Andrea Romano

COO, VP Operations, GM | P&L Mgt, AI Transformation, GTM, Product Mgt | Marketplaces & Saas | On-demand Services & Mobility | x-Rocket Internet, Gett

London Area, United Kingdom

About

Senior leader with a proven track record in successfully scaling marketplaces and Saas. My work sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, customer experience, product and finance. Core strengths include: * Strategy & GTM – Translating vision into clear strategic priorities, go-to-market plans and execution roadmaps for startups and scaleups. * AI Operational Transformation – Designing and implementing technically feasible AI projects, operating models to improve efficiency and reliability. * High-Performing Teams & Leadership – Building and leading high-performance, cross-functional teams across Tech, Operations, Product, Sales and Marketing, with a strong culture of ownership and accountability. * Customer Experience & Retention – Improving NPS, CSAT, activation and repeat usage by aligning Product, Operations and CX around the full customer journey. * Product & Cross-Functional Execution – Partnering closely with Product and Engineering to convert commercial, operational and customer insights into product developments. * P&L & Financial Rigour – Managing P&L, margins and unit economics with strong attention to detail, ensuring growth is sustainable and capital-efficient. My areas of specialisation lie within the domains of marketplaces and SaaS solutions, specifically in on-demand services, mobility, ed-tech, and the dynamic logistics industry.

Experience

  • Mentor at Techstars
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Techstars is the most active pre-seed investor worldwide

  • Fractional COO at Correre Naturale
    May 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    The first Italian running & fitness app. * Led 60% YoY revenue growth and increased EBITDA by 50%. * Scaled tech stack & CRM (WordPress, Hubspot, AI workflows) with realised cost savings by 25%. * Key hirings in Marketing, Sales and Operations teams resulting in 120% over-performance.

  • Chief Operating Officer at Lola Market
    Jan 2019 - Feb 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    [Acquired by Delivery Hero] - Lola Market is a grocery marketplace that connects a network of reliable shoppers with supermarkets and on-demand users. * Launched operations in 15+ European cities, achieving a 50% YoY GMV growth. * Enhanced CX, driving the NPS score above 50 and a 100% YoY increase in user retention. * Led Multi Millions € P/L, reduced burn rate by 30% and attained EBITDA profitability.

  • Head of Fleet at Gett
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr

    [Acquired by Lift] - At Gett, we are on a mission to build a transportation service loved for its quality. Covering Europe and NYC, Gett is available in >100 cities worldwide, incl. London, Moscow, & NYC.

  • Jinn (1 yr 9 mos)
    • Head of Global Operations
      Sep 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Jinn is a London-based, on-demand delivery platform that allows users to order anything they wish via mobile and web applications and have it delivered in an hour. * Reached a positive operational contribution through supply dynamic pricing * Expanded operations to 3 countries, driving 200% YoY GMV growth, reaching 1M+ users. * Accomplished rollout of a new CRM in CX and Dispatching teams, improving SLAs by 30%. * Scaled the team to 30 FTEs and worked cross-functionally with Product and Marketing * Secured $20M in funding

    • Head of Operations
      Apr 2016 - Sep 2016 · 6 mos