Fyodor Dronov

Bridging user needs and business strategy to deliver impactful solutions. Fyodor Dronov phone: - email:- A results-driven and detail-oriented Product Owner with over 10 years of experience delivering impactful and innovative software solutions. Adept at gathering user insights, defining clear product goals, and translating vision into actionable roadmaps that drive meaningful outcomes. I’m a collaborative self-starter with strong startup experience, skilled in aligning diverse teams around shared objectives. I guide them to build valuable, scalable and future-ready user-centric products. WORK HISTORY DIGITAL PRODUCTS SENIOR PRODUCT OWNER Infuse (demand generation, USA) – remote | Feb 2025 – May 2025 Ø Underwriting automation solutions Accountable for end-to-end product success and value delivery, translating user needs into executable backlogs and leading development teams to launch new solutions. Ø Business Intelligence & Data Analytics • Implemented iterative development with Agile rituals, improving release cycle efficiency by 40% with higher progress transparency. • Refined user story format and prioritised product backlog based on user needs, establishing clear product focus for 2025. • Managed 2 development teams (14 people) to refine user stories, maintain focus on key deliverables and efficient delivery each sprint, accelerating velocity by 40% and reducing number of defects by 20%. • Customised RICE scoring using product OKRs for accurate prioritisation, aligning it with business objectives. • Reduced development costs by 20% through proposed improvements to technical design. TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER Swiss Re (global reinsurance - London, UK) | Jan 2021 to Oct 2024 Responsible for defining the product requirements, prioritising features and managing product development process, accountable for value delivery, product framework sustainability and innovation. Ø UI / UX and accessibility Ø Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (NLP, OCR + gen AI) Ø User help and documentation Ø Mobile applications Ø API SaaS Ø Accounting software Ø Project Management software SKILLS Ø Product lifecycle management Ø Agile methodologies: Scrum, Lean, Kanban and Waterfall Ø Product vision, PRD and BRD Ø Backlog grooming and prioritisation Ø Roadmap planning and execution Ø Prototyping and wireframing Ø Product discovery and OKRs • Delivered 5 products, supplying $2M revenue growth and a 5% Ø Software development lifecycle (SDLC), • Engaged users (external clients and internal users) to collaborate on requirements and expectations, get proposed solution feedback and refine target solution goals with POs and development teams. Ø User stories and acceptance criteria client base increase. UAT and release management Ø Delivery team management Ø Change management in product scope • Fostered cross-functional collaboration to design future-proof solutions that would address requirements gathered from users, utilising well-developed communication skills to link business and IT. Ø Good understanding of frontend, • Championed Agile practices, managed backlog and facilitated Ø Data-driven decision making rituals for development teams, improving delivery efficiency by 15%. • Designed and launched company's first API-based B2B SaaS product, adding $1M revenue and significantly raising NPS. • By applying analytical approach to customer needs, user feedback and combining it with market research metrics, launched 3 new user-centric product features, boosting user experience by 10%. backend, SDK, API, performance, technical compliance and security Ø Business case definition & approval Ø Cross-functional team collaboration Ø Stakeholder management Ø Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence) Ø Project management tools (Notion, Asana, Trello) • Streamlined delivery pipeline and roadmap, cutting C-level stakeholder coordination time by 30%. Ø Data visualisation tools • Managed product and project plans across multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment, improving delivery speed by 25%. Ø Wireframing tools (Figma) • Managed and mentored POs and BAs on strategic priorities, Ø SQL and data querying ensuring consistent delivery quality and product integrity. • Oversaw UAT, enhancing product quality and usability, while achieving a 20% cost reduction and minimising future defects. • Ideated and applied leadership in delivery of a medical data integration framework, cutting costs by 40% and enabling new integrations to be delivered 60% faster. LEAD PRODUCT OWNER Swiss Re (global reinsurance - Hong Kong) | Nov 2018 to Jan 2021 Responsible for Information Technology operations with products in APAC, incl. client onboarding, backlog management, requirement gathering, product demos, relationship management and sales. • Launched 7 new enterprise clients, ensuring seamless product adoption. • Led two diverse cross-functional teams (6 members), comprising APAC client-facing and global architecture teams, fostering collaborative product delivery and global teamwork. • Utilising attention to detail, communication and creativity skills, streamlined product integration, reducing integration time by 30%. • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement by establishing regular client touch points and traceable feedback channels. • Pioneered and launched an AI-powered underwriting preassessment model, directly boosting product revenue by $500K. • Consulted other product development teams to optimise design processes, accelerating feature delivery velocity by 20%. PRODUCT OWNER CTCo, Latvia (software development MSP) | Oct 2011 to Nov 2018 Accountable for solution technical design, product backlog grooming, prioritisation, maximising product value, optimising product capabilities and boosting customer satisfaction. • Served as a strategic liaison between business stakeholders, product, IT teams and users, driving over $5M revenue increase. (Tableau, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric) Ø Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project) WEB PROFILE LinkedIn • Conceptualised and launched an innovative mobile app based on client operational use cases, expanding client base by 20%. • Established a dedicated solution architecture unit for client onboarding, boosting revenue and enhancing client satisfaction, by providing personalised consulting and effectively resolving issues. • Successfully launched the Scrum framework across multiple teams, increasing development velocity by 25%. • Optimised product design processes using consumer feedback, resulting in a 35% increase in product delivery speed. • Drove significant improvements in product backlog grooming and item refinement processes, boosting product velocity and quality. • Defined product OKRs to track success and enable data driven product improvements, aligned with product vision and strategy • Led the global product rollout to cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, AliCloud) for a B2B product with over 20 clients, reducing product costs by 15% and significantly increasing scalability. • Led UX team to enhance solution capabilities and improve usability, achieving 80% increase in user operational efficiency. • Managed strategic projects, creating plans for efficient delivery, ensuring transparent status reporting to stakeholders and proactive regulatory risk management for products in private data industries. • Consistently delivered 5 digital products, optimising the delivery process to increase speed by 30%. • Led user engagement to enable design thinking process, fostering efficient, user-centred solution design and continuous learning. EDUCATION Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management College of Economics and Culture, 07/2007 - Riga, Latvia Associate degree, Statistics University of Latvia, 07/2004 - Riga, Latvia CERTIFICATES § § § Scrum (ScrumAlliance): CSPO, CSM and CSP Product Management (Tarigo): CPM Project Management Professional (Google) LANGUAGES § English, Latvian, Russian (fluent)