Federico Di Gesù
Senior Product Manager · iGaming, Data & AI Products
Summary
Product Manager with 9+ years of experience driving end-to-end digital delivery across iGaming, SaaS, Fintech, and Blockchain. Skilled at managing the full product lifecycle — from user research and MVP validation to roadmap execution and cross-functional team leadership. Proven track record shipping B2B and B2C products at scale, with strong Agile fundamentals and a bias for delivery speed and data-driven decisions. Currently combining product leadership at Machete Tech with academic lecturing in Fintech, Blockchain, and Machine Learning.
Work Experience
Machete Tech / / Product Manager — BI, AI & Content Products
2025 - present
- Own a portfolio of 10+ concurrent BI, AI and web products, prioritising work and reporting weekly to C-level.
- Led a CEO-sponsored analytics platform from R&D to V1 on live customer data. Extended it into player segmentation for CRM automation (Customer.io) and scoped a P0/P1/P2 roadmap for a white-label client.
- Delivered an AI withdrawal/fraud review engine live with a B2B operator client, cutting analysis time from minutes to seconds.
- Designed and shipped an automated slot-data pipeline: ~52,000 records scraped, ~5,000 requests deduplicated to ~1,500 unique slots, AI thumbnails and WordPress article generation, reducing manual data entry by 90%.
- Leading delivery of internal platforms: HR performance & commission tool (approval workflow, RBAC, audit trail) and a sales onboarding system (contract automation, client portal, AI summaries with data guardrails).
- Delivered B2B websites and migrations (company, group and affiliate sites), from competitor analysis and CRO proposals to go-live.
- Owned affiliate partner integrations end-to-end (API, QA, release) and shipped a browser extension to public store publication.
Ascencia Business School / / Lecturer – MSc Computer Science
2025 – Present
- Acting as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Fintech & Blockchain: consensus models, smart contracts, DeFi, and regulatory frameworks — delivered through lectures, case studies, and hands-on workshops.
- Lectured on Object Oriented Modelling covering OOP principles, UML design, SOLID patterns, TDD, and refactoring
- Currently lecturing on Machine Learning, covering the full ML workflow: supervised/unsupervised learning, deep learning with TensorFlow/Keras, and a Kaggle-style capstone project.
RedAcre Ltd. / / Product Owner · Team Lead
2023 — 2025
- Led a cross-functional team of 10 (devs, QA, SEO, UX, content) with Scrum, raising velocity by 25%.
- Defined and prioritized the roadmap with stakeholders, managing 80+ user stories in the backlog.
- Created clear incident-response flows, speeding up resolution of critical issues under pressure.
- Improved Lighthouse scores from ~48 to 92+, cutting Time to Interactive by 60% across pages.
- Launched an AI chatbot to handle recurring support queries, reducing workload and lifting UX.
SquaredMenu / / Founder · Product Manager
2021 — Present
- SaaS for digital menus, table orders and customer experience across mobile and web.
- Built and own the full product lifecycle — MVP validation, UX, backlog and roadmap delivery.
- Lead a remote team of devs and designers in Agile, focused on speed and quality.
- Shaped key features like Stripe payments and role-based access from operator feedback.
- Launched on App Store & Google Play with active early adopters, owning budget and timelines.
Chiliz & Socios.com / / Senior Web Product Lead
2019 — 2023
- Powered Fan Tokens™ and engagement tools for top global sports clubs via Socios.com.
- Led design and development of web products in a fast-paced Agile environment.
- Managed end-to-end delivery across multiple teams, from design to deployment.
- Scaled and mentored the dev team during hypergrowth, ensuring continuous delivery.
- Improved performance and maintainability through component-based architecture and code reviews.
Education
Android App Developer Certificate / MIP Politecnico di Milano /
2015
Bachelor’s Degree in Italian Law / Università Statale degli Studi di Milano /
2014
Skills
Roadmap & MVP StrategyProduct Discovery & User ResearchFeature PrioritizationBI & Product AnalyticsPlayer Segmentation & CRM ActivationiGaming, Fintech & MartechC-level Stakeholder ManagementMulti-Product Portfolio DeliveryAgile / Scrum LeadershipCross-functional & Remote TeamsJira Governance & Delivery ProcessIncident HandlingAI / LLM Product DeliveryFraud & Risk ToolingPayments & PSP IntegrationsWorkflow Automation (n8n, APIs)Machine Learning (MSc Lecturer)Web3 & Blockchain
Languages
- Italian (Native)
- English (C2)
- Spanish (B1)