Igor Ponikarchik

Director, Business development, and Product Manager in Manchester, United Kingdom

Igor Ponikarchik

Director, Business development, and Product Manager in Manchester, United Kingdom

I am Director of Digital (outsourcing services) and Head of Business development. I help businesses build digital product and services by brining best design and technology talents and establishing processes, culture and right attitude.

Achievements:

  • Built and managed profitable & award-winning organisation in the digital products outsourcing/consulting services sector that can compete on a global scale (https://bambooapps.eu). Grew the team size from 5 to 35.
  • Built and automated sales process, arranged events marketing process at MWC, CES and won Bamboo Group’s most valuable accounts like Jaguar Land Rover, Skoda, HARMAN, Zurich, Telekom Austria Group
  • Managed cross-functional teams in a senior product position to own the ideation and solution phases of their digital products development lifecycle

My expertise

  • I'm excel at building and growing high performing product and development teams and organizations to deliver digital products and services - mobile apps, web platforms, SaaS solutions, etc.
  • I have a lot of experience in mobile, leading and owning design, product management and developing phases of digital solutions in key automotive industry verticals particularly around mobile companion applications, shared mobility apps, in-car applications.
  • Success track record in building sales and pre-sales processes
  • Strong technical sales aptitude demonstrated through a combination of industry experience, size and complexity of deals closed ( focusing on sic figure opportunities)
  • Building and owning relationships with most strategic customers, from first contact to product launch and beyond
  • I have broad overall software solutions & technical knowledge along with real world experience in the delivery of mobile apps and cloud-based solutions at scale.
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal) with experience public speaking & both large & small-group presentations
  • I'm great at group facilitation, team culture building, team mentoring and development.
  • Work
    • Bamboo Apps