Irina Korik
About Irina Korik
Irina Korik is the Director of Product Management at Propane, where she has worked since 2020. With over two decades of experience in quality engineering and product management, she has a strong background in fintech and has significantly improved operational efficiency and project management processes.
Work at Propane
Irina Korik has been serving as the Director of Product Management at Propane since 2020. In this role, she leads the ongoing evolution of product development processes, systems, and quality assurance teams. She has played a significant role in the adoption of Swagger as an API documentation tool and has been instrumental in establishing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), achieving 100% adoption across the company. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Senior Technical Program Manager at Propane for four months in 2020.
Education and Expertise
Irina Korik holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Engineering from the National University of Shipbuilding in Ukraine. Additionally, she has completed a Master Certificate in Software Testing from Villanova University, which includes the ISTQB Software Testing Capstone and Project Management. Her educational background supports her extensive experience in quality engineering and product/project management, spanning over two decades.
Background
Irina Korik has a diverse professional background, having worked in various roles across multiple companies. She spent five years at Intuit as a Senior Software Engineer in Quality and later transitioned to Xero, where she worked as a QA for web, mobile, and APIs from 2014 to 2018. During her time at Xero, she also served as a Product Manager for one year. Earlier in her career, she worked at PayCycle as a Senior QA Engineer/Lead for seven years. This varied experience has equipped her with a robust skill set in both quality assurance and product management.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Irina Korik has achieved significant milestones in operational efficiency and project management. She successfully reduced new client project setup time from four hours to 40 minutes by implementing Jira and Confluence. Additionally, she improved operational efficiency by 20% by identifying automation opportunities and transitioning teams from waterfall to agile methodologies. She has also defined product vision, strategy, and roadmap for major clients, managing products from inception to maintenance, and created an award-winning product that includes core accounting, projects, reporting, and visualization.
Leadership and Team Management
Irina Korik has demonstrated strong leadership skills throughout her career, particularly in her role as a product manager at Xero, where she led a team of 16 engineers using Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework. At Propane, she serves as the resident scrum master, guiding teams in agile practices and fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams. Her experience with both software startups and established companies in the fintech sector has contributed to her ability to deliver highly transformative digital product solutions.