From September 2002 to February 2003 she worked as a senior accountant of the financial and economic department of the state specialized publishing house of children's literature "Rainbow" in Kyiv.

From July 2010 to November 2011 she became head of Asset Management, Assets and Liabilities Management Division of Reporting, Analysis and Accounting of Transaction with Cash and Commodities of the Accounting and Reporting Department of Gas of Ukraine Subsidiary of NJSC Naftogaz Of Ukraine.

In June 2012, she worked as a deputy director for financial and economic affairs of the State Enterprise "Polygraphic Combine" Ukraine "for the production of securities" .

In April 2017, Shatalova was appointed as Deputy Governor of Odesa Oblast at the time of Maksym Stepanov's term in office.

On 11 June 2019, after the resignation of Serhiy Paraschenko, Shatalova had become the acting governor of Odesa Oblast until 11 October 2019.