Donato Perconti

Directed a global team of 12 remote engineers spread across multiple time zones, organized into three distinct, self-managed product teams.
Devised and deployed a performance management framework to minimize bias and bolster engagement through enhanced mentorship and coaching practices.

Product and engineering consulting for early-stage startups seeking go-to-market and/or go-to-market fit within various industries.
Creating micro-saas business models and proof of concepts

Led and managed a diverse team of mobile, QA, DevOps, web, and backend engineers consisting of off-shore units and US-based full-time engineers.
Successfully migrated project management tools from shortcut to linear, enhancing engineering communication and project management through aligned product design requirements and engineering requirement specs with Figma, Notion, and Linear.

Grew a team of 4 to 7 within two months of being hired, consisting of all senior to staff-level developers.
Coordinated implementation of new banking partnerships, ensuring the delivery of the final 10% to meet market demands (FTX collapse) within a pre-existing timeline.
First external manager on the team. Created new onboarding and clear and compelling expectations for newly hired managers.

Led, motivated, and scaled a highly diverse team spanning five countries and 18 engineers across +/-12.5 hours of time zones.
Worked closely with executive staff, product, design, and CS teams to ensure alignment on product strategy, roadmap refinement, and strategic KPIs.

Lead membership and payment initiatives for future visions by integrating into new payment providers, scaling data lakes, and simplifying subscription management.
Created automated solutions for finance and data teams, including an automated revenue recognition tool to serve finance and legal IPO preparedness.

Led a talented software development team of 4 to develop MVPs for emerging product initiatives.
Increase development productivity and product release velocity by introducing and implementing feature management processes.
Increased cross-team collaboration (2 teams totaling 24) by reducing communication friction between teams with documentation and consistent knowledge transfer sessions.

Consulted with technical and product personnel to strategize and implement security-focused product enhancements.
Delivered hundreds of security-related web application projects for global Fortune 500 companies in insurance and investment banking.
Coordinated with product releases and with a remote overseas team.

Architected and implemented the entire evolution of the product.
Grew and led a team of 4 consisting of remote and local developers and designers.
Assisted in raising capital from angel investors with a 3MM cap by conveying technical strategies.