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Rom J.

Rom J.

Product Manager for SaaS & AI | MVP to Growth | MIT and exited founder

Strategic product and venture builder focused on early-stage startups, and new products launch. I was a startup founder myself, and I made a full exit back in 2021. Now, I help non-technical founders, investors and corporate teams shape new business models, design new products and devise go‑to‑market strategies across the US, LatAm, Europe and MENA. My expertise: 🔥 Translate product strategy into product requirements (I love it) 🔥 Build project roadmap, and clear launch roadmaps 🔥 Create go‑to‑market strategy and market entry planning for cross‑border launches 🔥 Defined product key selling features My services: 👉 New product and ventures strategy: define value proposition, pricing, business model and roadmap for new products or spin‑offs. 👉 Fractional CPO/PM: steer product discovery, prioritize backlogs, align stakeholders and translate customer insight into delivery. 👉 Investor- and partner‑ready materials: narrative, positioning and decks that connect technical capabilities with clear commercial outcomes. 🚀 Differentiators: • Global and multicultural fluency (five languages) enabling seamless work with distributed teams and cross‑border stakeholders. • Background in psychology and innovation, supporting sharper customer insight, team alignment and adoption strategies. • Deep network across venture builders, corporates and academia, giving clients fast access to benchmarks, partners and opportunities. 🎯 What I bring: • Built and exited a healthtech venture after four years, achieving 200% YoY growth and leading a 20‑person cross‑functional team from concept to acquisition. • 15+ years advising and building ventures across healthtech, industrial tech, AI and consumer sectors, including work with Meta, Google, P&G and Fortune 500 clients. • Extensive experience mentoring and supporting startups from Y Combinator, Antler, Carbon13 and other venture builders on product strategy and GTM for AI‑driven products.

🇧🇷Sao Paulo, Brazil$65/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Jan 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$0

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#225,544 / 412k
🇧🇷Country#2,402 / 4,647
Revenue, last 30 days
$0
Total earnings
$7.1k
World#225,544 / 412k
🇧🇷Country#2,402 / 4,647
Per project
$2.4k
Projects, last 6 months
0
World#209,857 / 412k
🇧🇷Country#2,400 / 4,647
Projects in all
3
100% fixed0% hourly
World#304,143 / 412k
🇧🇷Country#3,039 / 4,647

Earnings, last 30 days

$7.1kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$6.9k$7.0k$7.1k$7.2kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

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