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Managing Director, Organizational Development & Strategy (CEO-1)

FinTech · CIS · Uzbekistan · Tashkent

Total compensation band $150K+. The figure is the member's band, not an offer.

As Managing Director of Organizational Development and Strategy, she operates at the CEO-1 level, directing large-scale organizational transformation across digital banking, fintech, oil and gas, telecommunications, and education throughout the CIS region. Over more than 15 years, she has built HR and organizational functions from the ground up within multiple banks, led group-wide transformation programs spanning teams of 2,400 or more, and advised CEOs and boards on operating model design, corporate governance, and succession planning. Her record includes establishing corporate university initiatives and preparing organizations for IPO readiness, consistently pairing strategic design with disciplined execution. She is distinguished for converting complex change agendas into measurable organizational and business results.

Achievements

• Designed organizational model and KPI system for a 900+ employee bank undergoing digital transformation
• Built unified HR operating model across a 15+ company group with 2,400 employees, including HR Center of Expertise
• Led HR-business model transformation at a corporate academy, preventing company dissolution and improving P&L across training, recruiting, and consulting lines
• Synchronized HR strategy with ESG and IPO agenda at KazMunayGas, partnering with Korn Ferry on leadership development
• Provided strategic and HR consulting to CEOs and boards of major national companies including KazMunayGas and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

Skills

• Organizational Design
• Change Management
• Corporate Governance
• Talent Development
• Succession Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Performance Management
• Business Transformation
• Strategic Planning
• Board Governance
• Compensation Design
• KPI Management
• HR-as-strategy execution for banking and fintech mergers
• Board Certification (IoD UK)

Looking for

• Chief Operating Officer
• Chief HR Officer
• Chief Transformation Officer

Experience

• Managing Director, Organizational Development & Strategy (CEO-1) — Uzum Bank February 2025 - Present

  Leads organizational effectiveness and operating strategy execution through structural and process transformation, including integration of Uzum Bank and Uzum Fintech processes.

• Managing Director, HR & Business Support (CEO-1) — Yangi Bank August 2023 - January 2025

  Built HR and organizational model from scratch for a new bank, including grading, compensation, and business support functions across a fintech-banking hybrid culture.

• Organizational & HR Transformation Lead (Digital Transformation Project) — Davr Bank March 2023 - August 2023

  Designed organizational model for 900+ employees, implemented KPI systems, and built recruiting engine enabling scaling of 150+ hires during digital transformation.

• Deputy CEO, Business Development (CEO-1) — Samruk Business Academy April 2022 - January 2023

  Transformed the business model of a corporate university, managing HR and learning portfolio with P&L impact and averting company dissolution through new strategy.

• Managing Director, Organizational Development & HR (CEO-1) — Allur Group September 2021 - April 2022

  Led organizational transformation of HR function across a 2,400-employee, 15+ company group, building a unified HR Center of Expertise and analytics-driven compensation model.

• HR & Strategy Consultant — Independent HR Consultant September 2019 - September 2021

  Provided CEO and board-level strategic and HR consulting, including IPO readiness and governance work for clients such as KazMunayGas and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.

• HR Director (CEO-1) — Kolberg Group December 2018 - September 2019

  Built HR strategy aligned with business strategy, implemented performance metrics, and reduced turnover by 8% through HR practice redesign.

• Deputy HR Director (CEO-2) — KazMunayGas April 2016 - May 2018

  Managed HR transformation and development systems across the group, aligning HR strategy with ESG and IPO agenda, leading a cross-functional team of 30+.

Languages

• Russian (C2)
• English (B1)

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