Top Talent like JD are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

JD Veer

Product Manager •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
When Solutions Need to Tackle Multiple Problems
As a Fractional Product Manager at Toreo, I drive business success and ensure that what is being built provides the most value to the customers by collaborating with leadership to define a product strategy that's aligned with business objectives and validate the value of solving particular problems for our clients. Before Toreo, I accumulated over 5 years of experience as a Product Manager in the SaaS industry by working at TrustedPros, Equisoft, La Presse, and Goodfood Market. During those experience, I instilled best product practices, implemented product discovery processes, and launched innovative products in many different sectors. I also founded my own niche utility gaming product, a Discord bot that helps players win at the Battle of Polytopia. I have a M.A. in Theology and a B.A. in Philosophy, which fuel my curiosity and critical thinking skills.

Work History

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Product Manager

Toreo TechnologiesAs a Product Manager at Toreo Technologies, I am responsible for overseeing the product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
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Product Manager

TrustedProsOct 2022 - Feb 2023 • 5 mosI was responsible for the success of TrustedPros.ca. TrustedPros is a lead generation and directory subscription product for the 43k+ listed contractors and 180k+ homeowners. I worked with a talented Product Trio to drive the Product Strategy, Discovery, and Delivery. I reported to the VP of Product. - Defined a 1-year strategy focused on demystifying renovation costs via budgeting tools, to drive homeowner activation while reducing friction for contractors using interview techniques and market research into the national price index for construction work. - Executed on OKRs leading to a positive (+3.5%) MRR for the first time in 2 years (previously averaging -0.8% MoM for 2 years). - Increased conversion and engagement by 5% using AB testing capabilities to confirm or debunk the teams hypotheses. - Implemented a product discovery process that included the capture of user feedback, user interviews, and tracking appreciation metrics for both generative and evaluative research.
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Product Manager

EquisoftJan 2022 - Oct 2022 • 10 mosI joined the team responsible for their Equisoft /design product, an OIPA (Oracle) configuration tool that manages our clients insurance products. The product was such a big hit that the official Oracle product it replaces is barely used, even by the Oracle consultants. - Instilled Product practices in the product team, resulting in a reduction of bug introduction by 90% within 6 months convincing a big client to upgrade to the latest version. - Implemented a comprehensive product discovery process through recurring surveys, conducting user interviews, and tracking appreciation metrics, leading to an increase of 5 NPS points. - Leveraged product data and user research to create a product roadmap with the buyoff from all the stakeholders.
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Product Manager

Goodfood Market (TSX:FOOD)May 2020 - Jun 2021 • 1 yr 2 mosI started my journey at Goodfood on the Customer Support team and was offered a QA position before the end of my probation. I was then hired as an Associate Product Manager in charge of the post-order experience and internal service desk before being promoted to Product Manager after only 6 months during which I was responsible for the whole products platform and execution. During that time, I was part of the launch of Goodfood WOW, the first same-day grocery delivery service in Canada and a pivotal moment in Goodfood, from a meal kit subscription service to ecommerce. I also worked on 2 full-fledged internal products for managing internal operations from promotional marketing, to logistics, to merchandising. - Operated the launch and iteration work for the first same day grocery deliveries in the Greater Montreal, and subsequently the Greater Toronto, that has yielded 45k orders in 9 months and 1.6k subscribers. - Developed an internal tool that managed scheduled changes in delivery days by finding a solution that overcame the technical challenges and aligned everybody resulting in more than 100 combined hours of work every month. - Saved more than 100 combined hours of work and solved alignment issues during holidays and other non-delivery days after years of poor solutioning. I came in with fresh eyes and found a creative solution that overcame the technical challenges and allowed marketing, operations, and customer support to align and manage planned deliveries ahead of time. - Increased the teams velocity by 400% within 2 months by implementing the best Agile practices like a daily routine for code review, reviewing the estimation techniques, and considering seniority in stories allocation.

Education

M

Montreal College of Information Technology

Business Analyst, Information Technology2018 - 2019
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Université Laval

Master of Arts (M.A.), Theology2016 - 2019
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Université de Montréal

Bachelor's degree, Philosophy2012 - 2015

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

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Available Now
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When Solutions Need to Tackle Multiple Problems
As a Fractional Product Manager at Toreo, I drive business success and ensure that what is being built provides the most value to the customers by collaborating with leadership to define a product strategy that's aligned with business objectives and validate the value of solving particular problems for our clients. Before Toreo, I accumulated over 5 years of experience as a Product Manager in the SaaS industry by working at TrustedPros, Equisoft, La Presse, and Goodfood Market. During those experience, I instilled best product practices, implemented product discovery processes, and launched innovative products in many different sectors. I also founded my own niche utility gaming product, a Discord bot that helps players win at the Battle of Polytopia. I have a M.A. in Theology and a B.A. in Philosophy, which fuel my curiosity and critical thinking skills.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
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Top Talent like JD are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

JD Veer

Product Manager •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

T

Product Manager

Toreo TechnologiesAs a Product Manager at Toreo Technologies, I am responsible for overseeing the product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
T

Product Manager

TrustedProsOct 2022 - Feb 2023 • 5 mosI was responsible for the success of TrustedPros.ca. TrustedPros is a lead generation and directory subscription product for the 43k+ listed contractors and 180k+ homeowners. I worked with a talented Product Trio to drive the Product Strategy, Discovery, and Delivery. I reported to the VP of Product. - Defined a 1-year strategy focused on demystifying renovation costs via budgeting tools, to drive homeowner activation while reducing friction for contractors using interview techniques and market research into the national price index for construction work. - Executed on OKRs leading to a positive (+3.5%) MRR for the first time in 2 years (previously averaging -0.8% MoM for 2 years). - Increased conversion and engagement by 5% using AB testing capabilities to confirm or debunk the teams hypotheses. - Implemented a product discovery process that included the capture of user feedback, user interviews, and tracking appreciation metrics for both generative and evaluative research.
E

Product Manager

EquisoftJan 2022 - Oct 2022 • 10 mosI joined the team responsible for their Equisoft /design product, an OIPA (Oracle) configuration tool that manages our clients insurance products. The product was such a big hit that the official Oracle product it replaces is barely used, even by the Oracle consultants. - Instilled Product practices in the product team, resulting in a reduction of bug introduction by 90% within 6 months convincing a big client to upgrade to the latest version. - Implemented a comprehensive product discovery process through recurring surveys, conducting user interviews, and tracking appreciation metrics, leading to an increase of 5 NPS points. - Leveraged product data and user research to create a product roadmap with the buyoff from all the stakeholders.
G

Product Manager

Goodfood Market (TSX:FOOD)May 2020 - Jun 2021 • 1 yr 2 mosI started my journey at Goodfood on the Customer Support team and was offered a QA position before the end of my probation. I was then hired as an Associate Product Manager in charge of the post-order experience and internal service desk before being promoted to Product Manager after only 6 months during which I was responsible for the whole products platform and execution. During that time, I was part of the launch of Goodfood WOW, the first same-day grocery delivery service in Canada and a pivotal moment in Goodfood, from a meal kit subscription service to ecommerce. I also worked on 2 full-fledged internal products for managing internal operations from promotional marketing, to logistics, to merchandising. - Operated the launch and iteration work for the first same day grocery deliveries in the Greater Montreal, and subsequently the Greater Toronto, that has yielded 45k orders in 9 months and 1.6k subscribers. - Developed an internal tool that managed scheduled changes in delivery days by finding a solution that overcame the technical challenges and aligned everybody resulting in more than 100 combined hours of work every month. - Saved more than 100 combined hours of work and solved alignment issues during holidays and other non-delivery days after years of poor solutioning. I came in with fresh eyes and found a creative solution that overcame the technical challenges and allowed marketing, operations, and customer support to align and manage planned deliveries ahead of time. - Increased the teams velocity by 400% within 2 months by implementing the best Agile practices like a daily routine for code review, reviewing the estimation techniques, and considering seniority in stories allocation.

Education

M

Montreal College of Information Technology

Business Analyst, Information Technology2018 - 2019
U

Université Laval

Master of Arts (M.A.), Theology2016 - 2019
U

Université de Montréal

Bachelor's degree, Philosophy2012 - 2015

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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