Kraków
Engineering leadership mentor for Kraków tech leaders
Kraków runs Poland’s densest mix of global engineering centers and product scale-ups. Leading a team there usually means owning delivery and people locally while strategy lands from a HQ in London or San Francisco.
That gap between HQ expectations and local reality is exactly what I mentor on. 1:1, in English, 3,400+ sessions since 2019.
- 3,400+ sessions
- 300+ engineering leaders
- 2,000+ ELC community
- 9.2/10 across 300+ reviews
Engineering-center leadership is its own sport
You own the outcomes, someone abroad owns the strategy. Getting promoted means becoming visible to people who have never watched you work. Budgets arrive pre-shaped, and every reorg starts in a different timezone.
I have mentored leaders through exactly this setup, including through Manta’s integration into IBM after the acquisition. The moves are learnable: managing up across a border, turning delivery into visibility, protecting your team from HQ whiplash.
A peer network one border away
The Engineering Leaders Community I founded runs 2,000+ engineering leaders across CEE, 12 in-person meetups a year, and an annual conference with 500+ attendees and speakers from Netflix and Stripe.
Kraków leaders are welcome at all of it. When you need a peer who has survived the same HQ dynamics, the network usually has three.
What mentees say
“Marian helped me during the 8-month integration period to navigate a completely new environment and focus on what’s most important. We covered how to communicate the integration timeline, how to ensure smooth transitions, and communicating in critical situations.”
“The intersection of his technical background and his well-rounded nature allowed us to drive a higher level of strategic thinking across the engineering organization.”
Frequently asked
Do you speak Polish?+
No. Sessions run in English.
Do we ever meet in person?+
Remote by default. In person at ELC events across CEE, or in Prague.
How fast do mentees see results?+
Most hit their first big milestone in 4-6 sessions. That is 2-3 months at the usual cadence.
How much does engineering leadership mentoring cost?+
Public pricing: 430 EUR per 60-min session, 2,166 EUR for a 6-session first quarter, or a 790 EUR/month sparring retainer. Companies get prepaid packs at 292 EUR per session. Full details at marian.coach/pricing.
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Ready to start?
Free 30-min intro. No pricing conversation on the first call. We figure out if we can move your specific problem forward. That is it.