Senior IT & Digital Project Manager, based in Dubai

Featured work

Scroll down to see STAR of each selected project of Yulia.

Louvre Abu Dhabi

bp London

Omniyat Dubai

Projects of Yulia

Featured documented software and digital PM experience of YULIA SAFIULLINA in Dubai and MENA. Selected STAR case studies across government-facing technology, and international enterprise digital delivery.

Louvre Abu Dhabi

AKQA / WPP | Website & ticketing recovery

• S: Multilingual website (EN, AR, FR) and ticketing delivery faced cross-studio dependencies.

• T: Help restore coordination and delivery momentum.

• A: Coordinated Dubai, Cairo and Aarhus stakeholders, requirements, QA, retrospectives, budgets and commercial follow-up.

• R: Contributed to recovery of the website and online ticketing delivery workstream.

OMNIYAT Dubai

AKQA / WPP | Quality-led digital delivery for real-estate

• S: Premium property website requiring detailed quality checks across user journeys.

• T: Support testing and release readiness.

• A: Identified user-facing issues, including bugs outside test matrix, and coordinated findings with delivery teams.

• R: Contributed to delivery quality on a project where AKQA reported 61% growth in qualified leads and 7.3% lower bounce rate.

Oman Urban Observatory

URBI | Project recovery & governance

• S: Complex GIS initiative with unclear requirements, data dependencies and delivery risks.

• T: Recover delivery structure and establish clear scope, budget and responsibilities.

• A: Met stakeholders in Muscat, produced BRD and use cases, modelled resources across currencies and documented critical risks.

• R: Contributed to recovering and progressing the workstream over approximately one year, with a clearer basis for approvals and delivery decisions.

Al Ansari Exchange

AKQA / WPP | Quality-led digital delivery for financial services

• S: Newly developed financial services website requiring comprehensive testing.

• T: Validate critical user journeys, functionality and acceptance criteria.

• A: Conducted thorough QA/UAT, identified defects and verified expected system behaviour.

• R: Contributed to website quality, defect resolution and acceptance readiness.

Mai Dubai game

AKQA / WPP | Digital campaign delivery for FMCG

• S: Digital marketing campaign featuring an interactive rotating-bottle game.

• T: Ensure smooth game functionality and user interaction.

• A: Supported QA of interactive components, game mechanics and user journeys.

• R: Contributed to campaign experience quality and delivery readiness.

AKQA / WPP | Digital transformation for renewable energy

• S: Existing corporate website requiring improvements to its digital experience.

• T: Support website enhancements and delivery quality.

• A: Contributed to website uplift activities and technical delivery coordination.

• R: Supported implementation quality and readiness for release.

Masdar

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

AKQA / WPP | SLA-driven digital delivery for global sporting event

• S: High-profile digital platform requiring structured issue management and quality assurance.

• T: Support SLA compliance, ticket resolution and user acceptance testing.

• A: Managed Jira ticket workflows, tracked issues against SLA requirements and performed UAT.

• R: Contributed to structured issue resolution, SLA monitoring and platform acceptance readiness.

Zero

AKQA / WPP | Digital delivery for sustainable aviation fuel

• S: A newly developed website required comprehensive quality validation.

• T: Verify end-to-end functionality, usability and accessibility.

• A: Tested user journeys, interfaces and components against Figma designs and detailed acceptance criteria.

• R: Delivered actionable QA findings supporting website quality and release readiness.

INNOVIX | Desktop & Mobile Application BA

• S: Desktop and mobile applications supporting liveaboard operators with reservations, schedules and booking operations.

• T: Validate application functionality and align software features with business and user needs.

• A: Combined QA/UAT, business analysis and market research to evaluate booking workflows, identify defects and clarify requirements.

• R: Contributed to software quality, requirements refinement and usability across operational workflows.

Liveaboard Manager App

HEPCA Portal

INNOVIX | Digital delivery for environmental NGO

• S: Public-facing website and secure member login portal requiring functional and usability validation.

• T: Ensure reliable functionality across public and authenticated user journeys.

• A: Performed QA/UAT on website features, member login and internal workflows, identified defects and communicated directly with client stakeholders.

• R: Contributed to website quality, member portal reliability and acceptance readiness.

Tech PM value

About YULIA SAFIULLINA, PMP®

Senior IT & Digital Project Manager

10 Years PM Experience | Enterprise Systems | Digital Transformation

Relentless focus. Finesse. Measurable results.

Dubai-based | Immediately available | UAE driving licence

• Government and public-sector technology delivery

• AI-enabled productivity and workflow improvement

• Enterprise software digital transformation

• Stakeholder alignment, senior executive communication

• Project recovery, scope, cost and risk management

• Vendor coordination, quality and acceptance readiness

Project Management

PMP, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid Delivery, PMO, Scope Management, Project Recovery, Cost Control, Resource Planning, RAID, Risk Management, Change Control, Executive Reporting

Technical delivery

Enterprise Applications, SaaS, CRM, GIS, Web & Mobile Delivery, BRD, Use Cases, UAT, QA/QC, APIs, Systems Integration, Release Readiness

Skills of Yulia

Tools

Webflow, Sitecore, Contentful, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Excel, SharePoint, Monday, Asana, Notion, Trello, Figma, TestRail, LambdaTest

AI and Development

Generative AI, Predictive AI, Agentic AI, Workflow Automation, SQL Fundamentals, Microsoft AB-731 Preparation, Microsoft Entra ID / IAM Learning

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