Tovah Simon
Head of Product
Experience
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
6 monthsUnited States
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.
Sep 2022 - Present
3 years 5 monthsGermany
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.
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
1 year 1 monthGermany
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.
Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
7 monthsCanada
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.
Nov 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years 2 monthsGermany
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.
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
6 monthsGermany
Product Advisor
Gnosis
- Provided strategic coaching to the founding team, focusing on enhancing business operations, management frameworks, and development processes for crypto-driven products.
Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
1 year 9 monthsRussian Federation
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.
Sep 2014 - Apr 2016
1 year 8 monthsGermany
Product Manager
Liveintent
Mar 2012 - Sep 2014
2 years 7 monthsUnited States
Product Manager
Amplify
Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
8 monthsUsa, Japan
Business Analyst
NYK Line
Oct 2010 - Jul 2012
1 year 10 monthsUnited States
Product Manager
Beezag
Feb 2004 - Oct 2010
6 years 9 monthsSingapore
Business Analyst
Oppenheimer Funds
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
English
NativeFrench
AdvancedGerman
IntermediateEducation
New York University
Bachelor of Arts · New York, United States
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