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Dzarlax - Alexey Panfilov, Product Manager and Tech Enthusiast

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Technical Skills

Product Management

OKR, Scrum, Kanban, A/B Testing, Customer Development, Product Roadmapping, comprehensive lifecycle management from ideation to launch.

UI/UX Prototyping

Figma, Miro, user-centered design, creating intuitive interfaces, wireframing, user journey mapping, and usability testing.

AI & Development

AI tooling, Python, Go, JavaScript, Swift, SwiftUI, React, Next.js, Node.js, vibe-coding, OpenAI API, Prompt Engineering, NLP.

Agile Project Management

JIRA, Confluence, Scrum, Kanban, sprint planning, cross-functional team coordination, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Mobile Development

Swift, SwiftUI, Xcode, iOS, Android, responsive mobile applications, cross-platform development, and app store optimization.

Data Analysis

SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Metabase, Tableau, Google Analytics, DataGrip, Grafana, analytics and metrics-driven decisions.

DevOps & Infrastructure

Git, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Traefik, Linux, macOS, Windows, cloud infrastructure management.

IoT & Systems

MQTT, Zigbee2MQTT, Home Assistant, system integration, connected devices, and automation platforms.

Professional Experience

Senior Product Manager at Constructor.tech

Belgrade | October 2024 - Present

Currently building Insight — a multi-tenant analytics platform for engineering organizations that ingests data across the enterprise stack (dev tools, AI tooling, sales/CRM, collaboration, HR) and surfaces adoption, usage, cost, and productivity metrics per team and person. Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) with unified schemas across heterogeneous sources, tenant-aware on the foundation level, scorecards and configurable dashboards on top. Earlier portfolio included Research (VS Code-based computational platform with Kubernetes hosting), Model Engine (corporate AI layer), and University Chatbots. Internal AI Advocate, training product managers on AI agent development.

Technical Project Manager at Yandex Cloud

Moscow-Belgrade | July 2022 - October 2024

Technical PM for DataLens — Yandex Cloud's open-source BI platform with deep ClickHouse integration, public API, and embedded dashboards. Scaled to 20,000+ users in the largest deployment. Drove the open-source release and on-prem distribution; shaped product API surface for external integrators; partnered with engineering on data modeling, query optimization, and tenant isolation.

Product Manager at Yandex.Market

Moscow | March 2021 - August 2022

Led the courier platform: roadmap, automated assignment system with algorithmic routing, 10-person cross-functional team. Spent 7 days working as a courier on the platform to capture ground-truth on driver workflow, app friction, and dispatch edge cases. Built analytics infrastructure for data-driven operational decisions.

Product Owner at Russian Post

Moscow | June 2020 - March 2021

High-load validation engine for international shipping data. Processed 2M+ addresses daily for clients including iHerb and AliExpress. Reduced error rate from 30% to 2% through automated validation workflows; GDPR-compliant pipeline with role-based access. Hired and managed full-stack development team from scratch (4 → 8 engineers).

Product Owner at Anywayanyday

Moscow | August 2019 - June 2020

Led the mobile app redesign that delivered a +3 percentage-point conversion lift. Refined mobile development management, contractor selection, and UI/UX prototyping. Built analytics system to act on findings from audience research and competitive analysis. Refactored the mobile app using Swift and the latest Android framework.

Senior Analyst | Product Manager at Biglion / Western Union / NAU / Phillip Morris International / Mango Telecom

Moscow | July 2017 - August 2019

Advised on architecture and data-format design for analytics projects across multiple industries. Prepared mobile app launches and website upgrades; project-managed technical development and monitored performance.

Chief Executive Officer at Social Technologies

Moscow | January 2016 - August 2017

Managed multi-disciplinary internal team and freelancers to create social media applications and web portals. Directed beta testing, UX/UI improvements and application release.

Program Manager | QA Engineer at Parallels

Moscow | August 2012 - December 2015

Parallels Access — remote-desktop app for iOS and Android (Parallels acquired by Corel). Promoted from QA Engineer to Program Manager in 2014 — consistently stepped beyond QA into product, proposing features and shaping releases, until the role caught up with the work. Led product update releases, oversaw feature documentation, and incorporated findings from in-app analytics, user feedback, and business needs assessments.

Education & Certifications

M.S. in Informatics and Telecommunications

MIEM HSE, Moscow, Russia

B.S. in Automation and Computer Science

MIEM HSE, Moscow, Russia

Cisco SMB Account Manager Certification

Cisco

Lifesize Certified Sales Professional Network (CSPN)

Lifesize