Damir Matas

Damir matas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Digital Product Design

  • Education

    • Filozofski fakultet

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of science (bs) anthropology
    • Filoloska gimnazija beograd

      1997 - 2001
      Spanish language
  • Experience

    • Golive doo

      Aug 2008 - Feb 2010
      Product development manager

      - Creating and prototyping mobile products for the telecommunication industry- Leading and managing client projects through each stage of the process involved in building and launching dynamic, digital content for mobile operators and other clients- Seeking opportunities to further increase the portfolio of products - Developing mobile solutions and strategies for clients - Design, development and implementation of complete digital solutions for clients (web, wap, apps, social media...)- Negotiating with content aggregators- Planing mobile marketing campaigns - Collaborating with outsourced designers, developers, studios - Preparing project evaluation and usage statistics reports- Budgeting and financial control of the projects Show less

    • O2d

      Mar 2010 - Jun 2012
      Game producer

      - Project management of all gaming projects (Flash & HOPA games for PC)- Reporting to international clients weekly- Implementation of new PM tools and Scrum methodology- Managing the ROI of every project- Negotiating with game publishers - Writing User stories, planing Sprints and tracking the Backlog- Creating release plans and establishing delivery dates

    • Supersonic parachute

      Jun 2012 - Sept 2013
      Game producer

      - Leading a team of designers, game designers and developers as a Scrum master- Establishing a complete vision for the games developed in the studio- Implementing Agile & Scrum as a workflow- Tracking the Product backlog and prioritizing features- Determining the delivery dates and releases for our iOS games- Reastablishing the value for the end user based on testing sessions- Managing promotional campaigns - Managing the ROI for each game- Market research & business strategy improvement - Managing freelancers and third-party developers Show less

    • Humanity doo

      Sept 2013 - Oct 2014
      Product owner

      •Defining the product backlog and managing the strategic roadmap of key deliverables•Creating spec docs and keeping them updated •Working with Design and UX teams to ensure good usability •Collaborating with business stakeholders across different departments, gathering and prioritizing business needs for system solutions•Writing product (system solution) requirements into Minimum Viable Product (MVP) • Participating in Sprint planning, Backlog refinement and all related activities with the team • Improving team’s development practices and tools (continuous delivery, one click releases, introducing Jira etc.) Show less

    • Next generation lotteries

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2024

      • Responsible for strategic direction, roadmap prioritisation and product discovery for a new Lottery platform.• Head of several Product streams, working with 2 distributed teams across 3 regions.• Grew new Authorisation and Authentication solution for a iLottery platform, aimedat the North American market.• Created vision for new Web Backoffice, getting buy-in from senior stakeholders,and collaborating with UX, Data Science, & Engineering, to help bring it to life.• Working closely with Sales, SE’s, and Outbound PMs on docs, messaging, and collateral. Show less • Led complete rebuild and redesign of an Online Gaming system for international lottery clients. The system was deployed with our clients in Spain and Tunisia.• Rebuilt and launched new Retail gaming system for our British Columbia customer. Working with retailers on UX research and development teams to support new workflows in the POS terminals.• Maintanence of the existing Retail Product Stream: Player Acount Managment, Retail Finance Management system, Wallet service and Access service. Show less

      • Product Manager

        Nov 2020 - Apr 2024
      • Product Owner/Business Analyst

        Oct 2015 - Nov 2020
    • Matas llc

      Jan 2024 - now
      Ceo

      I work to keep solutions simple, both in design and code. While very diverse, my aesthetic approach often involves a distinct sense of play, aiming to make fun functional. My work strategically elevates brand offerings by distilling core messaging down to its most precise and freshest visual form.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Emotional design-how to make products people will love

      Interaction design foundation (ixdf)
      Aug 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Ux management: strategy and tactics

      Interaction design foundation (ixdf)
      Jul 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Get your product used: adoption and appropriation

      Interaction design foundation (ixdf)
      Apr 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Interaction design for usability

      Interaction design foundation (ixdf)
      Apr 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Psychology of e-commerce

      Interaction design foundation (ixdf)
      Mar 2021
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    • Service design fundamentals training

      Design thinkers academy eastern europe
      Feb 2020
    • Certified safe agilist

      Scaled agile, inc.
      Oct 2016
    • The brain and technology: brain science in interface design

      Interaction design foundation (ixdf)
      Sept 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified scrum master

      Scrum alliance
      Jul 2014
    • Certified scrum product owner

      Scrum alliance
      Oct 2016