CIO & Technology Director

Technology leadership. Business perspective.

I connect technology strategy, software delivery, and project governance to help organizations move forward.

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St. Petersburg, Russia
Open to relocation
Vadim Vasilyev speaking with a microphone at a conference
A perspective shaped by strategy and delivery.

From IT strategy to software delivery.

My experience spans Head of IT and CIO roles, and now leading a software development department that includes the PMO. I bring an organization-wide view of technology together with hands-on responsibility for delivery.

Current position · Melon Fashion Group

Head of Software Development Department

I lead the Software Development Department and PMO, overseeing technology initiatives across retail operations, e-commerce and the supply chain.

Certified in Project Management, PMI

Technology leadership. Business outcomes.

Initiatives I led at Melon Fashion Group through my combined responsibility for software development and the PMO.

500,000+

Online orders per month

Led the implementation of an OMS-centred e-commerce platform supporting more than 500,000 online orders per month.

Up to 25%

Lower fulfilment operating costs

Led technology delivery for multiple distribution-centre launches, including e-commerce fulfilment and a microservices-based WMS, helping reduce fulfilment operating costs by up to 25%.

+15%

On-shelf availability

Led RFID implementation in retail stores, improving on-shelf availability (OSA) by 15%.

AI

From evaluation to production

Drove practical AI adoption in PIM, automation tools and internal assistants, and across the software development lifecycle—from requirements through deployment and documentation.

Four connected disciplines.

Technology strategy

Connecting IT priorities to business goals, with a clear view of the wider organization.

Software leadership

Leading development teams and creating the conditions for dependable product delivery.

Projects & PMO

Bringing structure, accountability, and coordination to projects and their delivery.

Applied AI & Software Delivery

Testing hypotheses, assessing business applicability and integrating AI into production systems. Introducing AI across requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and documentation.

Let’s discuss what comes next.

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Communication: Russian (native), English (B2). I do not speak Hebrew yet.

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