Tovah Simon-Head of Product
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Experience
Head of Product
Upstream
- Architected a business strategy and aligned product strategy increasing organizational clarity, focusing on investor and marketing communication.
- Established Product Market Fit process to refine target customers and use cases.
- Developed business monetization strategies and roadmap aimed at achieving platform profitability within 2-years.
- Assessed operational cost and drafted cost-saving measures doubling runway.
Chief Product Officer (Product Advisor)
bestselfy
- Guided the development of the Digital Business & Product Strategy.
- Facilitated the creation of an AI strategy, focusing on optimizing the integration of AI into day-to-day activities of our participants and aligning with business objectives.
- Designed product operations process for multi-client rollouts, simplifying customer and participant management and decreasing operational costs.
Head of Product
Caspar
- Devised product strategy focused on internationalization and market expansion and presented to the board.
- Directed and developed a diverse team of 15+ direct reports across product management, content creation, and product design/UX, ensuring strategic alignment and high-quality deliverables.
- Introduced ISO and regulatory (DRV) compliant product vision, development & change management processes aligning with regulated medical device development (ISO 13485) and B2B2C business model.
- Drove significant improvements in content strategy and delivery efficiency, leading to a 60% decrease in content creation spend.
Head of Product
Infarm
- Led the strategic consolidation of a 20+ person product management organization, optimizing roles, processes, and best practices to enhance B2B2C service delivery.
- Streamlined internal customer service workflows, cutting the average time to issue resolution by 49%.
- Fostered stronger cross-functional collaboration and transparency by implementing new processes for stakeholder engagement and C-Level reporting.
Head of Product & Marketing
Smart Pricer
- Spearheaded the strategic pivot from a purely agency based business model to combined Agency/SaaS model.
- Launched a SaaS product line featuring a proprietary ML dynamic pricing algorithm that unified ticketing data models across industries, enabling automated pricing for smaller companies.
- Enhanced inbound lead generation through the development and ongoing management of strategic marketing and positioning.
- Reduced time to market by instituting consistent software development and product processes, from discovery to release.
Product Advisor
Gnosis
- Provided strategic coaching to the founding team, focusing on enhancing business operations, management frameworks, and development processes for crypto-driven products.
Product Manager
Bidswitch
- Defined the roadmap for core ML prediction and traffic allocation algorithms, optimizing bid request management.
- Drove the strategic vision for data products, specifically custom reporting and analytics solutions.
- Established the strategic vision for data products, with an emphasis on empowering users through custom reporting and analytics solutions.
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Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Advertising, Education, Healthcare, and Agriculture.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Product Development, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Finance, Operations, and Marketing.
Summary
I am a dynamic leader with 17+ years of experience in product management and business operations, including 4 years of executive leadership. I've successfully navigated diverse industries, from Finance to Blockchain to EduTech. I focus on building exceptional product organizations, dramatically improving operational efficiency, and fostering superior cross-functional communication and collaboration. I empower companies to grow from startup to scale-up leveraging expertise in business and product strategy, roadmap planning, product lifecycle management, and market scaling initiatives.
Skills
Project Management Tools
- Jira (Confluence)
- Version 1
- Trello
- Notion
Project Management Methodologies
- Agile
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Sdlc
- Waterfall
Ux & Storyboarding
- Figma/Figjam
- Miro
- Mural
- Adobe Elements
- Gimp
Data Analytics
- Tableau
- Power Bi
- Google Analytics
Documentation
- Ms Office Suite
- Google Documents
- Latex
Customer Service
- Hubspot
- Jira Service Desk
- Zendesk
- Zoho
Communication
- Slack
- Teams
- Discord
- Skype
Languages
Education
New York University
Bachelor of Arts · New York, United States
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Tovah is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Tovah speaks the following languages: English (Native), French (Advanced), German (Intermediate).
Tovah has at least 22 years of experience. During this time, Tovah has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Tovah may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Tovah would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Product, Chief Product Officer (Product Advisor), Head of Product & Marketing.
Tovah's most recent position is Head of Product at Upstream.
In recent years, Tovah has worked for Upstream, bestselfy, and Caspar.
Tovah is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Advertising. Tovah also has some experience in Education, Healthcare, and Transportation.
Tovah is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Business Intelligence, and Strategy. Tovah also has some experience in Finance, Operations, and Marketing.
Tovah has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Healthcare.
Tovah has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Strategy, and Operations.
Tovah holds a Bachelor from New York University.
The availability of Tovah needs to be confirmed.
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