# Jaromír Strejček (Jaro)

> Product-minded freelancer from the Czech Republic. Works as a business analyst, product owner, product manager, IT analyst or in delivery – the title changes, the focus on product stays. Strong in design/UX and prototyping, often has a clickable prototype before the spec is done. Fully remote, most of the year from Southeast Asia, summers in Europe. Contact: jaro@itisjaro.cz.

Last updated: 2026-10-19. The same information is on the website in English (https://itisjaro.cz/en/) and Czech (https://itisjaro.cz/).

## Who

- Full name: Jaromír Strejček. "Jaro" is his nickname (short for Jaromír; also the Czech word for "spring"). Handle: itisjaro.
- Czech. Grew up in Central Bohemia, lived in Prague and on the Canary Islands (Spain). Now location-independent.
- Languages: Czech (native), English (professional), Spanish (conversational, not business level).

## What he does

- Product: discovery, talking to business and users, priorities, roadmaps, deciding what to build and what not to.
- Analysis: processes, requirements, integrations and APIs; specs developers can work with.
- Design and UX: flows, wireframes, clickable prototypes.
- Prototypes and AI: builds working prototypes, automations and AI agents himself to validate ideas fast.
- Roles: business analyst, product owner, product manager, project manager, IT analyst, delivery.
- Industries: fintech and banking, insurance, automotive, telco, AI products, public sector.

## Working with him

- Fully remote.
- Mostly part-time, long-term engagements.
- Usually 5–7 hours ahead of Central Europe; best time for calls is the CET morning.

## How he thinks

- Show first, describe later: a prototype beats ten pages of documentation.
- Keep it simple: as few moving parts as possible.
- Verify before relying on something.
- Think for himself rather than follow trends.
- Values freedom: works from anywhere, picks projects he can stand behind.

## Now

- Based in Indonesia.
- Several projects running in parallel: business analyst on one, product owner on another, product and project manager elsewhere.
- Side project: pauza. – offline, ad-free logic games for iPhone: https://pauzadot.cz

## Path

IT support → IT analyst → business analyst → product owner at an AI startup → business analyst and product owner combined. Freelancing for the last five years.

## Outside work

Very sporty. Recently mostly surfing, scuba diving, freediving and climbing.

## Links

- Website: https://itisjaro.cz/
- Instagram (fastest reply): https://www.instagram.com/itisjaro
- Email (for anything formal): jaro@itisjaro.cz
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/strejcekjaromir