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Carlos Polo

@capvasqu

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Product and Project Manager with technical background, focused on agile delivery and measurable value.

Chile

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead agile delivery and product value—combining technical leadership with product/backlog ownership, strong engineering standards, and continuous improvement, while building practical AI-assisted workflows that improve decisions and execution.

I’m a Computer Systems Engineer with 18+ years of experience leading software delivery, technical leadership, and product/project management. I specialize in Scrum/Agile execution, product backlog management, and continuous value delivery, helping teams ship reliably in high-demand environments.

I’ve led high-performance agile teams and owned technology outcomes across world-class companies, including Citibank, Mercado Libre, Falabella, and Itau Chile. In tech lead and deputy manager roles, I shaped roadmaps, refined backlogs, aligned delivery with KPIs/OKRs, ensured operational stability, and supported team growth through coaching and standards for CI, code review, and testing.

Recently, I’ve been building AI agents for workflow automation and technical-debt detection, including RAG assistants for architecture/API questions and PR-based risk analysis. I bring a continuous-improvement mindset reinforced by PSPO I, PSM I, PSD I, and Oracle Java SE 6 certifications, so teams can deliver safer changes and better product decisions faster.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

IT Community Lead

Banco Itau Chile

Mar 2025 - Mar 2026 (1 year)

Led IT leadership for the Consumer & Financing and Housing communities, ensuring technological evolution, operational continuity, and delivery quality under high-demand banking standards. Influenced product backlog prioritization and refinement, and managed investment and expense budgets.

IT leadership Product Backlog Management Scrum Agile Stakeholder Management Jira Budget Management Operational Continuity

Tech Team Lead / App Mgr

Falabella

Aug 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 7 months)

Led teams in Falabella Corporate Technology for the Vendor Fulfillment Inventory & Cost portfolio within the Omnichannel Retail Merchandise sub-platform. As Application Manager at Sodimac, coordinated demand and execution across 4 squads (Catalog, Pricing, Supply/Replenishment, Inventory) to ensure operational stability and adoption of development best practices.

Team Leadership Application Management Agile Delivery Roadmap Planning Demand Management Jira Team Coordination Operational Stabilization Best Practices Adoption

Project Leader (Deputy Mgr)

Mercado Libre

Aug 2019 - Mar 2022 (2 years 7 months)

Served as Deputy Manager of Product Development for the Mercado Ads Admin vertical, leading multidisciplinary IT teams aligned to business goals. Managed agile roadmap prioritization, UX hypothesis validation, KPI-based impact measurement, and on-call rotations to maintain operational continuity.

Product Roadmapping Agile Leadership KPIs Backlog Management UX Research Stakeholder Management On Call Operations

Team Leader / Senior Analyst

Citibank

Nov 2014 - Aug 2019 (4 years 9 months)

Led the Brazil FX development team at the Citigroup LATAM Development Center for a critical foreign exchange and financial transactions system. Managed business requirements and standards across CI, code review, code quality, unit testing, and single-click deployment, and helped drive agile process adoption.

Agile Team Leadership Business Requirements CI Systems Code Review Code Quality Unit Testing Single Click Deployment Configuration Management

Senior Development Analyst

Kibernum

Nov 2014 - May 2018 (3 years 6 months)

Developed the Brazil FX Front End (FEFX) supporting critical foreign currency exchange operations. Built and supported features using Java and enterprise tooling (JUnit, Maven, Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket) within CI-aligned development practices.

Java Java EE Maven Jenkins Git Bitbucket Unit Testing

Senior Software Engineer

Scopix Solutions

Oct 2012 - Oct 2014 (2 years)

Developed, managed, and supported core applications using Scrum and Kanban, using Jira and Redmine for delivery and tracking. Led a video conversion module and the migration of an Operator product to a web environment with streaming and UI integration.

Java Multithreading Hibernate FFMPEG Apache CXF Mockito Junit ZK Ajax JavaScript

Application Administration Engineer

Carvajal Tecnologia y Servicios

Aug 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 1 month)

Architected and developed the MiTiempo V2.0 system for employees across 6 countries. Delivered features using Java with ZK Ajax and data access via MyBatis and SQL Server.

Java ZK Ajax MyBatis SQL Server System Architecture Web Application Development

R&D Coordinator / Systems Analyst II

Procesos y Tecnologia S.A.

Dec 2007 - May 2011 (3 years 5 months)

Coordinated Scrum projects and led the Portal Open Card initiative, delivering Java-based solutions using web services and JMS/EAI integration. Conducted R&D on Java web frameworks and automated testing, and served as an internal quality auditor under ISO 9001:2008.

Java Oracle Web Services JMS Automated Testing Web Testing ISO 9001

Software Development Engineer

Geniar Architect S.A.

Apr 2007 - Nov 2007 (7 months)

Developed card integration and SIPAS III projects for Coomeva using Java and component-based web technologies. Delivered solutions aligned to enterprise integrations and application architecture.

IceFaces Java Hibernate Enterprise Integration Web Development Application Architecture Code Development

Software Development Engineer

J&V Software Ltda.

Oct 2006 - Apr 2007 (6 months)

Built software for Comfenalco Valle and Gases de Occidente, including systems for SISALUD, disability rating queries, and revenue file control. Delivered BDUA and related modules using Java and Oracle ADF with EJB components.

Java Enterprise Application Development SQL Database Work Modules

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidad de San Buenaventura

Computer Systems Engineer, Computer Systems Engineering

2000 - 2005

Activities and societies: 1st place — Autonoma English Inter-Collegiate Jamboree (November 2003), representing Universidad de San Buenaventura.

Earned a Computer Systems Engineer degree at Universidad de San Buenaventura in Cali, Colombia (2000–2005). Placed 1st in the Autonoma English Inter-Collegiate Jamboree (Nov 2003).