AI Product Lead /
Head of Product
When you need someone to own discovery, priorities and the roadmap, then stay close to delivery, go-to-market and scale.
Discuss the product role ↗DANIIL SHAKHOVSKIY · PRODUCT LEAD & AI BUILDER
Good products.
Better workdays.
I help teams turn complicated problems into useful products. And make the working day a little more human.
Welcome to my personal officeBased in Czechia. Open to teams in Belgium & Europe.
Product thinking. Hands-on building. People first.ONE HUMAN. SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
EXPERIENCE ACROSS PRODUCTS, PEOPLE & COMPLEX ORGANISATIONS
RobosizeMEDeloitteVeeamCoders LabLexicon Labs
Selected roles and collaborations. The complete experience is below.
01 / FIND YOUR SITUATION
Straight to the useful bit.When to bring
me into the room.
Pick the situation that sounds familiar.
See how I would start, what we would work towards and who should join the conversation.
PRODUCT STRATEGY & DISCOVERY
Agree on what is worth building.
For a team pulled between customer requests, business goals and technical constraints. I connect customer and market research with product decisions, then help the team commit to a practical direction.
- WHERE I START
- Talk to customers and stakeholders, review the product and map the decisions that are blocking progress.
- WHAT WE WORK TOWARDS
- A prioritised opportunity map, a product roadmap and a clear next step with an owner.
- BRING ME IN WITH
- Founder, CEO, CPO or product lead
RELEVANT EXPERIENCECompany-wide product direction at RobosizeME; AI research and recommendations for Deloitte.
Let’s clarify the direction ↗We agree the scope after understanding your situation. The starting points above are examples of how I can help.
FOR HR, RECRUITERS & THE PERSON MAKING THE INTRODUCTION
Get the CVThe short version.
For the right person.
Product strategy, hands-on AI delivery and the human side of adoption — with experience across European and U.S. markets.
AI Product Lead /
Hands-on AI
product delivery
When business needs must become working AI products, integrations, agents and knowledge systems that people can actually use.
Discuss the delivery challenge ↗Corporate AI training
& team adoption
When people need to understand new tools, practise with their own tasks and build the confidence to use them in everyday work.
Discuss the team’s needs ↗AN INTRODUCTION YOU CAN FORWARD
Daniil Shakhovskiy is an AI product leader with 7+ years across B2B SaaS, enterprise software, startups and consulting in European and U.S. markets. He is currently Head of Product & Forward Deployed Engineer at RobosizeME. His background combines AI product delivery at Lexicon Labs, external AI research for Deloitte and corporate training at Coders Lab. He is worth speaking with when a team needs product direction, hands-on AI delivery and someone who can bring people along.
02 / THE PERSONAL OFFICE
Est. one person ago.Meet the departments.
They look familiar.
Seven departments. One Daniil.
Different hats for different problems.
Yes, the internal meetings are complicated.
IMPORTANT HR UPDATESame person.
Same person.
Less overhead.
These are playful alter egos, not seven employees. You work directly with me.
Finally, a meeting you can enjoy.
03 / THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE CHARACTERS
The full CVHi, I’m Daniil.
I stay for the
messy middle.
The space between a good idea and something that actually works? That’s where I’m useful.
I’ve built startups, worked with enterprise teams and taught people to use AI in their everyday work. I connect product thinking with hands-on delivery — and listen before I suggest a solution.
I’m based in Olomouc, Czechia, and open to working with teams in Belgium and across Europe. We can work in English, Czech or Russian.
Some of the best work never becomes a case study.
I’m comfortable with that.
7+
years across product,
technology & consulting
26
web, mobile, design & research
projects delivered at TAMADA
2
startup products built
through successful exits
THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE
Ten organisations and ventures. Product, research, delivery, teaching and the business around them.
MAY 2026 — NOWRobosizeMEHead of Product & Forward Deployed Engineer+
Hospitality workflow automation · Olomouc, Czechia
- Own company-wide product direction: what to build, in what sequence and why. Translate business and customer needs into strategy and prioritised delivery.
- Build and operationalise in-house AI products and integrations across product, engineering, deployment and customer workflows.
- Turn deployment-heavy automations into self-serve products that customers can connect through the website.
DEC 2023 — FEB 2026Lexicon LabsCo-founder / AI Automation Agency Lead+
AI automation and product studio · Prague, Czechia
- Built a personalised AI nutrition assistant using blood-test data that reached $280K in monthly recurring revenue within eight months.
- Delivered GenAI products for document automation and enterprise knowledge systems using GPT-4, Claude, Llama, RAG pipelines, LangChain and vector databases.
- Led seven engineers and designers from discovery to product-market fit, owning the roadmap, prioritisation, delivery and scale-up.
MAY 2022 — APR 2026My HeirloomCTO & Co-founder → Advisory Board Member+
Consumer technology startup · Chicago, United States
- CTO & Co-founder, May 2022–June 2023: set product and technology direction, established operating foundations and aligned the roadmap and resources with growth objectives.
- Created business-continuity and data-protection plans.
- Advisory Board Member, June 2023–April 2026: advised on growth strategy, innovation and resource allocation.
MAY 2025 — JAN 2026Coders Lab CZ & SKAI Corporate Trainer+
Corporate education · Czechia
- Designed and delivered hands-on corporate AI training around the team’s everyday work.
- Helped people adopt AI tools, automate workflows and apply new skills in day-to-day operations.
JAN 2025 — JAN 2026Initio CapitalVenture Partner+
Venture investment · San Francisco, United States
- Sourced and evaluated startups, assessing product differentiation, market opportunity, team strength and investment readiness.
- Connected high-potential founders with strategic investors.
APR 2021 — JAN 2024TAMADA Group s.r.o.Founder / Business Owner+
Digital agency · Prague, Czechia
- Owned delivery of 26 web, mobile, design and research projects across Europe.
- Coordinated client discovery, project scope, execution and outcomes.
JAN 2022 — OCT 2023DeloitteAI Technology Research Consultant — External+
AI technology research and business applications
- Researched emerging AI technologies and commercial applications across business functions, including capabilities, adoption risks and implementation opportunities.
- Turned technical findings into strategic analysis and practical recommendations for business stakeholders.
JUL 2019 — MAY 2022Independent Product VenturesFounder / Product Owner+
InfluenceUP and InfluenceAR NFT · Prague, Czechia
- Built and launched two startup products through successful exits.
- Completed the Seed Starter and Perry Talents SK accelerator programmes and delivered public investor pitches.
MAY 2021 — OCT 2021AbridgeMachine Learning Research Assistant — External+
Six-month external research contract
- Supported ML research through technology analysis.
- Evaluated machine-learning approaches and their practical applications.
FEB 2018 — JUL 2019Veeam SoftwareProduct Analyst / Employer Brand Specialist+
Enterprise software · Prague, Czechia
- Product Analyst, January–July 2019: translated customer change requests and emerging problems into technical requirements and product documentation.
- Partnered with development teams to protect scope, timelines and budgets.
- Employer Brand Specialist, February 2018–January 2019: researched product and brand opportunities and supported positioning, messaging and event-led brand growth.
PRODUCT & BUSINESS
Discovery · User and market research · Product strategy · Roadmaps · Prioritisation · Product-market fit · Go-to-market · Investor communication
AI & DELIVERY
Generative AI · AI agents · Workflow automation · RAG and knowledge systems · Integrations · GPT-4, Claude and Llama · LangChain · Vector databases
PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS
Cross-functional leadership · Stakeholder alignment · Corporate AI training · Practical adoption · Business-continuity planning
04 / THE HOMEWORK BEHIND THE HUMOUR
Still learning. Always.A little theory.
A lot of doing.
Technical foundations, startup experience
and teaching that starts with real work.
Applied Informatics
Bachelor’s degree, University of Finance and Administration, Prague.
Thesis: traffic-sign recognition using convolutional neural networks and the GTSRB dataset.
From idea to business
Seed Starter & Perry Talents SK.
Built and launched startup products, refined product direction and pitched to investors.
Skills people can use
Corporate AI training at Coders Lab CZ & SK.
Hands-on sessions around the team’s actual tasks. Clear explanations, practical exercises and room for the “obvious” questions.
SOMETIMES I SAY IT IN PUBLIC, TOO
Forbes AI adoption ↗ČT24 AI in the real world ↗iDNES AI at work ↗Svět hospodářství The future of work ↗Dům & Zahrada AI, skills & work ↗
Selected expert commentary · Articles in Czech
05 / MY DOOR IS OPEN
Tell me the
complicated bit.
You can bring the unfinished idea, the stuck project,
or the thing nobody quite wants to deal with.
We’ll start with a conversation.
No pitch deck needed. Coffee optional.