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Kristián KlostermannKK

Kristián Klostermann

Product Manager

€650/day
Bratislava, SK
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Kristián

I help startups and scaleups ship better products faster — whether that's an AI/ML feature, an e-commerce growth lever, or untangling a messy cross-team delivery.
I've shipped an AI/ML recommendation engine used by 350M+ users, and built my own e-commerce brand from zero to €155k+ gross revenue in 7 months. I know what it takes to move fast without breaking things.
What I typically work on: product strategy and roadmapping, AI/ML product development, e-commerce growth and conversion optimization, and cross-team delivery in complex environments.
I work async, communicate clearly, and focus on outcomes. Available for remote engagements across EU timezones.
  • Slovak

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Bratislava (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Localhost
    Senior Project Manager & Interim Product Owner for Caterpillar (Cat Digital)
    December 2024 - Today (1 year and 8 months)
    Košice, Slovakia
    – Leading delivery of the One Funnel initiative across USA, India, Switzerland, and Slovakia — coordinating 6+ engineering, platform, and business teams in a fragmented enterprise environment
    – Driving cross-team alignment where ownership is unclear, resolving blockers, and ensuring end-to-end delivery across multiple concurrent streams
    – Leading enterprise LDAP & EDS retirement toward Q1/Q3 2026 milestones, aligning app owners, security/IAM, and architecture teams
    – Reduced in-scope accounts by ~62% (320 → 120) through inventory validation and stakeholder alignment, accelerating delivery and lowering risk
    – Acting Interim Product Owner for Cat Inspect (Legacy) — stabilized backlog and aligned priorities with ongoing PingFederate platform migration
  • HaftArms.com
    Co-Founder & Product LeadRemote/
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 7 months)
    Bratislava, Slovakia
    – Built the full e-commerce stack from scratch: WordPress + WooCommerce, Stripe/PayPal, VAT OSS, international pricing, GDPR, legal flows
    – Grew to €155k+ gross revenue (€150k net) in first 7 months, selling across EU, US, and Asia — with consistent 5–10 day delivery via UPS integrations
    – Own 100% of product, UX, and conversion flow — configurator, checkout, shipping logic, warranties, returns
    – Built influencer seeding pipeline in the HEMA community; ran organic social, content, and paid ads from day one
    – Designed GTM strategy around in-stock availability and consistent quality vs. long industry wait times
  • Altreon AI
    Consulting Product ManagerBratislava
    February 2024 - December 2024 (10 months)
    – Led PMF exploration for an SMB-focused GenAI product — defined ICPs, value props, and success metrics
    – Produced MVP scope and phased roadmap; aligned engineering and design toward first value delivery
    – Ran customer discovery interviews and structured feedback loops to prioritize features

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Education

  • BSc, Informatics
    Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (FIIT)
    2017
    BSc

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