Alberto Berno

Devoted to the Seven Principles of Lean Software Development, I integrate these into my daily work. I thrive on fostering open feedback cultures and solving challenging problems with cross-functional teams. Analytical, consistent, and well-organised, with a solid foundation in product management and a proven track record of delivering successful products, I am dedicated to creating exceptional consumer experiences and achieving significant business outcomes through data-driven insights and strategic collaboration.

Experience

October 2019 - February 2024

Wayfair Ltd.

Senior Product Manager

Berlin - Germany

Wayfair is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture and home goods.

  • Led the vision, strategy, and execution of Wayfair's CRM tool used by 800+ account managers and C-level executives.
  • Launched the CRM iOS App, boosting usage from 40% to 83%.
  • Partnered with UX/UI designers to create an intuitive and engaging CRM iOS app, increasing NPS score from -75 to 12 in six months.
  • Re-engineered meeting preparation processes, reducing meeting preparation time by 50%.
  • Conducted product discovery for a new supplier onboarding dashboard, reducing onboarding TaT by 20%.
  • Developed a proof of concept to convert meeting notes into follow-up emails via Google's Vertex AI Studio, potentially saving up to 100 hours per account manager annually.
  • Launched a CRM reporting page leveraging Wayfair's Data API, resolving discrepancies in internal reporting tools.
  • Negotiated product priorities with stakeholders, increasing overall CRM usage from 70% to 90%.
  • Integrated Google Calendar into CRM, increasing meeting scheduling efficiency, with 50% now set via Google Calendar.
  • Developed a new analytics tracking plan using Google Analytics and GTM best practices.

August 2018 - April 2019

Hackerbay (Singularity Technologies GmbH)

Product Manager

Berlin - Germany

Hackerbay was a Digital Consultancy and Software Development Agency.

  • Led the end-to-end project lifecycle for multiple digital projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Conducted workshops with clients for project mission and scope definition.
  • Supervised product design ideation, usability tests, and stakeholder reviews.
  • Key projects: Vodafone Onboarding Project (web and mobile), Vodafone Incident Project (mobile web app), Digital Factory Works Project (chat and digital space)

May 2018 - July 2018

LLInformatics S.K.A.

Product Manager - Freelancer

Berlin / Warsaw

LLInformatics is a Software Development and Product Consulting Agency

  • Owned the end-to-end project for Stillpoint Spaces for Generali SpA, digitising counselling via video conferencing.
  • Conducted usability tests and implemented product improvements.
  • Designed user flows and story maps focusing on component prioritisation.

December 2014 - December 2017

BidderPlace GmbH (Mobidea Group)

Product Manager - Team Lead

Berlin - Germany

BidderPlace was a self-service performance affiliate marketplace for mobile advertisement campaigns.

  • Developed and launched a B2B marketplace, aiding in a €10M acquisition by Mobidea.
  • Optimised platform back office, reducing workload by over 30% and driving 75% revenue growth.
  • Initiated and managed the product merger between Mobidea and BidderPlace.
  • Implemented Google Analytics and conducted QA processes.
  • Implemented Agile practices, improving team performance and product operations.
  • Scaled the company engineering team from 1 to 4 developers.

October 2013 - November 2014

Epic Companies GmbH / Gymondo GmbH

Business Intelligence Manager

Berlin - Germany

Epic Companies was a startup incubator specialising in e-commerce and digital startups. Gymondo is a subscription based online fitness platform that makes fitness easily accessible.

  • Managed finance KPIs, payment systems, fraud prevention, and customer support.
  • Created business plans, revenue forecasts, and investor reports.
  • Developed and automated customer base, churn, cac, marketing campaign performance and MRR reports.
  • Worked on pricing strategies and explored usage-based pricing.

July 2012 - August 2013

Madvertise GmbH

Business Analyst

Berlin - Germany

Madvertise was a mobile ad-network offering solutions that leverage audience targeting and real time bidding technologies.

  • Managed sales reporting and new partnerships.
  • Specialised in mobile ad networks and DSPs.
  • Conducted market research and developed new business proposals.
  • Created Salesforce CRM layouts and dashboards.

October 2011 - April 2012

DN Capital LLP

Venture Capital Analyst - Intern

London - UK

DN Capital is a growth and early stage Venture Capital fund focused on software and digital media markets.

  • Participated in due diligence processes, meeting with managers, and conducting market research.
  • Assisted portfolio companies with mobile application testing and benchmarking.
  • Managed internal documents, fundraising materials, and monthly deal reporting.
  • Screened new deals and assessed market attractiveness.

Skills

HTML CSS SQL GCP Postman Figma Miro Jira Scrum Google Design Sprint Italian English German French

Education

January 2011 - May 2012

ESCP Business School

Master in European Business

London - UK

September 2007 - May 2010

Bocconi University

Master of Science in Economics

Milan - Italy

Dissertation: “Google and the online advertising market: economic theory and antitrust issues”

September 2004 - November 2007

University of Turin

Bachelor of Arts in International Commerce

Turin - Italy

Dissertation: “Critical issues about regulation of highways industry in Italy”

Certifications

January 2024 - Present

Toastmaster International

Presentation Mastery L2

January 2021 - March 2021

IBM on Edx

Introduction to Cloud Development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

October 2020 - December 2020

IBM on Edx

Introduction to Cloud Computing

March 2020 - October 2020

HarvardX on Edx

CS50’s Computer Science for Business Professional

March 2019 - June 2019

Google on Udacity

Product Design

December 2015 - May 2016

University of Alberta on Coursera

Software Product Management