Product Lead · Prague

New products
from idea to launch.

I lead discovery, help teams find the right MVP, and bring business, design and engineering together to get products to market.

Over 10 years of experience, mainly across fintech, banking and wealth management.

Portrait of David Březina
10+ yearsdigital products
0→1discovery, MVP, delivery and launch
FINTECHbanking, payments and investing

Experience

Where I've worked
and what I owned.

Finbricks

January – November 2023

Product Owner

freelance · Prague

Product development for an open-banking platform in CZ and SK. We delivered a new client administration portal, including migration, and supported expansion into Hungary and Romania.

Shoptet

November 2021 – December 2022

Product Manager, Shoptet Pay

contract · Prague

Development of Shoptet Pay for online stores in CZ, SK and HU. Responsible for product discovery, the backlog and open-banking features, including automated payment-to-order matching.

Creative Dock

September 2019 – November 2021

Product Owner / Project CEO

freelance · Prague

At Fairo, I led a team focused on invoicing, bookkeeping and taxation for freelancers. I later led a digital-agency project for small businesses from scratch.

Česká spořitelna

October 2016 – September 2019

Product & CX Specialist / Product Owner / Senior BA

permanent employment · Prague

Business analysis supporting the bank's digital transformation, including the migration of 1.8 million clients to George. Responsibility for delivery and development of new George Key digital identity features and the launch of online travel insurance.

Earlier experience

T-Mobile · KPMG · Deloitte

About

I do my best work
when the answer isn't obvious yet.

I am a Product Lead with more than 10 years of experience in product management. I have worked in startups, technology companies and large banks. I am at my best when a product is still at the beginning and needs a clear shape. I also enjoy shaping product strategy, scaling established products and connecting them with business goals.

In recent years, I have focused mainly on fintech and wealth management. I am also interested in products from other areas, such as longevity, sport and AI-driven innovation. Alongside client work, I explore how AI can support discovery and delivery.

Areas
Product discovery · New product development · MVP definition · Product delivery · Wealth management · Open banking · Payments · Digital identity
Languages
Czech — native · English — B2/C1
Education
University of Hradec Králové — Master’s degree, Information Management (2004–2010) · Universidad Politécnica de Madrid — Erasmus, Information Management (2009)
Certifications
PRINCE2 Practitioner (2015) · PSPO I, Scrum.org (2022)
Tools
Jira · Miro · Slack · Figma · Confluence · Mixpanel · Hotjar
AI stack
Claude Code · Codex · Lovable · GitHub · Linear · n8n
Outside work
Family · Sport · Investing · Books · Travel · History

How I work

From the first idea
to a working product.

  1. 01

    Understand the problem

    Understand and define the business goals, get to know the users, their needs and context. Use research to uncover real problems and untested assumptions.

  2. 02

    Validate the direction

    Explore possible approaches, prototype them quickly and test which solution creates the most value.

  3. 03

    Find the right MVP

    Together with business, design and engineering, define the smallest meaningful version that is feasible, tests the key assumptions and delivers value to users.

  4. 04

    Bring it to launch

    Translate the validated direction into user flows, priorities and a backlog. Manage scope during development, continuously validate the solution and take the product all the way to launch.

Selected projects

Products I've worked on.

01Wealth management · Mobile

February – July 2026

Mobile Investment App

Extending a web-only investment platform into native iOS and Android applications.

02Wealth management · Discovery

September 2025 – January 2026

Wealth Management Product Discovery

Defining a new wealth-management section within an existing fintech application.

03Investments · Applied AI · Middle East

July 2024 – January 2025

AI-Powered Investment App

Discovery and development of an AI-powered mobile investment app for the Middle Eastern market, focused on stocks, ETFs and social trading.

04Payments · Open banking

November 2021 – December 2022

Shoptet Pay

Launching and developing payment services built directly into Shoptet's merchant administration — from an online payment gateway to open-banking solutions.

05Fintech · Small business

2020–2021 · approximately one year

Fairo

Stabilising an early-stage mobile finance app for freelancers and developing core accounting and tax features.

06Venture building · Small business

2019 · approximately four months

Digitální dílna

Building a digital agency that helped freelancers and small businesses take their first steps online.

Contact

Have an idea
you want to bring to life?

I am open to both freelance contracts and permanent employment, depending on the role and mutual agreement.