Maksym Ostapenko

Maksym Ostapenko has extensive work experience in product management and software engineering.

Starting in 2010, they worked at Mintel as a Software Engineer and later as a Senior Software Engineer. During their time there, Maksym managed a team of 6 engineers, founded a UX Research lab, and performed research studies that improved the company's B2B products. Maksym also analyzed and developed features for a new B2B product that brought in over 200 logos in its first year.

In 2015, Maksym joined Victory Views as the Head of Product. Maksym was the first product hire at this sports digital media startup and was responsible for the product and design functions.

Maksym then moved on to ReviewTrackers in 2018. Maksym started as a Senior Product Manager, leading a team of 8 engineers and designers in developing and shipping NLP AI for analyzing online user reviews. Maksym also built and shipped a machine learning-based subscription product that was successfully sold to half of the customer base within 6 months. Maksym overhauled the pricing, packaging, and competitive positioning strategy, resulting in a 30% increase in average total contract value in the first year. Maksym later became the Director of Product Management, overseeing the company's customer feedback software.

Currently, Maksym is working at Vendia as a Principal Product Manager.

Maksym Ostapenko pursued their education at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where they completed their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems from 2006 to 2010. Later, they attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from 2014 to 2017, earning a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree.