Assem Abduzhaparova

• Company Overview: online broker with mobile app and trading platform.
• Defined project scope, objectives, and success criteria in collaboration with product managers and stakeholders, ensuring clear alignment of business goals with delivery outcomes. Gathered and documented business and system requirements and made user acceptance testing for trading and investment products such as

Investment return calculations, bonds orders in yields, Sharpe Ratio, status checks for qualified investors, analytics section updates, sending reports about deals to clients, bonds trading in dirty price (increased trade volume at least by KZT 5mln daily);

• Saved company from reputational risks and fees from Financial Market Regulator of Kazakhstan by ensuring delivery of feature in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Led automation project for bond placement, saving ~16 dev hours/month and improving process efficiency.
• Wrote SQL queries to support analytics and validate functional specifications.
• Designed BPMN diagrams and detailed system logic in Draw.io.
• Tested and validated multiple REST APIs in Postman to ensure correct integration with third-party services.
• Collaborated with frontend/backend developers, QA, designers, and stakeholders to deliver features on time, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
• Created and maintained tasks in Jira; managed backlog and sprint planning, applying project management principles in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Assisted in budget planning by identifying cost-effective vendors that met present needs while allowing for future scalability.
• Analyzed user feedback to identify areas requiring improvement, prioritizing enhancements based on impact potential.

• Company Overview: investment brokerage company with mobile app and trading platform.
• Authored business requirements for internal systems and reporting automation;
• Reduced report generation time through partial automation of financial reports;
• Developed dividend forecast tool, cutting analysis time by ~70%;
• Led semi-automated Capital IQ data extraction, removing manual work;
• Created and maintained portfolio forecasts and performance reports;
• Delivered investment strategies with 6–8% returns within 2–3 months;
• Created budget forecast for 3 portfolios under management semiannually and was responsible for quarterly reports;
• Presented investment recommendations to the investment committee and achieved a 6-8% average return within 2-3 months, with no negative results.

• Delivered market research and business plans for clients;
• Created financial models and valuation analyses under tight deadlines;
• Participated in due diligence and evaluated multiple investment opportunities.