# Levente Orbán
**Lead Product Manager | Strategic Partnerships | Cloud & Enterprise Tech**

📧 leventeorb@gmail.com · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/orbanlevi/) · [GitHub](https://github.com/polaroi8d/)
📍 Hungary

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## Profile

Product leader with 8+ years of experience spanning product management, software engineering, and co-founding an enterprise SaaS company. Proven track record of managing products end-to-end — from discovery and partner alignment through delivery and commercial launch — in complex, cross-functional environments.

Known for bridging technical and business stakeholders: able to translate customer and partner needs into clear product strategy, and equally comfortable diving into engineering detail when required. Experienced working with international clients and teams across cloud-native, DevOps, and enterprise software domains.

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## Experience

### Lead Product Manager — Scolia Technologies
**January 2026 – Present**

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### Co-founder & Product Lead — [dyrector.io](https://dyrectorio.com)
**December 2020 – December 2025**

Open-source container deployment platform for enterprises. Led all product and partnership functions at a venture-backed startup, working with enterprise clients and cloud ecosystem partners (Azure, AWS, GCP, CNCF ecosystem).

- Defined and executed global product strategy; owned the roadmap from concept to GA releases
- Built and managed relationships with technology partners, enterprise customers, and open-source community stakeholders
- Led cross-functional teams across engineering, design, and customer success — aligning internal and external partner expectations
- Drove fundraising, commercial conversations, and vendor negotiations
- Represented the company at industry events (KCD Budapest, Cloud Native meetups)

*Skills: Product Strategy, Partner Management, Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Open Source, Enterprise Sales, Fundraising*

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### Product Manager — [Sunilium](https://sunilium.com)
**June 2019 – December 2021**

Managed full product lifecycle for multiple B2B software products, including Helios — an enterprise application management framework sold to multiple clients and in daily production use.

- Defined product vision, requirements, and go-to-market strategy across several concurrent products
- Worked directly with external stakeholders, customers, and design/engineering teams
- Translated market research and customer feedback into actionable roadmap priorities

*Skills: Product Management, UX/UI, Figma, Strategic Planning, B2B Software, Customer Research*

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### Software Engineer — [Bishop & Co.](https://bishop-co.com/)
**June 2017 – December 2020**

Backend developer on enterprise medical software (Medipredict). Built and maintained core features, optimized CI/CD, and contributed to cloud infrastructure on AWS.

*Skills: Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Docker, Node.js, TypeScript, CI/CD*

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## Key Competencies

- **Global product management** — full lifecycle from discovery to launch
- **Strategic partnerships** — technology vendors, enterprise clients, ecosystem partners
- **Cross-functional leadership** — aligning engineering, design, sales, and external stakeholders
- **Cloud & enterprise tech** — Azure (AZ-204, AZ-400 certified), AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
- **Technical fluency** — hands-on background in backend development; can engage directly with engineering teams

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## Certifications

- **AZ-204** – Azure Developer Associate (Microsoft)
- **AZ-400** – DevOps Engineer Expert (Microsoft)

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## Selected Achievement

🏆 **Hackathon Finalist (3rd/15 teams)** — EuroAsian Startup Hackathon, Tbilisi (2019)
Built Mentlify, an education mentorship platform, competing among 15 international teams. Sponsored by Visegrad Fund for outstanding digital leaders.