Summary
Lev Zabudko is a product-focused technology executive and founder with 17+ years of experience building high-impact consumer and infrastructure products used by tens of millions. He has led product strategy and delivery as CPO for startups and a 300+ person company, grew smart speaker and voice assistant audio/communications streams at Yandex, and architected a parking management platform serving millions and processing 500k+ daily payments. Equally comfortable coding in NodeJS and designing data/BI architectures, he combines hands-on engineering intuition with executive-level product strategy and operational delivery. Notable strengths include launching ML- and RL-driven experiences for smart home devices, scaling integrations across transport ecosystems, and shipping Edge AI camera products with seven-figure contracts. Based in London, he now focuses on AI-enabled cybersecurity, fintech and concierge tech ventures while mentoring the next generation of product managers. Colleagues know him for pragmatic decision-making, rapid customer-driven discovery, and the ability to translate technical complexity into clear business outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Information Technology / Economics, Master's degree Information Technology / Economics at Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
Executive MBA Business Administration and Management General, Executive MBA Business Administration and Management General at Hult International Business School
Management leadership and negotiations, Management leadership and negotiations at Tallinn School of Management
Русский, Английский