Meline Sahakyan
Yerevan
Summary
Seasoned Product Manager | Game Designer with background in spearheading product development and successfully bringing new products to market. Hold mastery over strategic planning, cross-functional team leadership, and performance optimization. Known for driving innovation and growth while enhancing customer experience.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Product Officer
BOSOR
Yerevan
03.2024 - Current
- Strategy development, Stakeholder Management, Product Lifecycle (website and training), Wireframing, Product Vision, Product Positioning, Product Pricing, Psychotherapy
Narrative Game Designer (Product Manager in SaaS)
TRIADA
Yerevan
01.2019 - Current
- Narrative strategy, Narrative Vision, Market Research, User Experience, Game writing, Wireframing, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Character Passports, User Personas, World design, Episode plans, Dialogues, Game psychology
- Product: Puzzle Game, Casual
Game Designer (Product Manager in SaaS)
KINDDA
Yerevan
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Backlog creation and prioritization, Market research and analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Agile Methodologies, Requirements Gathering, System design, Technical design, Monetization, Narrative design, Game psychology
- Product: Puzzle Game, Casual
Content Writer (Freelance)
ALVARIUM
Yerevan
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Content Writing, Content Editing, Translating, Copywriting.
- Project: Translation of Enneagram Master Manual of the Institute ICTA.
- Project: Create and edit marketing texts for an agricultural event, cooperating with ADA.
Product Manager | Game Designer
ADITEVE
Yerevan
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Product architecture, Roadmap Development, User Experience, Wireframing, Go-to-Market Strategy, Team Leadership, Confluence, Agile Methodologies, Design Thinking, Data Analysis, Sales Strategies, Conflict Resolution, Mentoring
- Partners include Audiomack, Upland, Gameloft, Vestly, Playrix, VooDoo, Lion Studios and more
- Creation of 500+ Match-3 levels, Creation of 40+ prototypes of hyper-casual games, 1 published (Mad Titan)
- Product: 200+ videos for AppStore and iOS Store
- Product: Puzzle game, Casual
Game Designer (Product Manager IN SaaS), Contract
ITRESOURCES
Yerevan
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Game Vision, Roadmap Development, Market analysis, User experience, Feature Development, Quality Assurance (QA), Narrative design, System design, Game Balance, Production
- Product: browser game for learning geology
Game Designer | Project Manager
ARMNOMADS GAMES
Yerevan
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Market research, Feature documentation, Competitor analysis, Feature delivery, Quality Assurance (Manual QA), Agile Methodologies (ClickUp), Presentation Skills
- Product: mobile games, hypercasual.
- Notable projects: Clean Inc.
Associate Product Owner
SOFTCONSTRUCT
Yerevan
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Project Management, Agile Methodologies (Jira), Data Analysis, Feature Development, Delivery, Customer Support, Presentation, Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Product: PandaMR
Game Content Manager (Product Manager in SaaS)
FRISMOS
Yerevan
07.2017 - 03.2020
- Market Research, Data Visualization, Customer Support, Technical Support, Live-Ops management of 9 games, Improving the Metrics (LTV, ROI, retention, etc.), Narrative Design, Content Release & Delivery, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Gameplay Design, Quality Assurance
- Notable Products: Dog Town, BirdLand Paradise, Legends of Olympus, Fish Adventure Seasons
Spanish Teacher
AYB HIGH SCHOOL
Yerevan
09.2016 - 07.2019
- Active teaching methodologies, teaching materials, presentations, organizing games, course outlines, evaluation rubrics, constructive feedback, mentoring
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology And Psychotherapy
ISEC
Yerevan12-2024
Master of Science - European Sciences
YSU
Yerevan07-2016
Master of Science - Foreign Literature
YSU
07-2016
Bachelor of Science - Spanish Language And Literature
YSU
07-2014
Skills
- Familiarity with SQL, Django, FileZilla, C#, GitHub, Unity, Google Analytics, other analytical tools
- Familiarity with Marketing Strategies
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Product marketing
- Data-driven decision-making
- Cross Functional Leadership
- Design thinking
- Customer Segmentation
- Innovation management
- Customer Empathy
- Competitive Analysis
- Google Analytics
- Relationship Building
- Market Trends Analysis
- Training and Onboarding
- Task Prioritization
- Interpersonal Skills
- Project Management
- Problem-Solving
- Goal Setting
- Analytical Thinking
- Content Development
- Active Listening
- Computer Proficiency
- Staff Management
Certification
⦁ Narrative therapy | Armenian Revival Foundation | 2024
⦁ Scene writing courses by Harout Ghoukassian | 2023
⦁ Story and Narrative Development for Video Games | California Institute of the Arts | 2023
⦁ World Design for Video Games | California Institute of the Arts| 2023
⦁ IT Product Management | SkillRocks | 2021
⦁ IT Project Management | SoftConstruct | 2021
⦁ .Net C# Programming, Mid Level | MIC Armenia | 2021
⦁ Psychology in Game Development | DevToDev analytics platform for video game developers | 2020
⦁ Live-ops in Games: Strategies for free-to-play projects | DevToDev analytics platform for video game developers | 2020
⦁ Hyper Casual Games: Easy to Play, Hard to Create | DevToDev analytics platform for video game developers | 2020
⦁ Enneagram Master | International Association of Coaching and Training & Alvarium Business Training Centre | 2020
⦁ Enneagram Practice | International Association of Coaching and Training & Alvarium Business Training Centre | 2019
⦁ Negotiations: Science and Art | Alvarium | 2019
⦁ Design Thinking: Tris, Lateral Thinking, CRAFT | Alvarium | 2019
Languages
Armenian
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Russian
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Spanish
Advanced (C1)
C1
German
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Chief Product Officer
BOSOR
03.2024 - Current
Game Designer (Product Manager in SaaS)
KINDDA
08.2022 - 03.2023
Game Designer (Product Manager IN SaaS), Contract
ITRESOURCES
01.2022 - 06.2022
Product Manager | Game Designer
ADITEVE
06.2021 - 08.2022
Game Designer | Project Manager
ARMNOMADS GAMES
03.2021 - 09.2021
Associate Product Owner
SOFTCONSTRUCT
01.2021 - 07.2021
Content Writer (Freelance)
ALVARIUM
01.2020 - 01.2023
Narrative Game Designer (Product Manager in SaaS)
TRIADA
01.2019 - Current
Game Content Manager (Product Manager in SaaS)
FRISMOS
07.2017 - 03.2020
Spanish Teacher
AYB HIGH SCHOOL
09.2016 - 07.2019
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology And Psychotherapy
ISEC
Master of Science - European Sciences
YSU
Master of Science - Foreign Literature
YSU
Bachelor of Science - Spanish Language And Literature
YSU
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