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(Yc W18)

•Led a small, focused team to successfully launch the MVP of a new Financial Close product within 3 months and initiated an early access program with major LATAM clients, gathering valuable feedback for future iterations. Drove the product roadmap, managing the status of the backlog and translating product ideas into detailed technical definitions and software requirements.•Designed the database models, defined the system architecture, and made key technical decisions, taking on a leadership role in the absence of a software architect or engineering manager on the team, ensuring the technical foundation supports future growth and scalability.•Facilitated the development of new products, positioning the team as an innovation hub; currently leading the creation of a new MVP for a Risk Management solution and a Proxy to connect multiple ERPs, which will expand the value proposition of the product.•Conducted extensive product discovery and market research on Financial Close and Risk Management software, gathering insights to refine product strategy and enhance features, ensuring the product stays competitive and aligned with market needs.

•Authored over 245 new features, crafting detailed product requirements and user stories to guide product development and enhance user experience.•Conducted extensive market research across more than 20 countries to create a product strategy focused on market expansions.•Created and launched our credit card white-label app, utilizing A/B testing and continuous modifications based on customer insights.•Designed and launched an administration portal that offers a view of the credit card portfolio operations, including customer service capabilities.•Performed customer interviews to gather feedback on information architecture, product configuration flexibility, and overall product satisfaction.•Publicly launched the API, technical, and product documentation for our cloud-native credit management platform, providing comprehensive guidance for clients on launching credit card programs and adhering to country-specific regulations.•Led a cross-functional team of 10-15 members, including design, backend, frontend, QA, data engineers, and infrastructure specialists, to build the app, admin portal, and enhance product scalability and adaptability to multiple processors, increasing our market reach.•Drove the product roadmap by prioritizing features based on client needs, focusing on delivering the most valuable features first.Awards: •Credit Card Product | Innovative Excellence: Mastercard Engage Excellence Awards 2023. (2024)

•Developed and released 45+ features using Django, enhancing product capabilities. Created the technical documentation of the product, and utilized Docker containers to test all the financial features to ensure optimal functionality in alignment with best banking practices.•Performed daily reviews of PostgreSQL databases and implemented an automated reconciliation script to identify inconsistencies. Reduced the issues reported by the support team in 85%.•Engineered a dynamic proxy to connect to multiple card processors to the platform, designed an administration portal for the proxy and generated fixtures that allow the configuration of the web services connected on the proxy to be 6x faster.•Provided technical and product guidance to the team and acted as a key decision-maker for product specifications on user-stories.

•Conducted in-depth market research into financial regulations and feature requirements for credit card management solutions across 7 LATAM countries, identifying over 30 critical regulatory constraints, enabling risk mitigation by creating a product that was compliant with the regulations.•Defined the MVP (minimum viable product) and crafted product functional requirements for the cloud-native back end of the credit card management product, reducing the estimated development time by 50%, accelerating time-to-market, and saving the company $60k on development costs.•Led a specialized credit card squad of 6 members, including back-end, QA, data engineering, and infrastructure teams. Developed the MVP integrated with a Card Processor in Mexico within 3.25 months, achieving a 95% on-time delivery rate and driving revenue growth by $25k plus an additional $12k in annual recurring revenue (ARR).•Assisted the sales team in effectively communicating the technical features and benefits of our new product to potential clients and stakeholders.•Formulated a comprehensive product gap strategy for penetrating the US market, leading a team of 2 consultants to identify financial regulatory constraints, benchmarked 10 competitor solutions, and presented a strategic roadmap to the c-levels, positioning the company for a market expansion.•Optimized an AI-driven credit card scoring product, securing contract extensions with stable monthly issuances exceeding 600 cards, achieving a bad rate 1/3 lower than the bank's average, and driving acquisition of over 10,000 new customers.•Oversaw the successful operation of 4 projects including credit cards, microcredits, and merchant cash advance, across Jamaica, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia, achieved 100% retention rate resulting on stable revenues for 6 consecutive months.

Vp Of Goverment, Financial Institutions, Healthcare & Education

•Presented a project aimed at generating over $5.2B by developing a tool to estimate the value of the largest investments outlined in the Institutional Development Plans of the four largest cities in Colombia and their respective departments. •Analyzed healthcare industry cashflows and identified an opportunity to generate $3.1B by integrating companies from the complementary regime.

Bachelor Of Science - B.Sc. Economics

Activities and Societies: Member of the Rugby Team | Member of the Finance & Investment Club.Awards: - Gold and Silver Medals in National.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Member of the Athletics Team, Volleyball Team, Football Team and Chess Club.Awards: - Caballero Cervantino.