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Saeed Felegari

Senior Product Lead | Product & Technology Leader Banking, Fintech & Technical Product Management

Tehran, Iran · saeedfelegari1369@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/saeedfelegari

Summary

Senior Product & Technology Leader with 10+ years of experience across Technical Product Management, Platform Product Management, and Solution Architecture in banking, fintech, telecom, SaaS/V-SaaS, and e-commerce. I own product strategy end-to-end (vision, roadmap, discovery, delivery, analytics) for B2B, B2C, and B2G platforms, directing cross-functional engineering, data, and operations teams across Iran, Spain, Canada, and the GCC.

I currently lead the Core and B2B product line of Ecotam, a Supply Chain Finance platform at SCF Bank Tejarat (Tejarat Shayan), supporting approximately 308B Toman in electronic Barat transaction value. My track record includes scaling a platform across 6 squads from Spain into Mexico, launching Iran's first V-SaaS product, and driving e-commerce results of 30% retention growth, 40% CAC reduction, and 48% CLTV increase.

I combine deep technical fluency (SOA, microservices, API design, SQL) with data-driven decision-making.

Experience

SCF Bank Tejarat (Tejarat Shayan)

Product Lead / Senior Product Manager, Ecotam (Supply Chain Finance Platform) Tehran, Iran · Oct 2024 – Present

  • Own product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for the Core and B2B product line of Ecotam, supporting approximately 308B Toman in electronic Barat transaction value.
  • Lead the Ecotam product portfolio (Setam, KalaNo, SenfeNo, SodeNo, and Core/B2B banking capabilities) as one governed portfolio: setting priorities, running discovery, writing PRDs, and driving delivery with banking stakeholders, engineering, and operations.
  • Translate banking business requirements into digital product journeys, APIs, and workflows for electronic financial instrument (Barat) lifecycles, including approval and verification flows and branch/business-user operations.
  • Redesigned the end-to-end customer ticketing journey, simplifying issue submission and internal workflows while improving status visibility, routing, and operational efficiency.
  • Own customer acquisition and digital onboarding as a product-growth function: funnel analytics, drop-off analysis, and conversion and activation optimization for B2B customers.
  • Define product KPIs and analytics for the portfolio, enabling data-driven prioritization of banking operations and customer experience.

MTN Irancell

Operation Team Lead & Senior Solution Architect Tehran, Iran · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

  • Led product management for 6 enterprise and non-enterprise platforms while serving as Senior Solution Architect, combining product ownership with architecture accountability across telecom operations.
  • Architected and governed a portfolio of enterprise platforms (IOS, iLand, HR Dashboard, Asset Management, SA, USO, DSD, iTest), standardizing enterprise ticketing and workflow operations.
  • Established an SLA/OLA governance and compliance monitoring framework, strengthening service reliability and reducing operational risk.
  • Built executive KPI dashboards and operational reporting, improving visibility into availability and data quality across the platform portfolio.
  • Introduced AI/LLM-assisted solution design into architecture and documentation workflows, accelerating incident, problem, and workflow management.

Nizek

Lead Product Manager Kuwait · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

  • Led the digital transformation of Natureland's e-commerce platform, launching a subscription model that grew customer retention 30% and repeat purchase rate 22% within three months.
  • Reduced customer churn 18% through flexible subscription management and a loyalty rewards program, owning product strategy across 4 products.
  • Designed and launched a cross-channel Notification Center (email, SMS, in-app) with event-driven personalization, lifting engagement 20% and email click-through rate 12%.
  • Spearheaded a checkout redesign (multi-step authentication, local payment gateway integration), cutting cart abandonment 25%, increasing checkout conversion 15%, and making checkout 30% faster.
  • Applied RFM segmentation and GCC competitor analysis to drive product and data strategy, contributing to a 40% CAC reduction and 48% CLTV increase. A country-specific homepage builder also grew homepage conversion 10% and campaign effectiveness 25%.

Nexu

Platform Product Manager Spain · Jul 2023 – Oct 2024

  • Led platform product management across 6 cross-functional squads (B2B, B2C, Admin, iOS, Android, Data), scaling the product from Spain into Mexico.
  • Directed the move from a monolith to service-oriented architecture (SOA), improving scalability and engineering velocity.
  • Redesigned the core database architecture and defined platform vision, mission, and structure for multi-market expansion.
  • Implemented GDPR compliance requirements and launched a new in-app chat service.
  • Introduced OKR frameworks and produced core technical documentation (PRD, ERD, user journeys) across squads.

ArcadianAI

Technical Product Manager Toronto, Canada (Remote) · Mar 2021 – Jul 2023

  • Led product strategy for 3 V-SaaS products (Arcadian, Abricam, Bridge) across B2B, B2C, and B2G markets on AWS and Kubernetes.
  • Directed product vision, roadmap, and execution across 9 functional teams (UI/UX, AI, Back-End, Bridge, QA, Mobile, DevOps, Operations).
  • Implemented Design Sprint and Cynefin-based crisis management frameworks, standardizing product discovery and decision-making.
  • Architected software sales and payment flows (license-based and Stripe subscriptions) and built Power BI/SQL reporting for business visibility.
  • Led Agile transformation, coaching 3 Product Owners and 9 cross-functional teams, and drove technical hiring.

Kaman / Mobinio V-SaaS (ArcadianAI Iran Branch)

Lead Product Manager Tehran, Iran · Mar 2021 – Jul 2023

  • Led product management for Kaman, partnering with Tehran-based engineering teams to launch Mobinio, the first V-SaaS product in Iran, with Mobinnet, Iran's second-largest ISP.
  • Negotiated partnership and acquisition terms with Mobinnet Enterprise, establishing the joint product offering and expanding market presence.
  • Owned the roadmap, discovery, and user-story mapping across Product, UI/UX, Back-End, QA, DevOps, Mobile, and Operations teams.
  • Directed release and QA test strategy while leading Scrum/Kanban delivery and technical hiring.

Medeschain

Founder Tehran, Iran & Helsinki, Finland · Mar 2021 – Jul 2022

  • Co-founded a B2C cryptocurrency trading platform running on an auto-managed Kubernetes cluster in Finland, serving customers in Tehran and Helsinki.
  • Established the mission, vision, and product roadmap, and built the senior leadership team through structured hiring.
  • Led and coached 5 cross-functional teams (Business Analysis, Front-End, UI/UX, Back-End, Infrastructure), directing product strategy, release strategy, and disaster recovery planning.
  • Directed SQL database architecture and API integration analysis (including Binance API), and owned business development and sales negotiations.

Bank Tejarat Informatic Service

Technical Product Manager / Enterprise Solution Architect Tehran, Iran · Sep 2020 – Sep 2021

  • Led 6 product teams and 8 development teams for the informatics service provider of Bank Tejarat, Iran's third-largest bank.
  • Designed banking software architecture (Swagger API specifications, SQL database, service specifications, Java interfaces), delivering SOA-based solutions.
  • Designed product progress KPIs and prioritized the roadmap using Jira Roadmap and Microsoft Project, analyzing core banking dependencies against legacy infrastructure.
  • Directed QA strategy spanning security, load, API, and integration testing, improving quality and compliance.

Informatics Services Corporation (Central Bank of Iran)

Product Manager / Software Architect, Enterprise Blockchain Platform Tehran, Iran · Apr 2019 – Jul 2020

  • Served on the Enterprise Blockchain Platform team supporting the Central Bank of Iran, establishing milestone criteria, roadmap tracking, and architecture strategy for large-scale blockchain deployments.

Bank Mellat

Technical Product Manager / Database Specialist (SSIS) Ardabil, Iran · Mar 2015 – Mar 2016

  • Designed and implemented SQL databases and SSIS packages for banking reporting, and directed product documentation and development guidelines.
  • Led Scrum/Kanban delivery and QA processes across the technical product lifecycle.

Skills

Product Leadership: Product Strategy, Vision & Roadmap, Product Discovery, Lifecycle and Portfolio Management, Product Analytics, Product Growth, Customer Acquisition, Conversion & Funnel Optimization, Digital Transformation

Banking & Fintech: Digital Banking, Supply Chain Finance (SCF), B2B Financial Services, Electronic Barat, Digital Onboarding, Banking Operations, Core Banking

Technology & Architecture: Technical Product Management, Solution Architecture, SOA, Microservices, API Design (Swagger/REST), System Integration, SQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Blockchain, C++, Java

Data & Analytics:Product KPIs, Data Analysis, Data Strategy, Power BI, Metabase, Google Analytics, RFM Analysis, KPI Dashboards

Agile & Tools: Scrum, Kanban, Design Sprint, Cynefin Framework, User Story Mapping, OKRs, Jira, Confluence, ClickUp, Figma