Monika Kmec

Staff Product Researcher at Bloomreach

Monika Kmec has a diverse work experience starting from 2014. Monika began their career as a Customer Support and Sales Intern at Slido, where they were responsible for communication with clients, making pre-sale contacts, and supporting events with a large number of participants. Monika then worked as a Product Intern at ESET in 2017, gaining experience in product development.

Monika joined Google in 2016, where they worked on a project focused on market research and developing Go-to-Market strategies for top tech companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Monika'steam successfully won the project and presented the final outcomes to the Country Director for Google.

In 2018, Monika joined Bloomreach as a Business Consultant and later transitioned into the role of Product Researcher. Monika established the Product Research function from scratch, leading strategic research projects to understand customers' pains, build user personas, and uncover opportunities for the product. Monika collaborated closely with Product Managers and key stakeholders within the company.

Monika Kmec's education history includes a Bc. degree in Strategic Management from Comenius University's Faculty of Management, obtained from 2012 to 2017. Monika also attended the Nexteria Leadership Academy from 2014 to 2017, although the field of study is not specified. Additionally, they pursued studies at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Economics and Business from 2016 to 2017. Finally, in 2023, Monika briefly attended the University of California, Berkeley, where they focused on Qualitative Research: Design, Implementation, and Methods.

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Timeline

  • Staff Product Researcher

    March 1, 2024 - present

  • Senior Product Researcher

    September, 2022

  • Product Researcher

    January, 2020

  • Business Consultant

    January, 2018