Vladimir Toplicic

Experience

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  FON Career Center

  Aug 2004 - May 2006

  Founder and Program Manager

  - Team management- Cooperation with company, government, non-government sectors and leading business and marketing consultants- Coordination of all sectors and activities of Center- Projects coordination- Developing and implementing strategy to promote Faculty and FCC

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  ASW Inženjering

  May 2006 - Apr 2013

  Main responsibilities:- Finding new opportunities for business growth- Generating new leads- Negotiation and contracting • Project management for implementation of complex information system • Consulting in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and WMS-TMS (Warehouse Management System and Transport Management System) implementation - Development of partnership network- Responsible for acquisition, negotiation and signing new contracts with important clients (Štampa sistem, Swisslion Takovo, Gruppo Coin Department Stores, Farmakom MB, Orchestra Fashion Group, Delo Prodaja, United Serbian Breweries...)- Improvement of planning and leading sales process with CRM system

  • Business Development Manager

    Aug 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Project manager and ERP Consultant

    Jun 2009 - Apr 2013

  • Sales and marketing manager

    May 2006 - Aug 2011
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  Novomatic Lottery Solutions (Betware)

  May 2013 - Jan 2016

  Project Manager/Business Analyst

  Responsibilites: - Work with the team and stakeholders towards successful completion of a project - Clarify Project vision and objectives with key stakeholders - Management of projects by leadership using Agile methodologies - Coach team members in the application of the organization's processes, methods and using the company's tools - Assist team members in their work - Communication with project key stakeholdersMain duties: • Leading the project team's work • Assess and communicate project status to key stakeholders regularly • Facilitation of team meetings • Collect and analyse project data to support decision making • Tracking of budget and risk within project • Provide estimates when required • Prioritization of efforts with key stakeholders and resolution of issues Show less

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  INA Development

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2019

  Director | Senior Product Manager Lead | Engineering Lead

  Product Management responsibilities: • Translation business ideas to the product vision and development of the following new products from scratch: Multiservice digital Platform, Digital Bank mobile app and Agent mobile app. The partnered company succeed to be in top 3 for providing digital service in it's country, with market value ~200 mil USD. • Market research and competition analysis • Define and set product vision and strategy • Manage products through each phase of it's life-cycle: from concept, to design, development, testing, launch, promotion, improvement and support • Creation, prioritization and maintenance of Products Backlog and RoadmapEngineering lead responsibilities: • Hire and form complete technical team • Manage and coordinate development, operation and support teams • Define strategy for further business growth • Define and improve processes for better organization and cross-team collaboration • Consulting in definition of IT strategy Show less

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  NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Chapter Lead for Product Owners: - Creation and implementation of strategy for product management and continuous process improvement- Provide support to Product Managers to define project scope, create roadmap and define product features- Reach and execute agreements on PO strategy at company level- Collaboration in common strategy direction with Heads of other Chapters- Provide support to Senior Management in prioritization of projects- Working closely with Technical Director and other Heads within the company in creating a world class software development operation- Adopt, support and continuously improve the Agile framework practices at company level- Introduce, support and evolve along with other Heads practices to increase efficiency of Agile teams around Lean-Agile values- Participate in project planning- Responsible for budgeting for the Product Owner cost center- Mentoring PO supervisors on their functions- Coaching Product Managers (Product Owners)Engineering Manager responsibilities:- Line Manager for 5 development teams (~30 people - PO, SM, DEV, QA)- Responsible for hiring new team members- Conduct employee conversations and salary reviews- Supporting teams in delivering committed projects- Establish and maintain team work, collaboration and good team morale- Ensure and support a motivating and challenging work environment for development teams best efficiency Show less

  • Head of Product Owners / Engineering Manager

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Product Owner Manager

    Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Product Owner

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
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  INA Development

  Sept 2019 - now

  Product Consultant/Director/Owner

  Responsibilities: • Product Consultant at Planeta sport doo for further product and business development of two e-commerce platforms: https://eplaneta.rs/ and https://planetasport.rst • Consultation for product and business development • Support to define new product vision and strategy • Analysis of the new business ideas and technical needs for realization • Support for choosing right technology or tools for development • Engineering teams coordination

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  Seven Bridges

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2023

  Product strategy creation for the commercial segment, together with the senior leadership team. Overseeing, leading, and managing product teams throughout the product development process. Facilitate and lead a process of product strategy execution and prioritization, focusing efforts on specific market needs and delivering the highest values to our customers. Setting and tracking of key objective metrics together with a Product management team. - Own the tactical product strategy to achieve the product vision and strategic themes- Product Managers Lead- Coaching and Mentoring Product Managers- Build a program roadmap and backlog that balances customer, scientific, technical, and business needs- Manage delivery milestones- Analyze revenue streams, business objectives and customer needs

  • Product Director

    Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Associate Product Director

    Mar 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Product Development Manager

    Sept 2019 - Mar 2022
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  Velsera

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  Director of Product Management