Leadership

Product leadership, hands on.

Three companies where I led the team, and three where I founded the company.

All the work

Thinking

Learnings from the work.

Product decisions, teams, and building.

All notes

References

What people say about me.

Managers, engineers who reported to me, and co-founders.

  • I worked with Francisco on a global AI product team at Foundever, where he drove a complex AI-powered product forward. He brings clarity to hard problems, keeps teams aligned, and stays focused on delivering value quickly without dropping quality. Someone I’d gladly work with again.

    Caleb Umberger

    Continuous Improvement Analyst at Sitel Group

    Worked on the same team · August 2026

  • I worked with Francisco at Foundever. He knows AI well, but what stands out is how clearly he explains it. Engineers understand him. So do stakeholders. He focuses on what can actually ship, not what looks good in a demo.

    Piotr Wierzbicki

    Senior Product Manager · AI Strategy & Implementation

    Worked on the same team · August 2026

  • Francisco approaches every challenge with proactivity and a constant drive to improve. His sharp critical thinking uncovers smart, well-grounded solutions, and he uses change as a tool for transformation. I see him shine in leadership roles.

    Leonardo Fister

    Commercial Strategy & Business Development

    Senior to Francisco · May 2025

  • I interned under Francisco and he was pivotal in helping me grasp the tools our product team used. He explained complex concepts in simple terms, welcomed new ideas openly, and kept the whole team aware of our progress.

    Henna Melwani

    Customer Experience professional · UI/UX Designer

    Reported to Francisco · June 2024

  • Francisco is the vital link between the IT department and the rest of the company. He took on the Product Team and understood our needs fast, which made my work much simpler. Extensive knowledge of processes, product management, and priorities.

    Martin Bettaglio

    Data Analyst

    Worked on a different team · June 2024

  • Francisco streamlines processes seamlessly and consistently exceeds expectations with high-quality results. He brings out the best in the team and keeps everyone aligned and informed. I cannot recommend him enough.

    Muhammad Shaheen

    Senior QA Engineer

    Reported to Francisco · June 2024

  • Francisco became my Product Manager a few months after we both joined Hastee. I would highlight his proactivity and resilience, and how he maximizes everyone’s capabilities so you keep progressing as a programmer. Honest and transparent.

    Daniel Rodrigo

    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Reported to Francisco · May 2024

  • Building a company alongside Francisco is a great adventure. He is proactive, tenacious, and highly adaptable, with the communication and leadership skills to express his ideas and connect with people. He always gives more than 100% to move the project forward.

    Jackson Echeverri

    CTO · Product Builder · Founder

    Worked on the same team · November 2023

  • Even though we held different roles, Francisco always offered support and knowledge to other areas, playing a key part in developing products and internal processes. Honest, self-taught by definition, with an enormous capacity for leadership.

    Emiliano Pellegrino

    Full Stack Developer

    Worked on a different team · November 2019

  • His contribution from BI gave us a much better understanding of how a product that was new to the company actually worked. He is intelligent and self-taught. His time at IOL left a mark.

    Lorena Malatesta

    VP of Marketing · Fintech and capital markets

    Senior to Francisco · November 2019

  • Francisco is what you would call an intrapreneur. He made a place for himself as a developer, using Python to build trading algorithms and creating a new area inside the company. Excellent disposition both to learn and to teach.

    Tobias Girado

    Senior Software Engineer · .NET, C# and Azure

    Worked on a different team · June 2019

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