Mentored QA engineers, coordinated testing ownership across epics; - Led cross-browser and API testing initiatives using Postman, Swagger, Playwright; - Partnered with CTO, devs, and product to drive quality from concept to release. _________ II. PM/Delivery coordination Parallel to QA leadership, facilitating end-to-end product execution across tech and business. - Structured GitLab delivery flow: milestones, epics, stories, and scope management; - Led cross-functional planning, grooming, and delivery alignment sessions; - Supported roadmap execution, release planning, and risk tracking with the CTO; - Created stakeholder dashboards for progress and readiness visibility; - Owned sprint scoping and trade-off discussions for complex feature sets; - Synced delivery streams across Backend, Frontend, QA, Analytics, and Design; - Enabled remote delivery with structured comms across distributed teams.

  • Checkout.com (Berlin, Germany · On-site)
    • Senior QA Engineer
      Jul 2022 - 2023 · 7 mos

      — Defined and executed API and integration testing for a high-performance fintech platform; — Developed test strategies aligned with sprint goals and CI/CD pipelines; — Contributed to product quality through structured documentation and QA best practices; — Participated in estimation, backlog refinement, and technical grooming; — Collaborated with global cross-functional teams on product specification and release planning; — Supported knowledge sharing and internal QA process improvement initiatives.

    • Quality Assurance Engineer
      Oct 2020 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

      — Delivered manual and automated testing across multiple product modules — Designed, maintained, and reviewed test plans and test cases — Executed functional, regression, and exploratory testing for API and frontend services — Created clear, traceable documentation and contributed to cross-team communication — Supported specification refinement and collaborated closely with developers

  • Quality Assurance Engineer at Frontier Car Group
    2019 - 2020 · 1 yr

    — Led end-to-end testing for cross-platform products (Web, iOS, Android) in a fast-scaling automotive tech company; — Redefined test processes, introducing structure to functional, regression, and exploratory testing; — Actively collaborated with product, engineering, and automation teams on backlog refinement and delivery plans; — Drove API and mobile testing initiatives to ensure quality across distributed services; — Took part in hiring, onboarding, and mentoring new QA engineers; — Contributed to QA automation integration and process documentation improvements; — Participated in cross-functional planning sessions, grooming, and estimations with PMs and EMs

  • Software Test Engineer at Market.Evotor
    2018 - 2019 · 1 yr

    — Delivered functional testing for web and backend services across fintech modules; — Led REST API testing and contributed to backend coverage through close developer collaboration; — Created and maintained structured test documentation and traceable test cases; — Supported junior engineers during onboarding and internal QA alignment; — Cooperated with automation engineers to ensure smooth integration of manual and automated efforts; — Participated in unit test scenario reviews and ensured alignment with QA goals

  • Software Testing Engineer at Quality Lab (Лаборатория Качества)
    2017 - 2018 · 1 yr

    - Creation and maintenance of test cases using test design techniques; - Functional mobile applications testing (iOS&Android); - Cross-browser testing, including performance testing; - Business requirements analysis; - Web services testing (SOAP API); - Constant communication with business analysts; - Daily reporting about product quality.