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Cristian Ureche

Verified Expert in Product Management

Product Manager

Location

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Toptal Member Since

May 22, 2019

克里斯蒂安是一名技术产品经理，在30多个国家拥有技术产品的运输经验. 后来，他成为了一名企业家，并建立了一家屡获殊荣的物联网初创公司，开创了PropTech和智能接入技术. He was invited out of 2,000 entrepreneurs to join the French Tech Ticket program in Paris for one year. Besides possessing expertise in AI, christian精通端到端的产品开发周期，具有积极而有影响力的领导风格.

Project Highlights

NEOM Smart City

Worked with the tech and digital sector of NEOM, a Saudi city being built in Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia. 它计划融合智慧城市技术，并作为一个旅游目的地.

Parking Plus

主导在7个国家推出的停车行业B2B软件平台的产品路线图战略和开发.

Capterra Software Review Platform

通过协调产品计划与产品设计的合作，领导产品开发从零到一, tech, content operations, analytics, and branding teams.

Expertise

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health & Wellness International Growth Jira Resource Sharing Smart Cities Validation Wireframing

Work Experience

Product Management Consultant

2019 - PRESENT

STRIML

帮助企业高管和初创公司创始人将他们的愿景转化为实用的产品计划.
确定最小可行产品(MVP)实验和成长阶段的产品需求和解决方案架构.
帮助建立与公司目标一致的团队，并监督交付.
Defined customer discovery and validation strategies, prioritizing four types of customer interviews: exploratory, validation, satisfaction-oriented, and efficiency.
Set competition analysis procedures focusing on the product team, customer base, design, brand, and speed of execution.
Established growth, retention, engagement, user happiness, and revenue metrics.
Conceived feedback loops to control the strategic direction of product development.

Practice Lead, Applied AI and Advanced Analytics Solutions

2023 - 2023

Algomarketing Ltd

指导创始人，评估AI产品可行性，确保战略决策成功.
评估了几个人工智能模型的适用性，以预测推动销售转化的次优行动.
Worked with senior executives on the feasibility of new product initiatives.

Senior Product Manager

2021 - 2022

Gartner

为数字市场部门的新举措启动了零对一的产品开发流程.
Led product enhancement initiatives by driving cross-department projects.
Defined and prioritized product roadmaps in line with business objectives.
Advised on recommendation engines using artificial intelligence.
Proposed the A/B testing hypothesis for conversion rate optimization.
协调来自不同部门的利益相关者，以满足业务目标和项目时间表.

Senior Product Manager

2020 - 2022

LeadsPedia

领导下一代绩效营销平台的B2B产品开发计划.
Advised on product suite enhancements based on industry trends and customer feedback.
Helped the team migrate internal workflows from Kanban to Scrum.

Founder | Chief Product Officer

2014 - 2019

Parking+plus

Defined and built a complete software suite, including mobile apps, a website, and a back office, sold in seven countries on four continents.
Built a team of 15 talents and an ecosystem of more than 20 suppliers, including third-party software systems and hardware providers.
Raised funds from investors and opened and managed business accounts in Latin America, the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
Spearheaded three acceleration/incubation programs in Poland, Romania, and France.
Won the Best IoT Startup for Business award in Romania in 2015.
Received an invitation—out of 2,000 worldwide startups—to join the French Tech Ticket program in Paris for one year.

Member of the Innovation Group

2012 - 2019

Cluj IT Cluster

为罗马尼亚的城市制定了智能专业化战略，并传播和构建了开放数据方法.
通过参与国际会议和活动，加强了克卢日-纳波卡作为欧洲领先科技中心的定位, 就智慧城市和汽车行业相关主题发表主题演讲或担任小组成员.
为罗马尼亚ITC本科生设计的教育课程符合市场需求和技术趋势.

Country Ambassador

2017 - 2018

Revolut

Helped the company with its go-to-market strategy implementation in Romania, evangelizing the amazing product that made Revolut a unicorn.
Collected market feedback and curated it in line with the company protocols.
Attended company events and strengthened collaboration with other ecosystem stakeholders.

Presales Engineering Manager | Client Executive | Delivery Manager

2010 - 2014

PitechPlus

将公司的中标率提高了20%，并帮助销售团队在三年内完成了总计1500万美元的合同.
Managed a selective portfolio of strategic customers—including Publicis Groupe, Renault, Adecco, World Customs Organization, and TF1—on fixed-price and Agile contractual frameworks.
Led a delivery unit of 35 technical talents, coaching talents on Agile methodologies.
Drove handover procedures for projects of different sizes and stages, successfully ramping up new engineering teams.
Supervised the successful transition of several projects from Waterfall to Scrum.

Assistant Professor

2012 - 2013

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

使用Java教授软件工程基础和面向对象编程原理.
将科技行业的见解与最佳理论实践相结合，为学生提供有意义的例子和项目创意.
Mentored and coached graduate students concerning their software engineering career paths.

Software Developer

2008 - 2010

Business Logic Systems

为沃达丰(Vodafone)、澳大利亚电信(Telstra)等移动通信运营商构建企业软件平台.
Participated in the conception of highly-scalable platform architecture design. The team was in charge of the largest Microsoft SQL database in the world at that time.
Developed an enterprise product based on workflow engines.

Project History

NEOM Smart City

http://www.neom.com/

Worked with the tech and digital sector of NEOM, a Saudi city being built in Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia. 它计划融合智慧城市技术，并作为一个旅游目的地.

I worked with NEOM's tech and digital sector to invent the future of urban living. I created roadmaps, product visions, and OKRs for product initiatives to support the development of the cognitive city. 我还与最高级别的利益相关者协调，使产品计划与战略目标同步.

Parking Plus

主导在7个国家推出的停车行业B2B软件平台的产品路线图战略和开发.

I conceived the vision, mission, and product values, setting the north star for the entire product line. 我开发了MVP实验和相关的kpi，并拥有与产品线相关的所有数字计划的路线图. I also led the UX optimization initiatives and product interface revamp, identified market opportunities, and opened business accounts in seven countries. 然后，我建立了一个合作伙伴网络，确定了额外的收入来源，并管理了产品开发的年度预算, business development, and platform operations. Finally, the business received the following notable industry recognitions:

• French Tech Ticket Laureate, Paris 2017 – Selected out of 2,000+ worldwide startups
• Smart City Industry Awards, Bucharest 2016 – Best Mobility Solution
• Silicon Valley Open Doors, Dublin 2016 – Invited European Startup
• Best IoT Startup for Business, Bucharest 2015
• Panelist and Moderator for Smart City conferences, workshops, and exhibitions

Capterra Software Review Platform

http://www.capterra.com/

通过协调产品计划与产品设计的合作，领导产品开发从零到一, tech, content operations, analytics, and branding teams.

Capterra is the world's leading software reviews and selection platform. In 2022, Capterra launched a new product initiative under my product leadership. The product had a 3x increase in traffic month over month until the end of my engagement.

Cristalco

http://cristalco.com/en/

Led a business consultation for a CRM or ERP system recommendation.

我领导了一项关于销售组织采用数字化转型策略的集团三条业务线的业务分析. I conducted sales process design workshops with key stakeholders, improving actions and adapting them to digital operations. 我还对现成的CRM解决方案(如Salesforce)进行了业务适用性评估, Microsoft Dynamics, and Sugar CRM—and delivered a set of digitized sales workflows, including a CRM implementation strategy.

Mntrni

Led product-market fit initiatives and the migration to a new software team, managing the product development and the lifecycle retention framework.

Mntrni是一个通过视频会议和人才经济加速进行指导的双边市场. It connects experts in business, research, and personal growth fields with users seeking professional advice. Mntrni provides mobile-friendly capabilities for a tailored and personalized experience.

我处理产品路线图和规划，并管理不同工程团队之间的过渡, addressing technical depth. 我还提出了留存生命周期框架优化和客户旅程增强.

Filae (formerly Genealogie)

http://www.filae.com/

Led the database redesign and data migration toward a modern normalized SQL structure.

根据最佳实践和项目在性能和规模方面的需求，我领导了数据库的重新设计. 我成功地迁移了重要的数据库内容，对服务可用性的影响最小:在迁移过程中，超过5亿条记录的停机时间少于12小时. I also coordinated a product revamp for the digital archive online viewer.