
Stefan Salatic
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Belgrade, Serbia
Toptal member since June 22, 2026
Stefan is a technical product manager and founder-operator with 14+ years of experience building SaaS, mobile, developer tooling, and platform products. He has led 0-to-1 product development, roadmap strategy, MVP definition, and cross-functional delivery for startups, scaleups, and enterprise clients, including Coca-Cola, Bosch, Deloitte, Erste Bank, FC Red Star, and Tenderly. His work combines product strategy, technical execution, stakeholder alignment, and operating-system design.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- App Product Management
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Product Discovery
- Product Management
- Product Roadmaps
- Product Strategy
- Stakeholder Management
- Technical Product Management
Work Experience
Independent Product and Operations Consultant
Self-employed
- Advised founders, product teams, agencies, and technology companies on product strategy, MVP definition, technical product management, product operations, and execution systems.
- Supported engagements across blockchain/developer tooling, B2B SaaS, fintech, HR tech, consumer technology, and neuroscience, with emphasis on product clarity and roadmap definition.
- Designed operating cadences for teams in ambiguous technical domains, including discovery sprints, prioritization rituals, delivery checkpoints, and stakeholder communication.
- Helped teams align product, engineering, and business stakeholders around clearer priorities, delivery plans, and decision-making processes.
- Defined MVP scopes, product requirements, and execution plans for early-stage and scaling technology products.
Senior Product Manager
Tenderly
- Led product management for Tenderly Explorer and Web3 developer tooling, helping developers, protocol teams, and network teams understand and interact with EVM blockchain data.
- Owned discovery, roadmap planning, prioritization, PRDs, technical specifications, metrics, competitive research, and stakeholder alignment across product teams.
- Shaped product work across transactions, addresses, tokens, NFTs, contract verification, debugging, traces, simulations, search, analytics, APIs, and network onboarding.
- Helped define and build a new 0-to-1 product line, including customer discovery, product strategy, roadmap definition, and first-customer enablement.
- Partnered with engineering on advanced EVM and L2/L3 topics, including OP Stack, canonical bridges, interoperability, Account Abstraction, indexing, APIs, and data models.
- Translated complex blockchain infrastructure concepts into customer-facing product decisions, internal operating cadence, and execution plans.
- Improved product management practices across roadmap planning, discovery, estimation, and product-to-engineering handoffs.
Head of Business Operations
Quantox Technology
- Joined Quantox after the acquisition of Bstorm to scale operating models, internal processes, and product/service delivery across a 500+ person technology organization.
- Led business operations initiatives across company strategy, organizational structure, process design, role standardization, and cross-department execution.
- Supported acquisition work, sales initiatives, client product design, and international expansion, including setup of the Canada office.
- Drove implementation of ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 standards to improve operational consistency, compliance readiness, and delivery quality.
- Led CRM and ERP integration initiatives to improve operational visibility, reporting consistency, and execution across departments.
- Created role and skill standardization practices that helped align teams, responsibilities, and delivery expectations across the organization.
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Bstorm
- Founded and led a specialized product development company focused on mobile, web, SaaS, and digital products. Owned technology, product strategy, delivery, operations, hiring, and growth through acquisition by Quantox.
- Delivered 50+ products for startups and enterprise clients including The Coca-Cola Company, FC Red Star, Bosch, Deloitte, and Erste Bank.
- Built and managed cross-functional teams that turned early product concepts into MVPs, scalable platforms, and client-specific digital products.
- Led technical architecture and client-facing product discovery across consumer technology, smart home, IoT, finance, communications, and hospitality projects.
- Created reusable delivery patterns for white-label and client-specific solutions, improving speed and consistency across multiple product lines.
- Managed the full product lifecycle from discovery and scope definition to design, development, launch, stakeholder feedback, and iteration.
- Grew Bstorm from inception into an acquisition-ready product development company, completing a successful exit to Quantox.
Lead Software Developer and Project Manager
Brainstorm LLC
- Led product design for KissMenu, a modular mobile ordering platform for restaurants and hospitality venues with white-label deployment options.
- Defined technical architecture and product requirements for KissMenu, translating stakeholder needs into scalable software workflows.
- Managed development and delivery across product design, engineering, testing, and stakeholder feedback cycles.
- Helped shape KissMenu into a reusable platform that supported multiple configurations and spin-off hospitality products.
- Led a small technical team while contributing directly to software development, project management, and product decision-making.
Software Engineer
Avioinfo
- Designed and developed a flight school management system from the ground up, translating operational requirements into a custom software product.
- Built core workflows for managing flight school operations, helping replace manual administrative processes with structured digital tools.
- Tested and delivered the system end-to-end, covering requirements, development, validation, and stakeholder feedback.
Project History
Tenderly Public Explorer and Web3 Developer Tooling
https://dashboard.tenderly.co/explorer/mainnet- 0-to-1 — Explorer-as-a-service Product Direction Defined and Built
- 10+ — Explorer and Developer Tooling Workflows Shaped
Tenderly had strong developer tooling, but needed a standalone public explorer product for blockchain networks. The product had to serve as a primary network explorer, not just a developer-focused debugging tool. The experience needed to support public users, developers, protocol teams, and network teams working with complex EVM data.
I created the product direction for a standalone public explorer offering while continuing work on developer tooling. I owned discovery, roadmap planning, prioritization, PRDs, technical specifications, competitive research, and stakeholder alignment. I covered transactions, addresses, tokens, NFTs, contract verification, traces, simulations, APIs, analytics, indexing, and network onboarding, working on EVM/L2 topics, including OP Stack, bridges, interoperability, account abstraction, and blockchain data models.
I defined a standalone explorer offering for blockchain networks, expanded the product beyond developer tooling, and helped align customer needs, scope, and delivery planning to support client signings before completion.
SimplyTastly: Coca-Cola Consumer Engagement App
- 15x — Expected Installs by Coca-Cola Exceeded in the First Three Months
- 30x — Project Budget Increased Due to Results
- 5 Years — Project Lifetime Extended from 6 Months
Coca-Cola was repeatedly building short-lived promotional apps tied to bottle codes and seasonal campaigns. Each app had a limited lifespan of only a few months. The client needed a durable platform for recurring promotions, influencer content, and long-term consumer engagement across markets.
I proposed replacing one-off promo-code apps with a long-term cooking and food inspiration platform. I defined SimplyTastly as a reusable consumer mobile app for recipes, influencer content, brand engagement, and promotions, and led product and technical direction from concept through delivery. I designed the platform so Coca-Cola could keep engaging users after campaigns ended and reuse it for future promotions, supporting rollout from Serbia into additional countries.
We turned Coca-Cola’s short-term campaign into a long-term platform, exceeded install targets by 15x, reached top rankings overall in 3 countries, extended the project to 5 years, and supported a 30x budget increase.
Quantox Operating Model, ISO Standards, and CRM/ERP Integration
- 500+ — Person Technology Organization Supported
- 3 — ISO Standards Implemented
- 2 — Acquisition Integrations Supported
- 30% — Executive Planning Time Reduced
Quantox needed to scale its operating model after acquiring Bstorm and growing into a 500+ person technology organization. Internal processes, role definitions, delivery expectations, and operational visibility needed stronger structure. The company also needed ISO readiness, better CRM/ERP integration, and support for international expansion.
I led business operations work across company strategy, organizational structure, process design, and cross-department execution. I also standardized roles, skills, responsibilities, and operating practices to improve delivery consistency across teams. I drove ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 27701 implementation work, led CRM/ERP integration initiatives to improve operational visibility, reporting, and execution, and supported acquisition work, sales initiatives, client product design, and Canada office setup.
I helped scale Quantox’s operating model across 500+ people, implemented 3 ISO standards, improved CRM/ERP visibility, standardized delivery practices, and supported international expansion.
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Računarski Fakultet - Belgrade, Serbia
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Računarski Fakultet - Belgrade, Serbia
Certifications
Mini MBA
PwC
Skills
Tools
Slack, Figma, Jira, Confluence, Google Analytics, GitHub
Paradigms
Requirements Analysis, Change Management, Agile Product Management, Agile Project Management, Scrum, Testing
Industry Expertise
Food & Beverage, Premium Content Subscriptions
Platforms
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Mixpanel, Blockchain
Other
APIs, Product Roadmaps, Notion, Linear, Mobile App Development, Product Management, Product Design, Team Leadership, Product Strategy, Technical Product Management, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Product Discovery, Client Management, Agile Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvement (BPI), Product Consultant, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Development, Process Design, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Product Operations, App Product Management, Product Owner, API Integration, Agile Product Delivery, Backlog Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Acceptance Criteria, Cross-functional Collaboration, Technical Documentation, Mobile Apps, Feature Roadmaps, New Products, User Experience (UX), User Workflows, User Requirements, Feature Planning, Product Ownership, Estimation & Planning, Feature Prioritization, Feature Analysis, Digital Product Management, Product Launch, Business to Business (B2B), Order Management, Business Requirements, Infrastructure, Process Optimization, Product Planning, Indexing, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, CRM, Web3, Miro, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Databases, Data Structures, Project Management, Technical Hiring, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Business Consulting, Ethereum, Ethereum Smart Contracts, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Business Operations, Operations & Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), Organizational Design, Enterprise, ISO 9001-2015, ISO 27701, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Content Management Systems (CMS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Subscriptions, HR Tools, Product Prototyping, User Feedback, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), UX Analysis, Competitive Analysis, User Interviews, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Mentorship & Coaching, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategies, Goal Management, SaaS, Analytics, Workflow Automation, Marketing, System Integration, Consumer-facing Product Design, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Simulations, Data Analytics, Algorithms, System Design, Web Development, Desktop App Development, Android, iOS, Swift, Technical Architecture, Software Architecture, Corporate Finance, Business Development, Financial Analysis, Acquisitions, Figma Prototyping, Dating Apps, Management Consulting, Fintech, Agentic AI, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), eCommerce
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