Balint Bertok
@balintbertok
Digital product leader scaling data-heavy propositions with commercial and technical fluency.
What I'm looking for
I’m a digital product leader with 11+ years building and scaling high-volume, data-heavy digital propositions across startups, consulting, and large industry groups. At Pret A Manger, I led strategy and delivery end-to-end across app, website, loyalty, CRM, and delivery—driving £2M+ monthly revenue through subscription and delivery while improving loyalty-driven basket and visit frequency.
I also run products with strong operational rigor: I led a cost-optimisation programme cutting software and vendor contract spend by ~40% while sustaining platform stability and delivery velocity. I’ve owned retention and involuntary churn (churn below 10%), delivered an 18-month free loyalty overhaul, and led anti-fraud initiatives to protect revenue; earlier, I grew subscription to 200K+ subscribers and £1M+ MRR. I bring hands-on product leadership, discovery, and data/AI fluency, and I’m looking for a team where I can combine commercial ownership with transformation and technical execution—ideally remote with quarterly travel.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Product Manager - Subscription
Pret A Manger
Jan 2022 - Jan 2026 (4 years)
Owned the Club Pret beverage subscription proposition, iterating through continuous testing and launch experiments. Drove subscription growth internationally and piloted expansion into food.
Head of Digital Products
Pret A Manger
Jan 2022 - Jan 2026 (4 years)
Led Pret’s digital proposition strategy across app, website, loyalty, Click & Collect, delivery/catering, CRM, and employee benefits. Owned digital revenue targets and led a major cost-optimisation programme while sustaining delivery velocity and platform stability.
Ran transformation programmes using Agile/Scrum to deliver digital and AI products through iterative testing. Led product discovery and delivery for remote client engagements across data platform builds, AI customer support, and demand sensing.
Opened and led the UK branch for Yousign, owning go-to-market, local sales, and customer success strategy from day one. Grew UK revenue to a four-digit MRR level within the first year.
Entrepreneur in Residence
Entrepreneur First
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)
Co-founded an AI product testing platform and built an MVP around a sentiment analysis engine powered by client marketing data. Grew MRR from £0 to £5K in 6 months with pilot clients before winding down after failing to reach product-market fit at scale.
Product Manager
Iron Group
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)
Helped build a phone subscription product, reaching 6,000 paid subscribers over two years. Led a product team of five.
Designed mock-ups and collected/analyzed product data to support product decisions for Dashlane’s iOS and Android apps. Defined technical requirements for mobile app development.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Cambridge
Attended the University of Cambridge in the UK; degree and field details were not provided.
Tongji University
Attended Tongji University in China; degree and study field details were not provided.
ESSEC Business School
Master in Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship
Completed a Master in Entrepreneurship at ESSEC Business School (specific dates and specialization details not provided).
ESSEC Business School
Double-bachelor in Economics and Bachelor of Business Administration, Economics and Business Administration
Grade: First-Class Honours
Completed a double-bachelor in Economics and Business Administration at ESSEC Business School.
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