Nicolás Castro

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer (CPO) @ The Flock | Scale Up Endeavor 2024 | Tech Talent

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

About

I am a co-founder and CPO of The Flock, a tech talent platform that connects companies with skilled LATAM tech experts for projects worldwide. I am passionate about creating opportunities and value for both the experts and the clients while helping Latin America grow through its talent. At The Flock, we help companies accelerate product development and growth by assembling pre-validated, on-demand, top-tier teams of engineers, product managers, designers, and data. We also empower the experts to work on projects they are passionate about, with flexibility and autonomy. With a continuously growing community of experts, we have helped companies in various industries, from startups to public companies, solve complex problems and build innovative solutions.

Experience

  • Co-founder & CPO at The Flock
    Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

    The Flock is a tech talent platform that connects companies with skilled LATAM tech experts for projects worldwide. Our platform is designed to help companies accelerate product development and growth by assembling pre-validated, on-demand, top-tier teams of engineers, product managers, designers, and data. We allow for flexibility and autonomy for the experts, who come together as cloud-based, modular teams to work on projects they are passionate about. With a continuously growing community of experts, The Flock has helped companies in various industries, from startups to public companies, solve complex problems and build innovative solutions.

  • GSK (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
    • Vaccines Product Manager
      Oct 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Meningitis Portfolio: Menveo and Bexsero • Promotional Campaigns: innovative portfolio approach and "Meningo months" design. • Disease Awareness Campaign: digital tools implementation (Data Science, Analytics and Clustering) to develop the market by raising general public´s consciousness of meningitis symptoms, epidemiology, means of prevention, risks and consequences. • Access strategy: improve business performance by engaging with top payors and key stakeholders. • Demand Forecasting and Sales Projections: analysis of market tendencies and strategic phasing in accordance to estimation. • Sales Force Capabilities improvement plan: selling, forecasting, negotiating and management skills development plan design.

    • Project Manager Officer - Future Leaders Programme
      Jan 2019 - Oct 2019 · 10 mos

      •Direct reports to General Manager & VP. •Commercial and Executive committees organization. •Monthly Performance BU Reviews. •P&L, SG&A and A&P analysis. •Special Projects: Digital Marketing Immersion Programme, Young Strategic Committee, Strategic Alignment, Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Marketing Analyst Vaccines BU - Marketing Pharma - Future Leaders Programme
      Mar 2018 - Dec 2018 · 10 mos

      • Promotion: event organization together with the agencies (medical congresses, minimeetings, symposium, etc), promotional materials, sales force support, external relationships (medical societies) • Disease Awareness Campaign development and execution • Performance Dashboards Development, in order to follow up the business performance at a national and Regional Level • Access Analysis to understand the business' impact and performance in top payors and key stakeholders • Product Launch Collaborator in internal and external launch events • Capabilities Workshop for the Vaccines Sales Force, for Metropolitan and Interior Teams • Marketing Sales Projections vs Market Tendencies. Additionally, performance follow-ups with LATAM and General Management.

  • Intern at EY
    Jan 2016 - Mar 2016 · 3 mos

    Assist with national and multinational company audits on pharmaceutical, automotive and food industries. Analyse and structure reports in accordance with international standards, verify and compile monthly KPIs, reconcile bank accounts, assist colleagues in preparing audit reports.

  • Entrepreneurship Director at ZonaFest
    Apr 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

    ZonaFest was created with the purpose of solving Argentinian youth´s problems when trying to organize trips to music festivals around the world. It offered travel packages including plane tickets, accommodations, festival tickets, transfers, travel insurance, etc. It was also the official Argentinean partner of festivals such as Tomorrowland Brazil, Tomorrowworld and Mysteryland among others. www.zonafest.com.ar

  • Ski Instructor at Vail Resorts
    Dec 2013 - Mar 2014 · 4 mos