Mary Zayats

About

Mary Zayats is Executive Director of Solution Design & Competencies and Financial IT & AI Principal Consultant at ScienceSoft. With extensive experience in business analysis, IT consulting, and competency development, Mary leads ScienceSoft’s solution design and sets strategic direction for the competencies behind successful delivery.

Mary joined ScienceSoft in 2016 as a Business Analyst and quickly became involved in complex projects for investment, banking, payments, and corporate finance. Over the years, she took on increasing responsibility for project scoping, requirements engineering, and software consulting, while also mentoring and developing other business analysts.

Mary was promoted to Head of Business Analysis in 2024, where she led a team of 40+ analysts and consultants. Her thoughtful, people-focused leadership and ability to align individual strengths with project needs helped make the Business Analysis function one of ScienceSoft’s top-performing divisions.

In 2025, Mary was appointed to lead one of ScienceSoft’s most strategically important units — the Technology and Competency Center of Excellence (CoE). Under Mary’s guidance, the CoE strengthened how ScienceSoft sets company-wide competency development priorities, assesses specialists’ skills, and aligns individual growth paths and mentorship programs with client and project needs.

In 2026, Mary took on a broader role as Executive Director of Solution Design & Competencies. In this position, her focus shifted to the solution design side of ScienceSoft’s sales process. Mary leads solution design, value definition, business case development, pricing, and proposal strategy. She also oversees discovery engagements, helping ensure that proposed solutions are grounded in a clear understanding of each client’s business, needs, and buying context.

Mary also retains strategic oversight of company-wide competency development. She defines which domain and technology skills ScienceSoft needs to support delivery and guides the teams responsible for developing this expertise across the company.

In parallel, Mary remains a key figure in ScienceSoft’s financial IT & AI practice. She continues to lead requirements management and project scoping for major financial services projects and mentors consultants and business analysts across complex initiatives. She also actively engages in the financial IT community, contributing to industry events and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Technology alone doesn’t make a strong solution. Understanding the client’s business, defining value, and bringing in the right expertise does. That’s what I focus on.

Featured Expert Talk

Tokenizing Real Estate: Revolution or Hype? | Interview

In this expert interview, Mary unpacks how tokenization is transforming the real estate landscape and what it means for investors, property owners, and tech providers.

How AI Is Transforming Investment Risk Assessment | Interview

This interview highlights practical guidance on adopting AI in investment risk assessment, exploring common implementation challenges and best practices for responsible, effective use.