Gianluca Cassaro
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Inglese Professional working proficiency
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Italiano Native or bilingual proficiency
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Matteo Bortolu
Gianluca was a very dedicated and hard working Project Manager that helped out oFootball to grow in few months. He has great communication skills and good technical and analytical knowledges. It was a pleasure working with him and I higly recommend him as added value to any team.
Katerina Bulatova
Gianluca is attentive to details, knows his job very well, and solves any issues very quickly, in a friendly and professional manner. I've enjoyed working together on a project.
Matteo Bortolu
Gianluca was a very dedicated and hard working Project Manager that helped out oFootball to grow in few months. He has great communication skills and good technical and analytical knowledges. It was a pleasure working with him and I higly recommend him as added value to any team.
Katerina Bulatova
Gianluca is attentive to details, knows his job very well, and solves any issues very quickly, in a friendly and professional manner. I've enjoyed working together on a project.
Matteo Bortolu
Gianluca was a very dedicated and hard working Project Manager that helped out oFootball to grow in few months. He has great communication skills and good technical and analytical knowledges. It was a pleasure working with him and I higly recommend him as added value to any team.
Katerina Bulatova
Gianluca is attentive to details, knows his job very well, and solves any issues very quickly, in a friendly and professional manner. I've enjoyed working together on a project.
Matteo Bortolu
Gianluca was a very dedicated and hard working Project Manager that helped out oFootball to grow in few months. He has great communication skills and good technical and analytical knowledges. It was a pleasure working with him and I higly recommend him as added value to any team.
Katerina Bulatova
Gianluca is attentive to details, knows his job very well, and solves any issues very quickly, in a friendly and professional manner. I've enjoyed working together on a project.
Credentials
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Scrum Master
Scrum AllianceSep, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Palta
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP of Payments
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Bumble Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Billing and Payments
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Aug 2018 - Mar 2022
Managing and delivering the whole product and operation payments and fraud strategy of the group Worked alongside our Finance and Leadership during the Q1 2021 public offering and Q4 2019 acquisition of the group by Blackstone. Recruited and mentored an inclusive and diverse team of 13 people Managing over 25 payment methods in 130 currencies and over 15 payments processors partners (PSPs + Carrier Billing + Stores). Delivered PSD2 compliance and strategy for the… Show more Managing and delivering the whole product and operation payments and fraud strategy of the group Worked alongside our Finance and Leadership during the Q1 2021 public offering and Q4 2019 acquisition of the group by Blackstone. Recruited and mentored an inclusive and diverse team of 13 people Managing over 25 payment methods in 130 currencies and over 15 payments processors partners (PSPs + Carrier Billing + Stores). Delivered PSD2 compliance and strategy for the group across all our card payments processors partners Increase of Card Authorisation rate while decreasing Card Chargeback rate and overall Reversal Rate Maintained PCI Level 1 Certification working with ISA and QSA through a 6months assessment each year.
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Billing and Payments Team Lead
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Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
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Senior Project Manager - Payments
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Jul 2016 - Sep 2017
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Badoo
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Technology, Information and Internet
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of Billing and Payments
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Aug 2018 - Feb 2022
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Billing and Payments Team Lead
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Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
• Responsible of building, prioritising and delivering the monetisation strategy and revenue features roadmap for the products published by the company: - https://www.badoo.com - http://www.bumble.com • Leading the team (7 PMs + 15 Software and QA Engineers) responsible for the integration, optimisation and support of all payment methods supported by the company (over 30) in all countries (~200) managing the backlog and planning the workload in an agile fast… Show more • Responsible of building, prioritising and delivering the monetisation strategy and revenue features roadmap for the products published by the company: - https://www.badoo.com - http://www.bumble.com • Leading the team (7 PMs + 15 Software and QA Engineers) responsible for the integration, optimisation and support of all payment methods supported by the company (over 30) in all countries (~200) managing the backlog and planning the workload in an agile fast paced environment using a SCRUM hybrid approach. • Leading monetisation related projects making sure they have the best UX UI, tech requirements and run smoothly across different departments (Design, MAPI, Billing, SRV, Client) • Presenting projects results and analysis to company's Stakeholders • Managing contractual and commercial relationships with ~25 suppliers • Suppliers relations management: reference person of the company with payments/monetisation partners (Apple, Google, Carrier Billing, APMs, Credit Card, Paypal, Frauds) for developing new ideas, tests and projects to offer user the best possible purchasing experience. • Working closely with Stakeholders, VP of product and other Product Leads generating new product ideas that are the source of the whole company roadmap
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Senior Project Manager - Payments
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Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
• Senior Project Manager working on the monetisation strategy and payments processing of the products published by the company • Responsible in hiring, training and mentoring 6 new project managers in the team • Managing directly 3 Project Managers in the team. • Working closely with Head of Billing, Head of Billing Devs and Head of Billing QA managing the Backlog and planning the workload and projects of a team of 11 developers and 4 QA engineers in an agile fast… Show more • Senior Project Manager working on the monetisation strategy and payments processing of the products published by the company • Responsible in hiring, training and mentoring 6 new project managers in the team • Managing directly 3 Project Managers in the team. • Working closely with Head of Billing, Head of Billing Devs and Head of Billing QA managing the Backlog and planning the workload and projects of a team of 11 developers and 4 QA engineers in an agile fast paced environment using a SCRUM hybrid approach. • Managing contractual and commercial relationships with ~15 suppliers • Suppliers relations management: reference person of the company with payments/monetisation partners (Apple, Google, Carrier Billing, Offerwalls, APMs) for developing new ideas, tests and projects to offer user the best possible purchasing experience. • Working closely with other Senior Product Managers and Stakeholders in generating new product ideas for the product roadmap
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Mobile Payments Project Manager
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Apr 2015 - Oct 2016
Responsibilities/Job Role: • Designing the monetisation strategy of the company with other team members • Delivering new monetisation projects AB testing control groups with variants aiming to the continuous improvement of ARPU, ARPPU, Payers without affecting other important Activity KPIs • Coordinating and tracking progress of front-end developers, back-end developers and UI/UX specialists using an Agile approach (SCRUM) and a project management software:… Show more Responsibilities/Job Role: • Designing the monetisation strategy of the company with other team members • Delivering new monetisation projects AB testing control groups with variants aiming to the continuous improvement of ARPU, ARPPU, Payers without affecting other important Activity KPIs • Coordinating and tracking progress of front-end developers, back-end developers and UI/UX specialists using an Agile approach (SCRUM) and a project management software: JIRA. • Compiling clear requirements described by user stories, wireframes and flow diagrams for the Product Backlog and new projects. • Monitoring trends and performances, catching and solving bugs with specific payment methods, flows and markets. • Researching, integrating and delivering alternative payment methods and upcoming billing opportunities in specific platforms and markets. • Solely responsible of Google Wallet and iTunes console for in app purchase products of Android and iOS apps. • Working with partners and suppliers for developing new ideas, tests and projects to offer user the best possible purchasing experience. • Helping QA during testing of new projects, payment methods, flows, and markets. • Post live monitoring of performances of delivered projects.
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Lumen
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United Kingdom
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Billing and Payments
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Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
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BangBite Srl
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Head of Product
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Sep 2011 - Mar 2015
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Nestlé
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Switzerland
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Demand Planner e Intermarket Supply Receiver Confectionary
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Nov 2009 - Sep 2011
Demand planner for the Confectionery Business (main brands: Perugina, Kit Kat, Lion, Smarties, Baci, Fitness), Supply Planner Intermarket (Kit Kat, Lion, Smarties, Fitness) Demand planner for the Confectionery Business (main brands: Perugina, Kit Kat, Lion, Smarties, Baci, Fitness), Supply Planner Intermarket (Kit Kat, Lion, Smarties, Fitness)
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Education
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Università degli Studi di Palermo
Master's Degree, Engineering Management -
Cranfield University
Master Thesis as Visitor Student, Nanotechnology -
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Bachelor's Degree, Engineering Management