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Octavio Magaña

@octaviomag

A decade ago I stumbled into product from architecture. Turns out designing buildings and designing enterprises have more in common than you'd think.

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a Product Manager, Product Owner, or Chief of Staff role at a company that builds things worth building where transformation isn't just a buzzword on a slide.

I thrive where complexity is real, cross-functional teams need aligning, and leadership trusts people to own their work. I'm not here to execute someone else's checklist, but to be where strategy meets execution.

The best products I've built didn't start with a roadmap. They started with a really honest conversation.

I'm a Product Manager, Product Owner, and Chief of Staff with ten years of experience turning complex enterprise challenges into scalable systems and products that actually work. I lead multicultural teams through a strategic and human-centered approach, connecting the details with the bigger picture to make sure every initiative has outcomes and staying power.

The results I'm proudest of are the ones with lasting impact. Freeing 50,000+ hours annually through AI-driven automation. Rebuilding a 280-person organization and watching attrition drop from over 5% to nearly zero. Scaling a learning ecosystem across 80+ countries that genuinely changed how people worked together.

I'm remote-first by design, based in Guadalajara (CST), and available for global teams. I work best when the problem is hard, the stakes are real, and the team is bought in.

If that sounds like a fit, let's talk.

Key areas of expertise include:

- Product Strategy, Vision & Roadmap Development
- User Adoption & Change Management
- Strategic Communications & Executive Storytelling
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Alignment
- Feature Prioritization & Data-Driven Decision Making
- AI-Driven Automation & RPA Strategy and Leadership
- Enterprise Transformation & Process Redesign
- User Adoption & Change Management
- High-Performance Team Building & Culture Transformation
- OKR Framework & Product Metrics
- Chief of Staff & Executive Operations

Product Manager | Product Owner | Chief of Staff | Product Strategy | Enterprise Transformation | AI Automation | Agile | OKRs | User Adoption | Cross-Functional Leadership | Change Management | Strategic Communications | Process Improvement | Stakeholder Management | Remote First

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

IBM logoIB

Program Manager & Chief of Staff

Mar 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 9 months)

Led enterprise-wide product strategy, AI-driven automation, and learning ecosystem design across 80+ countries. Deployed 30+ automations in 5 months, freeing 50K+ hours annually. Drove 20%+ efficiency gains, 30% faster cycle time, and dropped compliance violations from 40% to 0.

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Global Strategic Programs & Comms

May 2020 - Apr 2023 (2 years 11 months)

Rebuilt a 280-person post-spin-off organization across 40+ countries, redesigning governance, recognition, and workforce planning from the ground up. Result: Attrition dropped from 5%+ to under 1%, employee NPS improved by 14%, 50+ external awards secured, and staffing gaps eliminated entirely.

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Business Ctrls & Governance Lead

Mar 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 2 months)

Built and scaled an inventory audit and accountability program across 20+ countries in the Americas. Result: Inventory accuracy jumped from 60% to 95-99%, thousands of write-offs cleared, discrepancies eliminated, and a sustainable audit cadence established across all regions.

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Business Controls & Governance Lead

Mar 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 2 months)

Designed and scaled an inventory audit and controls framework across 20+ countries, improving inventory accuracy from ~60% to 95-99% and eliminating thousands of write-offs while strengthening audit compliance and accountability processes.

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Product Owner & Team Leader

Mar 2014 - Apr 2018 (4 years 1 month)

Piloted and launched executive device fulfillment model for 300+ leaders that scaled into a global standard operating program. Led large-scale OS migration with a 3-person team, coordinating enterprise-wide device exchanges and decommissioning. Result: 9% recovery improvement, zero operational disruption.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

CU

Czech Technical University

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey logoIM

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Bachelor, Architecture

Tecnológico de Monterrey logoTM

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture

Completed a Bachelor of Architecture program focusing on architectural design and built-environment principles.

SI

Scrum Institute

Product Owner Certification, Agile / Product Management

Obtained Product Owner Certification covering Scrum framework and product ownership responsibilities.

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