Roman Prysiazhniuk

Product Management Consultant

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Aug 2019 - Present
6 years
Berlin, Germany

Product Management Consultant

Self-employed/Freelancer

Helping product organizations to grow and scale business by creating digital products customers love. Product Management Consultant. 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.
Oct 2017 - Jul 2019
1 year 10 months
Berlin, Germany

Senior Product Manager

SMAVA GmbH

The online consumer loan comparison platform. Leading Fintech company in Germany.

Senior Product Manager. 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.
Jun 2015 - Sep 2017
2 years 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Senior Product Manager

GYMONDO GmbH

Leading online fitness and healthy lifestyle platform. Part of ProSiebenSat1 Media.

Senior Product Manager. 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.
Sep 2014 - May 2015
9 months
Kyiv, Ukraine

Chief Product Officer

Hotelscan AG

Start-up company building advanced hotel metasearch. Acquired by Lastminute.com.

Chief Product Officer. 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.
Oct 2008 - Sep 2013
5 years
Stockholm, Sweden

Product and Project Manager

Infopulse

Leading Eastern European IT services provider, part of Tietoevry.

Product and Project Manager. 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.
Jan 2007 - Sep 2008
1 year 9 months
Kyiv, Ukraine

Head of Product

Ciklum

Nearshore software development centers provider.

Head of Product. Built the online video advertising platform acquired by Zoomin.TV.

  • Managed web, desktop, and business software development in a start-up company.
Jan 2004 - Jan 2007
2 years 1 month
Kyiv, Ukraine

Team Leader/Software Engineer

Materialise

World leader in rapid prototyping with R&D centers in Leuven and Kyiv.

Team Leader/Software Engineer. 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.
Aug 2003 - Jan 2005
1 year 6 months
Kyiv, Ukraine

Software Engineer

Developex

IT consulting and software development company.

Software Engineer. Created several software products using C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL.

  • Developed optical character recognition algorithm and software extracting words from images.

Summary

Innovative product leader with over 10 years of international experience in Germany, the United States, and Nordic countries. 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.

  • Product Management
  • Agile Project Management
  • Human-centered Design
  • Team Leadership
  • Product-led Growth
  • Innovation
  • Business Development
  • Software Engineering
  • Scrum
  • CSPO

Languages

Ukrainian
Native
English
Advanced
Russian
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

Hult International Business School

Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · San Francisco, United States

Sep 2004 - Jun 2006

National Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University

Master in Computer Science · Computer Science · Kyiv, Ukraine

Sep 2000 - Jul 2004

National Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University

Bachelor in Applied Mathematics · Applied Mathematics · Kyiv, Ukraine

Certifications & licenses

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Information Technologies Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3)

NN/g UX Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP)