Regarded as a high-energy, growth-oriented leader with a 'can-do' attitude, I bring extensive cross-organizational and global market experience. Known for thriving in demanding, fast-paced environments, I excel at leading teams, influencing outcomes, and driving ambitious goals to success.
Experience
2025 — Now
2025 — Now
Santa Cruz, California, United States
Imagine if delivering database changes was as easy and reliable as deploying application code.
Liquibase makes this possible with enterprise-grade database change automation — enabling teams to move fast while staying in control.
Our platform empowers DevOps and database teams with:
* Robust governance to ensure consistency and compliance across teams and pipelines
* Reliable execution in complex, multi-environment deployments — reducing risk at every stage
* Built-in support for 60+ market-leading databases spanning SQL, NoSQL, and Data Warehouses
* Detailed auditing for full traceability, regulatory compliance, and operational visibility
* Policy enforcement to standardize change practices and ensure enterprise-wide consistency
With Liquibase, DevOps and data teams work together to ship changes faster, safer, and with insight.
2024 — Now
2024 — Now
Spotlight.ai is an Autonomous Deal Execution platform designed for enterprise sales teams aiming to transform their go-to-market (GTM) strategies by enhancing deal execution, inspection, and closing processes.
I provide strategic guidance and product advisory to support the growth and impact of this innovative platform. My role involves advising on:
* Product innovation and roadmap alignment with market needs.
* Sales enablement strategies leveraging zero-touch MEDDICC qualification reviews.
* Autonomous value selling capabilities that drive deal progression.
* Improving predictability, productivity, and win rates for enterprise sales teams.
Spotlight.ai advances sales teams by increasing pipeline predictability and delivering proven productivity gains, raising average sales prices, and significantly enhancing win rates.
2022 — 2024
2022 — 2024
Santa Clara, California, United States
* Led $210M ARR Performance Engineering portfolio, ensuring stable product metrics and execution post acquisition.
* Defined and executed a long- and mid-term roadmap, aligning with business strategy, oversaw portfolio delivery lifecycle.
* Mentored a high-performing team of product managers, consolidated deliverables into a pillar strategy for management.
* Driven delivery of portfolio platform modernization enhancing platform foundations with updated technology stack, containerized deployment, enhanced security and reusable components, supporting market leader position and retention.
* Collaborated with the cross-functional teams on product requirements (PRD) for strategic initiatives: AI innovations, UX redesign and FedRAMP readiness.
* Led integration of Performance Engineering into the wider DevOps ecosystem collaborating closely with the CTO office and cross-functional teams.
* Built strategic customer design partnerships - Customer Advisory Board program, 1:1 roadmap sessions, Beta releases.
* Delivered regular enablement/webinars, aligning product capabilities with GTM strategies, boosting pipeline growth and conversions.
2017 — 2022
Santa Clara, California
* Led $120M ARR LoadRunner Enterprise product for SaaS and off-cloud, redefining its strategy and roadmap.
* Introduced a new consumable licensing model, driving growth and complementing existing pricing structures.
* Defined product requirements (PRDs) by collaborating with the cross -functional teams and major customers, improving overall product value and customer retention.
* Continuously analyzed product metrics (Salesforce, Tableau, SQL) resulting in actionable plans improving business KPIs, prioritization, and introduction of new product initiatives.
* Successfully led delivery of 8 major releases, 15+ minor releases and continuous delivery of quality and security updates.
* Re-defined LoadRunner Analysis with an innovative user experience, capabilities and value proposition, enhancing performance testing insights and overall product usability.
* Led API and Service Virtualization product and strategy as a differentiating capability across Functional Testing and Performance Engineering.
2015 — 2017
Sunnyvale, California
* Owned the lifecycle and growth of API and Service Virtualization, enabling emulation of components in API-driven, cloud-based, and service-oriented applications.
* Delivered updated business strategy (Business Plan) elaborating on growth plan and investment justification.
* Collaborated with the cross-functional teams on regular updates of product requirements (PRD), technical roadmap, release execution and enablement driving Service Virtualization to market leadership.
* Co-authored technical enablement sessions for technical sales teams and strategic partners.
* Collaborated with marketing and industry analysts (Forrester, IDC, Voke) resulting in recognition of Service Virtualization as a key ALM and Test Automation Platforms capability.
* Continuously evaluated product metrics (sales reports, customer support databases, google analytics).
* Led the initial incubation of ADM Integrated Suite, transforming point ADM products into a unified solution with a cohesive user experience.
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Executive Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Executive Education
Czech Technical University, Prague