Product Manager · Istanbul, TR

Alperen
Demirli

6+ Years in Product · SaaS · Enterprise · B2B

I'm a Product Manager who specializes in turning complex operational bottlenecks into intuitive, scalable digital solutions. With over 6 years of experience taking products from zero to one, I bridge the gap between business goals and technical execution to build products that drive real-world impact.

Career at a Glance

0 Years Building Products
0 Years Professional Experience
0 Zero-to-One Launches
0 Enterprise Clients Onboarded

Markets Deployed Across

Abu Dhabi Riyadh Doha Dubai Herceg Novi Istanbul
Open to new opportunities
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Product Strategy Roadmapping User Research Stakeholder Management Go-to-Market OKRs & KPIs SaaS Platforms Enterprise Delivery Product Strategy Roadmapping User Research Stakeholder Management Go-to-Market OKRs & KPIs SaaS Platforms Enterprise Delivery

About Me

Turning complexity into
clarity.

I believe the best digital products aren't just built; they are translated.

With a decade of professional experience and 6+ years dedicated to Product Management, I've spent my career translating intense enterprise requirements into seamless digital experiences across the Middle East and Europe. I approach product management with an entrepreneur's pragmatism: I know the extreme rigor required to pass global compliance audits, but I also know the scrappiness needed to take a product from zero to one.

I care deeply about the craft of software. Beyond my day-to-day PM work, I stay hands-on—exploring web design, testing out AI models, and continuously learning how the technology I manage actually works under the hood.

Alperen Demirli portrait

What I Do

Core Expertise

A full-stack product skillset — from shaping strategy and running discovery, to coordinating cross-functional delivery and enabling go-to-market.

Core Product

Product Strategy Roadmapping Product Discovery User Research Prioritization OKRs / KPIs Backlog Management UAT / Acceptance Criteria

Delivery & GTM

Go-to-Market (GTM) Release Planning Stakeholder Management Enterprise Onboarding Demo & Enablement Product Analytics

Tools & Platforms

Jira Confluence ClickUp Figma GitHub Microsoft Project Salesforce HubSpot SAP UiPath

Data & Reporting

SQL Power BI Tableau Excel Power Query VBA

Career History

Professional Experience

From engineering to enterprise product leadership — a career shaped by ownership, delivery, and cross-cultural collaboration across four countries.

2020 — Present

Product Manager

Thronis

Abu Dhabi · Riyadh · Istanbul

  • Led end-to-end delivery of three enterprise-grade platforms (web + mobile), driving go-live and scaling across a multi-module architecture.
  • Coordinated onboarding, integrations, and rollouts for enterprise and public-sector customers to ensure smooth adoption and successful go-live.
  • Combined user feedback, support signals, and product analytics to prioritize effectively and maintain a consistent release cadence.
  • Standardized product storytelling for Sales/Marketing: demo environments, pitch decks, battlecards, and use-case narratives.
  • Reduced annual user-generated support ticket volume by ~20% YoY through documentation and self-serve content initiatives.
  • Partnered closely with Design and Engineering to simplify complex workflows; introduced discovery and testing routines to surface edge cases early.
🏆 Led the ISO 19650 certification process under BSI audit — becoming the first software team in the Middle East and Turkey to obtain ISO 19650 certification.

2018 — 2020

Technical Coordinator

CSI Global

Doha · Dubai · Herceg Novi

  • Served as Technical Coordinator across Doha, Dubai, and Herceg Novi — clarifying customer requirements and managing coordination with the central software team.
  • Managed demo/feedback cycles and owned documentation, acceptance criteria, and UAT/sign-off to ensure smooth and reliable delivery.

2017 — 2018

Civil Engineer

Esen Yapı

İstanbul Grand Airport Project

  • Contributed to site coordination and technical documentation for one of the world's largest infrastructure projects.
  • Foundation in structured thinking, documentation rigor, and cross-disciplinary stakeholder management — skills that directly inform my product practice today.

Credentials

Certifi­cations

Continuous investment in professional development across product management, AI, and process automation.

Google

Project Management Certificate

Google

AI Essentials

PMI

PMP — 35 PDU Completed

UiPath

RPA Developer

IBM

IBM Product Manager

Product School

Agile for the Modern Product Manager

Get In Touch

Open to new opportunities.

Whether you're hiring a Product Manager, looking for a collaborator on a complex platform challenge, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

alperendemirli@outlook.com