Upon graduating from AUCA in May 2011, Alena began working as a human resources specialist at Demir Kyrgyz International Bank. She later served as a project manager at Promotank and was promoted to Deputy Director within 1.5 years. Currently, Alena works as manager of the Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Housing and Energy Efficiency Project at the International Finance Corporation. In June 2018, Alena and her team of five employees at the Housing and Energy Efficiency Project received the corporate VPU Team Award, which distinguishes the most outstanding team performance in socially oriented projects. The teams are selected from among all projects within the World Bank. The Housing and Energy Efficiency Project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was selected out of 108 nominated projects and became the winner in the European and Central Asian region. Alena also served as the first Vice President for Membership and Outreach of the Alumni Association in 2012-2013.