Aleksandr Korovin

📍 Berlin  ·  📞 +49 152 215 254 00  ·  alexander.s.korovin@gmail.com  ·  linkedin.com/in/aleksanderkorovin

10+ years shipping data and AI products in ed-tech, fintech, and B2B. I close the gap between discovery and delivery — turning user research and data signals into shipped features with measurable outcomes. Recent highlights: LLM content pipelines saving €500K/y and a 360° Learner Profile that drove +10% DAUs at Babbel.

Experience
Babbel GmbH, Berlin — Sr. Data Product Manager
Oct 2023 – Present
  • Shipped GenAI-powered pipelines for personalised content creation (text, audio, images), targeting 20% churn driver
  • Led discovery for internal AI content platform, designing evaluation frameworks and Human-in-the-Loop workflows
  • Launched 360° Learner Profile for 10+ teams; cut ad-hoc queries 50% and aligned 6 departments around data model
  • Shipped engagement features (streaks, progress metrics) leveraging new data signals, driving a 10% growth in DAUs
EPAM Continuum, Remote — Sr. Product Manager
Mar 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Led a 15-member AI search team at a Fortune 500 company; new model lifted CTR 20%
  • Redesigned fashion retailer's seller-portal; discovered new product catalogue that unified data, cut listing time 30%
  • Launched a Smart Locker SaaS platform, driving go-to-market for 3 enterprises across 25+ sites
IBM iX, Moscow — Sr. Product Owner
Mar 2018 – Mar 2021
  • Built region's first Digital Lab; shipped online-bank MVP in <9 months
  • Rolled out discovery toolkit to 4 squads; trimmed idea-to-MVP cycle 75%
  • Built digital platform (AI, RPA) to optimise oil-field geo exploration, saving 30% CAPEX
Deloitte Digital, Moscow — Sr. Consultant
Dec 2016 – Mar 2018
  • Orchestrated €30M digital roadmap for top-5 insurer in CIS, board-approved in 8 weeks
  • Published fintech index for Central Bank; adopted as national benchmark
Sberbank, Moscow — Project Manager
Oct 2014 – Nov 2016
  • Delivered banking-risk simulator to 7000+ managers; cut training spend 35%
  • Built learning analytics for 50K+ students; insights reshaped L&D strategy
IBM, Moscow — Digital Consultant
Sep 2013 – Oct 2014
  • Designed lead-gen analytics engine for US logistics firm; grew qualified leads 20%
Education
Graduate School of Management, SPbU
M.Sc. International Business  ·  2011–2013
University of St. Gallen (exchange)
Exchange Banking & Finance  ·  2012–2013
St. Petersburg University
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics & Programming  ·  2006–2011
Skills
Product & Strategy
OKRsUser ResearchRoadmappingJiraFigma
Data & Analytics
SQLPythonAmplitudeAirtable
AI Pipelines
Content generationDatabricksn8nEvalsHITL design
Cloud & Infra
S3KinesisLambdaDynamoDB
Languages
English (fluent)German (B1)
Certifications
SAFe PO/PM
Certified ScrumMaster
ML course — Yandex
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking
Go-Practice Product Analytics
Achievements
Babbel Sci-Fi Book Club, Founder — 20 active readers2024
Internal Storytelling Course, Creator — 10+ corporate runs2021–24
Product Hunt Baku, Speaker — "Product Storytelling"2022
SberCode Hackathon, Winner — HR Portal MVP2021
Selected Projects

LLM Content Personalization Pipeline

Babbel  ·  2024–Present

LLM + Knowledge Tracing engine adapts lesson difficulty in real time. Automated pipeline generates 20K+ items/day across 18 languages.

€500K/y savings−70 days cycle+3% DALs

Customer 360° Profile

Babbel  ·  2024–Present

Unified Learner Data Model for real-time CRM segmentation and in-app personalisation. Dynamic pipeline generating 50M+ daily events.

+3% DAUs+4% CTR5 campaigns

Data Quality Framework & Contracts

Babbel  ·  2024–Present

Data contracts (schemas, SLAs, quality checks) between producers and consumers. Automated DQ monitors with alerting and runbooks.

−40% incidents2 teams

Seller Portal Discovery

EPAM Continuum  ·  2022

20+ merchant interviews across 4 countries. Unified product catalogue roadmap; discovery artefacts adopted as company-wide delivery blueprint.

−30% listing time

Next Best Action Platform

IBM iX  ·  2020

Product strategy for NBA platform at CIS's largest retail bank. 120+ business and UX requirements; facilitated cross-team user research sprints.

Fortune-500 bank

Digital Lab & Online Bank

IBM iX  ·  2019

Established region's first Digital Lab. Delivered SME online-bank MVP in <9 months. B2B marketplace onboarding 1000+ clients.

−21% seller costs
Interests

Storyboarding & comics  ·  Triathlon (2× Ironman)  ·  Tennis  ·  Piano  ·  Sci-fi & economics books

Aleksandr Korovin

📍 Berlin  ·  📞 +49 152 215 254 00  ·  alexander.s.korovin@gmail.com  ·  linkedin.com/in/aleksanderkorovin

10+ years shipping data and AI products in ed-tech, fintech, and B2B. I close the gap between discovery and delivery — turning user research and data signals into shipped features with measurable outcomes. Recent highlights: LLM content pipelines saving €500K/y and a 360° Learner Profile that drove +10% DAUs at Babbel.

Skills
Product & Strategy
OKRsUser ResearchRoadmappingJiraFigma
Data & Analytics
SQLPythonAmplitudeAirtable
AI Pipelines
Content generationDatabricksn8nEvalsHITL design
Cloud & Infra
S3KinesisLambdaDynamoDB
Languages
English (fluent)German (B1)
Experience
Babbel GmbH, Berlin — Sr. Data Product Manager
Oct 2023 – Present
  • Shipped GenAI-powered pipelines for personalised content creation (text, audio, images), targeting 20% churn driver
  • Led discovery for internal AI content platform, designing evaluation frameworks and Human-in-the-Loop workflows
  • Launched 360° Learner Profile for 10+ teams; cut ad-hoc queries 50% and aligned 6 departments around data model
  • Shipped engagement features (streaks, progress metrics) leveraging new data signals, driving a 10% growth in DAUs
EPAM Continuum, Remote — Sr. Product Manager
Mar 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Led a 15-member AI search team at a Fortune 500 company; new model lifted CTR 20%
  • Redesigned fashion retailer's seller-portal; discovered new product catalogue that unified data, cut listing time 30%
  • Launched a Smart Locker SaaS platform, driving go-to-market for 3 enterprises across 25+ sites
IBM iX, Moscow — Sr. Product Owner
Mar 2018 – Mar 2021
  • Built region's first Digital Lab; shipped online-bank MVP in <9 months
  • Rolled out discovery toolkit to 4 squads; trimmed idea-to-MVP cycle 75%
  • Built digital platform (AI, RPA) to optimise oil-field geo exploration, saving 30% CAPEX
Deloitte Digital, Moscow — Sr. Consultant
Dec 2016 – Mar 2018
  • Orchestrated €30M digital roadmap for top-5 insurer in CIS, board-approved in 8 weeks
  • Published fintech index for Central Bank; adopted as national benchmark
Sberbank, Moscow — Project Manager
Oct 2014 – Nov 2016
  • Delivered banking-risk simulator to 7000+ managers; cut training spend 35%
  • Built learning analytics for 50K+ students; insights reshaped L&D strategy
IBM, Moscow — Digital Consultant
Sep 2013 – Oct 2014
  • Designed lead-gen analytics engine for US logistics firm; grew qualified leads 20%
Education
Graduate School of Management, SPbU
M.Sc. International Business  ·  2011–2013
University of St. Gallen (exchange)
Exchange Banking & Finance  ·  2012–2013
St. Petersburg University
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics & Programming  ·  2006–2011
Certifications
SAFe PO/PM
Certified ScrumMaster
ML course — Yandex
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking
Go-Practice Product Analytics
Achievements
Babbel Sci-Fi Book Club, Founder — 20 active readers2024
Internal Storytelling Course, Creator — 10+ corporate runs2021–24
Product Hunt Baku, Speaker — "Product Storytelling"2022
SberCode Hackathon, Winner — HR Portal MVP2021
Selected Projects

LLM Content Personalization Pipeline

Babbel  ·  2024–Present

LLM + Knowledge Tracing engine adapts lesson difficulty in real time. Automated pipeline generates 20K+ items/day across 18 languages.

€500K/y savings−70 days cycle+3% DALs

Customer 360° Profile

Babbel  ·  2024–Present

Unified Learner Data Model for real-time CRM segmentation and in-app personalisation. Dynamic pipeline generating 50M+ daily events.

+3% DAUs+4% CTR5 campaigns

Data Quality Framework & Contracts

Babbel  ·  2024–Present

Data contracts (schemas, SLAs, quality checks) between producers and consumers. Automated DQ monitors with alerting and runbooks.

−40% incidents2 teams

Seller Portal Discovery

EPAM Continuum  ·  2022

20+ merchant interviews across 4 countries. Unified product catalogue roadmap; discovery artefacts adopted as company-wide delivery blueprint.

−30% listing time

Next Best Action Platform

IBM iX  ·  2020

Product strategy for NBA platform at CIS's largest retail bank. 120+ business and UX requirements; facilitated cross-team user research sprints.

Fortune-500 bank

Digital Lab & Online Bank

IBM iX  ·  2019

Established region's first Digital Lab. Delivered SME online-bank MVP in <9 months. B2B marketplace onboarding 1000+ clients.

−21% seller costs
Interests

Storyboarding & comics  ·  Triathlon (2× Ironman)  ·  Tennis  ·  Piano  ·  Sci-fi & economics books