Fikret Altay - Senior Product Manager

Q: Where is Fikret based?

Fikret is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Fikret speak?

Fikret speaks the following languages: Turkish (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Fikret have?

Fikret has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Fikret has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months . Note that Fikret may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Fikret's latest experience?

Fikret's most recent position is Senior Product Manager at Enocta .

Q: What companies has Fikret worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Fikret has worked for Enocta , Veton AI , and Cisco Webex Events .

Q: Which industries is Fikret most experienced in?

Fikret is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Telecommunication , and Tourism and Hospitality . Fikret also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Education .

Q: Which business areas is Fikret most experienced in?

Fikret is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Information Technology (IT) , and Customer Service . Fikret also has some experience in Marketing , Project Management , and Strategy and Planning .

Q: Which industries has Fikret worked in recently?

Fikret has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Education .

Q: Which business areas has Fikret worked in recently?

Fikret has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Customer Service , and Strategy and Planning .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

May 2025 - Present

10 months

Istanbul, Turkey

Senior Product Manager

Enocta

Executing the roadmap for LMS/LXP platform with 550+ enterprise clients and 4+ million users
Led the 0-to-1 development of a conversational AI role-play product with the AI team
Led GTM for the AI Roleplay, creating a new ARR stream, acquiring 15+ enterprise customers in Q1
Led the development & GTM of a conversational AI Mentor product
Serving on the strategic leadership team, contributing to long-term product and business strategy

Nov 2024 - May 2025

7 months

Istanbul, Turkey

Lead Product Manager

Veton AI

Led product strategy of a conversational AI HR screening platform alongside the cofounders
Drove LLM-powered product development, achieving 90% retention while tripling the customer base
Delivered integrations with 5 major ATS platforms, expanding reach and improving activation
Achieved GDPR compliance, opening the product to EU market entry

Jan 2021 - Apr 2024

3 years 4 months

Istanbul, Turkey

Senior Product Manager

Cisco Webex Events

Contributed to technical due diligence for Cisco's acquisition of Webex Events (formerly Socio), a comprehensive platform for virtual, hybrid, and in-person event management
Delivered the Onsite Event Check-in app with an integrated design editor and analytics dashboard, achieving 60% first-year adoption and increasing average contract size
Launched the development of an Email Marketing tool from concept, achieving a #2 ranking on G2
Led the development for Webex Events Registration product, maintaining #2 position on G2
Owned end-to-end lifecycle for Production Studio (discovery, development, beta, GTM), enabling non-technical users to stream professional virtual events
Achieved 90% adoption of Production Studio within 6 months, increasing customer NPS and contributing to Webex Events becoming the #1 Virtual Event Platform on G2
Designed and shipped PLG systems including free trials, credit management, team roles and permissions, upgrade and renewal flows, grace periods, and churn management
Led the migration of 1000+ customers partnering with Customer Success and Support teams

Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

1 year

Istanbul, Turkey

Product Manager

Sigma Software

Led a cross-functional team of 8 engineers and designers, shipping the product to GA in 3 months
Delivered a B2B2C payment solution, achieving 50% merchant adoption in the target market in Q1
Partnered with Marketing to define and execute the go-to-market strategy
Passed the regulatory audit to enable the e-money wallet product as part of the fintech strategy

Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

6 months

Istanbul, Turkey

Product Manager

Simternet Software

Led 2 Scrum teams (10+ engineers, analysts, and designers) to deliver features on time and at quality
Launched a cloud-based HRTech Intranet SaaS product to its first enterprise customers, built on Microsoft SharePoint SPFX

Feb 2017 - Mar 2018

1 year 2 months

Istanbul, Turkey

Cofounder

Voicity

Led the team that built Voicity, a location-based B2C travel app for audio-guided city experiences
Owned product design for iOS and Android, ensuring consistent UX across platforms
Ran growth experiments that acquired the first thousand users
Selected to the ITU Incubation Center, one of the top-ranked incubation programs in Europe

Apr 2015 - Jan 2017

1 year 10 months

WordPress Developer

Freelance

Feb 2013 - Aug 2014

1 year 7 months

Network Engineer

Turkcell Superonline

Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

5 months

Integration Engineer

Alcatel – Lucent

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (9 years), Telecommunication (2 years), Education (1 year), Banking and Finance (1 year), and Tourism (1 year).

Information Technology

Telecommunication

Education

Banking and Finance

Tourism

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (9 years), Information Technology (5 years), Customer Service (3.5 years), Marketing (2 years), Strategy (1.5 years), and Project Management (1.5 years).

Product Development

Information Technology

Customer Service

Marketing

Strategy

Project Management

Summary

Technical Product Leader with 10+ years of experience, combining an engineering background with proven product leadership in B2B SaaS. Shipped multiple category-leading products at Cisco Webex Events, achieving #1 and #2 rankings on G2. Strong track record in product-led growth, go-to-market execution, and cross-functional leadership across complex enterprise platforms. Recently focused on LLM-powered products and currently managing Turkey’s leading LXP platform.

Skills

Product

Product Strategy
Roadmapping
Discovery
Plg
A/b Testing
Gtm
Ux & Prototyping
Pricing & Packaging

Technical

Sql
Python
Linux
Html & Css

Tools

Jira
Confluence
Figma
Amplitude
Google Analytics
Segment
Miro
Firebase
Postman
Swagger
Aws
Datadog
New Relic
Grafana
Aha
Canny
Gong

Llm Application Development (Openai, Gemini)
Prompt Engineering
Rag
Ai Evaluations (Evals)
Guardrails
Conversational Ai (Elevenlabs, Deepgram)
Ai Prototyping (Claude, Lovable)
Automation (N8n)

Languages

Turkish

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

İstanbul Yeditepe University

Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · İstanbul, Turkey · 4.0

Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

İstanbul Yeditepe University

Bachelor of Science · Electrical and Electronics Engineering · İstanbul, Turkey

Certifications & licenses

Advanced Google Analytics

IIBA BA

PSM I

PSPO I

Profile

Created

February 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Fikret based?

Fikret is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Fikret speak?

Fikret speaks the following languages: Turkish (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Fikret have?

Fikret has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Fikret has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Fikret may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Fikret be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Fikret would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Product Manager, Lead Product Manager, Product Manager.

What is Fikret's latest experience?

Fikret's most recent position is Senior Product Manager at Enocta.

What companies has Fikret worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Fikret has worked for Enocta, Veton AI, and Cisco Webex Events.

Which industries is Fikret most experienced in?

Fikret is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Telecommunication, and Tourism and Hospitality. Fikret also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Education.

Which business areas is Fikret most experienced in?

Fikret is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology (IT), and Customer Service. Fikret also has some experience in Marketing, Project Management, and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Fikret worked in recently?

Fikret has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Education.

Which business areas has Fikret worked in recently?

Fikret has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Customer Service, and Strategy and Planning.

What is Fikret's education?

Fikret holds a Master in Business Administration from İstanbul Yeditepe University and a Bachelor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from İstanbul Yeditepe University.

Does Fikret have any certificates?

Fikret has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Advanced Google Analytics, IIBA BA, and PSM I.

What is the availability of Fikret?

Fikret will be available full-time from April 2026.

What is the rate of Fikret?

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