{"id":24497,"date":"2022-06-23T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affise.com\/?p=24497"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:49:51","slug":"meet-the-affisians-yulia-belenkova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/meet-the-affisians-yulia-belenkova\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Affisians: Yulia Belenkova, Lead Product Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24497\" class=\"elementor elementor-24497\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93b13d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93b13d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7049e4a\" data-id=\"7049e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80ace3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f80ace3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Meet the Affisians &#8211; we&#8217;re a team of professionals that share the values of trust, freedom, growth, and support. We respect ownership and each other, we experiment, learn, and grow together. Diversity matters to us, so we welcome new Affise family members with a helpful attitude and an honest smile. <br \/><br \/>Affise provides many possibilities for our team members\u2019 growth &#8211; like moving to new departments, gaining new skills, and more. We&#8217;re proud to present the stories of Affisians who developed their career path with us.<\/p><p>Our first \u201cMeet the Affisians\u201d story features Yulia Belenkova, Lead Product Manager, and how her career is developing at Affise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec1eaff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec1eaff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a31bed7\" data-id=\"a31bed7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b72020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b72020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your career path at Affise is impressive. How did you grow together with the company?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7a3649 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7a3649\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7edc112\" data-id=\"7edc112\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282da3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282da3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2018, just shortly after Affise was founded, I started my journey in Affise as a Junior Technical Support Specialist. To be really honest, I didn\u2019t imagine I would ever become the lead product manager. I didn\u2019t even think about this role back then, since it seemed to be unachievable. But because of my interest, I tried my hand at being a support specialist. I believe it was the easiest way to learn about the company\u2019s products, values, the customers we work with, and the industry.<\/p><p>While I was developing myself within Affise\u2019s support team, I also had the chance to take on the position of Knowledge Base Manager. In this role, I took care of both external (for our clients) and internal documentation while onboarding new support team members. Within six months, this initiative grew into a separate knowledge base team which is now &#8211; thanks to its current members &#8211; operating in the best possible way.<\/p><p>A year later, I found myself wanting to understand the technical side of the product deeper. I wanted to be more involved in the product development and features implementation, so I found myself moving into the business \/ system analysis department. Because of the freedom and creativity I was given, I managed to grow as a business analyst quickly. I was all over the moon about having more chances to influence the product\u2019s development process, and more importantly, take part in it.<\/p><p>Since we\u2019ve been doing more system analysis, I found myself not only lacking industry knowledge, but also the understanding of the features I was making analyses of. I wanted to be more engaged in market research, so I decided to move to the product team as a product manager.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47cb5b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47cb5b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20bafb\" data-id=\"e20bafb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b2710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b2710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So this was a turning point in your career. Tell us more.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2fbbd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2fbbd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a270262\" data-id=\"a270262\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e8ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-quote_new\" data-id=\"d9e8ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"quote_new.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <section class=\"blockquote\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper elementor-testimonial-text-align-center\">\n                <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\n                    <p>I eventually realized that being a product manager touched on every aspect that I liked within each of the other departments I\u2019ve worked in<\/p>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n                        <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n                            <div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">\n                                Yulia Belenkova, Lead Product Manager, Affise                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-659373d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"659373d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5be6b4\" data-id=\"f5be6b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2832577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2832577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I eventually realized that being a product manager touched on every aspect that I liked within each of the other departments I\u2019ve worked in: in support, I understood who the customers were and what they needed. In system analysis, I learned more about the market and how the product worked. It was a perfect opportunity to use all the experience I gained in my previous positions while being able to learn more.<\/p><p>I\u2019ve now moved into the Product Lead position with Affise. I manage a team of truly great professionals. One would have thought that joining the product team would be the end of my journey within Affise, but it is not. I still have so much to learn, to develop in myself, and I\u2019m really excited about it. I believe that this role implies a big responsibility and I\u2019m so grateful for Affise for the trust and all the opportunities that helped me along the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f9b356 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f9b356\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e282bf\" data-id=\"2e282bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4bb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef4bb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You\u2019ve now been the Product Lead at Affise since April this year. What\u2019s the most important attribute to have in this role? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27095bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27095bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ebe29\" data-id=\"87ebe29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a84985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a84985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From my point of view, a great product lead should:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be customer- or even people-focused;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ask the right questions;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be passionate and curious;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">look the bigger picture;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">make decisions based on data and not just instincts or intuition;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">always try to improve in the above mentioned traits.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I assume most product managers have not actually studied how to become a product manager or grew up thinking they would become one. We all somehow \u201cended up\u201d in this role. But there are always a bunch of attributes one should constantly develop to be a great product lead, like motivating the team to take actions and working harmoniously towards achieving the product vision.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1210570 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1210570\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492e36a\" data-id=\"492e36a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6342c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6342c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the biggest value of working at Affise?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7378a4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7378a4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6224b8\" data-id=\"d6224b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102c7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"102c7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom. That\u2019s the first thing that came to mind. I always joke that all my managers in Affise have allowed me to do anything, and that\u2019s the reason for my journey. I\u2019ve always had the opportunity to share my ideas &#8211; even the odd ones &#8211; and they were never ignored. I feel like my opinion matters, from start to finish in the support and product departments. Freedom is something that has kept me motivated to move forward. I wasn\u2019t afraid of being wrong or making mistakes, or not having the answers to some questions (it\u2019s natural not to know something). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most importantly: I was always supported by a great team of professionals and leaders who somehow always find the best ways to encourage and assist the team, making us realize that we\u2019re an important part of the amazing Affise family.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d914823 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d914823\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e60d5c9\" data-id=\"e60d5c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daca81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daca81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do you want to develop in the next 6-12 months? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b51b44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b51b44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-121487a\" data-id=\"121487a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c1919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2c1919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I humbly believe that there is always a lot to learn, so I strive to keep an open mind. I still see lots of things to develop in myself and the product. But I\u2019ll mention some of them:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be cool under pressure. Let\u2019s admit: product management is tough. Really tough. When deadlines are approaching, the flow of posed questions never ends. You need to keep cool and calm, keep developing plans and translate confidence in the team.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me it\u2019s crucial to understand the technical implications, challenges, and opportunities of the product I\u2019m working with. 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