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Karel Balogh

Product Manager – Web3 Infrastructure & Developer Tools

πŸ“ Zurich, Switzerland / Czech Republic

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Product Manager with backgrounds in BCG management consulting and Web3 infrastructure. Holds dual Master's degrees in International Management (HEC Paris/CEMS) and Information Systems (BI & AI). Leading product strategy, SDK development, and cloud platform launches at SQD.ai across 3 brands, 200+ blockchain networks, and 100+ clients. Proven in shipping B2B developer tools, monetization, and cross-functional team leadership.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 160,000

Skills

Product Management9/10
Blockchain Indexing / Web3 Infrastructure9/10
DeFi Protocols8/10
Developer Documentation (Mintlify, Docusaurus)8/10
Agile / Scrum / Linear8/10
API Design / OpenAPI / Swagger (8/10)EVM / Solana Data (8/10)Management Consulting (8/10)On-chain Analytics / Dune Analytics (8/10)RPC / Streaming APIs (8/10)MCP / AI Agents / CrewAI (7/10)Monetization Strategy (7/10)SQL / PostgreSQL / ClickHouse (7/10)Git / GitHub (7/10)Product Analytics (Amplitude, PostHog, GA) (7/10)Grafana (6/10)AWS / GCP (6/10)Docker (6/10)Python (6/10)TypeScript (6/10)

Work Experience

Product Manager

Subsquid Labs / SQD.ai

Jun 2024 β€” Present

Product strategy across 3 brands (SQD, OceanStream, Soldexer): 200+ blockchain networks, 100+ clients, 5-engineer cross-functional team. Launched Portal API, Cloud Deployments 2.0, Pipes SDK GA, Portal Pools (DeFi on Arbitrum). Rebuilt developer docs (Mintlify), led AI initiative (MCP server, AI agent skills marketplace), managed 10+ enterprise clients, built network analytics and Dune dashboard, organized internal hackathon.

VIP & Operations Manager

2024 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

Jun 2023 β€” Feb 2024

Led event operations for a global championship with 40,000+ attendees. Managed VIP stakeholder experience, coordinated multi-team logistics. Secured over €40,000 in sponsorship deals. Co-led negotiations to bring UEC Cyclo-Cross European Championships to TΓ‘bor in 2028.

Founder & DeFi Consultant

Floe.ai

Jan 2023 β€” Jan 2024

Founded a DeFi analytics platform combining token terminal data with social signals and KOL tracking. Consulted for Gauntlet (DeFi risk management), advising VP of Growth on go-to-market strategy; provided analytics advisory to two individual crypto investors.

Student Consultant

Simon-Kucher & Partners (via HEC)

Jan 2021 β€” Dec 2021

Led a monetization strategy project for green banking products, delivering pricing recommendations adopted by the partner team.

Research Analyst

Boston Consulting Group

Feb 2020 β€” Sept 2023

Delivered 20+ consulting engagements across 6 sectors (Private Equity, Digital Transformation, Retail, Financial Institutions, Energy, Public Sector) in Europe and Middle East. Supported partner-level teams in structuring problem statements, building analytical models, and synthesizing C-suite-ready deliverables for Fortune 500 and government clients.

PM Coordinator (Intern)

Accenture

Jun 2019 β€” Nov 2019

Coordinated cross-team deliverables for a payment system implementation at a major Czech bank.

Education

EDHEC Business School

MSc Β· Data Analytics & AI (Erasmus)

HEC Paris / Prague University of Economics and Business – CEMS

MSc Β· International Management & CEMS MiM (double degree); Minor in Consulting

2020 – 2022

Prague University of Economics and Business

MSc Β· Information Systems, specialization in Business Intelligence and AI

2020 – 2023

Prague University of Economics and Business

BA Β· Finance

2017 – 2020

Miramonte High School

High School (Scholarship)

2015 – 2016