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GILAD DAVID

GILAD DAVID

Product Manager
NY,NY
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire

Summary

Diligent Product Manager offering 8+ years in the tech ecosystem (4+ years of product management and 4 years of Software development), including product roadmap development, market research and data analysis.

Cofounded a company with first tier VC, Created multiple products in the edtech/fintech space. Angel Investor at multiple startup, on the board of two companies, and was also featured on TechCrunch.

Passionate about agile product development. Well-versed in market trends, sales strategies and customer engagement techniques. Concise and decisive communicator with organizational, multitasking and project management talents.

Overview

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1
Certification
7
7
years of post-secondary education
8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager

David Energy
New York, NY
01.2020 - Current
  • Increased DAU and "number of logins” by ~40%.
  • Responsible for a product roadmap, prioritization and launches.
  • Manage the first P&E team (1 designers, 7 engineers).
  • Helped secure funding from top tier VCs (>5M) "based on the product".

Product Manager, Cofounder

Pillar
New York, NY
05.2018 - 12.2019
  • Helped secure $5.5M from top VC firms like Kleiner Perkins and Angel investors from Slack, Robinhood and Dropbox.
  • Increased onboarding to "active user" by 34% by applying Nudge/4A's (Richard Thaler) and Agile Product ("Inspired").
  • Iterated over 3 different prototypes for 4 weeks to ensure product fit, before handing it over to engineers.
  • Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
  • Participated in high-level hiring decisions for key leadership positions, conducted senior hire interviews and nominated new board members.

Technical Product Manager

Spring
New York, NY
03.2017 - 05.2018
  • Generated recommendations using collaborative filtering (similar products for users who are similar to other users). Increased engagements by over 40%.
  • Increased orders by 10%, and AOV by ~5%.
  • Created tools to run the algorithms daily, backtest it, and make results better. Shipped product ~30% faster.
  • Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.

Senior Software Engineer

Fiverr
New York, NY
01.2015 - 03.2017
  • Increased search engagement by 15%.
  • Worked closely with product and marketing teams.
  • Managed Search related technological issues, increasing customer satisfaction ratings by 10%.

Software Engineer

IBM
Haifa, Israel
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Worked on Machine Leaning Applications in IBM Labs.
  • The project won the most prestigious award in IBM delivering more than $1B in company savings.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, Tel Aviv
01.2012 - 01.2015

computer engineering

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Technion, Israel
01.2007 - 01.2011

Skills

Strategyundefined

Certification

Kellogg Northwestern School Of ManagementSchool of Management - Product Strategy

Additional Information

  • Visa Status: Citizen

Timeline

Kellogg Northwestern School Of ManagementSchool of Management - Product Strategy

11-2020
Product Manager - David Energy
01.2020 - Current
Product Manager, Cofounder - Pillar
05.2018 - 12.2019
Technical Product Manager - Spring
03.2017 - 05.2018
Senior Software Engineer - Fiverr
01.2015 - 03.2017
Software Engineer - IBM
01.2013 - 01.2015
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY - Master of Science, Computer Engineering
01.2012 - 01.2015
Technion - Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
01.2007 - 01.2011

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