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Matteo Gamba

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Angestellt, Head of Product - Global Payments & Fraud, Wayfair
Berlin, Germany, Germany

Skills

Product Management
Product specification
User Experience
Growth Strategy
Sprint planning
Agile
Scrum
Conversion Rate Optimization
A/B testing
UX/UI
Online marketing
SEO
HTML
CSS
MySQL
Mobile
Italian
English
Online Payments
Stripe
PayPal
PSD2
3DS
Open Banking
Apple Pay
SEPA
Buy Now Pay Later
Klarna
Payment
Online Payment
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
PCI DSS
P&L
Payment Solutions
Fraud Prevention
Mobile Payment
Entrepreneurship

Timeline

Professional experience for Matteo Gamba

  • Current 2 years and 4 months, since Jan 2023

    Head of Product - Global Payments & Fraud

    Wayfair
  • 4 years and 1 month, Dec 2018 - Dec 2022

    Product Group Lead - Payments

    Wayfair

    • Full ownership of the global payment processing experience (LTM volume ~$13B), defining the strategy, roadmap, org structure, hiring, and execution plans for the broader team of 40+ people • Directly managed 3 senior PMs and 3 BI analysts, and coached a broad set of stakeholders • Managing the relationship with commercial partners, including contractual renegotiation • Driving the internal development & cross-functional adoption of a brand new decoupled payments platform and key strategic projects

  • 1 year, Dec 2017 - Nov 2018

    Senior Product Manager - Payments + Internationalization

    Wayfair

    Leading 2 storefront teams, with global coverage for all websites and apps: • Payments - new integrations, stability & performance, PCI compliance, security & fraud, vendor management • Internationalization platform (i18n) - translations tools & processes, multi-lingual sites, localization settings

  • 1 year and 4 months, Aug 2016 - Nov 2017

    Senior Product Manager - CA, UK & DE stores

    Wayfair

    Overseeing the product/UX strategy and daily activities for the storefront international team (covering websites & apps). • Ensuring feature parity among international stores (DE, UK & CA) and the US • New functionalities following local requirements and user needs • Development of key strategic projects for international markets

  • 1 year and 5 months, Jan 2015 - May 2016

    Senior Product Manager - Marketing & Growth

    TransferWise

    Product & UX for the growth and marketing teams, focused on increasing the customer base through the exploration of new acquisition & retention channels (referral programs, SEO, social, PPC, affiliate, mobile apps…). Roadmap planning, KPI definition and measurement, features' specifications, launch plan & iterations. TransferWise is the leading peer-to-peer currency transfer service that allows you to send money globally at a fraction of the cost banks would charge you.

  • 2 months, Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

    Product Advisor - Mobile App

    CouchSport GmbH

    Consulting work to launch Tippn, a brand new iOS mobile app that redefines the football betting experience, introducing simple gamified mechanics to engage and entertain users.

  • 1 year, Dec 2013 - Nov 2014

    Head of Product Management

    Patience.io

    Roadmap planning and day-to-day execution to build a B2B2C SaaS platform allowing digital creators to publish & sell courses online

  • 1 year, Dec 2012 - Nov 2013

    Product Manager

    Wimdu GmbH

    Roadmap prioritization, KPI measurement, and new features planning for: • Marketing & Growth departments (SEO & social media on-site optimization, new CRM system) • Content team (tools and processes) • Operations and Customer Support (NPS & CSAT evaluation, internal/external reviews) • A/B testing and CRO, user testing and interviews, UX/UI enhancements

  • 1 year, Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

    Head of CRM, Social & Growth

    Wimdu GmbH

    Leading the team responsible - in 7 different geos - for: • CRM/email marketing • Organic/paid social media • Brand reputation management

  • 9 months, Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

    Product, Business Development & Online Marketing

    Wimdu GmbH

    Working in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment to develop and grow the business from its very inception. • Online Marketing (multi-channels) for the Italian market • Product specifications, QA, and localization of the Italian website • Support to the sales team (hosts acquisition, onboarding, and retention) • Management of commercial partners

  • 3 months, Feb 2010 - Apr 2010

    Risk Management Intern

    Allianz S.p.A.

    Main focus on the implementation of strategies to reduce the increased risk that followed the introduction of class action legislation in Italy.

  • 3 months, Oct 2009 - Dec 2009

    GatorNest program

    InfoTech Inc.

    Strategic consulting to help the company discover new market opportunities for the BidExpress product.

  • 2 months, Jan 2008 - Feb 2008

    Event Manager

    Event Sound Promotion

    Management of the selection process and promotion of the music event "Student's Live Party".

  • 1 year and 3 months, Sep 2005 - Nov 2006

    Local Area Coordinator

    Youth Association LOGOS

    Creation of a broad organizational network in Milan high schools aimed at the development of relationships, knowledge and aggregation amongst young people.

Educational background for Matteo Gamba

  • 5 months, Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

    Warrington College of Business

    University of Florida

    GPA: 4.0

  • 2 years and 6 months, Oct 2008 - Mar 2011

    EMIT - Economics & Management of Innovation & Technology

    Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

    Entrepreneurship New technologies Internet startups Final grade: 108/110

  • 3 years and 1 month, Sep 2005 - Sep 2008

    DES - Economics & Social Sciences

    Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

    Final grade: 107/110

Languages

  • Italian

    First language

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Basic

  • German

    Basic

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