Top Talent like Daniel are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Daniel Ayala

Product Manager
Argentina
Program Management
Product Management
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Project Manager (Tech/Enterprise) | Program & Delivery Lead | Fintech SaaS, Platforms & Integrations
PM/PO/Delivery Lead | 25+ Years | Enterprise Platforms & Integrations I lead mission-critical enterprise technology initiatives as a PM/PO/Delivery, connecting business and technology to set priorities and coordinate teams. Experienced with production operations platforms (ITSM, asset management, ops) at scale, integration/API ecosystems, and incorporation of automation and GenAI/LLMs into workflows. Focused on reliability, adoption at scale, and governed execution measured through KPIs/SLAs. Impact Highlights 3,000+ users in production · 1,000+ offices rollout · 150+ APIs integrated · IT operations unified with B2B/B2C traceability Tools Jira · Confluence · IBM Maximo · BMC Remedy · Swagger/OpenAPI · Postman · SQL/PL/SQL · Oracle · PostgreSQL · AWS · Power BI · Python · Make · ChatGPT/Custom

Work History

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PM Partner — Product & Delivery Lead (Fintech SaaS Startup)

Fintech SaaS Startup• Cash flow forecasting for SMBs: product definition and prioritization (PRD/backlog, roadmap), focused on daily decisions (projections, risks, alerts). Pilot with 5 SMBs. • AI/LLM co-developed platform (pilot phase): agent for ingesting unstructured data (Excel, email, images) and normalization/validation, turning it into actionable data. • AI for analysis and decision-making (pilot phase): natural-language queries on customer data for projection scenarios and financial risk alerts (Daily Plan). • Connectivity and automation: integration with bank connectivity platforms via API, ERPs (SAP as the first ERP), and messaging (WhatsApp).
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Program Manager / Delivery Lead (Digital Operations Platform)

Telecom ArgentinaSep 2021 - May 2025 • 3 yrs 9 mos• Managed mission-critical operational products (+3,000 users), focused on usability and adoption: direct user engagement, feedback cycles, and iterative production improvements. • Defined OKRs aligned to business objectives and adoption/efficiency KPIs; used metrics and surveys to prioritize and measure improvements. • Owned roadmap/backlog and iterative execution with agile teams, ensuring delivery cadence, continuous improvement, and service stability. • Impact-based prioritization: trade-offs between roadmap, technical debt, and operational stability to maximize adoption without degrading SLAs. Featured Achievements: • Unified network asset management platform (IBM Maximo); impact: approx. 85–90% work orders with end-to-end traceability / ownerless assets reduced 45%. • ITSM (Incidents/Requests/Changes): end-to-end rollout with SLAs and B2B/B2C traceability; impact: MTTR reduced >30% / SLA +3 to +5 pp. • Integrations ecosystem: 150+ APIs in a distributed architecture for automation and end-to-end visibility; impact: provisioning time reduced by approx. 20–30% / manual tasks reduced by approx. 25–40%. • AI image recognition: automatic validation of photo evidence for field tasks; impact: fewer manual validations and improved evidence/audit quality.
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Product & Program Leadership (Telecom Platforms)

Grupo SMSFull-time EmployeeJan 1993 - Aug 2010 • 17 yrs 8 mosExecutive Director / Product & Business Development — Carriers Interconnect Jan 2002 – Aug 2010 | Argentina • Regional leadership and commercial evolution of the product for operators (300+ professionals; ES/US/MX/VE/BR/CO/AR). • Wholesale telecom billing: product evolution for operators, mission-critical multi-country service operations, and commercial scaling. Featured Achievement: • Wholesale billing platform adopted regionally by Telefónica and Telmex groups. Early career - Product & Project roles (Telecom platforms).
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Delivery Project Manager

IBMFull-time EmployeeFeb 2018 - Aug 2021 • 3 yrs 7 mos• Enterprise program and project management, coordinating multiple teams and areas (agile at scale / SAFe), focused on operational continuity and adoption. • Requirements, feasibility, estimation, and planning: alignment with client objectives; budget/resource management; risk and dependency control. • Continuous improvement: process standardization and component reuse to accelerate delivery and improve quality. • Adoption-driven implementation decisions: release-based scope definition and dependency management to accelerate go-live without compromising operations. Featured Achievements: • Technology unification: led system and data integrations during the merger of two organizations, ensuring operational continuity. • Process redesign: defined and aligned end-to-end processes for the Assurance area (incidents, requests, changes) across both organizations, ensuring adoption and a common standard.
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Consulting / Technology Partner

Program & Delivery ManagementFull-time EmployeeOct 2010 - Jan 2018 • 7 yrs 4 mos• Program/delivery for IT solutions (public/private): cross-functional coordination and outsourced services management. • Presales and bids (RFPs): end-to-end cycle (technical analysis, proposal, negotiation, contract) in government procurement. Featured Achievement: • Digital transformation in judicial processes (+10,000 users / +1,000 offices).

Education

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National Technological University - Córdoba Regional Faculty

Engineer, Information Systems1998 - 2004

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Project Manager (Tech/Enterprise) | Program & Delivery Lead | Fintech SaaS, Platforms & Integrations
PM/PO/Delivery Lead | 25+ Years | Enterprise Platforms & Integrations I lead mission-critical enterprise technology initiatives as a PM/PO/Delivery, connecting business and technology to set priorities and coordinate teams. Experienced with production operations platforms (ITSM, asset management, ops) at scale, integration/API ecosystems, and incorporation of automation and GenAI/LLMs into workflows. Focused on reliability, adoption at scale, and governed execution measured through KPIs/SLAs. Impact Highlights 3,000+ users in production · 1,000+ offices rollout · 150+ APIs integrated · IT operations unified with B2B/B2C traceability Tools Jira · Confluence · IBM Maximo · BMC Remedy · Swagger/OpenAPI · Postman · SQL/PL/SQL · Oracle · PostgreSQL · AWS · Power BI · Python · Make · ChatGPT/Custom

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Top Talent like Daniel are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Daniel Ayala

Product Manager
Argentina
Program Management
Product Management
Available for hire fromNegotiable

Work History

F

PM Partner — Product & Delivery Lead (Fintech SaaS Startup)

Fintech SaaS Startup• Cash flow forecasting for SMBs: product definition and prioritization (PRD/backlog, roadmap), focused on daily decisions (projections, risks, alerts). Pilot with 5 SMBs. • AI/LLM co-developed platform (pilot phase): agent for ingesting unstructured data (Excel, email, images) and normalization/validation, turning it into actionable data. • AI for analysis and decision-making (pilot phase): natural-language queries on customer data for projection scenarios and financial risk alerts (Daily Plan). • Connectivity and automation: integration with bank connectivity platforms via API, ERPs (SAP as the first ERP), and messaging (WhatsApp).
T

Program Manager / Delivery Lead (Digital Operations Platform)

Telecom ArgentinaSep 2021 - May 2025 • 3 yrs 9 mos• Managed mission-critical operational products (+3,000 users), focused on usability and adoption: direct user engagement, feedback cycles, and iterative production improvements. • Defined OKRs aligned to business objectives and adoption/efficiency KPIs; used metrics and surveys to prioritize and measure improvements. • Owned roadmap/backlog and iterative execution with agile teams, ensuring delivery cadence, continuous improvement, and service stability. • Impact-based prioritization: trade-offs between roadmap, technical debt, and operational stability to maximize adoption without degrading SLAs. Featured Achievements: • Unified network asset management platform (IBM Maximo); impact: approx. 85–90% work orders with end-to-end traceability / ownerless assets reduced 45%. • ITSM (Incidents/Requests/Changes): end-to-end rollout with SLAs and B2B/B2C traceability; impact: MTTR reduced >30% / SLA +3 to +5 pp. • Integrations ecosystem: 150+ APIs in a distributed architecture for automation and end-to-end visibility; impact: provisioning time reduced by approx. 20–30% / manual tasks reduced by approx. 25–40%. • AI image recognition: automatic validation of photo evidence for field tasks; impact: fewer manual validations and improved evidence/audit quality.
G

Product & Program Leadership (Telecom Platforms)

Grupo SMSFull-time EmployeeJan 1993 - Aug 2010 • 17 yrs 8 mosExecutive Director / Product & Business Development — Carriers Interconnect Jan 2002 – Aug 2010 | Argentina • Regional leadership and commercial evolution of the product for operators (300+ professionals; ES/US/MX/VE/BR/CO/AR). • Wholesale telecom billing: product evolution for operators, mission-critical multi-country service operations, and commercial scaling. Featured Achievement: • Wholesale billing platform adopted regionally by Telefónica and Telmex groups. Early career - Product & Project roles (Telecom platforms).
I

Delivery Project Manager

IBMFull-time EmployeeFeb 2018 - Aug 2021 • 3 yrs 7 mos• Enterprise program and project management, coordinating multiple teams and areas (agile at scale / SAFe), focused on operational continuity and adoption. • Requirements, feasibility, estimation, and planning: alignment with client objectives; budget/resource management; risk and dependency control. • Continuous improvement: process standardization and component reuse to accelerate delivery and improve quality. • Adoption-driven implementation decisions: release-based scope definition and dependency management to accelerate go-live without compromising operations. Featured Achievements: • Technology unification: led system and data integrations during the merger of two organizations, ensuring operational continuity. • Process redesign: defined and aligned end-to-end processes for the Assurance area (incidents, requests, changes) across both organizations, ensuring adoption and a common standard.
P

Consulting / Technology Partner

Program & Delivery ManagementFull-time EmployeeOct 2010 - Jan 2018 • 7 yrs 4 mos• Program/delivery for IT solutions (public/private): cross-functional coordination and outsourced services management. • Presales and bids (RFPs): end-to-end cycle (technical analysis, proposal, negotiation, contract) in government procurement. Featured Achievement: • Digital transformation in judicial processes (+10,000 users / +1,000 offices).

Education

N

National Technological University - Córdoba Regional Faculty

Engineer, Information Systems1998 - 2004

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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