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Jan Alvin Pabellon
Product Management, Fintech, API, SaaS, International Expansion // Chief Product Officer @ Smile API
NCR, Philippines (+08:00 UTC) English, Filipinofrom NCR, Philippines
Usually responds in 2 days
Free
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4.95
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Bio
Hi! My name is Jan, and I am based out of Manila in the Philippines. I am currently the Chief Product Officer of Smile API, a service to allow employees to easily share their employment and income data from various platforms and employers, all through a single API. At Smile, I am responsible for product and marketing strategy, product development, and user experience. Prior to Smile, I was the Chief Technologist at DXC for Southeast Asia, a global Systems Integrator. Previously I was also Director for Product Management at Oracle NetSuite where I led international product strategy in the Asia Pacific region. I have consulted for, and have held, senior management positions at several technology startups, software and systems integration and technology consulting companies. I am a certified Professional Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Master, I hold an ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, a degree in Business Administration and Accounting, and a Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship from the Asian Institute of Management. I am also a Certified Public Accountant.
Expertise
Bootstrapping
Can share my own experience bootstrapping a startup and stretching funds to build and grow a business. I had previously started my own company at 21 with minimal funding, and was able to eventually sell it. I have also built and managed a martech company and was able to grow the business with no outside funding.
Building a team
I have managed my own company, building a team across all functions from scratch. I have also built a team within a large corporation, so can share the similarities and differences between building a team in a startup/small company and a large company.
Design / UX
I can help give feedback on linking UX with business and product strategy, doing UX research, validating assumptions with users, designing user journeys and others. Can also share some perspective on building the User Experience for niche audiences/users such as vertical-specific or API-only products.
Go to market strategy
Can share my personal experience in defining and executing the GTM strategy for my current and previous startups I've worked with. I can share my own personal experience in defining the total addressable market for your business, defining a target market segment, defining an ideal customer profile, acquiring the first set of customers, and factoring in nuances in doing this in different types of markets.
Idea validation
Can share my personal experience how we validated our ideas, how we validated our assumptions, and the decision criteria we applied on which ideas to pursue.
No-code
I can share my own personal experience using various Low Code/No Code tools to build a product or service. Can share some of the best tools I've found and use, some pitfalls, and some opportunities possible with these types of tools.
Product management
This is my bread and butter: can share my knowledge and experience around the discipline of product management, building a product strategy, defining a roadmap, hiring and managing product managers, and many others. In my previous roles I have been a product manager and have managed other product managers as well, and have trained and mentored other product managers.
Toolkit
Zapier
8 years of experienceHave been an active user of Zapier and have built various automation flows using Zapier. Have built automated lead funnels, data integration flows, and various other automations using Zapier.
Zoho
11 years of experienceHave been a user of Zoho One or almost all of the products in the Zoho Suite including Zoho CRM, Zoho Creator, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Campaigns, Zoho Books and many others.
Industries
SaaS
Jan Pabellon: SaaS, B2B, enterprise software, fintech expert with 20+ years' experience. Chief Operations & Product Officer at Smile API, Independent Director at Geniusto, and roles at DXC and Oracle NetSuite. Proficient in product management, Internationalization, and Go-to-market strategies.
Business Information Systems
Jan Pabellon's expertise in business information systems, including ERP, CRM, and KM, has been instrumental in various roles. At NetSuite, he streamlined operations for emerging market businesses. At Smile, he developed APIs for seamless data sharing. In roles at DXC Technology and IT Group, he aligned IT solutions with business objectives, driving growth and innovation.
FinTech
Jan Pabellon is a fintech expert with over two decades of experience. As Chief Operations and Product Officer at Smile API, he facilitated real-time access to employment and income data for banks, streamlining processes. His role as an Independent Director for Geniusto emphasized his commitment to revolutionizing the financial sector. Jan's fintech proficiency and strategic acumen drive innovative solutions that enhance financial services in Asia.
Information Services
Jan Pabellon is an information services expert with a focus on alternative credit data. With two decades of experience, he revolutionized access to employment and income data in Asia at Smile API, enabling banks to use alternative credit scoring data. He has a passion for and dedication to empowering individuals through data-driven solutions in emerging markets.
Experience
• I am part of the founding team of Smile, a technology company providing employment and income data via API to clients in Asia based in Singapore. • At Smile I am responsible for product strategy, design, and development, and driving go-to-market strategy. • I helped grow the company from zero to 1, working with the other members of the founding team to build the product from scratch, raise seed funding, and acquire our first set of customers.
FinTechSaaS
• I was a co-organizer for Product PH: a non-profit organization started in 2016 which seeks to create a critical mass of digital product management professionals in the Philippines through education, networking and mentoring.
Other
• As the Chief Technologist for Southeast Asia at DXC, a global systems integrator, I was the most senior solution consultant/technology advisor role in the region. • In this role, I worked with the senior IT executives of our clients on their digital transformation journey, developing their transformation roadmap specifically in the areas of Agile Development, Cloud Computing, IoT and Automation.
B2B
• In this venture funded startup, I oversaw a 20-person team of product managers, product designers and software testers. • I oversaw the design, documentation, and testing of Salarium's 2 major products: Salarium HR management and payroll software, SALPay e-wallet and app-based banking service. I developed the product roadmap, led user research, and introduced agile delivery methods into the organization.
B2BSaaS
• I led product and go-to-market strategy for Oracle NetSuite in the Asia Pacific region, overseeing all of Asia Pacific region including ANZ, SE Asia, China, India and Japan. • I also led a team of expert product managers based in China, Japan, India and the Philippines: to drive localization, compliance and certification initiatives for the company in the region. Together we launched 5 new products in the areas of payments, taxation, and financial reporting across the region, and achieved product certification/accreditation for compliance in 4 countries: the Philippines, Singapore, China, and India. • Was also instrumental in the identification and development of strategic partners to deliver regional or country-specific product offerings from partners in more than 6 countries. • I was also part of a handful of executives in the region that was entrusted to be the spokesperson for local product launches and PR activity.
SaaSB2BMarTech