Nikita Gorban

SaaS, Product Delivery, AI

Porto, Portugal

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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