Dragos Manescu

Dragos Manescu has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Dragos is currently working as the Vice President of Tech Product Management at Adore Me, which is now a part of Victoria's Secret. Prior to this, they worked at Adobe as a Senior Product Manager from 2018 to 2021.

Before joining Adobe, Dragos held the position of Head of Product Management at Adore Me from 2016 to 2018. During this time, they managed and coached a team of Product Managers in building a scalable eCommerce platform. Dragos was responsible for leading product management for the development of the company's online presence, including the website, mobile apps, and chatbots. Dragos also conducted various experiments to optimize user experience.

Dragos' earlier experience includes working as a Product Manager at Adobe from 2011 to 2016, where they focused on various products in different lifecycle stages. One of the notable projects they worked on was Business Catalyst, Adobe's all-in-one solution for SMBs, where they were involved in customer-first user experience, email marketing, and internationalization.

Prior to their roles at Adobe, Dragos worked as an Ecommerce and Online Marketing Specialist on various projects between 2009 and 2011. Their responsibilities included managing newsletters, coordinating Google Adwords campaigns, conducting SEO activities, and creating and placing online marketing materials such as articles, whitepapers, and case studies. Dragos also handled web analytics and synthesis.

Before their careers in the tech and eCommerce industry, Dragos worked as a Management Consultant at TASC Consulting & Capital from 2007 to 2009.

Overall, Dragos Manescu has demonstrated a strong background in tech product management, leading teams, and driving eCommerce growth.

Dragos Manescu completed their MBA degree in Marketing, Finance, and Business Development from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management in the year 2007. Prior to that, they obtained a B.A. in Computer Science from Universitatea din Craiova, which they completed between 2001 and 2006.

To further enhance their skills and knowledge, Dragos completed the Product Strategy Cohort program at Reforge in 2022 and acquired expertise in Product Management. Dragos also pursued additional certifications, including the Computer Vision Nanodegree from Udacity in 2019-2020 and the Natural Language Processing Microdegree in Artificial Intelligence from Udacity in 2018. Moreover, they completed the Growth Marketing Minidegree with a focus on Marketing from CXL in 2020.

In addition to their formal education, Dragos has obtained various certifications. Dragos completed the Coursera course titled "Multiplatform Mobile App Development with Web Technologies" in February 2016 and acquired a verified certificate for "HTML, CSS and JavaScript" in November 2015. Furthermore, they obtained the CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) certification from Scrum Alliance, although the exact date of completion is not specified.