Roman Prys
Senior Product Manager
Experience
Product Management Consultant
Self-employed/Freelancer
Helping product organizations to grow and scale business by creating digital products customers love. Selected projects include but not limited to:
- TIER Mobility: Built an MVP and launched a new business line of long-term e-scooters rental at Nordic and German markets.
- ImmobilienScout24: Reorganized and led product team. Launched and scaled deposit warranty service. Improved subscription pricing performance. Smoothly handed over duties to hired PMs.
- Doxy.me: Ideated and launched Marketplace product for the biggest telehealth service in the US. Discovered and validated multiple Marketplace addons, launched live interpreter and whiteboarding services for major medical institutions.
- VAI Trade: Established the growth framework and processes in Series A B2B Fintech start-up.
Senior Product Manager
SMAVA GmbH
The online consumer loan comparison platform. Leading Fintech company in Germany. Led product innovation and development.
- Managed web products with a focus on user registration and activation.
- Helped the company to transform into a product organization consisting of autonomous cross-functional product teams.
- Promoted user research practices as a way to validate product ideas.
Senior Product Manager
GYMONDO GmbH
Leading online fitness and healthy lifestyle platform. Part of ProSiebenSat1 Media. Was responsible for Gymondo customer discovery, product development and growth on web, mobile and TV. Ideated and prototyped product innovations.
- Developed and executed Gymondo product vision based on company strategy and user needs.
- Doubled user base and supported 90% year-to-year revenue growth in 2016.
- Coordinated communication between technology, design, marketing, and business teams
- Conceptualized and prototyped new ideas and features for the website, mobile and TV apps.
- Defined, prioritized, and managed the day-to-day implementation of the product roadmap.
- Helped to receive awards Apple TV app of the Year, one of the best apps for iPhone and iPad in 2016, and multiple times featured mobile and TV apps by Amazon & Google.
Chief Product Officer
HOTELSCAN AG
Start-up company building advanced hotel metasearch. Acquired by Lastminute.com. Led Hotelscan web and mobile product development. Bridged communication between business and software engineering units. Acted as the first point of contact for marketing and business development teams to implement product improvements.
- Built the product roadmap, followed up execution, and brought to the market iOS and Android mobile applications reaching Top-10 in the travel category on selected markets.
- Set up a quality assurance process and involved vendors for continuous product quality review.
Product and Project Manager
INFOPULSE
Leading Eastern European IT services provider, part of Tietoevry. Managed development of Android and iOS products. Led distributed teams providing consulting services in IT Operations. Project management of large projects (200+ FTE) in the enterprise environment.
- Transformed business idea into product vision and managed development and launch of innovative notarization SaaS product.
- Managed team of 20 engineers, introduced new work processes, built strong customer relations.
Head of Product
CIKLUM
Nearshore software development centers provider. Built the online video advertising platform acquired by Zoomin.TV.
- Managed web, desktop, and business software development in a start-up company.
Team Leader/Software Engineer
MATERIALISE
World leader in rapid prototyping with R&D centers in Leuven and Kyiv. Participated in the creation of world-leading software for dental operations. Led a team of three software engineers. Performed research tasks.
- Developed the teeth identification algorithm on 3D jaw casts.
Software Engineer
DEVELOPEX
IT consulting and software development company. Created several software products using C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL.
- Developed optical character recognition algorithm and software extracting words from images.
Summary
Created desirable, viable, and feasible digital products positively impacting millions of people. Experienced in achieving business goals in start-up and enterprise environments. Successfully led distributed cross-functional teams and external service providers. Industry background includes mobile and web product development for the finance, healthcare, and media sectors. Fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian. Working proficiency in German.
Product Management • Agile Project Management • Human-centered Design • Team Leadership Product-led Growth • Innovation • Business Development • Software Engineering • Scrum • CSPO
Languages
Education
Hult International Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · San Francisco, United States
National Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University
Master in Computer Science · Computer Science · Kyiv, Ukraine
National Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University
Bachelor in Applied Mathematics · Applied Mathematics · Kyiv, Ukraine
Certifications & licenses
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Information Technologies Infrastructure Library
NN/g UX Certification
Project Management Professional
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