Mariya Nikitayeva

Mariya Nikitayeva is an accomplished product management professional with extensive experience in identity solutions, regulatory reporting, and project development within various financial institutions. Currently serving as Director of Product at Place Exchange since January 2023, Mariya previously held positions including Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, leading identity solutions for programmatic advertising, and Senior Product Manager roles at Xandr, RBC Capital Markets, and HSBC Global Banking and Markets, where notable achievements included managing audience enablement capabilities and developing regulatory monitoring systems. Mariya's career commenced at Deutsche Bank, focusing on bespoke product development, followed by significant contributions at BKC and Alfa-Bank. Academically, Mariya holds an MBA from The Wharton School and multiple Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Applied Mathematics from Ukrainian universities.