Pavel Hadzhiev
Principal Product Manager at Payhawk
Bulgaria
Summary
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Top SchoolPavel Hadzhiev is a Principal Product Manager with a decade of experience blending hands-on engineering and product leadership across SAP and scale-up fintech Payhawk. He progressed from Java/Go developer and Scrum Master at SAP—where he helped re-innovate cloud services and run CI/CD and Kubernetes—to owning end-to-end product areas like Expense Management, Bill Payments, and Procurement. At Payhawk he has led process scaling, backlog prioritisation, and launched procure-to-pay experiences aimed at mid-market European customers. Known for translating complex operational pain points into scalable workflows, he has repeatedly improved support & maintenance throughput and established robust product discovery practices. Based in Bulgaria, Pavel combines enterprise-grade discipline with startup velocity and a track record of turning platform-level engineering rigor into market-facing product advantages. An understated strength is his ability to bridge cross-functional teams during rapid growth, turning ad hoc initiatives into repeatable processes.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Sofia University St. Kliment OhridskiHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at First English Language School Sofia
English, Bulgarian
Github Skills (15)
open-source10
javascript10
ethereum4
eclipse3
uniswap3
fmi3
java3
analytics3
blockchain2
wallet2
daemon2
cryptocurrency2
golang2
crypto2
bitcoin2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pavelhadzhiev/project-manager
Jan 2019 - Feb 2023
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
pavelhadzhiev/story-builder
Dec 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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