Szymon Fugiel
Product Manager
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Szymon is a growth oriented, data obsessed, product and sales leader. In addition to generating more than $40 million in personal sales, has launched six figure products, while maintaining a portfolio of products generating $30 million in annual GMV, and building custom applications for NASA.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Artist
szymonfugiel.com
Vancouver
2021.09 - Current
- Built global collector community for prints, paintings and digital art
- Grew organic social media account to following of 2000 people, with average 6% engagement rate
- Reached more than 400,000 people across numerous social media platforms
- Increased website traffic 50% year on year
- Collaborated with developers to build blockchain based art project
Product Manager
Freelancer.com
Vancouver
2020.02 - 2021.09
- Compiled product and customer data to identify gaps in user journey, and built solutions, which resulted in more than 10% revenue growth
- Led product development initiative and engineering teams responsible for building custom solutions for NASA
- Implemented agile framework, and prioritization strategies to deliver mission critical results on time
- Led 4 cross functional teams including engineering, sales and operations to develop new product, which generated $500,000+ in revenue in 1 year
- Hired and built first ever Vancouver engineering team
- Designed and executed on roadmap for numerous revenue generating products
Community Manager
Freelancer.com
Vancouver
2018.11 - 2020.02
- Increased utilization of top talent by 6% through community engagement strategies
- Curated talent pools for Enterprise such as Facebook and HP
- Led international customer support team to ensure positive net promoter score
Account Manager
Freelancer.com
Vancouver
2018.06 - 2018.11
- Consistently delivered more than 100% of target, which resulted in more then $450,000 in revenue over 6 months
- Contributed to company wide marketplace health discussions, dog-fooding, and providing customer level feedback to product team
- Worked with global clients to source top talent for their projects, spanning all verticals
Sales Consultant
Brian Jessel BMW
Vancouver
2015.05 - 2018.06
- Maximized customer satisfaction through use of needs analysis based selling and value oriented negotiation
- Contributed to company targets through process-based selling
- Performed product demos
Sales Consultant
Mercedes-Benz
Vancouver
2014.02 - 2015.05
- Applied process based selling, and negotiation tools to bring in over $5,500,000 worth of revenue
- Maintained customer satisfaction higher than national standard
Sales Consultant
BMW Langley
Vancouver
2013.03 - 2014.01
- Sold premium vehicles to both previous and new customers, acquired new business in creative manner
- Deployed process-based selling to hit targets
- Provided premium purchase experience to all clientele, and ensured loyalty by maintaining relationships
Team Leader
Centurian Acquisitions
Vancouver
2012.08 - 2013.04
- Rapidly progressed to leadership position while recruiting, developing and mentoring new salespeople
- Generated new business for clients through door to door B2B marketing
- Responsible for recruiting and interviewing new candidates, and designing company sales handbook
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Media Arts
Capilano University
Vancouver 2010.09 - 2012.06
Skills
Strategy
Leadership
Communication
Revenue Generation
Agile
SQL
Marketing Strategies
Negotiation
Team building
Project Management
Extra Curricular
Keynote Speaker
Simon Fraser University - Backpack to Briefcase
- Presented to 100 graduates about the power of action and received highest grade among a day worth of speakers
Instructor - Freelancer.com
Intro to Data Science
- Shared how to do basic queries and analysis to customer facing teams to generate data-backed feedback
Townhall Speaker - Freelancer.com
- Regular speaker at company townhall, covering topics such as : What Client Success mean, and How Plants and Success are Similar
Hackathon Winner - Freelancer.com
Repeatedly placed in top contributors to company hackathon. Winner of most technical project.
Courses
Stanford University
- Transforming Opportunities into Great Products
Udemy
- Complete SQL Bootcamp
- Responsive Design Essentials
Timeline
Artist
szymonfugiel.com
2021.09 - Current
Product Manager
Freelancer.com
2020.02 - 2021.09
Community Manager
Freelancer.com
2018.11 - 2020.02
Account Manager
Freelancer.com
2018.06 - 2018.11
Sales Consultant
Brian Jessel BMW
2015.05 - 2018.06
Sales Consultant
Mercedes-Benz
2014.02 - 2015.05
Sales Consultant
BMW Langley
2013.03 - 2014.01
Team Leader
Centurian Acquisitions
2012.08 - 2013.04
Bachelor of Arts - Media Arts
Capilano University
2010.09 - 2012.06