Hi! I'm Pablo García Montes and this is my CV / Resume. In summary, I'm a software product manager, mobile enthusiast and passionate about product development, agile, scrum and lean startup methodologies. My contact details are at the end of the presentation, but you can reach me at pabgarm(at)gmail(dot)com Cheers! Pablo

1. Hello there!
I’m Pablo García Montes

2. Me in a nutshell
I’m from Valencia
(Spain)
I’m into technology
and software
I’m passionate about
Product Development

3. This is also me (professionally)
Do you want to know more? Keep going then

4. WHAT I HAVE STUDIED

5. 2003-2008: BSc & MSc Computer Engineering
Universitat Politècnica de València

6. 2013-2014: Master in Digital and Direct Marketing
Barcelona School of Management – Universitat Pompeu Fabra

7. WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING SO FAR

8. 2008 – From Valencia to Dublin

9. 2008 – 2010: Program Manager @ Microsoft
- Program Manager for the Mobile Advertising Platform
- I drove the platform data update for devices and carriers
- I learned a great deal about:
- Online advertising
- Working within an international environment
- Remote teams
- Requirement gathering
- Writing functional specs
- Software development
- Mobile development
- Agile and Scrum
- Effective Communication

10. 2010 – From Dublin to Seattle

11. 2010 – 2011: Program Manager @ Microsoft
- Program Manager for the AdCenter Business Intelligence
team
- I drove the implementation of mobile-related features
- I kept learning about:
- Mobile traffic
- Online ads
- Business Intelligence
- ETL processes
- Cross-team projects
- Difference between working at the HQ and
subsidiaries
- Having family and friends on the other side of the
World

12. 2011 – From Seattle to Barcelona

13. 2011 – 2014: Product Manager @ Softonic
- Product Manager for Softonic ADS
- I drove the in-house native advertising platform for Desktop and
Mobile traffic
- I got deeper into:
- What product management really means
- Product strategy definition
- Market and competitors research
- Backlog definition and priorization
- KPI definition, monitoring and reporting
- Product optimization
- A/B testing
- Stakeholder effective communications
- Even more Agile methodologies and Scrum

14. 2015 – From Barcelona to Madrid

15. 2015 – 2015: Senior Product Manager @ Packlink
- Senior Product Manager for Packlink Pro
- I drove the company’s platform for B2B clients
- I learned about:
- Starting a product from scratch
- B2B-oriented product management
- How to organize engineering teams
- Backlog definition and priorization
- Product optimization using Lean approaches
- Stakeholder effective communications
- Even more Agile and Scrum
- Differences between large, medium and small companies

16. 2015 – From Madrid to Valencia

17. 2015 – 2015: Head of Product @ EsLife
- Head of Product at EsLife
- I drove the company’s Web and Mobile products
- Everyday learned more about:
- Web and Mobile products
- Starting a product from scratch
- Lean product development
- Getting out of the building
- Organizing engineering teams with agile methodologies
- Online marketplaces
- Sharing economies
- Pivoting a business model
- Challenges of the start-up companies
- Differences between large, medium, small and even
smaller companies

18. 2015 – From Valencia to Leeds

19. 2015 – 2016: Agile Coach @ Pocketworks Mobile
I coached Pocketworks in their adoption of Agile methodologies:
• Acting as a Scrum Master with the development team.
• Designing new lean R&D processes around product definition,
customer development and analytics.
I learned about:
- Organizing engineering teams with agile methodologies
- Process improvements
- Differences between servicing companies vs. own-product

20. 2016 – From Leeds to Madrid

21. 2016 – 2018: Product Manager @ Schibsted Classified Media
I worked as a Product Manager for the Milanuncios marketplace.
On a daily basis, I learned about:
• Online marketplaces
• How users can behave in unexpected ways
• Fraud and content moderation
• Managing a team of 8 people
• New ways of applying Scrum and agile practices
• Business strategy, as a member of Milanuncios’ management
team and Schibsted Spain’s extended management team

22. 2018 – From Madrid to South East Asia

23. 2018 – Travelling around Southeast Asia
For 4 months I was travelling with my backpack around Southeast
Asia and Nepal.
Although it wasn’t the epiphany-like experience you get to see in
movies or read in blogs, I really enjoyed the adventure.

24. 2019 – From Madrid to Valencia (again)

25. 2019– 2020: Product Manager @ Mecadona Tech
I worked as a Product Manager for the new Online platform for
Mercadona:
• Managing a team working on the new ecommerce platform
• Defining the product roadmap with a real data-driven approach
• Improving and optimizing the experience for both internal and
external clients
• Realizing how much there is to learn in spite of being on the
field for so long

26. 2019– Currently: Lecturer @ IEM Business School
I am a lecturer of the Product Management course within the
Master for Agile Project Management.
It’s my first time on the other side of the classroom and it’s being
an amazing and enriching experience.

27. 2020 – Currently: Product Manager @ eyeo
I have recently joined eyeo as a Product Manager for the Mobile
team.
This is my first fully-remote experience, so it’s going to be
interesting to add that extra layer of complexity to the already
challenging adventure of starting at a new company.
Bear with me while I figure things out about my new position.

29. I have recently started mentoring junior PMs or PMs-to-be

30. I’m working my fingers to the bone learning how to play bass guitar

31. I play around with Arduino, sensors and LEDs

32. I like playing racket sports like Squash or Padel

33. I’m passionate about scubadiving

34. 1999 2002 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019
France
UK
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Canada
Switzerland
Vatican City
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Germany
Greece
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Belgium
Czech Rep.
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Estonia
Russia
Sweden
Andorra
Portugal
Monaco
Turkey
Japan
Croatia
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
I love travelling
Mexico
San Marino
Bosnia & Herz.
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Nepal
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Thailand
Macau
Hong Kong
Malta

35. Do you want to say Hi!?
E-mail: pabgarm (at ) gmail (dot) com
LinkedIn: http://es.linkedin.com/in/pabgarm/