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Antonio M.-Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products

Antonio M.
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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2022 - Present
Italy

Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products

Freelancer

Position summary
Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products at Freelancer
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • PO/PM for digital products such as Search, Recommendations & AI (IR/ML)-related projects, Knowledge and Document Management Systems, and Search with LLMs, RAG, and Knowledge Graphs
  • Agile evangelist helping people, teams, and organizations work in an agile way
Feb 2015 - Dec 2021
Munich, Germany

Senior PM/PO Search & Recommendation

StepStone GmbH

Position summary
Senior PM/PO Search & Recommendation at StepStone GmbH
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
Research and Development
Strategy
  • Responsible for the product vision/roadmap of Search & Recommendations-related products such as push notifications, UX, and relevancy
  • Continuous discovery of opportunities, improvement of Search & ML-related products, new search dimensions, and improved search relevancy and search UX
Mar 2010 - Jan 2015
Munich, Germany

Search & E-Commerce Consultant

Freelancer

Position summary
Search & E-Commerce Consultant at Freelancer
Industries
Professional Services
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Product Development
  • Search and Recommendation projects, Knowledge and Document Management Systems
  • Setting up e-shop systems (Shopware/Magento)
  • E-commerce search-related projects (relevancy, autosuggest, query analysis, relevance/ranking improvement, using NLP for SEO/SEA)
Jun 2007 - Mar 2010
Munich, Germany

Product/Project Manager Search

Scout24 Holding GmbH

Position summary
Product/Project Manager Search at Scout24 Holding GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Information Technology
Real Estate
Business areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Internal consultant for local and vertical search (Immobilienscout24, Autoscout24, Jobscout24, FriendScout24, Local24)
  • Improving search relevancy/ranking and search UX
  • Implemented the first index search and introduced an agile development process
Feb 2005 - Dec 2006
Munich, Germany

Computational Linguist

Fast Search & Transfer

Position summary
Computational Linguist at Fast Search & Transfer
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Designed and implemented finite-state transducers for recognizing named entities (people, measures, currencies, companies, locations) in Italian, Spanish, English, German, and Portuguese for FAST ESP
Sep 2004 - May 2007
Munich, Germany

Computational Linguist

Pangora/Lycos Europe

Position summary
Computational Linguist at Pangora/Lycos Europe
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Wrote my thesis on 'Automatic Classification of Computer Products' with finite state transducers, with a precision of 96.50 %
  • Supporting the search team, improving the search relevancy with linguistic dictionaries

Industry experience

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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Retail, Automotive, and Real Estate.

Professional Services
Information Technology
Retail
Automotive
Real Estate
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Research and Development, Information Technology, Strategy, and Marketing.

Product Development
Project Management
Research and Development
Information Technology
Strategy
Marketing
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Summary

My way is a holistic agile approach!

The right answer comes from the right questions. Shape the future by questioning the present and learning from the past. I lead teams by questioning, empowering & inspiring them.

Skills

  • Senior Po/Pm For Digital Products Such As Search, Knowledge And Document Management Systems, Ai Chatbots, Personalized Recommendations, Push Notifications, And Ai/Ml-Related Projects, As Well As B2b (Saas) Products For Mobile And Desktop.
  • I Developed Product Vision And Strategy, And Evaluated Epics/Projects For Short- And Mid-Term Roadmaps (Based On Okrs), Resulting In Clear Strategic Direction And Alignment With Business Goals.
  • I Led And Empowered Cross-Functional Teams To Focus On High-Value Initiatives, Which Generated Significant Business Impact And Boosted Overall Team Productivity.
  • I Gained Deep Experience In Agile Product Development, Business Analysis, And Both Discovery (User-Centric, Data-Driven, Jtbd, Design Thinking, Lean & Agile) And Delivery Phases, Which Improved Prioritization And Execution.
  • By Continuously Analyzing Data (Qualitative And Quantitative) And Mapping The Holistic Customer Journey With The Ux Team, We Identify User Pain Points And Unmet User Needs. I Uncovered New Business Opportunities, Leading To Higher User Satisfaction And Improved Conversion Rates (Cro).
  • I Optimized Digital Products (B2b & B2c) Such As Search Ux, Relevancy/Ranking, Recommender Systems, Job Agents, And Push Notifications, Which Improved User Engagement And Experience, Based On A User-Centric Approach (Mvts And Mvps).
  • I Personalized Search And Recommendation Engines Based On User Interactions, Which Increased Relevance And User Engagement (Cro) With Tailored Content.
  • I Designed Conversational And E-Commerce Search Solutions Using Mvts Such As Bert And Chatgpt (Llms, Rag, And Knowledge Graph) Within The Product Ecosystem.
  • I Drove Agile Transformation By Introducing Scrum, Kanban, The Spotify Model, And Safe Frameworks. I Also Promoted Okrs To Ensure Alignment With Agile Processes, Which Enhanced Team Efficiency And Focus.
  • I Set Up A/B Tests Based On Well-Defined Hypotheses, Leading To Data-Driven Optimizations And Improved Conversion Rates.
  • I Transitioned From Taxonomy To Ontology (Semantic Search) And Ai-Driven Search, Which Improved Search Accuracy And Relevance For Users.

Languages

German
Native
Italian
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
French
Elementary
...and 1 more

Education

Oct 2003 - Mar 2007

CIS - Centrum für Informations- und Sprachverarbeitung der LMU

Computational Linguistics · Munich, Germany

Feb 1992 - Apr 1998

Università di Bari

Master of Arts · Linguistics and German Studies · Bari, Italy

Istituto Tecnico Commerciale di Ostuni

Secondary school diploma [baccalaureate] · Ostuni, Italy

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Experience

Total positions 6
Experience in Professional Services 16.5 y
Avg length 3 y 11 m
Longest experience 6 y 10 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Italy)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products, Senior PM/PO Search & Recommendation, Search & E-Commerce Consultant
Main industries Professional Services, Information Technology, Retail
Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 5

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Antonio is based in Munich, Germany.

Antonio speaks the following languages: German (Native), Italian (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), Portuguese (Elementary).

Antonio has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Antonio has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months. Note that Antonio may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Antonio would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products, Senior PM/PO Search & Recommendation, Search & E-Commerce Consultant.

Antonio's most recent position is Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products at Freelancer.

In recent years, Antonio has worked for Freelancer and StepStone GmbH.

Antonio is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Retail. Antonio also has some experience in Automotive and Real Estate.

Antonio is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development. Antonio also has some experience in Information Technology, Strategy, and Marketing.

Antonio has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology.

Antonio has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development.

Antonio holds a Master in Linguistics and German Studies from Università di Bari.

Antonio has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master, Certified ScrumMaster®, and ITIL V3 Foundation Examination 1.

The availability of Antonio needs to be confirmed.

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