Ian Johnson

Multiple Companies

Selected client work:

Paramount Pictures: (Fractional Product Lead) Designing the software for greenlighting movies.
ChatLabs: (Fractional CPO) 
Tonic Labs: (Fractional Product Lead) Working with leadership at high-growth startups in Fintech, Genomic Breeding, and Recruitment on product strategy and execution. 
Ultra VC: (Validating demand, pricing, and UXR Strategies) Advised 2023 batch of companies on strategies for validating demand, pricing, and execution of user research. 
Titans Legal: (AI Product Strategy) Consulting on Gen AI implementation strategy for major law firms.
Helios: (Product Strategy) Enabling anyone, anywhere, to profit from saving our planet through Solar investment.

Product Management Consultant

On Deck

Founder Fellow

Lasso (Acquired)

A pioneering AI-powered platform designed to redefine the creator marketing space for SaaS marketers. By facilitating the efficient discovery, management, and performance analysis of millions of creator profiles, Lasso enhances marketing strategies with data-driven insights and automates key processes to measure ROI effectively.

Co-Founder and CEO

Flow Commerce (acquired by Global-e)

The leading platform for cross-border ecommerce, enabling SMB brands to go global and technology that powers Shopify's native cross-border ecommerce platform (Shopify Markets Pro). Selected by Shopify through competitive RFP as sole technology provider for native cross-border ecommerce API/capabilities.

Responsible for product strategy that helped scale and grow some of the fastest-growing DTC brands in the world.

Flow is a SaaS platform that enables retailers to sell and expand internationally, providing end-to-end functionality, including localized pricing, marketing and payments, tax and duty calculation, and global logistics. Supported by venture partners, including Bain Capital Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, and Fung Capital.

Principal Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Showtime Analytics

Responsible for the product portfolio of business intelligence, customer, and marketing analytics products for Showtime Analytics and Showtime's joint venture with Alibaba Pictures in China.

Showtime Analytics is a SaaS platform aimed at providing the movie industry with an intelligent software solution that is built to understand, communicate, and optimize relationships with moviegoers. Showtime Analytics is supported by partners including Alibaba Pictures and comscore.

VP of Product Management

Accenture

Consultant at Accenture experienced working with large organizations in the technology & financial services industries. 

Client work included;
- Product Marketing Production lead for EMEA at Google 
- Product lead at global financial institutions 
- Analytics and reporting across ad tech sectors

Consultant @Google

Management Consulting Analyst 

eir Ireland

Programme manager of eir's Customer Experience (CX) programme for eir Technology.

Program Manager

Business Operations Specialist

Product leader specializing in helping B2B SaaS and Consumer companies explore new segments, tap into emerging markets, and scale up existing ones.

Key Clients include;
ChatLabs by Writingmate.ai: (Product Strategy and GTM) Bringing private, secure, and customizable AI models in one place.

Paramount Pictures: (Fractional Product Lead) Designed the software used to greenlight movies.

Tonic Labs: (Fractional Product Lead) Working with leadership at high-growth startups in Fintech, Genomic Breeding, and Recruitment on product strategy and execution. 

Ultra VC: (Validating demand, pricing, and UXR Strategies) Advised 2023 batch of companies on strategies for validating demand, pricing, and execution of user research. 

Helios: (Product Strategy) Enabling anyone, anywhere, to profit from saving our planet through Solar investment. 

Track record of enabling B2B SaaS companies to accelerate their path to product-market fit through hands-on product strategy development, rapid experimentation, and execution. 

Designing processes and systems that enable high-growth teams to leverage market and user research to quickly ship the right solutions to end users.

Leveraging experience spanning pre-seed startups to Fortune 500s, including other collaborations with Andreessen Horowitz and ReFace.

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Founder

Fintalk

• Led the team in creating a culture of AI-based products at Fintalk, transforming the way people use Artificial Intelligence to add value and save time and money.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative AI solutions that enhance efficiency and quality for individuals and companies.
• Spearhead the democratization of AI technology, making it accessible and impactful for a wider audience.

Head of Product and Innovation

Fácil Consulta

- Angel investor in the Medical booking app Fácil Consulta.

Find the best doctors at the lowest price.
Book online, with no monthly fees or additional charges.

Website
https://www.facilconsulta.com.br

Angel Investor

Fast Shop S/A

- E-commerce implementation project management 
- VTEX implementation
- Supply chain project management
- Software implementation
- Implementation of high-level technological projects
- Third-party management
- Validation and acquisition of new tools and applications for technology teams
- Management of internal and external development teams

Innovation and Digital Transformation Project Manager

TD.now

- Responsible for the general management of the technology and Post-sales areas
- Validating and acquiring new tools and applications for the technology teams
- Managing the department's budget
- Managing information security infrastructures and processes
- Managing the technical infrastructure team and developing the APP and website
- Managing contracts with third parties
- Management of internal and external development teams
- Resource allocation
- Product ideation and development
- Customer support management

Manager of Technology and Operations | Co-Founder

MedBeauty 

- Reporting to the company's Board of Directors and Managing Directors
- Managing the company's Digital Innovation (IA) area
- Managing the company's e-commerce
- Supporting the business areas
- Creating automated systems and processes to serve and scale internal areas (CRM + Automation)
- Generating value for customers through new functionalities and new technologies, generating a positive impact on brand perception and revenue (improving pre and post-sales service)
- Management of the Customer Service team
- Responsible for the internal and external development team
- Managing partnerships in the areas of Digital Technology
- Participation in events in Brazil and abroad

Main Projects and Results:
- Co-responsible for the creation and maintenance of B2B e-commerce, which already accounted for 9% of transactions and 2% of revenue with only 9 months as an alternative channel to serve customers and business partners, adding agility to the external and internal Sales Consultants;
- Co-idealizer of the system to help Sales Consultants manage their relationship with customers (CRM), consulting all historical customer information in a centralized and easy way, such as registration data, financial and orders historical, bringing more practicality and agility, avoiding Commercial Backoffice costs;
- Creator of a Whatsapp BOT to automatically send order tracking to customers; 
- Creator of a service BOT with AI via Alexa and Google Assistant to help customers and end users with their questions about the products offered by the company;
- Responsible for the LAB team that tests new technologies to implement scalable solutions for our customers, such as a POC for a Whatsapp BOT integrated with Ai, focusing on the products and services of the company.

IT Manager

- General management of the IT domain
- Validation and acquisition of new tools and applications
- Management of the service budget
- Management of information security infrastructures and processes
- Technical infrastructure team and development of the APP and website (e-Commerce) Management
- Management of contracts with third parties
- Management of internal and external development teams
- Management of structuring projects for the APP and Website (e-Commerce)

Main projects and results:
- Cloud infrastructure improvement;
- CMS project for TON  Plans and Products;
- e-Commerce campaigns Management.

SKY Brasil

- Management of the internal and remote development teams for the SKY App Innovation initiatives, following the agile framework
- Digital transformation management
- Hosting Agile workshops and training for managers and technical staff
- Data-Driven churn recovery with features implementations
- APP Content management
- Process improvements to the content approval
- Development of the backoffice system for releasing updated content to the company's streaming platform.

Main Projects and Results:
- SKYPLAY Project: responsible from POC to platform maintenance, implementing new features to ensure the best customer experience (based on research with the usability team) and using the generated  data to ensure the best experience and content for the customer (Data-Driven). As a result, there was an increase in browsing time in more than 200 percent, more than a 50 percent increase in the conversion of movie rentals and Addon channels, a 60 percent decrease in calls to the call center and a decrease of more than 40 percent in churn;
- Chatbot using AI: implementation and training of IBM's Watson AI bot. The result was a 30% reduction in calls to the call center and an increase of approximately 20% in revenue from movie rentals and Addons channels;
- APP Home Segmentation for users in Cards mode: implementation of the POC and analysis of the results showing the efficiency of the functionality(Data-Drive). As a result, there was an increase of more than 100% in the conversion of movie rentals and Addons channels and a 40% reduction in churn.
- Churn recovery: Business rules co-partner, identifying the customer at the right moment of churn and offering the best proposal for the customer's specific needs (Data-Driven). As a result, we had more than 40% reduction in the churn rate of our customers and a 10% increase in revenue.

Innovation Projects Manager | Lab's

Rede

- Project management, planning, monitoring and control
- Managing the product department's project portfolio
- Management of systems development processes in all technological areas
- Implementing Standarized Communication (project monitoring bulletins, presentations and spreadsheets)
- Project management workshops and training: Dissemination of project management knowledge through periodic workshops aimed at the company's technical leaders and managers

Projects and results:
- Managing more than 80 simultaneous projects as PMO;
- Management of the Data Center Migration Project
- Technological obsolescence treatment and Data Center migration;
- Transaction Capture system evolution;
- Quality Assurance System development.

PMO Project Manager

Tec-Ali Industria e Comercio Ltda

- Managing the development of a raw materials inventory management system
- Production management
- Requirements gathering with stakeholders
- Recruitment and management of the temporary development team
- Managing the project and project-related risks

Results:
- The Project was delivered within the expected timeframe and quality, coming in under the initial budget.

Project Manager

CREDZ Administradora de Cartões Ltda

- Management of systems development: as project manager, I ensured that the project was delivered on time, within the cost and quality expected, as well as adding new business to the contract and strengthening the partnership with the client.
- Team management: I ensured that all the staff were motivated and playing their role to the best of their ability, working closely with the to resolve conflicts and impediments as they arose, preventing the team from losing focus.
- Relationship with the client: I ensured the credibility of the project team with the client, helding regular meetings with the board of directors to inform them of all the steps being taken in the project, strengthened the relationship between the companies by adding more projects to the portfolio and more Teams to the initial contract, expanding the partnership.
- Relations with third parties
- Time, cost, scope and financial negotiations

With a bachelor's degree in Technology and Digital Media, I have over 15 years' experience in Project Management, Digital Product Creation and Management, Innovation and Digital Transformation. Throughout my career, I have collaborated with companies from a variety of industries, always with a focus on boosting business through strategic technological solutions that promote growth and efficiency. I am driven by the challenge of leading digital transformation initiatives that generate impact, optimize processes and create sustainable value for organizations.

I have worked in leadership positions, such as Co-Founder at TD.now, where I was essential in managing technology and operations, ensuring agility and innovation in critical processes. My approach is focused on developing scalable solutions that improve the user experience and strengthen companies' digital presence.


📍 Key Skills:
- Digital transformation
- Digital project management
- Business and product development
- Strategic planning
- Team and people management
- Agile methodologies | Scrum
- Digital product creation
- Data-driven actions
- E-commerce management
- Google Analytics | Power BI | Advanced Excel
- Advanced English | Intermediate Spanish

Email:
📧 diegoaspereira@gmail.com

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