Lilia Messechkova

CEO

20 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led a 500-person global product organization.
Achieved Gartner DXP recognition for innovative product strategies.
Transformed Sitefinity into a scalable SaaS platform.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Leader with a strong focus on AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Portfolio StrategyProduct ManagementProduct StrategyCloud-native DevelopmentCloud Strategy

Other Skills

P & L OversightStrategyLeadershipSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesDesign PatternsAI-First StrategySaaS ModernizationCMS DevelopmentDocument CollaborationAI StrategySaaS DevelopmentFull-Stack Re-Architecture

About

As a Senior Vice President of Product for Progress Software’s Digital Experience (DX) business unit, I lead a 500‑person global organization accountable for portfolio‑level product strategy, investment, and execution across AI‑first developer tools, CMS, managed file transfer, and document collaboration. My focus is on translating company strategy into scalable product platforms that balance near‑term performance with long‑term innovation to drive sustainable growth and competitive advantage. With 20 years in enterprise software, I have built and scaled product and engineering organizations recognized by Gartner for innovation and execution, leading portfolio‑wide transformations, including AI‑first product strategies, cloud‑native transformations, shift to subscription as well as strategic acquisitions and integrations. My leadership philosophy centers on owning outcomes and driving system‑level alignment between product vision and engineering strategy—developing leaders and operating models that scale impact, improve efficiency, and deliver durable customer and business value.

Experience

20 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

10 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

15 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Progress

6 roles

Senior Vice President, Digital Experiences

Promoted

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Lead a global product, engineering, and design organization with end‑to‑end accountability for portfolio product strategy, investment, and execution across Progress’s Digital Experience business. Own the evolution of AI‑first developer tools, CMS, managed file transfer, and document collaboration—translating company strategy into scalable product platforms that drive sustainable growth, market expansion, and competitive advantage.
Drive portfolio‑wide SaaS modernization, AI‑first product transformation, and strategic acquisitions and integrations, balancing near‑term delivery with long‑term platform and ecosystem value. Build operating and leadership systems that align product vision and engineering strategy, improve capital efficiency, and deliver durable customer and business outcomes at scale.

P & L OversightStrategyLeadershipSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesDesign Patterns+2

Vice President, Enterprise Products

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

Drove Sitefinity Cloud and AI-evolution to achieve Progress’s first Gartner DXP recognition (2022), enabling double‑digit ARR growth and stronger market positioning.
Built and scaled the Sofia File Transfer engineering organization post‑acquisition and developed a strategy for cloud-native evolution.
Led portfolio integration, creating the operational foundation for the Digital Experience (DX) business unit.

Product StrategyCloud-Native Development

Sr. Director, Sitefinity Product

Promoted

Feb 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Led the technology and organizational transformation of Sitefinity from on‑premises to Sitefinity Cloud, launching the platform as a scalable SaaS offering.
Drove full‑stack re‑architecture, team restructuring, and go‑to‑market readiness, establishing the cloud foundation that enabled subsequent Gartner DXP recognition.

Product ManagementCloud Strategy