Artem Syzonenko

ARTEM SYZONENKO

Product Manager with deep UX background

  • 10+ years experience
  • Dnipro/Kyiv, Ukraine
  • English B2+/C1

ABOUT ME

I help B2B SaaS teams turn customer problems, complex workflows, and product data into clear product decisions, requirements, and usable software.

My background is in UX and product design, but my work increasingly focuses on product discovery, MVP scoping, prioritization, analytics, delivery support, and early go-to-market thinking. I like working close to customers, developers, and data — from problem framing to shipped product improvements.

SKILLS

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Customer discovery & interviews

Problem framing

Product requirements

MVP scoping & prioritization

Behavior analytics

Information architecture

Interaction design

Data visualization

Commercial thinking

Outbound & GTM experiments

WHAT I DO

Product discovery & market research

I start with the problem: who has it, how often it appears, how people solve it today, and why the current solution is not good enough. I use interviews, competitor research, behavioral signals, and market context to separate interesting ideas from problems worth building for.

For early-stage products, I also think about viability: who the customer is, how the product can reach them, what they may pay for, and whether the product has a realistic path to adoption.

Product definition & requirements

I turn product ideas into clear scope, flows, requirements, and acceptance criteria. My UX background helps me describe not only what should be built, but also how users will move through the product and where complexity needs to be reduced.

I prefer lightweight documentation that helps development move faster: problem statements, user stories, edge cases, task breakdowns, and implementation-ready notes.

Analytics & product insights

I use product data and behavioral analytics to understand what users actually do, not only what they say. This includes adoption signals, usage patterns, drop-offs, feature engagement, and qualitative observations from sessions or customer feedback.

My strongest work is usually in complex B2B products where analytics, workflows, and interface decisions are tightly connected.

UX strategy & prototyping

I use UX methods to make product decisions clearer. I start with sketches and Figma for early thinking, then move quickly into working HTML/Tailwind prototypes with Codex when the product logic needs to be tested in context.

For complex changes, I first use ChatGPT to clarify logic, edge cases, and trade-offs, then turn that into a Codex prompt. This helps simplify workflows, align the team, and reduce the risk of building the wrong thing.

Delivery & implementation strategy

I am not a programmer, but I understand enough about implementation to shape realistic product decisions. I can discuss trade-offs around MVP scope, frontend complexity, data structure, integrations, permissions, analytics, and technical constraints.

This helps me work closely with developers, write clearer tasks, reduce ambiguity, and keep the product moving without overcomplicating the first version.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Experience timeline

EDUCATION

University

Dnipro State University / 2000–2005 — Economics, Master’s degree (first class honours). Mathematical school class, 1991–2000 (first class honours).

Psychology — academic module completed alongside primary degree.

Most influential books

  • About Face — A. Cooper
  • The Lean Startup — E. Ries
  • INSPIRED — M. Cagan
  • The Visual Display of Quantitative Information — E. Tufte
  • The Big Book of Dashboards — S. Wexler
  • The Best Interface Is No Interface — G. Krishna
  • IBCS 1.1 — IBCS Association

CONTACT

Email: artem.syzonenko@gmail.com
Time zone: EEST (UTC+3)

Location: Dnipro/Kyiv, Ukraine
Working hours: 9am – 9pm