Denis Ardabatski

Product Lead Data & Ecosystem

STABL Energy · Munich

Present

Driving the product vision and roadmap for STABL Energy’s modular multi-level converter technology. My focus is on transitioning cutting-edge power electronics into scalable, market-leading Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Key Focus Areas: - Strategic Roadmap: Defining the path from innovative technology to a comprehensive, customer-centric BESS solution. - Growth Modeling: Utilizing hypothesis-driven frameworks to de-risk product scaling and maximize "Natural Relevance" in a transforming energy market. - Cross-Functional Leadership: Bridging the gap between engineering excellence and commercial value to ensure high-impact delivery.

Head of Product Banking

Gini · Munich

Leading Gini’s Photo Payment product strategy and innovation, transforming banking apps into financial hubs and strengthening Gini’s position as a top German AI FinTech. Key Achievements: 📈 User Growth & Engagement: Drove 67% increase in user engagement within one year and spearheaded initiatives targeting 30% adoption of Photo Payment by analyzing user journeys and removing friction points. 🚀 Product Innovation: Introduced continuous discovery and validated high-impact features such as Skonto, Direct Debit Mandates, and Transaction Documents, securing Gini’s competitive edge and ensuring scalability. 🤝 Partner Success: Strengthened collaboration with 15+ banking partners by simplifying SDK integrations (boosting adoption from 60% → 90%) and launching solutions like Gini Screen, reducing technical complexity. 📊 Data-Driven Strategy: Implemented the ICE prioritization framework to rank 50+ product improvements, optimizing resource allocation and aligning product development with bus…

Technical Solutions Consultant and Account Manager

Gini · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Played a pivotal role in driving SDK adoption, streamlining partner integrations, and building the operational foundation that enabled Gini’s Photo Payment product to scale. Key Achievements: 📈 SDK Migration Success: Boosted SDK integration success rate from 60% → 90% and drove SDK upgrade adoption from 0% → 80%, covering 97% of the market share. 🔄 Transfer Summary Rollout: Partnered with banks to deploy Transfer Summary, improving transaction transparency and strengthening adoption of new SDK capabilities. 📚 Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Standardized iOS & Android SDK documentation and built a Confluence-based customer portal, reducing support requests by 25% and enabling faster partner onboarding. 🛠️ Support Operations Transformation: Migrated customer support from Freshdesk to Jira Helpdesk, unifying the Technical Account Management process and improving communication with 15+ banking partners. 📊 Data & Reporting: Designed dashboards to track integration KPIs, including SD…

Co-Founder

NeoSound Intelligence

Founded and led an AI startup transforming call center Quality Management and Customer Experience by going beyond sentiment analysis to decode the nuanced emotions in voice interactions. Key Achievements: 🎤 Vision & Funding: Secured initial funding through strategic pitching and strong public speaking, effectively communicating the product’s unique value proposition. 👥 Team Leadership: Built and led a cross-functional team across product, engineering, and sales, aligning efforts toward product-market fit. 🌍 Market Validation: Conducted validation across 3 countries and 3 industries, shaping the product roadmap with real customer feedback. 💡 Product Innovation: Designed and launched a prototype capable of detecting sentiment and interpreting human emotions, delivering actionable insights for call centers. 📈 Sales Experience: Developed consultative sales skills, including cold-calling and early customer acquisition strategies. 🚀 Bootstrapping & Resilience: Operated lean under limit…

Founder

Ultima idea · Vilniaus, Lithuania

Founded Ultimaidea, a boutique consultancy helping startups accelerate from idea to market. Specialized in product management, agile frameworks, and lean development, guiding ventures through: 🔍 Market Validation – identifying customer needs and testing value propositions. 🧭 Strategic Positioning – shaping product-market fit and investor readiness. 🛠️ MVP Launches – supporting design, prototyping, and scalable product rollouts. Enabled startups to secure funding, acquire first customers, and establish innovation-driven growth paths, positioning them to thrive in competitive markets.

Chief Business Analyst, Project Coordinator, Scrum Master

Oxagile · US-based company with a development centre in Minsk, Belarus

Led cross-functional teams to deliver complex software solutions, including a Learning Management System (LMS) for a major US client in the CPA exam and continuing education sector. Key Contributions: 🧭 Project Leadership: Coordinated technical delivery, budgets, and reporting while improving development processes and reducing risks. 🔄 Agile Facilitation: Served as Scrum Master, empowering teams, removing roadblocks, and ensuring sprint goals were consistently met. 📊 Business Analysis: Defined requirements, created prototypes, and collaborated closely with developers to ensure product quality and alignment with customer needs. 👥 Team Leadership: Managed workloads, mentored junior analysts, resolved conflicts, and motivated teams to deliver with higher efficiency.

Business Analyst, Ba Manager, Workflow Strategist

Armada Labs · US-based company with a development centre in Minsk, Belarus

Led product and process transformation at a US-based FinTech software company, building the Business Analysis function from scratch and driving improvements across delivery, collaboration, and company operations. Key Contributions: ⚙️ Process Improvement: Implemented new tools and best practices, creating a knowledge base that improved alignment between analysts, developers, and QA. 🤝 Collaboration Enablement: Introduced and integrated SVN, MS SharePoint, and Atlassian tools, streamlining software development and administration. 📊 Business Analysis Expertise: Delivered project planning, cost management, and requirements analysis with strong UX focus, ensuring high-quality client solutions. 👥 Team Leadership: Built and led the Business Analyst team, setting company-wide standards for requirements management and creating guidelines/templates for consistency. 🏛️ Workflow Strategist: Defined and implemented company-wide process models, policies, and IT strategy. Improved reporting syst…

Business Analyst

Itransition · US-based company with a development centre in Minsk, Belarus

Contributed to product development for HiTech and Virtualization industry clients of a US-based software company, bridging business needs with technical delivery. Key Contributions: 📑 Requirements & Documentation: Gathered requirements, facilitated stakeholder workshops, and produced SRS, Vision, and Scope documents to align expectations. 🏗️ System & UX Design: Designed system architecture and data flows, and prototyped user interfaces to support iterative development and stakeholder feedback. 🤝 Team Support: Partnered closely with developers throughout the lifecycle, ensuring requirements clarity and smooth execution. 📊 Project Planning: Defined timelines, sequenced tasks, and reviewed test cases and prototypes to secure delivery against milestones. 💼 Pre-Sales Activities: Created RFX documents and proposals, contributing to successful bids and client acquisition.

Software Developer

Itransition · Minsk, Belarus

Programming and supporting object-oriented system design of the industrial software.

Software Engineer

Mecasoft · EU-based company with a development centre in Minsk, Belarus

Developed Human-Machine Interface (HMI) software for wafer processing solutions in the semiconductor industry. Key Contributions: 💻 Industrial Software Development: Built applications with .NET, C#, and XML, ensuring reliability and performance. 🎨 UI/UX Design: Designed and implemented intuitive graphical user interfaces for seamless operator interaction. 🔐 Security & Access Control: Implemented role-based access and security measures to safeguard data integrity. 📑 Documentation: Produced detailed System Requirements Specifications (SRS) to align development with stakeholder objectives.