Max Bastion

AI Product Manager

+4915121954161

m.i.bastion@gmail.com

Nürnberg, Germany

Niederlassungserlaubnis

Objectives

AI Product Manager develops prototypes demonstrating the applicability and possible improvements of AI in client processes and works on client requests for AI solutions. Owns roadmap and delivery for a company-wide talent-management platform used by 5,000+ people, defining KPIs and building Power BI and Tableau dashboards. Strength in AI prototyping and client-facing AI solution consulting, applying Agile and SAFe methods.

Skills

General

AI Adoption & Enablement Programs
Cross-Functional Transformation Leadership
Executive & Senior Stakeholder Management

Additional

Data & Analytics Program Governance
Data Governance & Master Data Management
Post-Merger Integration

Other

Audit & compliance support
Agile / SAFe
Governance forums & executive reporting

Experience

DataArt GmbH

Munich, Germany

AI Solution Consultant · 01/2026 – Present

Develop prototypes demonstrating the applicability and possible improvements of AI in client processes
Work on client requests for AI solutions
Conducts initial interviews to understand a client's AI application needs across various domains

Programme/Product Manager / Chief Coordinator Operations Committee · 11/2022 – Present

Co-lead the AI Champion network: distributed champions across HR, PR, L&D, Accounting and Internal Software Development interview their own teams for AI use cases and feed findings to a central prioritization board
Own roadmap and delivery for a company-wide talent-management platform used by more than 5,000 people, defining KPIs and building Power BI and Tableau dashboards
Coordinate DataArt's global Operations Committee spanning IT, IT InfoSec, Finance, Compliance, HR, Legal

DataArt

Odesa, Ukraine

Chief Coordinator, General Sales and Lead Generation · 05/2019 – 08/2021

Built 2 departments from scratch
Established new lead generation processes
Secured revenue generation for the onsite US sales department

GlobalLogic (client: Bottomline Technologies)

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Director of Engineering / Programme Manager · 07/2015 – 12/2016

Owned end-to-end delivery, quality, and risk for a 100+ person programme spanning five countries for a financial-services client
Served as integration interface between client (Bottomline Technologies) and vendor (GlobalLogic) delivery teams
Ran continuous-improvement initiatives and finance/budget oversight

Luxoft / DXC

Kyiv, Ukraine

UBS Site Manager · 04/2014 – 07/2015

Owned delivery for a 500+ FTE site running IT programmes for UBS through an outsourced delivery model
Managed people, client-facing operations, SLA compliance, risk management, and executive-level stakeholder reporting
Owned CapEx/OpEx budgeting, infrastructure planning, and inefficiency resolution

Program-Ace

Kharkiv, Ukraine

COO / CTO (3D Division) · 03/2010 – 04/2014

Oversaw the 3D division's technology and operations
Developed business processes and KPIs, designed staff motivation systems
Defined the division's 3D development services as a structured product offering

W3 Ukraine

Operations Manager · 06/2009 – 03/2010

Built a software production department from 0 to 180 FTE
Established process standardisation, resource planning, and operational efficiency frameworks
Ran a high-volume recruiting operation

EnTechEco Ltd.

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Project Manager & Database Architect / COO (150+ FTE) / CTO (100+ FTE) / COO / CTO · 2001 – 2009

Began by designing Oracle database schemas and reports
Designed reports and data structures, and ran financial data analytics, for enterprise clients' accounting and financial-planning systems, including integration with the Comshare OLAP/EPM budgeting platform
Wrote requirements specifications and helped design the development process

Department Director (Project Manager/Architect/Business Analyst/Solution Architect) – EK TMC project · 01/2005 – 01/2008

Collected system requirements, developed architecture and technical specifications
Created department and managed development
Combined roles of project manager, architect, business analyst, and solution architect

Business Consultant/Junior Developer, then Department Director, then COO/CTO · 01/2001 – 01/2005

Tax Inspectorate of Dzerzhinsky District, Kharkiv

Ukraine

Data Analyst and IT Support Engineer · 01/2000 – 02/2001

Certifications

Databricks Accredited Generative AI Fundamentals (2026)
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCA-F) — exam is in progress (courses finished June–August 2026)
Leading SAFe (Certificate ID: 87540336-028)

Tools

Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Power BI, Tableau, MS Teams, Miro, Claude AI, MS Copilot, Databricks, SAP R/3 MDM, Comshare OLAP/EPM, Microsoft Axapta/Dynamics AX, Oracle, MS Outlook, Anthropic Claude Code, MS PowerPoint, Delphi, MS Excel, OLAP, .NET, Power Designer, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Unreal, Unity 3D, 3D Max, SAP R/3

Education

Kharkiv Technical University of Radio Electronics (NURE)

M.Eng. in Computer Science (US M.S. equivalent), Computer Systems Design · 1994 – 1999

Publications

Composite work — "Faceted-hierarchical code-generating classification catalogue 'Basic classifier of the Electronic classifier of Goods and Materials (BK EK TMC)'" (Ukraine's state intellectual-property register, 2009-10-15)
Computer program — "Automated reference and directory information management system 'Electronic classifier of goods and materials'" (Ukraine's state intellectual-property register, 2007-07-15)
Three research/technical publications (2007–2009), CEO listed as formal first author; candidate served as chief architect and lead researcher

Languages

English - Fluent, Ukrainian - Native, Russian - Native, German - A2, working toward B1