Oleksandr

OLEKSANDR KLYMENKO
PRODUCT LEADER / SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER | AI, MOBILE & CONSUMER PRODUCTS
0-to-1 Strategy | Product Delivery | Monetization | Growth
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Product leader and founder/operator with 7+ years of experience building and scaling consumer technology businesses across AI,
mobile, marketplaces and e-commerce. Led cross-functional teams of up to 20, raised $300K+ in external funding, scaled a
two-sided marketplace to approximately 50K users and completed a product exit. Hands-on across discovery, product strategy,
requirements, delivery, monetization, go-to-market, analytics, hiring and operations.

EXPERIENCE
LEARNY - FOUNDER & CEO
AI Product Company | 2025 - Present
Founded and led a portfolio of two B2C AI products, owning company strategy, operating model, budgeting, hiring and end-to-end product
delivery.
AI LEARNING PLATFORM
SCOPE
• Owned product strategy and delivery from discovery through the closed-beta MVP, defining the ICP, value proposition, business model,
MVP scope, roadmap and release cadence.
• Ran product execution in Jira: maintained the prioritized backlog; wrote epics, user stories, acceptance criteria and task specifications;
led estimation, sprint planning, iterations and releases.
• Led a 15-person team across engineering, design, QA, content and growth; owned requirements and quality standards for AI learning
experiences built with OpenAI, Azure and Firebase.
IMPACT
• Took the product from discovery to a closed-beta MVP in eight months, delivering 30+ internal releases and validating the experience
through 1,000+ learning journeys completed by focus-group participants.
• Designed and operationalized AI-agent workflows for coding and automated QA, accelerating delivery, reducing manual testing effort
and lowering development costs.
• Selected among the Top 50 startups at VDS 2026 from 1,560 applications across 87 countries; participated in Google for Startups Cloud
and AWS Activate.
STIQI - AI CONSUMER MOBILE APP | App Store | Google Play
SCOPE
• Defined the product strategy, positioning, target segments, roadmap, pricing and growth priorities for an AI-first consumer mobile
application.
• Led a five-person cross-functional team from product concept and requirements through UX, engineering delivery, store launch and
post-launch iteration on iOS and Android.
• Owned monetization across subscriptions, in-app purchases, virtual currency, premium content and AI-generation credits, together with
product analytics, onboarding, ASO, UGC and acquisition experiments.
IMPACT
• Took the product from concept to launch on iOS and Android in four months and delivered four additional releases within the first two
months after launch.
• Reached 10K+ installs across five countries within three months, maintaining a 5.0 rating across both stores based on 100+ written
reviews.
• Launched a revenue-generating monetization system spanning subscriptions, in-app purchases, virtual currency and premium AI
content.

IBRAND DEVELOPMENT - FOUNDER & CEO
Talent Marketplace & Model Management | Ukraine, Europe & Saudi Arabia | 2021 - 2025
Built and operated two complementary ventures: iBrand App, a two-sided talent marketplace, and iBrand Management, an international
model and talent agency.
IBRAND APP - TWO-SIDED TALENT MARKETPLACE | 2021 - 2023
SCOPE
• Owned the product lifecycle end to end, from market validation, product vision and customer segmentation through roadmap development,
launch, scaling and product exit.
• Mapped user flows and specified talent onboarding, swipe discovery, client CRM, booking and contracting workflows; managed the Jira
backlog, user stories, acceptance criteria, estimation, sprints and releases.
IMPACT
• Scaled the marketplace to approximately 50K registered users, including 45K models and talent professionals and 3K-5K clients, with adoption
in Ukraine and across Europe.
• Facilitated 1,000+ talent bookings and commercial engagements through the platform.
• Raised $300K+ in external funding, won YEP! Ukraine and Startup Reaktor Romania, and presented the product at Valencia Digital Summit.
• Completed a product-level exit through the sale of iBrand App in 2023.

IBRAND MANAGEMENT - MODEL & TALENT AGENCY | 2024 - 2025
SCOPE
• Owned the Saudi market entry and business launch, including legal setup, financial planning, operating model, contracts, advertising,
go-to-market, customer acquisition and sales.
• Built talent recruitment, onboarding, booking and client-service operations; hired the team and led partnerships, negotiations and operational
scaling.
IMPACT
• Established the Estonian legal entity and launched operations in Saudi Arabia within two months.
• Built an active roster of approximately 20 contracted models and served 800+ customers across 1,500+ paid bookings and commercial
engagements.
• Grew the agency to more than $10K in monthly revenue.

BODYENGINEERS - COO (E-COMMERCE, OPERATIONS & SALES)
Activewear Distribution & E-commerce | Ukraine & Spain | 2020 - 2021
SCOPE
• Owned the commercial and operating model for the exclusive official distribution of Body Engineers in Ukraine, covering e-commerce, sales,
pricing, distribution channels, advertising, analytics and legal operations.
• Built the digital ecosystem and localized brand identity; led content, castings and partner communication while recruiting a flexible team of up to
20 across development, sales, client management and creative production.
IMPACT
• Established and operated the brand's exclusive official distribution presence in Ukraine, expanding sales nationwide and partially into Spain.
• Built the e-commerce, sales, marketing, branding and operating infrastructure from the ground up.
• Generated approximately $5K-$20K in monthly revenue, depending on the month.

CNV TECHNOLOGIES - PROJECT MANAGER
Crypto / FinTech | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2018 - 2019
SCOPE
• Coordinated development of a cryptocurrency wallet and market-screening software, translating business requirements into prioritized tasks,
delivery plans, estimates and timelines.
• Maintained the Trello backlog, facilitated Agile planning and delivery reviews, and tracked execution, dependencies, blockers and risks across
business and engineering.
IMPACT
• Established a structured delivery process across two development-stage crypto products, supporting their progression from requirements
through implementation.

SELECTED AI PROTOTYPES
TRACE AI - CLOSED MVP | 2026
• Built with a two-person team over approximately six months: a private digital-footprint intelligence product spanning a web dashboard, website
and iOS/Android clients. Owned product vision, user flows, requirements and AI-assisted delivery using OpenAI Codex, Drive Search, Grok,
Flutter, Python and SQL.
• Delivered public-profile discovery, source analysis, structured AI reports and digital-footprint cleanup insights in a demonstrable working
prototype.
MEDIAOS - CLOSED MVP | 2026
• Independently designed and built a private web dashboard and website over approximately six months, creating repeatable AI-assisted
workflows for image, copy, SEO and platform-specific social content generation.

CORE EXPERTISE
Product: 0-to-1 strategy, discovery, market research, requirements, user flows, roadmaps, prioritization, product analytics, monetization and
pricing
Growth & Business: Go-to-market, CAC, CPI, ROAS, LTV, ARPU, retention, paid acquisition, fundraising, P&L and unit economics
Leadership: Cross-functional teams, hiring, operations, budgeting, resource planning, negotiations, international operations and brand direction
AI & Tools: OpenAI, Codex, Azure, Firebase, Flutter, Python, SQL, Mixpanel, AppsFlyer, Jira and Trello

EDUCATION & LANGUAGES
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv - Bachelor's Degree, Faculty of Cybernetics | 2018
English - Professional working proficiency | Ukrainian - Native | Russian - Native