10 product managers from Kazakhstan you should know about

Aidar Zhussupov
Product Owner and Product Manager with experience in HR and EdTech sectors. He specializes in creating products that simplify HR processes and ensure quality education. He led the development team of the Jumysbar platform, which was recognized as the "Breakthrough of the Year" at Digital Bridge 2022, and launched over 30 online courses, training more than 3,000 students and professionals. At ERG Kazakhstan, Aidar implemented analytics on the LMS for 70,000 active users.

Zhansultan Nursapa
Lead Product Manager at Teez, specializing in e-commerce, logistics, and WMS systems. He implemented SAP and 1C for a major European client in Kazakhstan, accelerating integration and data synchronization. Previously at Spark Group, he launched B2B and EdTech products, conducted CustDev, and trained students on working with Jusan Bank.

Azamat Zaksylyk
Head of Product Management with over six years of experience at Kolesa Group. He leads the team and develops monetization directions for the largest online classifieds in the region, including automotive and real estate platforms. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of International Business. Azamat has skills in product management and financial modeling, actively participates in the professional community, and shares his experience with colleagues.

Nursultan Orazaly
Product Manager, founder, and CEO of the Beneteria platform, which offers flexible corporate benefits for employee motivation, retention, and engagement. Also the founder of qara, where he advises startups and companies on strategy, product, and growth. He has worked with QazPost, ADU24, Nidge, bizdin.ai, and startups in FinTech, FoodTech, LogiTech, e-commerce, and other sectors. As a Senior Product Manager, he worked at "Bukhta", Kassa, and Alfa-Bank, focusing on product analytics and business process automation.

Alshyn Chalak
Chief Product Owner at Bank CenterCredit with experience in product and project management in IT and finance. He launched BNPL products at "Alfa-Bank", led teams of up to 15 people, handled product technical setup and business analysis, and developed internet acquiring and mobile applications at Jusan Bank and iBEC Systems.

Maria Grinevich
AI Product Manager with experience as a QA Engineer at Choco Holding, specializing in creating multimodal assistants and scalable AI products for super-app ecosystems. She develops product strategy, user interaction scenarios, optimizes prompts, builds AI agent architecture, and tests platforms using OpenAI SDK and MCP. She participates in hackathons, creating solutions based on GPT-4o-mini, RAG, and vector databases.

Dauren Mukhamediyev
Chief Product Officer at Mycar Digital with over eight years of experience in e-commerce, FinTech, and FoodTech. Previously worked at companies such as Yandex, Tinkoff, Freedom, and ChocoFood. Dauren also shares knowledge as a ProductStar mentor, speaker, and author, exploring topics of product management, efficient processes, and innovation.

Zhanbota Oraziman
Product Manager with over three years of experience in consumer electronics. She manages the smartphone category at Samsung Electronics for Central Asia and Mongolia. She specializes in product management, pricing and promotional strategies, sales forecasting, and cross-functional team collaboration.

Elvira Madikhan
Product Owner at Alatau City Bank. In three months, she relaunched the Jusan Business SMB product and optimized credit processes. She implemented market analysis and competitive benchmarking in the development of new solutions, and also mentors over 170 specialists in product management and market analytics.

Ruslan Turguldinov
Product and Project Manager with over five years of experience in IT project management, including cybersecurity and digital platforms. He implemented Scrum and GitFlow, realized strategic projects from concept to operation, including the Nomad Guard service in eGov Mobile, enhancing digital hygiene and the security of citizens' personal data, and integrated solutions into banking, e-commerce, and FinTech systems.