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Paulo Teixeira

Product & Operations

Summary

Product and Operations manager with 10+ years launching and scaling software products in startup and scale-up environments. Combines a Computer Engineering foundation with hands-on 0→1 product building, GTM experimentation, and AI-native tools; led initiatives reducing release cycles by 90%.

Experience

Founder and Product BuilderJobLyst.tech

2026
Berlin, Germany
  • Designed and launched a Berlin-focused job discovery platform integrating directly with company ATS systems, aggregating 150+ companies and 2k+ roles into a single searchable product.
  • Built AI-powered job matching and automated ATS integrations to deliver fresh listings and validate demand for a curated tech hiring platform.

Senior Product & Operations ManagerAdjust GmbH

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024
Berlin, Germany

Adjust is a B2B mobile measurement & attribution platform (acquired by AppLovin for $1B+); partnered cross-functionally with AppLovin teams to scale GTM tooling and workflows.

  • Led a global platform migration reducing release cycles by 90%, leveraging automation to accelerate product iteration, experimentation, and time-to-market.
  • Designed structured workflows and enablement programs for 30+ global stakeholders across EMEA, APAC, and Americas, reducing operational bottlenecks and lowering engineering dependency by 70%.
  • Built self-service deployment tooling with Slack-triggered releases and real-time visibility, reducing manual effort by 80% and accelerating GTM delivery cycles.
Note: Took a structured career break to focus on German language acquisition (B1) and strategic career development.

Product ManagerUnbabel

Jan 2018 - Apr 2020
Lisbon, Portugal

Unbabel is an AI Language Operations platform (Series C). I led the PM for the 'Growth Engine,' focusing on the discovery and delivery of tools that powered the global GTM strategy and top-of-funnel acquisition.

  • Managed the roadmap for marketing-facing technical products, delivering 10+ core features that directly contributed to a 40% increase in new business revenue.
  • Optimized the release and deployment pipelines, achieving a 4x increase in deployment speed by introducing self-service automation for engineering and content teams.

Growth ManagerLanding.jobs

Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
Lisbon, Portugal

Led Growth Operations for this tech recruitment marketplace, managing 5-digit quarterly budgets to scale the B2C candidate-side. By implementing GTM workflows and growth experimentation infrastructure, I drove 100%+ annual growth and conducted 100+ user interviews to directly shape product roadmap.

Software Developer / Co-Founder (Software Studio)Freelance

2012 - 2014
Lisbon, Portugal

Co-founded a small software studio, building custom web applications (Ruby on Rails, PHP) for early-stage startups and SMBs. Led technical architecture decisions and managed client delivery.

Skills

0→1 Launch · MVP Scoping · Customer Discovery · Workflow Automation · GTM Enablement · SQL · AI Workflows · GitHub

Education

ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon
BSc Computer Engineering · 2010 - 2013

Languages

English; Portuguese; German (B1)