Originally from Peć, Serbia, I spent my formative years in Bavaria, Germany, where I grew up in a society with strong values and a deep appreciation for nature, which formed the pillars of who I became. My training in mechanical engineering then let me act on a desire I’d had since childhood: to design, build and maintain. That path opened into far more than engineering.

In 2018, a mentor at Schaeffler, one of Germany’s industry giants, gave me the opportunity to build and launch a B2B product for predictive maintenance of high-performance bearings. It taught me what makes a product valuable and viable, not just buildable. At the same time, it started my career in product management.

I have been a product manager ever since, leading interdisciplinary teams across engineering and robotics, e-commerce and mobile gaming.