Kamil Ruczynski
San Francisco,United States
Summary
I'm always 'working'. It looks like work to others, but it feels like play to me. The right kind of stubborn. - I believe that one of the highest leverage things you can do is to help someone with lots of potential early on in their career-so if you're truly ambitious, reach out.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fractional Head of Growth
Various Startups
02.2025 - Current
- Helping early-stage startups with growth strategies
Founding Growth
Wordware (YC S24)
03.2024 - 01.2025
- 1st employee; grew user base from 2k to 300k+, drove a Product Hunt launch that became the biggest in 7 years (over 7k upvotes)
Founder
compensly (now part of Kamsa)
03.2023 - 02.2024
- Compensation benchmarking platform for APAC
Senior Manager, APAC
foodpanda
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Led growth of 'on-demand rider' business line for the APAC region, from ideation and defining strategy to product development and execution
Regional Manager, APAC
foodpanda
10.2020 - 01.2022
- Built a new business line in 12 countries - Logistics as a Service (LaaS), pandago, delivering anything from food and groceries to pharmacy and ecommerce
- Cross-functional role: product, operations, logistics, marketing, finance, and more
Operations Manager
foodpanda
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Led country operations from launch to sustainable growth
- Responsible for i.a
- Rider and vendor operations, city expansion, logistics performance
Senior Strategy Consultant
EY-Parthenon
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Double promoted
- 20+ projects within multiple industries
Strategy Consultant
EY-Parthenon
05.2018 - 06.2019
Business Development Manager
Ringier AG
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Conceptualized an influencer agency for Africa
Junior Business Development Executive
indaHash
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Did sales and business development
Project Support
McKinsey & Company
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Supported consultants in several engagements
Runner at two-starred michelin restaurant
no.2/ A.O.C.
01.2014 - 12.2014
- AOC ranked #28 among best European Restaurants by OAD
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Management
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Bachelor of Arts - BA - Architectural Technology and Construction Management
KEA - Københavns Erhvervsakademi
International Baccalaureate -
IB World School no.1309 Gdańsk
Certification
- Venture Deals
- CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting (Cert BA)
Languages
Polish
English
French
German
Russian
Awards
- Finalist of the case competition 'Get inspired with the BCG'
- Finalist of L'Oreal Brandstorm Competition
- Finalist of the CEO for One Month of Adecco Group
Personal Information
Headline: growing startups I relentlessly resourceful
Timeline
Fractional Head of Growth
Various Startups
02.2025 - Current
Founding Growth
Wordware (YC S24)
03.2024 - 01.2025
Founder
compensly (now part of Kamsa)
03.2023 - 02.2024
Senior Manager, APAC
foodpanda
01.2022 - 02.2023
Regional Manager, APAC
foodpanda
10.2020 - 01.2022
Operations Manager
foodpanda
01.2020 - 09.2020
Senior Strategy Consultant
EY-Parthenon
07.2019 - 12.2019
Strategy Consultant
EY-Parthenon
05.2018 - 06.2019
Business Development Manager
Ringier AG
01.2017 - 12.2017
Junior Business Development Executive
indaHash
01.2016 - 12.2016
Project Support
McKinsey & Company
01.2015 - 01.2016
Runner at two-starred michelin restaurant
no.2/ A.O.C.
01.2014 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Arts - BA - Architectural Technology and Construction Management
KEA - Københavns Erhvervsakademi
International Baccalaureate -
IB World School no.1309 Gdańsk
- Venture Deals
- CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting (Cert BA)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Management
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
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