simonfree

Senior Product Manager

Cut spec-to-release cycle from 4 weeks to 10 days across 6 concurrent crypto products. 7+ years building and shipping FinTech and Web3 products end-to-end — onboarding, KYC, fiat gateways, crypto exchanges.
 
Currently Senior Product Manager at Chanity, a boutique product-engineering studio building FinTech and Web3 products for crypto exchanges, DeFi protocols, and fiat-gateway providers. I lead product across 6 concurrent client workstreams with a distributed team of 20.

What I ship and how:

→ Crypto-native products at scale: up to 500K MAU and $50M+ in monthly transaction volume. Designed and operationalized KYC, identity verification, and onboarding flows across multiple client crypto exchanges and fiat gateways. 
→ Speed without chaos: cut spec-to-release cycle from 4 weeks to 10 days by standardizing PRDs, prioritization frameworks, and delivery rituals. Funnel impact across portfolio: onboarding conversion +25% (from 18% to 22.5% baseline), activation +20%, retention +15%.
→ AI-native PM operating model: LLM-powered workflows for PRD drafting, sprint summaries, and research synthesis cut documentation overhead by ~60%. AI-driven KPI monitoring pipelines compressed weekly reporting from 4 hours to under 30 minutes.
 
Earlier:
 
→ Senior PM at GOTBIT (2022-2024) — launched 20+ B2C, B2B2C, and SaaS products across marketplaces, DeFi, crypto exchanges, and fiat on-ramps. Delivered 2 white-label B2B solutions from zero. Led cross-functional teams of 12-15 and 100+ enterprise partner negotiations. 
→ Product Operations at AliExpress (Russia and Spain markets, 2019-2022) — promoted twice in 3 years. Managed 40+ simultaneous projects with churn under 5%; grew portfolio gross profit by 190%; launched 120+ e-commerce projects.
 
What I'm looking for:
 Senior PM or Product Operations roles in Crypto, FinTech, or regulated platforms — onboarding, KYC, payments, exchange or DeFi platform products. I work fast, deliver measurable outcomes, and bring an AI-native operating mindset to a PM team.
 
Open to: full-remote globally · contractor or EOR ready · relocation-open (EU, Cyprus, UAE) · no EU sponsorship needed for remote roles.
 
CSPO certified · English C1 · French B1 · Russian native.
 
Reach me: [email protected]


Experience: 7 years

Yearly salary: $80,000

Hourly rate: $100

Nationality: 🌏 Remote

Residency: 🇷🇸 Serbia


Experience

Senior Product Manager
Confidential Crypto Hedge Fund (NDA)
2022 - 2024
Delivered 2 white-label payment solutions from zero, managing full build-vs-buy analysis, vendor selection, and partner API integration to production-ready quality. Piloted automated compliance flag detection across client products, enabling faster KYC/AML workflows and reducing manual compliance review overhead.
Senior Product Operations Manager (Contract)
VOIS / Rocket Launch LLC
2022 - 2022
Led development and launch of a new product line (75 SKUs), owning end-to-end digital customer journey and coordinating cross-channel delivery across e-commerce, retail, and trade channels.
Product Operations – Product & Seller Platform
AliExpress
2019 - 2022
Increased gross profit of the project portfolio by 190% through data-driven platform operations and seller integration optimisation. Managed a portfolio of 40+ simultaneous projects with a team of 12, maintaining churn rate below 5%. Launched 120+ e-commerce integration projects across AliExpress Russia and Spain markets.

Skills

operations
product-manager
english
french
russian