Nikita Gorban
Project Manager
SaaS, Product Delivery, AI
Porto, Portugal
Project Manager @ Pixel Point
Product design and development studio working with SaaS startups.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams of engineers, designers and motion artists across 4–5 concurrent marketing website and product projects (Slash, Novu, ScoutOS, Neon).
- Managed client communication and delivery expectations with US/EU startup founders and product teams.
- Introduced AI-assisted workflows to streamline task management, research and routine work.
Project Manager @ Yabbi
High-load programmatic advertising platform (DSP).
- Coordinated development of a high-load DSP platform across engineering and product teams.
- Built the product localization workflow from scratch, adding two interface languages.
- Managed onboarding and hiring processes for developers and QA.
- Improved delivery transparency between developers, QA and business stakeholders using YouTrack and internal documentation.
Sub Lead Copywriter @ Plarium
International game studio, marketing and product copy.
- Led a team of 17 across four projects during organizational restructuring.
- Maintained delivery continuity and introduced mentoring practices.
- Developed internal workflows, individual development plans and regular 1:1 feedback routines.
Middle Copywriter @ Plarium
- Produced marketing and product copy across multiple projects.
- Supported internal workflow improvements and assisted with task distribution and review.
Tools
Notion, YouTrack, JetBrains Space, GitHub, Slack, Jira, Cursor, ChatGPT, Claude, Make.com, Google Workspace
Languages
English — C1
Portuguese — A2/B1
Russian — Native
Education
Kuban State University, Journalism
2014