Here are a couple bullet points about myself.
Bio
- Name: Matei Popp
- Email: first name [at] popp.rocks
- Based in Bucharest
- Born around ‘85
- Proud father of two
- Current position: Product Manager, eMAG Ads
- Keywords: product management, product development, user experience, experiments, software lifecycle management, lean, agile, strategy, vision, team building, scaling
- Languages: English, Français, Română (and a dash of Ancient Greek)
Background
I have a background in philosophy and visual studies. I run mountain marathons and build products with passion for customer success, experimentation, discovery, solving hard problems, scaling.
I love spending time, teaching, and just having fun with my two kids, a boy and a girls.
For the past 6 or so years I have joyously completed more than 15 mountain races and built awesome products and experiences, sometimes with, sometimes despite the wonderful people at eMAG and elsewhere. 😅
Work
Apr 2021 to present: Product Manager, eMAG
Currently scaling eMAG Ads and its ecosystem with a top-notch cross-functional product team pursuing the goal of consolidating revenue and securing the future “shape” of advertising on the largest ecommerce marketplace platform in Eastern and Southern Europe.
Mar 2020 – Mar 2021: Product Manager, eMAG
Grown the Targeting and Recommendations Platforms. Owned marketing automation and product recommendations, from strategy and vision, roadmap building, discovery, to engineering deep dives and answering customer support tickets.
Incubated eMAG Ads from idea to viable revenue stream. Built an internal advertising ecosystem from scratch in 6 months w/ multiple teams spanning several platforms.
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Read more in my résumé which you can find here.