Max Grachev🇩🇪

About Max Grachev

Senior Product Manager at Freelance

Hi, I’m a senior product manager with 10 years of experience helping teams turn ambiguity into clarity. My background spans product discovery, UX, content strategy, and marketing, with hands-on experience launching educational products at TripleTen (Yandex.Practicum) and the Strelka Institute.

Over the years, I’ve mentored early-stage founders, junior PMs, and cross-functional teammates, guiding them through finding product–market fit, defining customer segments, structuring hypothesis testing, and communicating value in a way that resonates.

As a mentor, I focus on practical frameworks, honest feedback, and helping you build confidence in your decision-making. Whether you’re navigating your first PM role, shaping a new product idea, or preparing for interviews, I’m here to support you with clear thinking, structured approaches, and a calm, collaborative mindset.

Expertise

Sessions with Max Grachev

• Open Intro Session (15 min): Tell me what you’re working on or struggling with, and we’ll identify the core problem and the most useful next step — for your career, product, or project.
• CV & Career Positioning Review (15 min): Bring your CV and one target role. We’ll quickly identify what weakens your positioning, what to change first, and how to make your experience easier for recruiters and hiring managers to understand.
• UX / Product Problem Diagnostic (15 min): Bring one product, UX, or conversion problem. We’ll diagnose what may be going wrong, separate assumptions from what you actually need to learn, and define the next research or product step.
• Product Positioning Quick Review (15 min): Struggling to explain why people should care about your product? Bring your landing page, pitch, or product idea. We’ll look at the audience, value proposition, and messaging and identify the biggest thing to clarify next.

What mentees say

“It was a very valuable and enjoyable session. We discussed possible career paths and opportunities for transitioning into a different position. I received a lot of useful advice and practical insights that gave me a better understanding of my next steps. It was also very easy and pleasant to communicate with the mentor.”

“I had a great, well-structured session with Max I really appreciated the thoughtful discussion, positive energy, and strong awareness of current trends and technologies”

“I had an exceptional session with Max, who provided remarkable clarity and insight into my questions. His communication was amazing, making complex concepts easy to understand, and his subject knowledge was vast. Max's motivation and problem-solving skills truly motivated me, exceeding my expectations. I highly recommend booking a session with him”