🚀 Senior Product Manager | Entrepreneur | Business Owner
With 8+ years in product management, I specialize in driving 0→1 scaling, digital transformation, and marketplace strategy. I thrive at the intersection of operations, product, and growth, helping startups and businesses deliver user-centric, scalable solutions.
- Lead product discovery, roadmapping & execution across B2B SaaS and marketplaces
- Bridge business, tech & design for faster, more impactful delivery
- Build scalable processes for high-growth startups and multi-product environments
- Python & JavaScript for product/data workflows
- Building and scaling startups
- Data-driven product decisions (SQL, Metabase, analytics tools)
- Upshift (US | HRTech Marketplace) – Senior Product Manager
→ Drove 40% ops efficiency, scaled AI-led features, and aligned roadmaps with leadership vision - Lean Scale (MENA | Venture Builder) – Product Manager
→ Delivered MVPs across healthcare, logistics, e-commerce, and fintech in KSA, UAE, Egypt - Technolera (TR | Venture Builder) – Product Owner
→ Spearheaded MVPs, design sprints, and product-market fit experiments
- 0→1 scaling & operational growth
- B2B SaaS & marketplace strategy
- Discovery & validation frameworks
- Agile methodologies (PSM & PSPO certified)
- Product analytics (SQL, Metabase, GA, Mixpanel, Amplitude)
- API & system integrations
Amplitude · ClickUp · Confluence · Figma · Firebase · GA · BigQuery · Data Studio · GTM · Hotjar · HubSpot · JIRA · Lucky Orange · Metabase · Miro · Mixpanel · Monday.com · Notion · Postman · Slack · Trello · Zapier
- 🌍 utkuacikgoz.com
- 💻 GitHub
- Boğaziçi University, Istanbul — BA in Translation & Interpreting Studies
- Certificates: UX Design (Coursera), Data-Driven Product Management (GoPractice.io), Google Project Management, PSM & PSPO
✨ Passionate about creating seamless, impactful digital experiences and collaborating with startups shaping the future of gaming, e-commerce, and blockchain.