Dynamic Product Manager with a proven track record in enterprise companies, leveraging Agile methodologies and stakeholder management to drive product innovation and enhance customer experience. Excelled in cross-functional team leadership and data-driven decision-making, achieving significant milestones in product development and business analysis. Expert in Atlassian suite and process design, demonstrating exceptional influencing skills and strategic vision.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Manager
Estee Lauder Companies, Bucharest Technology Center
Bucharest
12.2022 - Current
Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap
Align product goals with business objectives, and key performance indicators (KPIs)
Collaborate with business, engineering, design and other teams to bring the product to life
Gather and prioritize requirements from stakeholders, including business users, executives, and internal teams
Act as the primary advocate for the product within the company and externally
Translate business needs into detailed product requirements, user stories, and specifications
Work closely with development teams using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) to ensure timely delivery
Manage the product backlog, prioritize features, and ensure continuous improvement
Work with UX/UI designers to create intuitive and user-friendly experiences
Leverage data to make informed product decisions and improve usability.
Lead IT Business Analyst
Estee Lauder Companies, Bucharest Technology Center
Bucharest
04.2022 - 12.2022
Accountable to deliver high quality business analysis that focuses on delivering a great Customer Experience
Creating and leading the Design Thinking process and workshops for new product development (NPD) in order to deliver an improved Customer Experience and product value
Accountable for on time delivery of high-quality business requirements agile project delivery methodology
Accountable for Requirements Management during the project lifecycle, includes both functional and non-functional requirements
Manage Traceability throughout the project lifecycle and ensure the business impact against compliance is understood
Accountable to continuously improve the business analysis capability of the team. As and when new methods or tools surface all BA’s have an accountability to drive for the best performance enhancing ways of working
Accountable for owning communications and relationships with complex networks of stakeholders from all levels
Responsible for the creation of the capabilities, features and user stories and adding them into JIRA
First point of contact for requirements management at portfolio and project level for both delivery and IT teams
Participating into Vendor Request for Offer process, providing support and input for the delivery team in the scoring and vendor choosing process
Team Lead IT Business Analysis
_VOIS Technology
Bucharest
10.2021 - 04.2022
Leading a team of Business Analysts, and being responsible for the recruitment activities and team setup
Coaching and mentoring the team on personal and operational growth and development
Maintaining strong relations with relevant stakeholders, to include Project teams, Vendors, Service Owners, Line of Business and Upper Management
Define the roadmap and goals for the team in partnership with the other functions and based on the company strategy
Assisting, advising, and contributing to the development of the strategic IT Development standards
Full people supervision responsibility for a team of applications / products development professionals and contributing to team delivering development activities enabling achievement of the IT strategy
Accountable for the performance KPIs during the delivery phase
As part of the continuous improvement culture proposing and leading internal improvement activities to enable the team to grow and develop
Enterprise IT Business Analyst & Service Design
- _VOIS Technology
Bucharest
02.2019 - 10.2021
Accountable to deliver high quality business analysis that focuses on delivering a great Customer Experience
Accountable for on time delivery of high-quality business requirements agile project delivery methodology
Accountable for Requirements Management during the project lifecycle, includes both functional and non-functional requirements
Manage Traceability throughout the project lifecycle and ensure the business impact against compliance is understood
Accountable for owning communications and relationships with complex networks of stakeholders from all levels
Responsible for the creation of the capabilities, features and user stories and adding them into JIRA
First point of contact for requirements management at portfolio and project level for both delivery and IT teams
End to end creation of the service design for the new product development projects/changes, working with the Agile methodology, covering all the areas for a product: sell, build, run/support
Creating and updating all the mandatory documentation required by the service design including the service design document, technical catalogue, process flows/maps (the ARIS tool has replaced VISIO for process flows documentation)
Business Enablement, Customer Specialist
Vodafone Romania Technologies
Bucharest
02.2017 - 02.2019
Platform Admin
HP Inc.
Bucharest
05.2015 - 02.2017
Assistant Recruiter
G.A.S Administrative Service – Hire Power Personnel
Bucharest
10.2014 - 05.2015
Assistant Manager
Green Revolution Association
Bucharest
08.2011 - 07.2012
Education
Bachelor's degree - Political Sciences and International Relationships