ABOUT · IGOR KALENNYY

I’ve never been interested in looking at products from only one angle.

I approach products as interconnected experiences shaped by people, systems, services, technology, and long-term direction — not just isolated screens or features. That way of thinking increasingly pulled me toward broader product questions: why products exist, how they evolve, how systems connect, and how every interaction shapes customer perception over time.

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What shaped my perspective

Built across disciplines

I believe customers experience products holistically across a much broader ecosystem shaped by interfaces, messaging, services, support, physical interactions, and adaptive experiences. Some interactions are visible. Others work quietly in the background so seamlessly that customers barely notice them at all — yet they still shape how the product is experienced and perceived over time.

Products are more than interfaces. Every interaction shapes perception - including the invisible ones.

My perspective was shaped across software, UX, systems thinking, research, music, photography, gardening, and AI experimentation. Together, those experiences reinforced how I naturally think about products: holistically, end-to-end, and across interconnected systems.

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Software & Systems

Implementation realities, interconnected systems, dependencies, and technical constraints.

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UX & Research

Human behavior, ambiguity, decision-making, and real-world friction.

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Music

Structure, interpretation, adaptation, discipline, and performing under pressure.

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Photography

Observation, composition, perspective, storytelling, and attention to subtle detail.

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Gardening

Patience, ecosystems, iteration, maintenance, and long-term thinking.

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AI Experimentation

Adaptive systems, agent-assisted experiences, and future interaction models.

What attracts me to product management

Shaping direction, not just interfaces

What increasingly attracts me to product management is the opportunity to help shape product direction more directly — not just usability, interfaces, or individual flows, but the broader vision, systems, decisions, and long-term evolution surrounding the product as a whole. The more experience I gained across UX, systems, software, workflows, research, and operational realities, the more I realized I’m most invested when I can help influence why products are built, how they evolve, what problems are worth solving, and how teams align around meaningful outcomes.

I’m most invested when I can help shape the direction, vision, and long-term evolution of the product itself.

LET’S CONNECT

Interested in working together?

I’m open to opportunities focused on product management, product strategy, UX, systems-oriented problem solving, and complex end-to-end product experiences.

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