Mykola Skliarov - AI Product Manager & Business Analyst

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Teulada, Spain

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Experience

Mar 2026 - Present

6 months

AI Product Manager / Senior Business Analyst

ManpowerGroup Global Analytics

AI-Powered Revenue & Workforce Optimization: Led discovery, product strategy, and business analysis for enterprise-grade AI solutions (Dynamic Pricing, Job Order Optimization, and AutoMatch), optimizing pricing performance, recruitment workflows, and workforce allocation across multiple countries.
Microsoft Ecosystem & M365 Copilot Integration: Utilized the Microsoft environment and M365 Copilot to streamline enterprise workflows, automate technical documentation generation, and accelerate cross-functional requirements elicitation.
Complex Multi-Country Rollouts: Directed onboarding initiatives and stakeholder alignment across Global Analytics, Enterprise Technology, Data Science, and local business units, supporting enterprise business cases scaling to over 35,000 annual quotations and 2,000+ active users.
Measurable Commercial & Operational Impact: Delivered high-impact AI capabilities resulting in an 80% reduction in quote preparation time, a Gross Profit (GP) uplift of 0.3 to 0.7 percentage points, and over 214 monthly hours saved.

May 2023 - Apr 2024

1 year

Netherlands

Product Lead

Tract.eco

Strategic Vision Reinvention: Spearheaded the end-to-end transformation of the product vision, pivoting from legacy delivery models to a high-impact, value-driven roadmap aligned with long-term commercial objectives.
Continuous Discovery Integration: Institutionalized continuous product discovery practices, bridging the gap between customer pain points and technical execution to ensure market-validated feature development.
Stakeholder Governance & Alignment: Reestablished a high-agency stakeholder management approach, fostering transparency and consensus between cross-functional business units and engineering teams.
Business Analysis & Capability Maturity: Designed and deployed a modernized business analysis framework, standardizing core techniques, documentation artifacts, and analytical capabilities to improve operational precision and requirement clarity.

Feb 2021 - Jan 2026

5 years

Málaga, Spain

Senior/Lead Product Manager

Ciklum

AI-Native Discovery & Product Lifecycle Transformation: Engineered an AI-augmented discovery framework using LLMs and agentic tools, reducing the discovery-to-PoC cycle by 50% and saving over 400 engineering hours per major module.
Commercial Value Architecture & GTM: Orchestrated the GTM strategy for a global Quoting & Agreement system, driving a 15% adoption surge and improving Net Revenue Retention (NRR) by 8% through automated contract renewals.
Data-Driven Roadmap & Experimentation: Led a rigorous experimentation roadmap (A/B testing) utilizing predictive modeling in Power BI to identify €1.2M in annual "at-risk" revenue within the CRM ecosystem.
Strategic Build vs. Buy Analysis: Spearheaded a complex "Build vs. Buy" analysis for a global Identity and IAM migration, influencing a €2M investment decision that accelerated market entry by 6 months.
Product-Led Growth (PLG) Strategy: Redesigned B2B onboarding for core enterprise modules, reducing Time-to-Value (TTV) by 35% and enabling self-serve configuration paths that decreased support tickets by 20%.

Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

8 months

Kyiv, Ukraine

Senior Business Analyst/Lead Business Analyst

S-PRO

Requirements Lifecycle Management: Directed the end-to-end requirements lifecycle for a high-traffic B2C marketplace, translating abstract marketing goals into functional specifications (SRS) aligned with quarterly ROI targets.
Process Flow & User Journey Optimization: Performed rigorous As-Is/To-Be analysis on digital car purchase journeys, designing optimized flows that resulted in a 12% increase in transaction efficiency and conversion.
Technical Bridge & API Literacy: Acted as the primary interface between UI/UX and Engineering to map complex data flows and API integrations, reducing integration-related development rework by 20%.
Agile Engineering (BDD): Standardized the use of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Gherkin syntax, significantly reducing requirement ambiguity and improving the "Definition of Ready" for global engineering squads.

May 2010 - May 2020

10 years 1 month

Kyiv, Ukraine

Principal Business Consultant / Business Analyst

Ciklum

Enterprise Process Architecture & Governance: Established repeatable Requirements Engineering standards and agile governance frameworks across global delivery teams to ensure consistency in multi-million dollar projects.
Cross-Functional Stakeholder Orchestration: Facilitated high-stakes workshops for Merchandising and Supply Chain departments, utilizing RACI matrices and SWOT analysis to build consensus on unified system designs.
ITIL Service Optimization: Leveraged ITIL v3 expertise to modernize Change, Incident, and Configuration Management workflows, improving service reliability by mapping technical interdependencies.
System Scalability Analysis: Bridged communication between Technical Architects and C-suite leadership to ensure internal tools were architected for long-term operational throughput and scalability.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive, and Retail.

Information Technology

Professional Services

Automotive

Retail

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Strategy, Project Management, Operations, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Strategy

Project Management

Operations

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Summary

Sophisticated, high-agency professional with over 15 years of experience driving digital transformation across the B2B and B2C SaaS landscapes. Expert in architecting AI-augmented discovery frameworks leveraging Microsoft ecosystems and M365 Copilot that bridge the gap between complex technical feasibility and EBITDA-focused business objectives. Proven track record in establishing Requirements Governance standards while simultaneously leading Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies that maximize Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and operational throughput. A decisive leader recognized for de-risking high-stakes opportunities through rigorous data-driven experimentation and high-fidelity system modeling.

Skills

Strategic Product Leadership & Commercial Ownership

Commercial Value Architecture: Expert In Mapping Product Roadmaps To Ebitda, Nrr (Net Revenue Retention), And Ltv/Cac Metrics To Ensure Profitable Growth.
Go-To-Market (Gtm) Strategy: Orchestrating 18-Month Product Visions And De-Risking "Build Vs. Buy" Decisions For Complex B2b Modules.
Stakeholder Diplomacy: Navigating Complex Organizational Structures To Build C-Suite Consensus And Align Engineering, Design, And Sales.
Product-Led Growth (Plg): Designing Self-Serve Mechanics And Onboarding Loops That Reduce Time-To-Value (Ttv) And Drive Viral Upgrades.

Advanced Requirements Engineering & Governance

Strategic Elicitation Mastery: Facilitating High-Stakes Stakeholder Workshops And Structured Discovery Sessions To Uncover Latent Business Needs.
Framework Implementation: Applying Swot, Gap Analysis (As-Is/To-Be), And Raci Matrices To Ensure Clear Accountability Throughout The Sdlc.
Methodology Standardization: Authoring Corporate Ba Playbooks And Enforcing Invest-Compliant User Stories And Bdd (Gherkin Syntax).
Precision Prioritization: Utilizing Rice, Moscow, And Value Vs. Complexity Models To Align The Product Backlog With Mission-Critical Objectives.

Ai-Native Discovery & Operational Efficiency

M365 Copilot & Microsoft Environment: Core Enterprise Platform Utilized For Automated Technical Documentation, Data Synthesis, And Workflow Optimization.
Augmented Discovery & Agentic Workflows: Leveraging Llms And Ai Agents For Large-Scale Data Summarization, Automated User Story Generation, And Requirements "Red-Teaming."
Async Operational Excellence: Implementing Remote-First Documentation Standards To Reduce Meeting Overhead.

Technical Architecture & System Modeling

Enterprise System Integration: Managing Complex Data Environments And Integrating Oracle Netsuite, Salesforce, And Third-Party Apis Into Scalable Architectures.
Workflow & Technical Modeling: Advanced Proficiency In Bpmn 2.0 And Uml (Sequence, State Machine, Activity Diagrams) To Bridge Business Logic With Architecture.
Data & Schema Design: Architecting Entity-Relationship Diagrams (Erd) And Logical Data Structures To Support Complex Financial Logic And Reporting.
Predictive Data Analytics: Utilizing Product Analytics (Mixpanel, Power Bi) And A/B Testing To Identify Growth Opportunities And Optimize User Funnels.

Tools

Lucidchart, Draw.Io, Miro, Figjam, Figma, Balsamiq, Moqups, Excalidraw
Microsoft 365 / Copilot, Openai (Chatgpt-4o), Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 3.5 Pro, Proplexity Sonar 70b
Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops, Azure Sql, Aha!, Productboard
Power Bi, Tableau, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Hotjar

Languages

Czech

Advanced

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Polish

Advanced

Ukrainian

Advanced

Education

Kyiv National University of Economics

Marketing and Economics · Kyiv, Ukraine

Certifications & licenses

Scrum Certified Product Owner

Professional Scrum Master

IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineer

IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL) v3

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5

Experience in Information Technology 15 y

Avg length 3 y 4 m

Longest experience 10 y

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (Ukraine, Netherlands, Spain)

Primary country Ukraine

Expertise

Recent roles AI Product Manager / Senior Business Analyst, Product Lead, Senior/Lead Product Manager

Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive

Main business areas Information Technology, Strategy, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 5

Profile

Created

August 2026

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Mykola is based in Teulada, Spain.

Mykola speaks the following languages: Czech (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Advanced), Polish (Advanced), Ukrainian (Advanced).

Mykola has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Mykola has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 3 months. Note that Mykola may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Mykola would be well-suited for roles such as: AI Product Manager / Senior Business Analyst, Product Lead, Senior/Lead Product Manager.

Mykola's most recent position is AI Product Manager / Senior Business Analyst at ManpowerGroup Global Analytics.

In recent years, Mykola has worked for ManpowerGroup Global Analytics, Tract.eco, and Ciklum.

Mykola is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Retail. Mykola also has some experience in Professional Services.

Mykola is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management. Mykola also has some experience in Operations, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Mykola has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.

Mykola has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Product Development.

Mykola holds a Master in Marketing and Economics from Kyiv National University of Economics.

Mykola has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Scrum Certified Product Owner, Professional Scrum Master, and IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineer.

Mykola will be available full-time from September 2026.

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