Yana Yakubsfeld AI PRODUCT MANAGER

A product-focused AI strategist with deep expertise in translating AI capabilities into market-ready products and user-centered solutions. I specialize in guiding AI products from strategic definition through to successful delivery, creating AI-powered features that drive measurable business outcomes and exceptional user engagement.

Tools & Technologies

AI & Machine Learning

Anthropic Claude LLM Prompt Engineering OpenAI APIs AI Product Strategy

Programming & Analytics

Python SQL Cline Google Analytics

Product Management

JIRA ASANA Salesforce inRiver

AI Product Initiatives

An Army of Two: AI and I
2025
Faced with a tight budget and ambitious goals, the client needed a professional, functional website—fast. Hiring a full team wasn’t an option, so I stepped in as Product Manager and assembled a lean, efficient build process powered by AI. Using a variety of advanced prompting techniques, I collaborated with AI to cover every role:
💻 Web Developer — coded responsive layouts and interactions
📝 Content Strategist — crafted messaging and optimized copy
🎨 Designer — iterated on visual elements and user flow
🔍 QA Tester — identified bugs and improved performance
This wasn’t just cost-saving—it was strategic. I used AI as a true execution partner, while I owned the product vision, experience design, and delivery. The result? A clean, effective website that met client goals without the overhead of a full production team.
AI-Powered Educational Games
2025
As the Product Manager for this educational game, I identified a key friction point for teams adopting AI tools: low confidence and poor retention around core AI concepts.
The client needed a way to upskill their cross-functional team. Their goal was to build shared fluency in AI terminology without relying on intimidating technical training sessions.
I led the development of a browser-based quiz game that simplifies AI concepts through interactive learning. My goal wasn’t just education—it was strategic enablement.
Product Highlights:
  • Built entirely in JavaScript for frictionless deployment—no setup required
  • Uses playful UI and progressive difficulty to reinforce understanding
  • Content focused on terms that directly support AI-driven feature delivery
Client & Business Impact:
  • Accelerated AI onboarding for non-technical teams
  • Improved cross-team communication by aligning terminology
  • Supported the client’s broader AI adoption goals without formal training resources
  • Gave managers a scalable tool to assess and close knowledge gaps
Through strong product vision, tight scope definition, and continuous iteration based on user feedback, I aligned the product with the client’s strategic goals: empowering teams to build and ship AI features with shared understanding and confidence.
A Passion Project: AI Meets Roleplaying — No Dice Needed.
2025
When I set out to build this Dungeons & Dragons character generator, I had zero experience with the game. What I did have was curiosity, a passion for problem-solving, and a hunch that AI could make character creation simpler—even for newcomers like me.
For those unfamiliar with D&D: creating a character isn't just picking a name. It's an elaborate process involving races, classes, stats, backstories, progression rules, and alignment with a complex rulebook. It's part game design, part math, part storytelling.
I approached it like a product challenge:
  • Researched core mechanics and player expectations
  • Gathered continuous user feedback (especially from experienced players)
  • Designed a UI that balanced customization with ease
  • Used AI to generate rule-consistent stats and rich narrative backstories
The result? A clean, web-based generator powered by OpenAI and praised by players as “the easiest and clearest” tool they’ve used.
It was more than just a fun project—it sharpened my skills in user research, AI tooling, and simplifying complexity, all of which I bring to every AI product I build.

Publications

AI in Business: Strategies that Work
2025
Co-authored Book
A comprehensive guide for business leaders on identifying and integrating AI solutions to meet strategic needs. The book provides practical frameworks for implementing AI in business contexts and translating AI capabilities into market-ready products.