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Danica Kovac

@danicakovac

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Senior Product Manager building SaaS products that solve real user problems and scale.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a product role where I can lead discovery-to-monetization, build scalable SaaS experiences, and translate customer insight into measurable outcomes—working closely with Engineering, CS, and GTM while shipping through thoughtful experimentation.

I’m a Senior Product Manager with 7+ years of experience building SaaS products across workforce management, EdTech, and the creative industry, taking ideas from 0→1 launches through products at scale. I lead product strategy across discovery, monetization, and product operations—turning customer needs and business goals into clear priorities and action. I’m most energized by solving real user problems and building things that matter.

Most recently, as the first PM at Podyx, I scaled the platform from 0 to 150+ paying studio customers across Europe, the Middle East & U.S., and built the company’s first product operations framework to improve prioritization, team alignment, and execution. I partnered on Stripe-based billing architecture for automated subscriptions, established early-adopter feedback loops via 40+ discovery calls, and used AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, v0, UX Pilot) to accelerate synthesis and prototyping. Previously at LearnUpon, I reimagined Instructor-Led Training for enterprise live-learning—driving adoption by 300+ customers and 10M+ learners, contributing $2M+ in ARR impact, and helping earn a Brandon Hall Award.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Product Manager

Current

Podyx

Nov 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

First product manager at Podyx, scaling the platform from 0 to 150+ paying podcast studio customers across Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. Built product operations processes and a Stripe-based billing architecture for automated subscriptions and recurring payments.

Product Strategy Product Operations Monetization Stripe Billing Customer Discovery Roadmapping Analytics

Product Manager

LearnUpon

Nov 2022 - Oct 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Reimagined LearnUpon’s Instructor-Led Training offering, delivering a modern enterprise experience adopted by 300+ customers and 10M+ learners. Drove $2M+ in ARR impact through 40+ enterprise discovery sessions and improved SUS to 85+ via an accessibility-focused redesign.

Product Management User Research Roadmapping Adoption Strategy Enterprise SaaS Experimentation Platform Migration Stakeholder Management

Product Owner

Humanity (TCP Software)

May 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 6 months)

Led end-to-end development of the ShiftPlanning scheduling module used by 2.5M+ users. Managed an 8-person cross-functional team across 30+ releases, improving delivery predictability and reducing release cycle time by 25%, while reducing post-release defects by 30%.

Scheduling Module Delivery Cross functional Leadership Release Management QA Alignment Product Validation

Product Launch Lead

Humanity (TCP Software)

Jun 2020 - May 2021 (11 months)

Built a company-wide launch framework with Gartner consultants to align Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Marketing, and leadership on shared launch criteria. Managed three major feature rollouts impacting 2.9M+ users and led enablement, release communications, and post-launch feedback analysis.

Product Launches Launch Strategy Stakeholder Management Cross Functional Execution Release Communications Enablement Rollout Change Management

Product Marketing Coordinator

Humanity (TCP Software)

Aug 2019 - Jan 2020 (5 months)

Developed positioning and go-to-market messaging for 10+ launches, translating technical updates into customer-centric communications that increased feature awareness. Led product webinars and release communications across campaigns reaching 1M+ users.

Product Marketing Go To Market Webinars Campaign Execution Customer Enablement Adoption Focused Content

Regional Manager

SEE ICT Startit Centers

Sep 2018 - Jul 2019 (10 months)

Led a national network of 8 tech hubs across Serbia, managing distributed teams and standardizing operations across locations. Oversaw budgets, partnerships, and community growth initiatives to support financial sustainability and ongoing audience growth.

Community Operations Team Leadership Budget Management Partnership Development Community Growth Operations Management Stakeholder Management

Manager of Startit Center

SEE ICT Startit Center

Nov 2017 - Sep 2018 (10 months)

Managed one of Belgrade’s first tech coworking and startup community hubs, overseeing 220+ events and broader community operations. Owned the center’s digital communications, including a 15,000+ reader weekly newsletter and social media, to grow visibility and partnerships.