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Mathematician turned Product and Innovation Manager

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Hi, I’m Niki and I help organizations navigate change and develop innovations with positive impact.

With a background in theoretical mathematics and 5 years of experience leading complex projects, I help corporations, family businesses, and NGOs design human-centered innovations with positive impact on our society and environment.

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I’m open to work as a Co-founder, Researcher, Product Manager or Innovation Project Lead.

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Professional Experience

Innovation Project Leader | Q Designers | 2023 – Present

→    Lead innovation projects for global corporations, family-owned businesses, and NGOs.

→    Facilitated workshops that helped key stakeholders commit to change in their organization.

→    Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create human-centered solutions with positive impact on our society and environment.

→    Actively proposed further collaboration with current clients and prepared cooperation proposals which resulted in sales for over 3,75 million CZK over 3 years.

Previous Experience

My previous experience was a couple of years of freelance work as an Ethical hacker, Backend programmer and Product manager. Ultimately it helped me to realize that I want to do a human-centered service design and use my IT knowledge to design and prototype solutions.

How I approach my work and complex problems

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Project leadership and teamwork: As a team leader, I see my main value in understanding context and helping my team understand what we are doing and why we are doing it. I trust my team and let each individual take responsibility for their part of the project.

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Interdisciplinary approach (mathematics, design, social sciences): My experience in social sciences helps me learn as much as possible from the user’s perspective. My approach from mathematical studies helps me categorize information and see patterns. While the design approach helps me come up with solutions and iterate them.

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Stakeholder management and communication: Ultimately, I see myself as kind of a Detective Columbo researcher. I kindly and relentlessly approach people with humble interest in their motivations and opinions that help me design solutions.

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Key skills

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Leadership

1. Leading Design sprints
2. Stakeholder management and mapping
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Tech

1. Deep understanding of tech infrastructure
2. Vibe-code rapid prototyping
3. Cybersecurity patterns </aside>