Product Manager · Istanbul, Turkey

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Building and scaling AI-powered, data-driven SaaS platforms from the ground up. 4+ years leading cross-functional squads across enterprise B2B products, commerce platforms, and intelligent event technology, deployed globally at events including SXSW London.

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Experience

Blink Tech Inc.

Product Manager & Lead Product Designer

July 2021 – Present

£3M

Ticket Sales

30K+

Badges Sold

20K+

Attendees

70%

Reduced Support Issues

Squads Managed

Product Manager 2024 – Present

Led end-to-end product strategy for Blink Shop (ticketing e-commerce) and the Blink Event App, deployed globally including at SXSW London generating £3M in ticket sales across 30,000+ badges for 20,000+ attendees.
Served as PM across 5 cross-functional squads attendee experience, commerce, infrastructure, design, and operations, managing cross-timeline dependencies and delivery alignment.
Integrated behavioral analytics into Blink Shop, reducing support tickets and bug reports by 70% YoY on the platform's first full production cycle.
Drove measurable improvements in attendee engagement by diagnosing and resolving core user frustrations in the event schedule and session discovery experience.
Designed and led BlinkTable a dynamic operational data management system with customizable views, custom columns, advanced filters, sorting, and structured import/export workflows.
Introduced AI-powered attendee matchmaking and shipped the "Event Wrapped" summary feature, boosting post-event engagement and retention.
Shipped advanced commerce capabilities: wire transfer automation, group discounts, multi-ticket scenarios, and expanded payment gateway integrations.
Successfully launched Blink Shop and the Attendee App for both 2025 and 2026 event seasons at international scale.

Lead Product Designer — Design Chapter Lead 2022 – 2024

Led a design chapter of 5 product designers across mobile apps, web apps, and internal dashboards,managing direction, standards, delivery, and mentorship.
Built a comprehensive design system with tokens, component libraries, and interaction patterns, unifying design language across the full ecosystem.
Developed a dynamic white-label theming system enabling enterprise clients to rebrand the entire platform instantly from the management dashboard.
Introduced structured design-to-engineering handoff workflows, reducing inconsistencies and accelerating development cycles across squads.

Sr. Product Designer 2021 – 2022

Designed the core UX of the initial event management platform, session management, attendee flows, and administrative dashboards.
Contributed to scaling the platform from MVP to a multi-app ecosystem supporting 5+ operational applications for complex international events.

KayiSoft · Turkey

Creative Director & Lead Product Designer

Mar 2019 – Jun 2021

Led product design and creative direction for Connected — a family safety and real-time location awareness mobile app, from concept to production launch.
Designed the complete end-to-end product experience: user journeys, interaction flows, UI architecture, and developer handoff documentation.
Conducted user research, discovery interviews, and usability testing to validate concepts and drive iterative improvements.

NeedANaap

Freelance Product Designer

Jun 2019 – Nov 2020

Delivered freelance product design engagements including UX design, prototyping, and product concept development across multiple client projects.

Sabri Pasayigit Architects · Turkey

Creative Team Member

Aug 2017 – Mar 2019

Designed and built the company website and digital portfolio from scratch.
Produced cross-channel marketing collateral including magazine layouts, promotional materials, and digital campaigns.

Selected Projects

2026

BlinkTable

Product Manager · Blink Tech

Core platform infrastructure within the Blink Management Dashboard — transforming static tables into fully configurable operational data interfaces with custom columns, advanced filtering, sorting, and structured import/export workflows.

2025

Linker AI

Product Manager · Concept

AI-assisted shopping platform with real-time product comparisons, on-demand queries, and dynamic AI-generated decision canvases. Built and validated an AI-powered MVP using Design Thinking and Business Experimentation frameworks.

2025

Blink Shop — Commerce Ops

Product Manager · Blink Tech

Commerce-related operational tooling within the Management Dashboard, covering order management, badge fulfillment, coupon configuration, and payment integrations supporting £3M in ticket sales across 30,000+ badges.

2025

Event App

Product Manager · Blink Tech

Large-scale attendee mobile application deployed globally at SXSW London for 20,000+ attendees, featuring AI-powered matchmaking, session discovery, personalised scheduling, lead capture, and the "Event Wrapped" post-event summary feature.

2022

Hybrid Trade Show Platform

Product Designer · Concept

A conceptual product exploring how large international trade shows could operate as hybrid physical-digital experiences, connecting global audiences through discovery, exhibitor access, and live networking tools.

2024

Al Bayan Learners App

Product Designer · Freelance

A mobile application for students to manage academic activities, homework tracking, and teacher communication, with a centralized academic dashboard consolidating all information in a single, clean interface.