Strategy · Systems · Execution

Analyst.
Operator.
Builder.

McKinsey-trained strategist and marketplace operator turned independent builder. I combine structured strategic thinking, financial rigour, and AI-native engineering to create things that compound — for clients and through my own ventures.

Get in touch Ventures
McKinsey & Company — Senior C&I Analyst
Uber — Operations & Marketplace
Moody's Analytics — BvD
MSc MBA · KU Leuven
Zagreb · Remote

About

I'm a strategic operator at the intersection of consulting rigour, marketplace intelligence, and AI-native product building. Trained at McKinsey across TMT, financial services, and renewable energy — then hardened in operations at Uber — I've spent the last few years collapsing the distance between analysis and execution.

Today I run Kairos, an independent practice (obrt) focused on consulting, digital services, and a portfolio of early-stage SaaS ventures. Everything I build is AI-augmented by design: faster research, automated delivery infrastructure, and products that leverage language models at their core. My edge is knowing which problems are worth solving — and being able to build the first version myself.

Expertise

Industry & Domain

Financial Services

Insurance financial modelling & regulatory analysis Banking due diligence & input screening TMT & financial services M&A Moody's BvD data validation & credit intelligence

Marketplace & Mobility Tech

Two-sided marketplace dynamics & liquidity management Supply/demand analytics, fulfilment & dynamic pricing A/B testing, switchback experiments & causal inference Driver operations, SLAs & partner engagement Q-Commerce & last-mile delivery operations

Energy & Infrastructure

Renewable energy project financing & market research Wind & solar development — Adriatic & CEE EV charging infrastructure & green finance

TMT & Consumer

Media ownership structures & sector mapping Grocery retail analytics & market share modelling Startup ecosystems — CEE & Adriatic region

Functional & Technical

Strategy & Intelligence

Market & competitive intelligence design Corporate strategy & business model design Executive storytelling & board-ready slide production Financial modelling — 3-statement, valuation, sensitivity

Data & Analytics

Marketplace econometrics & causal inference (Python, R) SQL for operational analytics & performance tracking Excel advanced modelling, automation via Python/openpyxl KPI dashboards & data visualisation

AI & Engineering

Vibe coding — full-stack AI apps with Claude Code FastAPI + React/TypeScript product development n8n workflow automation & agentic pipelines RAG systems — LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector DBs LLM API integration — OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek Web scraping, data ingestion & pipeline design Prompt engineering & multi-agent orchestration

Knowledge Systems

LLM wiki creation — scraping & parsing chat logs, PDFs, local data Semantic knowledge graphs & personal intelligence archives Local AI infrastructure setup — models, RAG, vector stores Obsidian-based PKM design with automated ingestion pipelines

Tech Stack

OpenAI OpenAI
Anthropic Claude
Gemini Gemini
Perplexity Perplexity
DeepSeek DeepSeek
Vercel Vercel
Railway Railway
Supabase Supabase
Docker Docker
GitHub GitHub
Python Python
TypeScript TypeScript
React React
FastAPI FastAPI
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
n8n n8n
Obsidian Obsidian
Excel Excel
LangChain LangChain
Claude Code Claude Code

Services

01

Market & Strategy Intelligence

Ongoing retainers or project engagements. Competitor monitoring, regulatory analysis, deal screening, and sector intelligence — structured at McKinsey standard, delivered at AI speed.

Market Research M&A Support Exec Decks

02

Financial Modelling & Deal Support

Three-statement models, valuation frameworks, sensitivity analysis, and regulatory input screening. For SMEs, brokers, and boutique funds that need rigour without the firm overhead.

Excel Models Valuation Due Diligence

03

AI Systems & Digital Services

Automation pipelines, AI-augmented research infrastructure, local knowledge systems, and productized delivery. From n8n workflows and RAG pipelines to full-stack AI product builds.

n8n / RAG LLM Wikis App Dev

Flagship Ventures

Kairos

Insurtech platform — AI-powered insurance intelligence, product comparison, and decision support. Built on deep sector knowledge from McKinsey financial services work and Moody's data analytics.

Insurtech · In Build

Naraxus

AI longform writing platform — structured book-length content generation with chapter-level narrative control and a dark literary interface. FastAPI + React/TypeScript. DeepSeek backbone.

SaaS · Live

Lusira

AI companion and hiring intelligence platform — conversational AI with persistent memory and emotional context. Dual-track: consumer companion app and B2B workforce engagement layer for hiring platforms.

AI · In Build

Goliath

AI-assisted RFP writing platform — intelligent proposal generation, requirement parsing, and response automation for enterprises and agencies responding to large-scale tenders.

SaaS · In Progress

Venture Studio

AI-powered startup incubator platform — stage-gated mentorship with virtual AI guides, idea validation frameworks, and tailored Claude Code build prompts. Backed by a local incubator partnership.

Platform · In Progress

CreatorFlow

Analytics and workflow automation for content creators — AI-native performance intelligence, audience insights, and content strategy tools built for the next generation of digital operators.

SaaS · In Progress

Contact

Email ivan.pavicic11@gmail.com
LinkedIn ivan-pavicic1
Location Zagreb, Croatia
Availability Remote · Fractional · Project

Accepting consulting retainers and select project engagements in strategy, market intelligence, and financial modelling. Open to venture partnerships and AI product collaborations. Response within 24 hours.