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Alexandre Sacco Xavier

Product Manager
Porto Alegre

Summary

Experienced product manager, product owner, and business analyst with a proven track record of driving business success through implementing innovative and high-quality software solutions. Skilled in aligning product vision and strategy with overall business objectives, resulting in successful project deliveries using agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall. Proficient in leading discussions with key business stakeholders, effectively bridging the gap between business needs and IT requirements.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Manager

DELL Computers
06.2021 - 08.2024
  • Managed a pivotal product that streamlined global communication from Dell to external customers through Email, SMS, and WhatsApp; improved message delivery efficiency by 25%, enhancing customer engagement
  • More than 10 million of emails sent by quarter via that software product
  • Increased NPS (Net Promoter Score) of Dell in 15% by solving Customer Care main complains throughout improvements on application
  • Overlooking role expectations by representing team in workshops, PI plannings, etc
  • Product Backlog management (planning and prioritization) of Global Supply Chain area of Dell, using JIRA or Microsoft Azure DevOps and also Confluence for documentation
  • Use of Agile/SAFe methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) with cross-functional teams
  • Use of DevOps framework with CI/CD reducing code change delivery from 15 to 5 days frequency
  • KPI´s definition
  • Data analysis and hypothesis discussion to support decisions on product improvements (using Power BI or Tableau)
  • Purchase cancellation decreased by 10% due to this effort
  • Planned product Roadmap and kept it updated along the year
  • User stories and features creation (using BDD Behavior-Driven Development and Gherkin language)
  • Applied automation to create user stories reducing time to create from 5 days to 1 hour only
  • Review and approval of TDD (Test-Driven Development) scenarios to be used by Dev team
  • Working remotely with a multi-cultural team (Americas, Europe and Asia)
  • Frequently engaged in business stakeholder management by negotiation, discovery, requirements gathering and processes improvement discussions (using Miro, and Figma to support the process)
  • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
  • Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
  • Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
  • Set goals and formalized policies to maximize team performance and keep project on-task.
  • Managed stakeholder expectations effectively throughout the entire product development process.
  • Implemented Agile methodologies for more efficient project management and team collaboration.
  • Liaised with clients to better understand business needs and current market landscape.
  • Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build product roadmap.
  • Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place.
  • Optimized product performance with data-driven analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Streamlined internal communication, implementing agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and project transparency.

Organizational Development Director - IT Coordinator

Porto Alegre City Hall
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Drove the implementation of IT Governance and strategy
  • Led the creation of the IT Master Plan
  • Introduced BPM methodologies at city hall
  • Implemented LGPD (Brazilian Data Protection Legislation) at city hall
  • Influenced critical and strategic decisions by leading the Committee for Information Technology, Communications, and Geo-processing
  • Conducted in-depth analysis and renegotiation of IT services contracts, achieving a total annual savings of 15% while maintaining service quality and improving vendor relationships through strategic dialogue
  • Coached and promoted high-achieving public employees to fill leadership positions with qualified staff and boost city hall IT department growth.

Product Manager / Business Advisor / Product Owner

DELL Computers
01.2008 - 01.2019
  • Delivery of critical IT projects for Sales, Finance, Legal, and Physical Security departments
  • Process cost reduction of 30% by implementing a digital process for Services Invoice at Dell Brazil
  • Caused increase in customer satisfaction by around 15% by implementing modernization processes in Finance area of Latam region
  • Delivered significant products to be used by internal teams and also by external customers
  • Implementation of Agile in IT teams (migration from Waterfall to Agile)
  • Training of business teams in Agile Methodology
  • KPI´s definition
  • Roadmap management and prioritization
  • User stories and epics creation
  • Lead of a Product Owners team
  • Subject-matter expert on Tax software (Thomson Reuters One Source Indirect Tax/Sabrix) being focal point responsible even for training business teams new members (onboarding)
  • This tax software is responsible for around $690 Million annual that Dell pays in tax around globe
  • Management of SaaS Service Provider´s contracts supporting Legal department
  • Management of user acceptance testing
  • 11 Awards received as part of this experience
  • More details here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrexavierpoa/details/honors/
  • Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
  • Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
  • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
  • Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget constraints.
  • Continuously monitored customer feedback channels after launch to gather insightful data for future iterations or updates.

Look some others experiences, before 2008 at LinkedIn profile

Education

Master of Science - Information Systems – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
03.2004

Bachelor of Science - Information And Computer Systems

UNISINOS
São Leopoldo, Brazil
01.1994

Skills

  • Oracle
  • Product Strategy
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Tableau
  • PowerBI
  • OKR
  • KPI Tracking
  • Business process modeling
  • BPM
  • Databases
  • MS-SQL
  • Artificial intelligence
  • LLM
  • Digital products
  • SaaS
  • JavaScript
  • MongoDB
  • JSON
  • PLSQL
  • MS Azure DevOps (TFS)
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Figma
  • Leadership
  • Analytical
  • UX/UI (User experience / User interface)
  • Performance indicators
  • Product documentation
  • Product innovation
  • Project management
  • Continuous Improvement Process
  • Cross-Org Skills
  • Effective Communication
  • Results Orientation
  • Learning Agility
  • Risk management
  • Integration management
  • MS Office

Languages

English
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese

Coursesandtrainings

  • Jira for Agile Teams, 2020
  • Tableau Author Trail, 2020
  • Scrum Master Workshop, 2019
  • Design Thinking, ECHOS, 2018
  • BPM (Business Process Management), 2020
  • Innovation and Development Management, 2020
  • Attendance in South Summit, Porto Alegre edition, 2024
  • Generative AI (GenAI) Overview for Project Managers – PMI, 2024
  • Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities for Leaders – Xinquiry, 2024
  • CoPilot for Advanced Users – Dell, 2024
  • Streamlining Your Work with Copilot – LinkedIn Learning, 2024
  • Speaker at “The Developer´s Conference – TDC”, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
  • Coordinator at “The Developer´s Conference – TDC” 2021 “TDC Future” in the track “Cidadania e Inovação Tecnológica”, 2021

Certification

CSPO - Certified Scrum Product Owner (Scrum Alliance)

Work Availability

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Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

Remote

Timeline

Product Manager

DELL Computers
06.2021 - 08.2024

Organizational Development Director - IT Coordinator

Porto Alegre City Hall
01.2020 - 01.2021

Product Manager / Business Advisor / Product Owner

DELL Computers
01.2008 - 01.2019

Master of Science - Information Systems – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

UFRGS

Bachelor of Science - Information And Computer Systems

UNISINOS
Alexandre Sacco XavierProduct Manager