Fyodor Dronov
London
Summary
Experienced and strategic digital product manager with 13 years of experience and a solid track record of success in managing cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise SaaS products globally. Started as an IT project manager in Swiss Re software development vendor company and grew to become a digital product manager in Swiss Re. Proficient in creating roadmaps, writing user stories, managing product backlog and prioritising features by leveraging product data.
Key accomplishments include B2B product ecosystem adoption increase by 20% through conceptualising and launching new products, product development velocity increase by 60%, development cost reduction by 40%, increasing annual revenue by over 6mio USD, launching a mobile app in 5 countries and launching first AI/ML model with a client.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certificates
Work History
Digital Product Manager
Swiss Re
01.2021 - 10.2024
- Managed 12 digital products end-to-end from an idea to a client release in automated underwriting product ecosystem, identifying optimisation opportunities utilising customer feedback and industry trends
- Collaborated with stakeholders (underwriters, sales, brokers, cloud operations and development teams) aligning product design with user needs and market trends, boosting product value and adoption
- Designed and implemented 8 digital enterprise SaaS products (leveraging AI models, APIs, Tableau Analytics and accessible UI), resulting in client base increase by 5% and revenue growth over 2mio
- Delivered first API-based SaaS product, boosting revenue by 1mio
- Conceptualized and supervised development for external medical data integration framework using modern technologies, increasing product development velocity by 60% and reducing development costs by 40%
- Led cross-functional product teams with product owners (up to 8 people each), leveraging agile methodologies to deliver new products simultaneously (4 products in parallel)
Digital Business Analyst
Swiss Re
11.2018 - 01.2021
- Led IT onboarding for automated insurance platform clients in APAC (7 companies launched) and managed team of 10 people
- Reduced insurance platform client integration time by 30% through applying IT best practices, onboarding process refinement and tech solution optimisation
- Systematically captured client feedback to implement new product features in automated insurance platform and foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Pioneered AI model with an insurance platform client for UW pre-assessment, improving application speed, boosting efficiency and freeing underwriters to focus on complex cases
- Established global insurance platform client IT onboarding governance model, ensuring consistent standards and transparent reporting
Product Owner
CTCo
01.2015 - 11.2018
- Acted as a liaison between Swiss Re, insurance platform clients and development squads, ensuring that solutions address user needs, meet regulatory compliance requirements and are aligned with business objectives
- Collaborated with Swiss Re stakeholders to prioritise platform backlog, utilising customer feedback, success metrics and technology trends
- Created solution architecture unit for Swiss Re automated insurance platform, boosting revenue by 10% and enhancing client satisfaction by resolving their issues and aligning product vision with their needs
- Transformed user requirements into actionable user stories and managed delivery, optimising solution development process, resulting in product development velocity increase by 35%
- Managed software development process with 3 development squads (up to 10 people each) and 2 squad managers
- Led global SaaS rollout of the insurance platform (Azure, AWS, AliCloud), reducing product costs by 15% and making it more scalable
- Supervised insurance platform integration with external medical data sources to enhance risk assessment precision, increasing client base by 20%
IT Project Manager
CTCo
10.2011 - 01.2015
- Key member of the Swiss Re Core automated insurance platform team
(8 people) that launched next-gen automated underwriting platform, significantly enhancing solution capabilities, scalability, reducing maintenance costs and boosting annual revenue - By analysing customer needs, conceptualised and released a mobile app for insurance application processing in offline mode, increasing client base by 25%
- Managed UX redesign for products, optimising cost-efficiency through data-driven decisions, boosting operational efficiency by 80%
- Managed software development process with 2 development squads (up to 10 people each)
Education
Bachelor’s degree - Business Administration And Management
College of Economics And Culture
Riga, Latvia07.2007
Associate degree - Statistics
University of Latvia
Riga, Latvia07.2004
Skills
Product ownership
Product vision and strategy
Product management across
full product lifecycle
Product requirement analysis and data-driven prioritisation
Innovation discovery
Product documentation (BRD, PRD, FRD, TDD)
Budgeting and pricing
Market research
Competitive analysis
Product data analysis
Product roadmap and scope management
Go-to-market strategy
Risk management
ROI calculations
Business case development
Product success metric analysis
Business performance
A/B Testing
User research, user experience analysis and design
User stories, personas and UAT
Customer success focused
Stakeholder management
IT project management
Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban and Lean)
Project planning and execution
Iterative development process (SDLC)
Product delivery
Project plans, sprint planning
Product quality assurance
Acceptance criteria
Team leadership
Leadership
Time management
Communication skills
Decision-making
Negotiations
Problem solving
Adaptability
Analytical
Collaborative
Teamwork
Conflict resolution
Performance
Initiative
Facilitation
Complex projects
Technical and software skills
Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Tableau, Figma, Photoshop, Express, Teams, Trello
AI/ML (LLM, OCR, Gen AI)
User interface design (web and mobile)
SaaS, cloud operations, infrastructure, REST APIs, integration and security
JSON, XML, JavaScript, HTML
Solution architecture
Integration
Personal skills
Creativity
Reliability
Continuous learning
Emotional intelligence
Attention to detail
Presentation skills
User advocate
Innovative
Empathy
Entrepreneur
Patience
Analytical skills
Active listening
Critical and strategic thinking
Able to work in fast-paced environments
Startup experience
Accomplishments
- Conceptualised and delivered products that have increased client base by 20%
- Redesigned product technical architecture utilising modern technological trends, accelerating product velocity by 70% and reducing maintenance costs by 40%
- Conceptualised and released a mobile app for digital underwriting to 5 countries
- Products delivered have boosted annual revenue over 5mio USD
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - 05.2016
- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) - 07.2016
- Certified Product Manager (CPM) - 01.2021
Quote
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Steve Jobs
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Latvian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Russian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Software
Jira
Confluence
Excel
Powerpoint
Project
Tableau
AI/ML
SaaS
Photoshop
Express
Figma
API
Timeline
Digital Product Manager
Swiss Re
01.2021 - 10.2024
Digital Business Analyst
Swiss Re
11.2018 - 01.2021
Product Owner
CTCo
01.2015 - 11.2018
IT Project Manager
CTCo
10.2011 - 01.2015
Bachelor’s degree - Business Administration And Management
College of Economics And Culture
Associate degree - Statistics
University of Latvia
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