Ilya Baronshin
AI x Product, UX, Strategy & Implementation | Ex-McKinsey
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Quantum One
TitleExpert Engagement Manager → Director of AI Product Factory
LocationStockholm → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Stockholm → Abu Dhabi
Native languageRussian
Years in UAE1.5
Total experience19.2 years
Career arc
- Director of AI Product FactoryNov 2024 — Present
Quantum One· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
- Expert Engagement ManagerNov 2021 — Nov 2024
McKinsey & Company· Stockholm· Full-time
- Head of Design for Monetization and Merchant ExperienceJun 2019 — Jul 2021
AVITO.ru· Moscow, Moscow City, Russia· Full-time
- Product Design DirectorNov 2015 — Jan 2017
Zeen· Moscow· Full-time
- Product Design DirectorFeb 2012 — Nov 2015
Okko· Moscow, Russian Federation
- Art DirectorSep 2008 — Feb 2012
YOTA· Moscow, Russian Federation
- All in OneSep 2007 — Aug 2008
Russia! Magazine· New York
- Art DirectorDec 2006 — Aug 2007
BBDO Moscow· Moscow, Russian Federation
- Senior DesignerFeb 2005 — Dec 2006
- DesignerSep 2004 — Jan 2005
Art. Lebedev Studio· Moscow, Russian Federation
- DesignerMar 2004 — Sep 2004
DEFA Interaktiv· Moscow, Russian Federation
Education
- Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and DesignSummer School · Product Design2015 — 2015
- D&AD London· Graphic Design, Branding2011 — 2011
- Tver State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS) · Physical Chemistry1999 — 2004
Languages
- Russian · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
Top skills
Stakeholder ManagementDigital StrategyAgile Project ManagementProduct ManagementSoftware Product ManagementProduct Development
About
12 years of cross-discipline experience — from global ad agencies to startups. Had privilege of working with companies such as Avito, Okko, Yota, Daimler-Chrysler, BBDO, Vimpelcom, Henkel, TV Rain & more. Now I'm the Design Director at McKinsey & Company. I studied Physical Chemistry which makes me quite good with numbers.