Summary
Pavel Hamrik is a design-driven founder and product leader with 11 years of experience shaping complex SaaS and enterprise products from Prague. He builds and scales multidisciplinary design functions—hiring, coaching, establishing research and content practices, and integrating design into product and engineering strategy—often leading teams of 15–20 people. Known for stepping into ambiguity, Pavel kept a ~20-person design org productive through a major reorg and RIF as Interim Head of Design and drove Ataccama’s shift to SaaS by elevating usability and product analytics. His background spans co-founding startups and game studios to growing Productboard’s upmarket design capabilities, bringing a systems-first mindset tempered by a relentless focus on real user outcomes. He also experiments with practical AI workflows to boost designer productivity, and his terse GitHub bio—"Working to keep this simulation running"—hints at a pragmatic, playful approach to complex problems.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Masaryk University Brno
English, German, Czech