Vito Bica

Product Growth Engineer

Vito Bica
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Aug 2023 - Nov 2024
1 year 4 months
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Head of Tech/Product

Migrapreneur

Develop a platform to connect skilled migrants with experts for navigating complex bureaucratic processes.

  • Created an efficient matchmaking system for migrants and service providers
  • Developed a custom appointment management system
  • Implemented ethical data handling practices for sensitive user information
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Interim UX Lead

Klenico GmbH

Ramped Up a B2C Mental Diagnostics SaaS Product.

  • Customer Research
  • Product Research
  • JBTD and Ideal Customer Profiling
  • Optimized survey data, logic, and language
  • Built and launched the MVP
  • Conducted tests for early product validation (with pricing)
  • Facilitated the tech team in building the pilot
Dec 2020 - Dec 2022
2 years 1 month
Berlin, Germany
On-site

Co-Founder (Product, Dev, Data)

Messerheld

Repair-as-a-Service for kitchen knives with avg 5.0 reviews and organic growth only.

  • Found ICP and demand → Delivered properly.

  • Put customer service as a main product feature in front of the customer

  • Built the product, tech stack, brand and positioning

  • Built a custom 3-way comms and delivery status portal

  • Built a sustainable packaging to handle multiple orders

  • Custom-built customer support automations

  • Made it into Falstaff and Business Punk

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Co-Founder (Product, Dev, Data)

AKEETSU

Smart mosquito trap - Designed to empower households to successfully get rid of mozzies.

  • Product research
  • Scientific research
  • Built a prototype using LEGO, Arduino, computer fans etc, featuring wing-beat recognition, attraction/suction functionality, and programmatic seasonal forecasting
  • Conducted test commerce in Miami during mosquito season to validate consumer interest and willingness to pay
Jun 2018 - Jun 2021
3 years 1 month
Berlin, Germany
Remote

Interim UX Lead

BITGRIP GmbH

Client: KSB AG

Teamed up with a Head of UX to drive the development and launch of a tailored eProcurement platform, ensured a seamless shift from design to tech by keeping tight tabs on dev progress. As a tag team, we led the seamless configuration and ordering processes for products and spare parts and fine-tuned checkout flows and advised on a strategic marketing strategy to guide diverse industrial buyers through the sales funnel.

Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
1 month
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Interim UX Lead

ZAGENO GmbH

Ramping Up a Life Sciences B2B marketplace with 1.4 million products from Seed to Series B.

Key contributions include building the eCommerce platform from scratch to attract life scientists (champions) and secure blue-chip labs and universities (buyers). Led UX/UI efforts to assist the founder and development team in achieving product-market fit.

Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
1 year 1 month
Frankfurt, Germany
Hybrid

Interim UX Lead

DER Touristik GmbH

  • Ramped up internal UX practices and activities, expanding the scope and frequency of user experience initiatives
  • Worked closely with the data team to uncover and analyze the travelers' buyer journeys
  • Set up E2E customer journeys, mapping the path from initial exploration to final checkout
  • Set up customer discovery funnels to alleviate customer decision-making
Jan 2009 - Jan 2016
7 years 1 month
Heidelberg, Germany
Hybrid

Co-Founder, Head of Tech and Product

Space Bonding

Tech startup on a mission to digitize urban planning and citizen participation processes.

Funded by the Exist program in cooperation with the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Jan 2001 - Present
24 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Founder

Officine Bica

Versatile startup and product generalist for tech, data, product, and marketing. 22 years of professional experience and 3 startups, one of which was under the umbrella of the elite University of Heidelberg.

I offer my experience to companies of various industries and sizes. Examples include increasing eSales revenue by 10% for a $2B hidden champion, launching products super fast, and scaling marketplaces with millions of products.

This spans from rapidly developing ideas and prototypes, validating them with real users, and building appropriate product communications, as well as developing pricing strategy for SaaS products.

For corporate teams, I help them build this lean mindset and methodology and how to integrate it within their companies.

Key Achievements:

  • Helped amplify eSales revenue by more than 10% with a tailored procurement platform of a multinational pump manufacturer with a $2B turnover.
  • Scaled a Life Sciences B2B marketplace with 1.4 million products from its inception to Series B.
  • Improved the eCommerce experience of one of Switzerland's largest supermarkets through targeted UX optimizations, resulting in a significant increase in conversion rates.
  • Ramped up a groundbreaking B2C SaaS for mental health diagnosis using qualitative interviews, the Jobs to be Done framework, and rapid prototyping methods.

Key Competences:

  • Supporting product and startup teams with lean product development
  • Supporting corporate teams in developing feasible new product ideas
  • Practice-oriented design thinking
  • Product communication and sales funnels for new products
  • Validation of product ideas with real users and customers
  • Pricing and pricing strategy for SaaS products
  • Support in the development of data-driven products

Selected client list: Volkswagen, Deutsche Telekom, Roche, Red Bull, KSB AG, Adidas, Zalando, BMW, Audi, MINI, Philips, McDonald's, Chevrolet, DER Touristik, ratePay, 3BG Bank Austria, Mobile.de, Viessmann, SMA AG, COOP Suisse, FEI, Zageno, KICKZ, MobileZone, BMWi Germany, High Mobility, Klenico, Agrantis.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2005
5 years
Germany
On-site

Marketing and Data

SAP

Market Intelligence and Marketing Operations:

  • Development of internal tools for market potential analyses.
  • Optimization of flows for online campaigns and lead generation

Summary

Versatile startup, and product generalist for tech, data, product, and marketing. 22 years of professional experience and 3 startups, one of which was under the umbrella of the elite University of Heidelberg. I offer my experience to companies of various industries and sizes. Examples include increasing eSales revenue by 10% for a $2B hidden champion, launching products super fast, and scaling marketplaces with millions of products. This spans from rapidly developing ideas and prototypes, validating them with real users, and building appropriate product communications, as well as developing pricing strategy for SaaS products. For corporate teams, I help them build this lean mindset and methodology and how to integrate it within their companies.

Languages

German
Native
Italian
Native
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2001 - Jun 2006

State University of Art and Design, Karlsruhe

German Diploma MA-equivalent · Media Arts · Karlsruhe, Germany · 1.0

Certifications & licenses

Contentsquare Partner: User Certification

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