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Darina Kussainova

Product Owner with expertise in agile methodologies, IT product backlog management, and stakeholder communications

Kazakhstan
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About me
Work experience Total work experience 9 years
General Manager of the Office of the Registrar Nazarbayev University
Kazakhstan, Astana
September 2024 – March 2025 (6 months)  •  Full-time
Senior Manager of Student Support Unit, Office of the Registrar Nazarbayev University
Kazakhstan, Astana
August 2021 – August 2024 (3 years)  •  Full-time
Executive Assistant in the Office of the Provost Nazarbayev University
Kazakhstan, Astana
July 2017 – July 2021 (4 years)  •  Full-time
Risk manager Sberbank
Kazakhstan, Almaty
May 2016 – July 2017 (a year)  •  Full-time
Education
Master of Arts in Multilingual EducationNazarbayev University
Kazakhstan
Graduated at 2016  •  Master
Bachelor in Economics and BusinessKaraganda economical university
Kazakhstan
Graduated at 2014  •  Bachelor
Bachelor in EducationKaraganda State University
Kazakhstan
Graduated at 2012  •  Bachelor
Certifications
Middle+ Product ManagerProduct Masters
Issued at April 2025  -  Expires at Invalid date
Agile Product ManagementAgilePM.kz
Issued at March 2025  -  No Expiration Date
ICAgile Certified ProfessionalInternational Consortium for Agile
Issued at January 2025  -  Expires at Invalid date
AgileJPMorgan
Issued at January 2024  -  Expires at Invalid date
Digital MarketingUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Issued at June 2021  -  Expires at Invalid date
Languages

English

Mastery of proficiency (C2)

Russian

Mastery of proficiency (C2)

Kazakh

Elementary (A2)

Skills and technologies
Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Agile Frameworks (Kanban, Asana)
Stakeholder Management & Communication
Time Management & Strategic Planning
MS Office
Report Writing
Confidential Data Management
Story writing
Team player
Communications
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