marzoopilami
@Marzoopilami
Marko Zivanovic
Sr. Product Strategist, Negotiator & Lead | Multidisciplinary Systems Architect
About
I thrive on crossroads where systems, people, and decisions either collide or come together. I never settle for default settings, and I’ve spent years grasping why things break, an... Show more
Top Skills
Systems Thinking
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Product Strategy
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Product Architecture
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Strategic Product Design
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Complex Problem Framing
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Stakeholder Management
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Negotiation
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Process Design
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Product Leadership
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Mentoring
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Information Architecture
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Jungian Psychology
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Analytical Psychology
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Decision Psychology
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Social Cognition
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Gestalt Approach
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Stoic Philosophy
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Applied Zen
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Military Training
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Squad Lead (Corporal rank)
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Crystallography
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Crystal Structure & Lattice Analysis
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X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
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Photography
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Worldbuilding
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Historical Research
Experience
Senior Product Designer / Product Design Lead
IG Soft / Plannatech
Apr 2019 - Mar 2024Led product design across complex B2B SaaS platforms, working from early concepts and product logic through stakeholder alignment, interaction design and final delivery. The work covered large-scale betting and gaming systems used by operators, traders and agents, with a strong focus on complex workflows, clarity and long-term product coherence.
Senior UX Interaction Designer / IXD
TomTom
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019Worked on concept development for an E2E EV platform for FCA, now Stellantis, integrating multiple TomTom services into one coherent driver experience. The role covered research-driven concept work, interaction architecture, stakeholder alignment and coordination across product and technical teams.
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Earlier experience
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For earlier roles, clients and the complete professional history, please refer to the CV available on my profile.
Education
school
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology
Five-year university studies (pre-Bologna system), Mineralogy and Crystallography
1996 - 2002Five-year pre-Bologna university programme in Mineralogy and Crystallography. Completed the full course of study, with a small number of examinations remaining. Studies were interrupted near completion by active military service, followed by full-time professional work.
The programme included mineralogy, crystallography, crystal structure and lattice analysis, and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD).
Projects
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Independent Systems Research, Design & Development
Dec 2024 - PresentIndependent work begun after my March 2024 role ended in a large-scale tech layoff, following 25 years of successful, uninterrupted work as a Senior Product Strategist and Product Design Lead.
Current work spans a complex neuroactive, reactive RPG systems framework rooted in psychology, philosophy, perception and systems architecture; AI-assisted workflow design; EU labour and digital-policy research; and side projects such as OpenAI Data Exporter.
Language & Tools
Tools and methods are contextual. I use what the problem requires, when it requires it. Nothing is fixed, and no tool is an identity.
My work moves between research, modelling, product and systems design, documentation, prototyping, AI-assisted workflows and whatever else is useful at the time. Understand the system first; choose the tools afterwards.
My work moves between research, modelling, product and systems design, documentation, prototyping, AI-assisted workflows and whatever else is useful at the time. Understand the system first; choose the tools afterwards.
Currently Exploring
AI-assisted systems design, neuroactive simulation, local-first tools, labour and digital policy, decision psychology, historical research, worldbuilding and long-term knowledge preservation.
Mostly interested in how people, rules, institutions and technology shape one another inside complex systems.
Mostly interested in how people, rules, institutions and technology shape one another inside complex systems.
Achievements
▸ Proposal for a Union Framework on Candidate Assessment and Productive Labour
The proposal identifies the absence of common Union-level criteria for distinguishing legitimate candidate assessment from productive labour capable of generating economic value. It outlines a proportionate framework based on classification, transparency, compensation and ownership safeguards, with relevance to recruitment, working conditions, labour-market transparency and digitalisation.
View Full Proposal PDF ➠
▸ OpenAI Data Exporter
Built a free, local browser tool that turns official OpenAI data exports into usable per-chat Markdown and PDF archives, preserving full-size embedded images and associated assets where available. It runs locally, requires no account, backend, upload, telemetry, or analytics, and keeps the archive under the user's control.
View GitHub Repository ➠
The proposal identifies the absence of common Union-level criteria for distinguishing legitimate candidate assessment from productive labour capable of generating economic value. It outlines a proportionate framework based on classification, transparency, compensation and ownership safeguards, with relevance to recruitment, working conditions, labour-market transparency and digitalisation.
View Full Proposal PDF ➠
▸ OpenAI Data Exporter
Built a free, local browser tool that turns official OpenAI data exports into usable per-chat Markdown and PDF archives, preserving full-size embedded images and associated assets where available. It runs locally, requires no account, backend, upload, telemetry, or analytics, and keeps the archive under the user's control.
View GitHub Repository ➠
Fun Fact
Started with the C64 in the early '80s. I'm still suspicious of default settings and, apparently, incapable of leaving systems alone until I dismantle them, learn how they work, and improve them where I can.
Random Dev Quote
I trust awkward questions more than elegant answers.
Contributions
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