Cesar Quijano
@cesarquijano
Product Owner driving value-driven roadmaps and iterative delivery across enterprises.
What I'm looking for
I am a Product Owner with five years of direct product ownership and over a decade of Agile delivery experience, focused on writing business requirements and user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and managing product backlogs to deliver measurable value.
I've led omnichannel and migration programs across e-commerce, finance, logistics, manufacturing, and SAP platforms, delivering prioritized roadmaps and release management for Fortune 500 clients including Nike, FedEx, Dell, and Atlassian.
At Nike I led omnichannel product vision and delivered a Ship to Store Management Tool that produced a 3% uplift in store sales; at Accenture I own backlog and release sequencing for a card migration program delivering multiple enhancements per sprint.
I bring strong stakeholder engagement, continuous quality support, technical risk awareness, and experience leading multicultural teams across the U.S., Europe, India, and Latin America, with fluency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Owned backlog and product development for Capital One’s Discover and Mastercard Dual Card Migration program, delivering 5+ enhancements per sprint and aligning features to migration and business outcomes through clear user stories and release sequencing.
Owned omnichannel product vision and roadmap across APLA, delivered Ship to Store tool producing a 3% uplift in store sales, and improved regional readiness by 20% through value-based prioritization and discovery.
Facilitated Scrum for four squads to deploy a microservices AWS architecture supporting inventory for 1,500 stores, achieving 100% on-time delivery and reducing incident backlog by 70% via Kanban optimization.
Scrum Master
FedEx
Oct 2018 - Aug 2019 (10 months)
Worked with Product Owners to improve story readiness and forecasting, increasing sprint velocity by 15% through clearer value articulation and alignment with business strategy.
Service Delivery Manager
Gerdau
Sep 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 1 month)
Directed a 110-member global AMS team with a $6M budget supporting SAP modules, ABAP customizations, and 450 legacy apps, achieving 100% SLA compliance across manufacturing plants.
E-Commerce Service Delivery Manager
Linx
Jun 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year 1 month)
Led support for SaaS e-commerce products, aligning fixes and enhancements with product priorities and customer needs to maintain platform reliability and customer satisfaction.
Project Manager
Simetriza
May 2014 - Apr 2016 (1 year 11 months)
Built and managed a maintenance engineering startup, overseeing product requirements and improvements for maintenance engineering services and operations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Pontifical Catholic University of Brazil
Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering with coursework in electronics and engineering fundamentals.
University of California, Irvine
Post-bac Program, Leadership for IT Professionals
Completed a post-baccalaureate program in Leadership for IT Professionals focused on leadership practices for technology organizations.
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