Maxim Ilyin - Product Leader and AI Automation Strategist

Maxim Ilyin
Maxim Ilyin

Bridging Product, Tech, and AI

Building Autonomous Execution Systems

The Architect of Orchestration

Maxim Ilyin
Maxim Ilyin

Bridging Product, Tech, and AI

Building Autonomous Execution Systems

The Architect of Orchestration

About Me

I am a Product Leader with 11+ years of experience turning ambiguous business problems into reliable digital outcomes. I lead cross-functional teams, align stakeholders, and improve delivery systems that raise decision velocity, quality, and execution speed. I combine management ownership with strong technical fluency, which helps bridge strategy, architecture, and execution.

  • Residence . . . . . Warsaw, Poland
  • Freelance . . . . . Available
  • Email . . . . . [email protected]
  • Focus . . . . . Product Strategy & Delivery, Technical Execution
My Services
Product Delivery Leadership

End-to-end ownership of product scope, delivery planning, stakeholder alignment, and launch execution across web, operations, and support domains.

AI Automation & Orchestration

Design of practical automation and AI-enabled operating workflows that reduce manual effort, improve visibility, and support faster execution.

Business Analysis & Optimization

Requirements framing, process redesign, A/B-driven prioritization, and operational analytics that connect product decisions to business outcomes.

UX and Experience Strategy

From discovery and prototype reviews to production polish: shaping user flows that are clear, conversion-aware, and implementation-ready.

Facts About Me
$25M+ program management
30+ team members coordinated
15+ published personal projects
35% faster delivery cycles
Resume
Experience
Feb 2015 - Present
Senior Product Manager / Strategic Product Owner
Digiteum

Own the full product lifecycle of a global photo-printing ecosystem generating $25M+ annual revenue. Lead roadmap, delivery, quality, and 24/7 operations for mission-critical platforms with 99%+ SLA, including 2 PB+ data pipelines and pre-press automation.

Key Achievements
Scale, Reliability, and Automation
Digiteum

Coordinated 30+ cross-functional specialists across engineering, QA, design, and PM; improved output by 35%; maintained platform stability during seasonal traffic spikes up to 3x; supported pre-sales for multi-million B2B contracts; and introduced n8n + MCP workflows that cut manual operational work by 40%.

Parallel Track
Indie Maker & Product Owner
Personal Projects

Built 15+ software and game projects end-to-end from architecture to launch. Manage private cloud automation infrastructure (Oracle Cloud), REST integrations, and MCP-based reporting flows to stay hands-on with modern technical execution.

Education
2010 - 2015
Bachelor of Laws
Belarusian State University

Legal training that strengthened structured reasoning, risk awareness, and communication in complex multi-stakeholder environments.

2024 - Present
AI-Enabled Delivery Upskilling
Self-directed

Deepening practical capability in AI-assisted planning, workflow automation, and execution systems for product operations, with hands-on practice in n8n and MCP-based delivery workflows.

Ongoing
Technical Leadership Practice
Self-directed

Continuous upskilling across product leadership and technical domains including API strategy, monitoring, cloud operations, and AI-assisted execution workflows.

My Skills
Technical Toolkit
  • Product Roadmapping and Prioritization
  • Planning, Scope, and Stakeholder Management
  • A/B Testing and Product Analytics (GA4, VWO)
  • AI Workflow Design and Automation (n8n, MCP)
Delivery Operations and Engineering Collaboration
  • Cross-Functional Team Coordination
  • Stakeholder and Engineering Alignment
  • On-call and Incident Coordination
  • Release and Process Optimization
Product and UX
  • UX and Flow Design
    90%
  • Stakeholder Communication
    95%
  • Conflict and Risk Mitigation
    90%
  • Decision Framing Under Pressure
    90%
Knowledge
  • Agile and Waterfall Delivery
  • Jira, Confluence, Trello, Targetprocess, MS Project, OmniPlan
  • Figma, Axure, Hotjar, Photoshop
  • Google Analytics 4 and VWO
  • n8n, MCP, and AI-assisted delivery workflows
  • REST API Integrations and SDLC Governance
  • Docker, Git, AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud
  • .NET 7 (C#), SQL, Node.js, PHP, Swift, Flutter
Get in Touch
  • Email . . . . . [email protected]
  • Freelance . . . . . Available
  • Timezone . . . . . CET (UTC+1)
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