Jens Rusitschka

Founder & Product Lead

Munich, Germany

Experience

Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 5 months

Founder & Product Lead

Kick & Boost

  • Established a new venture focusing on AI-powered UX and rapid prototyping.
  • Led the development of an AI-based prototyping framework and prompt optimization for product design.
  • Managed stakeholder relationships and strategized go-to-market approaches.
  • Planned and created coaching programs (to be launched in 2025) on AI-driven product discovery.
  • Developed internal processes enabling prototype creation in minutes.
  • Published best practices and insights on LinkedIn, driving industry interest and awareness.
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 6 months

UI/UX Designer & Product Owner

36ZEROVision

  • AI-powered quality control for industrial manufacturing.
  • Built a scalable UI system, led stakeholder review processes, and introduced agile workflows.
  • Development and prioritization of the backlog.
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
1 year

AI Prompt Specialist for a Product Discovery platform

NEXT

  • Conducted English-language user research for global teams; developed AI prompts for ideation.
  • Streamlined product validation cycles and accelerated feedback loops.
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
1 year

Product Discovery & UX Design

Zvoove

  • Redesigning an MVP for the temp/agency sector, validating AI integrations.
  • Restructured user flows, conducted workshops and user interviews, and improved adoption metrics.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
8 years

Product Manager & UX/Product Designer

Temedica

  • Boosted onboarding conversion by 20% points through chatbot integration and iterative UX tests.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
8 years

Product Manager & UX/Product Designer

Xempus

  • Validated two insurance products through four design sprints, leading to successful stakeholder buy-in.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
8 years

Product Manager & UX/Product Designer

coliquio

  • Halved churn for B2B clients by introducing a data-driven analytics platform, backlog responsibility and product discovery.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
8 years

Product Manager & UX/Product Designer

hey money (Allianz)

  • Decreased time-to-market from 12 to 4 months via Agile product strategy.
  • Backlog responsibility for 3 teams.
Munich, Germany

Product Owner & UX Designer

CHIP Digital GmbH

  • Managed a team of 2 designers and 4 front-end developers.
  • Backlog management and feature priorization.
  • Conducted user interviews and usability tests to inform product decisions.
  • Oversaw a large-scale website redesign, improving user flow and engagement.
Munich, Germany

Senior UX Designer & Product Owner

SAP Hybris

  • Designed user experiences for the YaaS.io E-commerce cloud platform.
  • Established a unified style guide, standardizing interaction patterns across multiple product teams. Backlog responsibility and stakeholder management.
  • Drove cross-team collaboration with agile principles to accelerate feature releases.

Founder

fabidoo GmbH

  • 3D-Printing Startup.
  • Created an early-stage 3D printing business, eventually selling the company.
  • Gained extensive experience in product-market fit, operations, and design innovation.

Summary

  • Over 15 years of experience in Product Management, UX Design, and Agile methods across SaaS, B2B, and B2C.

  • Proven track record of doubling usage rates, accelerating time-to-market (e.g., from 12 to 4 months), and increasing onboarding conversions by up to 300%.

  • Strong focus on AI integration, Prompt Engineering, and innovative product strategies to drive user-centric solutions.

  • Skilled at leading cross-functional teams, implementing agile frameworks, and coaching teams toward product excellence.

  • Time-to-market reduced by up to 50% in multiple product launches.

  • User adoption improved by 100% for various web and mobile products.

  • Onboarding conversions increased by 200% through iterative UX enhancements.

  • B2B churn cut by 50% using data-driven analytics and product optimizations.

  • Implemented AI-driven prototyping to create product variants in minutes instead of days.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

FernUniversität Hagen

Business Administration, International Management · Hagen, Germany

Oct 1998 - Jun 2003

Münster School of Design

Media-Design Studies · Münster, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Design Sprint Masterclass

AJ&Smart

Professional Scrum Product Owner I

Scrum.org

Usability Engineer

Fraunhofer FIT