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MichaΕ‚ KΔ…kol

Technology Leader | Product Owner

WrocΕ‚aw, Poland

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Technology leader and entrepreneur with 16+ years of experience spanning software development, product management, private equity, and IT consulting. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams of up to 20 people, delivering complex fintech solutions, and managing international finance projects valued at $100M+. Expert in bridging business strategy and technology execution.

Work Preferences

Salary

USD 12,000

Skills

Agile / Scrum Master9/10
Product Ownership / Scrum9/10
Stakeholder Management9/10
Team Leadership9/10
Private Equity & M&A Advisory8/10
IT Recruitment (8/10)Software Architecture (8/10)Android Development (8/10)Due Diligence (8/10)Java (7/10)AI-Assisted Development (7/10)API Design & Integration (REST/SOAP) (7/10)C / C++ (6/10)Go (Golang) (6/10)Microservices / Kafka / API Gateway (6/10)PHP / MySQL (6/10)PostgreSQL (6/10)React / Next.js (6/10)Python (5/10)PowerShell (5/10)

Work Experience

Director / Vice President

Zab Capital Holdings

Feb 2024 β€” Jun 2025

Directed foreign direct investments and private equity placements. Advised on portfolio transactions totaling $500M+. Implemented AI-assisted due diligence processes reducing analysis time by 50%. Managed end-to-end M&A mandates and established relationships with 10+ institutional investors across 3 continents.

Systems Analyst

NDA Protected (Banking sector)

Jun 2022 β€” Jun 2023

Conducted functional requirements analysis and IT systems modelling for a major banking client. Analyzed Web Services, REST API, and SOAP integrations. Identified a critical user data security vulnerability missed by competitors. Collaborated with Product Owners using Jira and Confluence.

Founder & Managing Director

Kakol Real Estate Ltd

Jan 2020 β€” Present

Built and scaled an international advisory firm specializing in private equity, M&A, capital development, and AI-assisted software development. Structured and executed international projects valued at $100M+. Delivered multiple software products using React, Next.js, PHP, MySQL, Go, and AI tools.

Scrum Master & Product Owner

NDA Protected (UAV sector)

Feb 2019 β€” Apr 2019

Managed a team of ~15 people. Improved Scrum processes, introduced daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning. Led full recruitment cycle: screened 300 developers, conducted 60 interviews, recruited two 5-person Python teams. Delivered all results within 4 weeks.

Scrum Master & Product Owner

NDA Protected

Jan 2018 β€” Present

Introduced Scrum to a team of ~20 people. Implemented daily meetings, retrospectives, estimations, sprint and project planning. Transitioned the organization from crisis management to strategic product planning and delivery.

Scrum Master & Product Owner

Unity Sp. z o.o.

Sept 2015 β€” May 2016

Managed a financial software product. Oversaw product roadmap, sprint planning, and delivery.

Senior Android Specialist (Remote)

Procom System

Dec 2014 β€” Feb 2018

Managed a hotel room management application project. Conducted technical assessments and time estimations, assigned responsibilities. Part-time.

CTO & Partner (Fintech Software Services)

IdeasON

Dec 2014 β€” Feb 2018

Co-founded and led a fintech software services company as CTO. Built and managed teams of up to 10 people. Reduced development risk by 40% and increased company turnover by 60%. Key projects include a European Startup Investment Platform, Atrium Shopping Application, and IdeasON Training Program.

Remote Senior Software Developer

SMT Software

Dec 2014 β€” Sept 2017

Led meetings, performed project estimations, gathered client requirements, and planned projects. Managed technical teams and proposed architectural solutions. Project maintenance, occasional new features and bug fixes.

Software Developer

SMT Software

Jul 2013 β€” Dec 2014

Performed project estimations, proposed solutions. Introduced a dual estimation approach based on real time-tracked data. Worked on projects for international clients including ASOS, Barclays, and NextBit.

Android Specialist

Gigaset Communications

Apr 2013 β€” Jul 2013

Custom Android system development for flagship devices. Managed a team of ~10 C/C++/Android developers. Optimized the AOSP system build process from 4 hours down to 5 minutes.

Android Specialist (Remote)

Avaus Consulting

Aug 2012 β€” Dec 2012

Resolved client issues, proposed solutions, and delivered implementations. Managed Android product lines. Technically led client product teams using Scrum. Contributed to Angry Birds Android implementation.

Android Developer

Softline Sp. z o.o.

Apr 2011 β€” May 2011

Delivered projects aligned with business requirements. Proposed solutions, provided time estimates, divided tasks within the team.

Co-Founder & Lead Developer

LuckyDevs

Oct 2010 β€” Jun 2015

Co-founded a mobile app development studio producing award-winning applications. Managed 20+ mobile applications with 100,000+ cumulative downloads. Won Best Polish Social Application (2011), nominated in 2012, and won 1st Mentors Award at Startup Weekend Warsaw Fintech 2016.

C++/Java Developer

Tieto Poland

Dec 2009 β€” Mar 2011

Worked on a large-scale telecommunications project (Nokia Siemens Networks). Delivered project tasks within Scrum under a Waterfall-managed program. Embedded software development for the telecom sector. Identified illegal use of client software within a vendor's product.