Dmytro Novak
Brno,Czechia
Summary
Delivery Manager / Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience leading complex international IT and SAP transformation initiatives across finance and enterprise environments, combining delivery leadership with a solid Business Analysis.
Led the delivery of large-scale SAP-based solutions supporting 500K+ users and stakeholders across 50+ countries within Big Four consulting firm. Experienced in managing cross-functional distributed teams, multi-stream delivery, budgets and strategic roadmaps, processes optimization across complex multicultural stakeholder environments.
Proven track record of scaling delivery organizations, improving operational efficiency, optimizing costs, and translating business objectives into successful technology delivery.
Overview
4
4
Languages
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Delivery Manager
Tieto
Czechia
05.2021 - Current
- Managed the delivery of large-scale SAP-based financial solutions for a global enterprise environment, supporting 500K+ users worldwide.
- Led cross-functional international delivery teams of 20+ specialists across multiple delivery streams.
- Scaled delivery team by 130%, expanding team capacity and delivery budget to support increasing strategic demand.
- Successfully delivered 20 complex IT initiatives in Agile, hybrid and SAFe-aligned environments.
- Managed team performance and developed improvement plans to address performance gaps and support employee development.
- Conducted resource and capacity planning of projects, efforts estimation and forecasting.
- Optimised project financials through accurate cost forecasting and variance analysis.
- Improved delivery efficiency (45%) by proactively resolving cross-team dependencies, delivery bottlenecks, and reducing the average lead time of the development cycle.
- Managed risk and dependency backlogs and established RACI matrices to clarify ownership and accountability.
- Owned delivery governance and aligned strategic and key stakeholders: senior and C-level.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors, and suppliers (RFQ process).
- Led an initiative to integrate a financial reporting and dashboard platform with an AI-powered analytics solution, enabling automated analysis of financial KPIs and data-driven recommendations.
- Provided technical support in release planning, SDLC governance.
Business Analyst
Infopulse
Ukraine
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Led requirements engineering, process optimisation activities, backlog, and stakeholder communication.
- Collaborated with development and QA teams throughout the SDLC to ensure the successful implementation of business requirements.
- Developed and implemented data analysis methodologies to support strategic decision-making.
- Supported the integration of reporting solutions with ERP and financial systems to improve data consistency and reporting accuracy.
- Facilitated workshops and sessions to clarify requirements and validate delivered solutions.
- Led user acceptance testing to validate functionality and performance against business requirements.
Project Manager, Business Analyst
JTI (FMCG)
Germany, Japan
01.2015 - 05.2019
- Led implementation and rollout activities for global SAP finance transformation initiatives, replacing legacy accounting systems.
- Coordinated change management, stakeholder alignment, and user adoption activities across international locations and business environments.
- Organised training sessions and workshops for SAP key users and end users to support system adoption and operational readiness.
- Prepared FCF and OCC calculations to assess CAPEX/OPEX project performance.
Finance Manager, Finance Analyst
JTI (FMCG)
Ukraine
09.2008 - 12.2014
- Performed financial planning, reporting, budget analysis and controlling, building a strong foundation in financial systems and stakeholder management.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance, Economics, Management
National University
Ukraine, Kharkiv2008
Skills
Delivery and Project Management
- End-to-end project delivery management
- Program & product delivery ownership
- Agile & SAFe delivery execution
- Strategic & operational planning
- Multi-stream & cross-functional delivery
- RAID, risk, dependency, issue management
- Resource planning, allocation, capacity management
- Delivery governance & performance management
Business and Stakeholders
- C-level stakeholders management
- Client-facing delivery & expectation management
- Prioritisation & value-driven delivery
- Business requirements & needs analysis
- Change management
- Decision-making & complex problem resolution
Financial and Commercial Management
- Budget planning & forecasting
- Financial tracking & delivery cost control
- Resource & delivery cost optimisation
- Financial & business performance analysis
- FinTech
Business Analysis and Transformation
- Business requirements analysis
- Process analysis & improvement
- Solution definition & validation
- Business–technology alignment
- IT & SAP transformation
- Operational efficiency & process optimisation
- Strategic roadmap development
Data and Systems
- Power BI: dashboards & business insights
- Microsoft Excel: advanced data analysis, financial tracking
- Microsoft Project: project planning & scheduling
- Microsoft Access: database management, reporting
- SAP & ERP systems
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian
First Language
English
Advanced
C1
Czech
Intermediate
B1
German
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Project Delivery Manager
Tieto
05.2021 - Current
Business Analyst
Infopulse
05.2019 - 05.2021
Project Manager, Business Analyst
JTI (FMCG)
01.2015 - 05.2019
Finance Manager, Finance Analyst
JTI (FMCG)
09.2008 - 12.2014
Master of Business Administration - Finance, Economics, Management
National University