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Sergii Khlivnenko has spent 10 years building and managing product and engineering teams in iGaming — across studios, platform providers, and high-growth operators. He has held PO, EM, Agile Coach, and PM roles, often simultaneously. In 2023, he founded Consysteam (Bratislava, Slovakia) to bring custom AI and operational systems to iGaming providers who have outgrown generic solutions. He also built Slotif.ai — a market intelligence platform that gives product teams risk signals at the concept stage, before launch.

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iGaming Operations Advisory Product & Engineering Teams Agile Transformation AI Systems for iGaming

The Real Problem

Your Studio Is Growing.
Your Processes Are Not.

You've shipped games, grown the team, and expanded markets. But somewhere along the way, decisions started taking longer, new hires take months to ramp up, and nobody has a clear picture of what's actually slowing you down.

Enterprise consultants want six months and a six-figure budget. Freelancers solve tasks, not systems.

There's a different way.

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Sergii Khlivnenko helps iGaming studio owners and CEOs eliminate operational chaos, build processes that scale, and make data-backed decisions — without adding headcount or waiting for a full-time hire.

Personal Info

Sergii Khlivnenko has spent 10 years building and managing product and engineering teams in iGaming — across studios, platform providers, and high-growth operators. He has held PO, EM, Agile Coach, and PM roles, often simultaneously. In 2023, he founded Consysteam (Bratislava, Slovakia) to bring custom AI and operational systems to iGaming providers who have outgrown generic solutions. He also built Slotif.ai — a market intelligence platform that gives product teams risk signals at the concept stage, before launch.

Languages
  • English — Professional
  • Ukrainian — Native
  • Slovak — Working
Experience

Sergii spent 10 years at Playson across four progressive roles. As Engineering Manager (2017–2022), he led 4 teams of 20 engineers and delivered a major portion of Playson's 40+ game portfolio. As Agile Coach (2022–2024), he drove company-wide transformation across 12 cross-functional teams and 5 departments. As xPlatform Product Owner (2024–2025), he owned the backlog for a 7,000 tps platform achieving 99.9% reliability and <200ms latency.

In 2015
Playson (iGaming)

Engineering Manager → Agile Coach → Product Owner

In 2019
UserStoryTop · Yaware.com

Founder & Product Manager

In 2025
Consysteam & Slotifai

Founder — Bratislava, Slovakia

Education

Master of Business Administration with a specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics. Provided the analytical and strategic foundation that Sergii applies across iGaming operations diagnostics, AI system design, and market intelligence work.

2018 - 2019
MBA · Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics

Kyiv School of Economics

2024 - 2026
Certifications · Compliance, AI & Leadership

EU & Industry Bodies · Anthropic

2004 - 2009
Master's Degree · Power Engineering

Vinnytsia National Technical University

My Skills

Coached 12 cross-functional teams and 5 departments at Playson. PO, EM, Agile Coach, and PM roles held simultaneously across 10+ years.

Agile & Team Leadership
Agile & Team Leadership

93%

iGaming Operations
iGaming Operations

95%

Process Diagnostics
Process Diagnostics

92%

AI Strategy & Automation
AI Strategy & Automation

90%

Licenses & Certifications

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Claude Code in Action
Anthropic
Issued Jun 2026
ID: ue58d2v2mung
Anthropic Claude · Claude Skills · MCP Servers · GitHub Integration · Hooks · SDK
Certificate of Completion: Claude Code 101
Anthropic
Issued May 2026
ID: mit2dbo5webh
Anthropic Claude · Claude Skills
EU Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (B2B) 2024
iGaming Academy
Issued Apr 2025
ID: 9FA671928E497505B298E73A09955394
iGaming · Anti-Money Laundering
Google AI for Business
Google / EdEra / Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Issued Apr 2026
Digital Transformation · Prompt Engineering · AI Strategy
General Data Protection Regulation 2024
iGaming Academy
Issued Jul 2024
ID: AFA3F4761BB5E536E26A67262314519D
GDPR
EU B2B Responsible Gambling 2024
iGaming Academy
Issued Jul 2024
ID: 46B9A19C3D663C280EDB21EA24CEDBA4
Responsible Gambling
Leader Compassion
Nicholas Hill Academy Ltd
Issued Jan 2022
Leadership

Courses & Training

SCRUM Training
AK IT-Consulting, Kyiv
Personnel Management Methods
Corporate training
Product & Quality Management
Corporate training
Intrinsic Team Motivation
Corporate training
Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)
Professional development
Game Project Management
Professional development
Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Professional development
Math of AI
Professional development
Leader Compassion
Nicholas Hill Academy
Leader Negotiations
Nicholas Hill Academy
Leader Presentations
Nicholas Hill Academy
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
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10+ Years in iGaming Studios · Operators · Platforms 20+ Projects Delivered Consysteam · Slotif.ai
Key Results
40% Faster Time-to-Market Business Process Diagnostic · iGaming Studio 2024
RAG Bot · 200+ Internal Docs Indexed AI Implementation · Slack Integration 2024
Consysteam & Slotif.ai Founded Bratislava, Slovakia · Custom AI for iGaming 2023
10+ iGaming Engagements Operations & AI · EU-wide · Since 2023 2023

Complete Portfolio

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Agile Transformation Across 12 Teams — iGaming case study
AGILE COACHING
Agile Transformation Across 12 Teams
xPlatform — 7 000 tps Transaction System — iGaming case study
PLATFORM DELIVERY
xPlatform — 7 000 tps Transaction System
RAG Knowledge Bot for iGaming Studio — iGaming case study
AI STRATEGY
RAG Knowledge Bot for iGaming Studio
Studio Ops Diagnostic — Roadmap in 2 Weeks — iGaming case study
OPERATIONS DIAGNOSTIC
Studio Ops Diagnostic — Roadmap in 2 Weeks
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Case Studies

Real Engagements.
Measured Results.

Process Optimization · iGaming Studio

40% Faster Time-to-Market
Across a 5-Game Pipeline

A game studio's development cycle was slowed by sequential handoffs, late-stage QA bottlenecks, and zombie sprints that consumed capacity without output.

Six-week diagnostic using Jira data analysis, complexity-adjusted TTM metrics, and embedded QA redesign identified five process levers with a combined savings potential of 15–35% cycle time reduction.

5 games audited in parallel Quantified savings per lever Action plan delivered in 6 weeks

Full case study available autumn 2026. Book a session to discuss →

AI Implementation · Knowledge Management

RAG Chatbot Answers Questions
from 200 Internal Documents — Inside Slack

An iGaming provider's team spent hours searching Google Drive for answers that existed somewhere — but nobody knew exactly where.

Built a RAG-powered Slack bot trained on 200+ internal docs. The team now gets accurate, cited answers in seconds without leaving their workflow.

200+ docs indexed Integrated into Slack Zero workflow disruption
Read the case at Consysteam
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Let's Talk. 30 Minutes, No Pitch.

iGaming consulting — how Sergii works with studios

What Sergii Does

Three Ways Sergii Helps iGaming Teams Move Faster

1
Automate

AI Strategy for iGaming Operations

Sergii builds AI systems that deliver measurable ROI in iGaming operations — RAG knowledge bots, pipeline automation, and data intelligence tools — all handed over documented with no vendor lock-in.

2
Diagnose

Business Process Diagnostic

Sergii identifies where an iGaming studio loses time, money, and decision quality — using Jira data, team interviews, and pipeline metrics to surface real bottlenecks.

3
Predict

Data-Backed Game Strategy

Sergii combines Slotif.ai market analytics with studio pipeline data to give product teams concept-stage risk signals — before a development budget is committed.

4
Advisory

Ongoing Strategic Support

Sergii acts as a fractional senior operational advisor — available on a monthly or quarterly retainer for studios that need senior decision support without a full-time hire.

5
Diagnostic

4–6 Week Engagement

The Diagnostic is a fixed-scope, fixed-price 4–6 week engagement that maps an iGaming studio's operation and delivers a prioritized action plan with quantified ROI estimates per lever.

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What I Do

Three Ways I Help iGaming Teams Move Faster

Not advisory decks. Not generic frameworks. Custom diagnostics and working systems — built around your actual operation.

01 · Diagnose

Business Process Diagnostic

I map where your operation loses time, money, and decision quality. Using six layers of evidence — Jira data, team interviews, pipeline metrics, documentation audit, workflow analysis, and external benchmarks — I identify the real bottlenecks, not the obvious ones.

Deliverable: a prioritized action plan with conservative and upper savings estimates per lever. You know exactly what to fix first and what ROI to expect.

↳ Recent result: iGaming studio reduced time-to-market by 40% across a 5-game pipeline after a 6-week diagnostic engagement

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02 · Automate

AI Strategy for iGaming Operations

I identify where AI delivers real ROI in your workflow — not where it's trendy. Knowledge bases that answer team questions in seconds. Development pipelines that flag blockers before they become delays. Data intelligence that validates game concepts before you commit.

Built with Consysteam. Handed over documented. No vendor lock-in.

↳ Live systems: RAG knowledge bot (200+ docs indexed), AI agent embedded in an iGaming studio's asset pipeline

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03 · Predict

Data-Backed Game Strategy

Before you commit a full development cycle, know whether the market supports it. I combine iGaming market analytics (powered by Slotif.ai) with your internal pipeline data to give your product team risk signals at the concept stage — not after launch.

↳ Live system: parsing game metadata across providers to flag concept risks and identify profitable niches early

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Sergii's Engagement Approach

Diagnose · Automate · Predict

01

Sergii maps where an iGaming operation loses time, money, and decision quality — using six layers of evidence to surface the real bottlenecks.

  • Jira data analysis and pipeline metrics

  • Team interviews and documentation audit

  • Prioritized action plan with ROI estimates per lever

02

Sergii identifies where AI delivers real ROI in a studio's workflow and builds the system — through Consysteam — handed over documented with no vendor lock-in.

  • Knowledge bases and RAG bots for team Q&A

  • AI agents embedded in asset pipelines

  • Full documentation and team handover on delivery

03

Before a studio commits a full dev cycle, Sergii combines Slotif.ai market analytics with internal pipeline data to deliver concept-stage risk signals.

  • Game metadata parsed across providers

  • Concept risk report with go/no-go signals

  • Alternative positioning recommendations included

Why Work With Me

An Operator Who's Run iGaming Teams.
Not a Consultant Who Studied Them.

iGaming-Specific Depth

10 years at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Agile, and Project Management — inside iGaming. I know the pipeline, the compliance pressures, the fast-release culture, and the specific failure modes your team faces.

Cross-Functional View

Most advisors optimize one layer. I see the full cycle: from concept validation and roadmap prioritization to team structure, development pipeline, and release coordination. That's where the real leverage is.

Data Before Opinions

Every engagement starts with evidence — Jira exports, pipeline metrics, documentation audits, and market data from Slotif.ai. Recommendations are backed by numbers, not gut feeling.

Execution Built In

I don't hand over a deck and leave. For AI and automation work, I build through Consysteam — systems are documented and handed over to your team. You own everything.

Client Feedback

Words From iGaming Clients

Sergii is a very proactive, motivated and ambitious Manager. He is always at the forefront of modern processes and approaches of project and people leading and management, and he practically implements them in projects. Sergii is open minded and result-oriented specialist willing to make things better. He's always learning something new and is ready to teach and help others.
Dmytro Poltorak
CTO, VP of Engineering Verify on LinkedIn
I have been working with Sergii in different projects that differ by scope, by stakeholders, by methodologies, by difficulty, by duration. Sergii always demonstrates excellent PM skills and delivers the best result. Thirst for systematization is one of his strongest soft skills. Any difficult project he will manage with a complex of instruments that provide standardized documentation, reports — and all this on time.
Oleksandr Kryzhanivskyi
Head of Engineering, Delivery Manager Verify on LinkedIn
I had the pleasure of working with Sergii at Playson and can confidently say he's one of those rare professionals who sees both the system and the people behind it and indeed in the frontline of best practices, tools and innovations. Sergii has a sharp eye for auditing processes, identifying bottlenecks, and turning complexity into smooth, automated workflows. Thanks to his approach, teams were able to deliver product increments faster, more independently, and with clearer focus on outcomes rather than activities.
Ruslan Kravchuk
People & Talent Leader · Playson Verify on LinkedIn
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