Andreea Apetroae

Senior Product Manager | AI Specialist

Salary / Daily rate

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Skills

Product Management

Languages

EnglishRomanianSpanish

About me

Intro

Product Manager & AI Specialist with 7+ years driving product growth and automation. Expanded app reach by 30% through strategic integrations and reduced development cycles by 40% via process optimization. Expert in AI/LLM operations, cross-functional leadership, and transforming business requirements into scalable product solutions.

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Work experience

Senior Product Owner

Betr

Nov 2023 - Jan 2025

1 year 3 months

Expanded the app’s reach by integrating 3 new sports leagues, driving a 30% increase in the user base and diversifying audience engagement. Defined and executed the product roadmap, aligning business goals with user needs to drive a 15% increase in user engagement and retention. Managed the analysis and implementation of a streamlined new design, earning top app store ratings for usability and simplifying the user journey. Worked with engineering, analytics, marketing, production, and other stakeholders to break down high-level projects into product requirements documents and breakdown incremental user stories. Managed integrations with several 3rd parties solutions

Product Manager

Zenitech

Nov 2021 - Oct 2023

2 years

Led product development initiatives for a global client in the business planning software market. - Facilitated product scope working closely with 4 development teams within the Engineering and Product tribes, ensuring fast and successful deliveries of features in accordance to customer feedback and company goals and mission. - Proficiently guided routine backlog refinement, prioritization, and workshops to encourage teamwork and knowledge-sharing across cross-functional teams, leading to improvements in team productivity. Led end-to-end product development initiatives for one of the European leaders in the gaming and lottery market. - Strategically led the definition and ongoing optimization of the Workflows (WoW) process, involving multiple third-party providers and suppliers, resulting in a notable 40% reduction in meeting duration and development cycle time, effectively streamlining collaboration with various partners. - Effectively organized and guided product backlog refinement sessions. This contributed to a boost in team productivity and better alignment with company objectives.

Senior Product Analyst

3Pillar Global

Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 2 months

Leading effective brainstorming within the team and the client Define and explain vision and product goals to the team and the client Contribute to product roadmap Handled product initiatives through discovery, validation, and feature definition Create and organise stories and acceptance criteria Backlog refinement and prioritisation, implementation efforts as well as post-release monitoring and analysis Communicate status and blockers with stakeholders and partners Identify areas of opportunity Support internal community of practice, Product Managers & Analysts.

Process Automation Business Analyst

Paddy Power Betfair

Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 2 months

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Identifying & analyzing processes across the business to determine if suitable for RPA. Making recommendations to senior staff on which processes should be prioritized based on the cost savings or additional benefits they bring to the business. Always thinking of our customers and how we can improve their experience through RPA. Working with stakeholders to optimize processes and/or re-engineering processes to make the RPA solution robust. Project managing several cross-functional process automation projects through the whole life cycle (from identifying the process through to the monitoring phase post go live of the automation). Developing a transformational mindset by identifying opportunities beyond single process automation.

Evozon

Oct 2014 - Mar 2018

3 years 6 months

Cluj County, Romania

Business Analyst

Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

7 months

Cluj County, Romania

Focused on adding value, on critical thinking and on analysis Product development - analysis, features, task prioritization Target and end-user behavior analysis Organize and participate in meetings with stakeholders and product team Requirements gathering, analysis, prioritization and documentation Create and update user stories (JIRA) Analyze and clarify requirements with Product Owner and Project Manager Offer support for the team Participate and organize along with the Project Manager in workshops with DEV and QA before starting implementation Work close with UX and prepare proposals for layout changes (Lucidchart, Moqups) Write/Update Functional Documentation and Specs Smoke test on features before deploy Replace Scrum Master when needed Features and task prioritization Constantly gather feedback from Support and Sales to take into consideration in roadmap strategy Plan roadmap along with the Project Manager and prioritize development and business goals Participate in all SCRUM ceremonies: daily standups, retrospective meetings, sprint planning, sprint demo.

Marketing Manager

Oct 2014 - Jan 2018

3 years 4 months

Strategy / Planning / Budgeting / Brand management and development / Employer Branding / Advertising / Campaigns Management (Online & Offline) / PR / Communications / Distribution / Channels Management / Event Management / Customer Support / Project Management / Product / Marketing Manager for Niftio App / Product Marketing Manager for Calendis App Team Management

Head Of Marketing

Why Not Us

Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

4 years

Cluj County, Romania

Implemented marketing communication strategies for clients from different industries, from NGOs to B2B companies / Helped out with ongoing PPC, SEO, Content Strategy, Social Media and PR / Managed organizing and communication for several events like Stand Up Comedy Festival, Jazz & Wine, Jazz in the Park, Photo Romania Festival etc.

Event Manager

Meet Magento Romania

May 2014 - Oct 2014

6 months

Grand Hotel Napoca

Meet Magento Romania 2014 it's the first Meet Magento Event in Romania! Is your opportunity to get the latest Magento news, participate in conversations about eCommerce trends and growth, and network with knowledgeable community members that can help you take your business to the next level. Be part of the Magento ecosystem in Romania! The event organizer is MindMagnet Software.

Ecommerce Marketing Strategist

MindMagnet SRL

Jul 2012 - Oct 2014

2 years 4 months

Cluj County, Romania

Increased revenues by adding digital services to the agency departments. Managed, designed and implemented marketing strategies aligned with business goals for ecommerce projects (USA, Canada, Romania). Organized the first MeetMagento conference in Romania and had over 300 participants.

PR Executive

PR&MORE

Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

8 months

Developed communication campaigns and strategies / Maintained press and customer relationships / Press Conferences & Monitoring / Organized events / Online content management (websites, social media platforms). Corporate Communications

Digital Marketing Specialist

Mediatic

Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

1 year 1 month

Cluj County, Romania

Managed, designed and implemented marketing strategies aligned with business goals for several ecommerce projects.


Education

Școala informală de IT

Business Analysis

2017 - 2017

1 month

Babes-Bolyai University

2009

2009 - 2011

2 years 1 month

Babes-Bolyai University

2006

2006 - 2009

3 years 1 month

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