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Maksym Ostapenko

Maksym Ostapenko

Head of Product Growth at Smartcat

Qualifications

Product growth leader in AI translation and localization

Experience with website translation, enterprise localization, and product-led growth

Education

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Illinois Institute of Technology

Expertise

Product Management

Website translation

AI translation

Enterprise localization

Growth strategy

Localization operations

Maksym Ostapenko is Head of Product Growth at Smartcat, where he works on product growth, AI translation workflows, website localization, and enterprise localization solutions. He writes about translation technology, localization operations, AI-powered content workflows, and product strategy based on hands-on growth and product experience.

Experience

Head of Product Growth at Smartcat

Feb 2025 — Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Leads product growth for an enterprise AI translation and multilingual content platform, spanning acquisition, conversion, and go-to-market.

Director of Product Management at SOCi, Inc.

Jul 2024 to Feb 2025 · 7 mos

Led product management for a multi-location marketing technology platform.

Principal Product Manager at Vendia

Jun 2023 to Jul 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Led product for a real-time, multi-party data collaboration platform powered by a distributed ledger.

Director of Product Management at ReviewTrackers

Aug 2019 to Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Led product for customer-feedback software (acquired by InMoment in 2022).

Senior Product Manager at ReviewTrackers

May 2018 to Aug 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

Led a team of engineers and designers building an NLP AI/ML product analyzing online reviews.

Articles (28)

The best eLearning authoring tools for multilingual training

Translation & Localization Blog

The 10 Best PDF Translation Tools in 2026 (Free & Paid)

Translation & Localization Blog

Localize with AI: how AI localization works and where it still needs humans

Translation & Localization Blog

What is localization? Meaning, examples, and how it works

Translation & Localization Blog

Qualifications

Product growth leader in AI translation and localization

Experience with website translation, enterprise localization, and product-led growth

Education

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Illinois Institute of Technology

Expertise

Product Management

Website translation

AI translation

Enterprise localization

Growth strategy

Localization operations

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