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S. Product manager @ Rakuten Viber
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Viber is a cross-platform instant messaging and VOIP app with 1B registered users. Operated by Japanese multinational company Rakuten with a high market share in CIS & APAC  

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(2019) - Leading “content 1st” products, such as News feed and Content discovery

  • Working inbound and outbound with content providers, defining the strategy, KPIs, and roadmap

  • Writing specifications documents and UX/UI design mockups.

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(2018) Managing App extension platform

  • Worked both inbound and outbound to create an API to b used by external developers

  • Grew partners count by x4 including big players such as booking.com, Spotify, Yelp & Foursquare

  • Increased the number of monthly active users of the feature x3

  • Managed a dedicated cross-functional teams of 8 to achieve excellence & efficiency.

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(2016-2017) - Product team lead

  • Recruited, trained and built personal excellence programs for 5 product managers

  • Introduced new methodologies: Analytics, Peer reviews, A/B T, Market research and user testing

  • Supervised the core functionalities features on the mobile platforms

  • Lead the company’s privacy related features, End to End encryption and Secret chats

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(2013-2016) Mobile product manager

  • Lead numerous mobile platforms including iOS, at the time counting at 15M DAU

  • Managed the entire product lifecycle within a cross-functional team in an agile environment

  • Wrote specification documents, wireframes and worked closely with UX & UI designers

Adobe XD, After Effects, Cubase

​​Self taught

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(2013) Post production and After effects

Jump Cut institute. Tel Aviv, Israel  - ​2013

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(2001-2002) Web development

Practical engineer, Technion. Haifa, Israel - 2002

Languages

Hebrew, English, Russian

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Hobbies

Music, Politics, History

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