Rita Xisto Soares

Rita Xisto Soares has extensive work experience in product management and implementation roles. Rita currently works at Zego as a Principal Product Manager, specializing in AI and data. Prior to Zego, they held the position of Senior Product Manager at the same company. Rita also worked as a Product Management Mentor at MentorCruise. Before that, Rita was a Product Owner at BMW Group and a Product Manager at Talkdesk. Rita gained experience in leading projects and coordinating resources as an Implementation Manager at Unbabel and as a Test and Implementation Manager at Bosch. Rita's early professional experience includes working as a Community Support and Content Management specialist at Uber, where they supported users and companies in the Portuguese and Spanish markets and dealt with fraud-related topics.

Rita Xisto Soares obtained a Certificate in Business Analytics from Harvard Business School Online in 2020. Rita completed their Master of Science (MSc) in Management of Services and Technology from ISCTE Business School in 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Administration/Management from Universidade Europeia in 2017 and a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from Wyższa Szkoła Hotelarstwa i Gastronomii in 2016. In addition to their formal education, Rita also holds several certifications, including Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Agile Tester Extension, Tester Foundation Level in Software Testing, SmartRecruiters Admin, Front End Developer, and Android Basics Nanodegree.