Mikhail Lortkipanidze
Senior Product Lead
Salary / Daily rate
London, UK
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Product Lead with 10+ years driving growth at major platforms like OLX Group and Gumtree. Successfully co-founded and exited B2B2C marketplace, relocated internationally to spearhead new product divisions. Expert in SaaS product strategy, marketplace development, and scaling user experiences for enterprise clients.
Work experience
Lead Growth Product Manager
Gumtree.com
Mar 2025 - Present
1 year 8 months
London Area, United Kingdom · On-site
Group Product Manager
AltoVita
May 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 8 months
London Area, United Kingdom · On-site
A corporate housing SaaS platform providing accommodation solutions for enterprise clients.
Product Lead & Co-Founder
Relleb
Oct 2021 - May 2023
1 year 8 months
London Area, United Kingdom · On-site
- Exited through sale of core IP - B2B2C watch marketplace with pre-purchase authentication. Led product growth strategy
Product Advisory Consultant
TrustSurgeons
May 2021 - Mar 2022
11 months
Amsterdam · On-site
- Directed the creation of a new marketplace platform, owning technical design, UI/UX, seller onboarding, and internal tooling - Guided product strategy and go-to-market as consultant for one of Europe’s largest plastic surgery clinic
OLX Group
Jul 2016 - May 2021
4 years 11 months
Amsterdam · On-site
Senior Product Manager
Aug 2018 - May 2021
2 years 10 months
Amsterdam · On-site
- Relocated by company to Netherlands to lead new product as first PM - Part of the leadership team of product division
Senior Product Manager, OLX Ukraine & Central Asia
Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
2 years 1 month
Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
Product Manager
Paymentwall, Inc.
Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
1 year 10 months
Kyiv, San Francisco
Samsung Electronics
Jun 2012 - Oct 2014
2 years 5 months
Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
Product Manager
Apr 2013 - Oct 2014
1 year 7 months
Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
Product Marketing Specialist
Jun 2012 - Mar 2013
10 months
Kyiv, Suwon
- Chosen from the top 400 candidates through Samsung’s Global HQ Fresh Graduate Trainee Programme
Marketing Intern
AB InBev
Oct 2010 - May 2011
8 months
Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
- Global HQ Program
Education
Kyiv School of Economics
BSc Degree (Postgraduate)
2010 - 2012
2 years 1 month
National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute'
MSc and BSc Degrees
2006 - 2012
6 years 1 month