Felipe Cordovés
📍 Madrid, Spain · remote worldwide
Product leader passionate about solving meaningful problems through technology, strategy and human-centered design. With over a decade in tech and deep product experience, I thrive at the intersection of business, innovation and impact — aligning vision with execution, driving outcomes over outputs, and building scalable, value-driven products for startups and global enterprises alike.
At a glance
Experience
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Product Portfolio Manager
Dec 2024 — PresentFIFA (Globant) · Montevideo, UYStrategic partner to internal areas, turning technology into productivity and business outcomes.
- Manage a portfolio of multiple digital products, coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors.
- Own delivery cycles end to end — discovery to deployment — aligned with business objectives.
- Define go-live strategies and lead vendor management, negotiations and performance tracking.
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Senior Product Manager
Jul 2024 — Dec 2024Seven Parks (Globant) · Montevideo, UYLed a complex web experience project from research through execution.
- Aligned stakeholders on requirements, strategy and deliverables.
- Ran competitive analysis and market research; secured executive buy-in.
- Ensured a seamless handoff to development teams.
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General Manager & Head of Product
Feb 2023 — May 2024Fair (Globant X) · Montevideo, UYBuilt and scaled a marketplace connecting hiring managers with top independent contractors sponsored by their former employers.
- Owned product vision, roadmap and GTM — scaled to 1,000+ users and 5+ companies.
- Pitched to 30+ SMEs and 3 top-tier tech corps; closed ⅔ of them as partners, owning C-level relationships.
- Led a cross-functional team across engineering, design, marketing, ops and sales.
- Owned financial forecasting & budgeting — OPEX, CAPEX, EBITDA, revenue and C-level reporting.
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Product Manager
Feb 2021 — May 2024Globant X · Montevideo, UYBuilt AI-powered platforms for design and recruiting solutions.
- Led product discovery with C-level stakeholders to define strategy.
- Designed business models and go-to-market strategies.
- Drove innovation in AI-based product development.
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Project Manager & Product Owner
Feb 2020 — Mar 2021Globant X · Montevideo, UYManaged AI-powered recruitment and testing platforms with a 30+ member team.
- Defined product roadmaps and delivery strategies.
- Led OKR-driven execution and Agile co-creation across multiple locations.
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Technical Leader & Scrum Master
Feb 2019 — Mar 2020Autodesk (Globant) · Montevideo, UYLed Agile transformations and coaching for teams and clients.
- Ran backlog management, planning and stakeholder communication.
- Delivered workshops on Agile, Scrum and Design Thinking.
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Software Developer (Java & .NET)
Aug 2014 — Mar 2017Quanam · Montevideo, UYBuilt full-stack applications for government institutions.
- Developed the first Electronic Headquarters for the Latin American Cadastre system.
- Conducted functional analysis and system architecture design.
Teaching & community
Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Mar 2022 — PresentPushing students past theory into their intuitive, creative side to spark a greater flow of innovative ideas — their first contact with the entrepreneurial world via Lean and the Business Model Canvas.
ViewProfessor of Product Management
Apr 2021 — Jul 2022Taught techniques to find creative solutions and apply them to the design and execution of digital products — the notions and tools to grow into the product manager role.
ViewProduct Tank Montevideo — Co-organizer
Mar 2023 — PresentGrowing a vibrant local product community.
Author — "The Role of Product Owner from the Practitioner's Perspective"
Jul 2018Peer-reviewed exploratory study on the product owner role in practice.
ViewEducation & certifications
BS, Computer Science
Montevideo, Uruguay.
Foundations in Design Thinking
San Francisco, CA (online).
Designing a Business
San Francisco, CA (online).
Certified Scrum Master
Montevideo, Uruguay.
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Montevideo, Uruguay.
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