- Over 20 years of product management, product marketing and business development experience (mobile payments, mobile and local commerce and advertising, small businesses, enterprise software)
- Proven ability to bring new products to the market
- Strong track record in leading cross functional teams in developing new products from concept through launch
- Skilled at using customer and market insights to identify and tap business opportunities
- Superb communication skills with focus on messaging clarity, conciseness, impact
- UC Berkeley MBA in Management of Technology and Marketing
Specialties: Mobile Payments
Mobile Advertising and Commerce
Local advertising and commerce
eCommerce
Enterprise Software
Head of Product, Google Translate @ - Leads product management and UX for Google Translate (90 languages, 500M+ monthly users, 1B+ translation requests a day)
- Launched new visual and voice experience, resulting in significant increase in usage and positive PR From 2014 to Present (1 year) Mountain ViewHead of Product Management, Mobile Commerce @ Led mobile commerce efforts within Google Wallet team
- Spearheaded, developed and launched Google Instant Buy (Online Wallet) product, using innovative approach to enhance value proposition to users and dramatically simplify integration for merchants
- Initiated, secured alignment and launched Google Wallet Android SDK as part of Google Play services, resulting in distribution on 500M+ phones and significant revenue
- Led cross functional efforts to enable streamlined payment experience on Android Device Store, resulting in increased sales and decrease in customer support and operational issues From 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Mountain View, CADirector of Product, Mobile and Local Advertising @ Led product strategy for Microsoft's local and mobile advertising and local commerce initiatives
- Delivered 500% YoY increase in global mobile search ad revenue through new product launches and go-to-market activities
- Led Microsoft’s deals/offers and mobile payments efforts to facilitate purchases discovered through online advertising From June 2010 to October 2011 (1 year 5 months) Head of Mobile Commerce @ - Led product and business strategy and execution for PayPal Mobile Payments and mCommerce
- Achieved 25x revenue growth in 2 years through introduction of new products and improved cooperation with internal and external stakeholders From May 2007 to June 2010 (3 years 2 months) Product Marketing Manager, Small Business Solutions @ Led product and go-to-market strategy for revolutionary small business product From April 2006 to May 2007 (1 year 2 months) Product Marketing Manager, Emerging Solutions @ MBA internship: Developed product and marketing strategy for SAP Mobile Solutions and Enterprise Search From May 2005 to April 2006 (1 year) Chief Technical Officer @ Supervised company's technical team and led product development activities. Took leading role in business development and corporate strategy activities. From February 2003 to June 2004 (1 year 5 months) IT Manager @ Supervised a group of IT professionals and computer specialists. Key contributor to the development of product and partnership strategies From December 1999 to March 2001 (1 year 4 months) Information Systems Manager @ From August 1997 to December 1999 (2 years 5 months) IT & Electronics @ From August 1993 to August 1997 (4 years 1 month)
MBA, Marketing and Management of Technology @ University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business From 2004 to 2006 LL.B., Law @ Tel Aviv University From 1997 to 2001 Handesaim From 1990 to 1994 Barak Turovsky is skilled in: Enterprise Software, E-commerce, Mobile Payments, Mobile, Product Management, Mobile Applications, mobile commerce, mobile advertising, local advertising, Mobile Devices, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Advertising, Product Marketing, User Experience, SaaS, Messaging, Payments, Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Product Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Local Advertising, Product Launch, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Online Advertising