Diego Sanchez

Product @Buffer

United States

About

Product @ Buffer • Building Community — simplifying how people manage social engagement • 10+ years working on new product development Why Buffer is special: • 4-day workweeks • Radical transparency (comp, metrics, decisions) • Fully remote across the world • Async work that actually works • A high-trust team with strong values • A profitable, independent company that bought back its investors I share thoughts on product strategy, remote work, intentional living, and the human side of building things. Diego

Experience

  • Buffer (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Product @ Buffer
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      - Developed Buffer's Community hub https://buffer.com/community

    • Senior Product Manager
      Apr 2019 - Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Leading New Product Development: - Launched Buffer's AI Assistant - Launching Start Page by Buffer (www.buffer.com/start-page) - Developed Buffer's Engagement tool, Buffer’s social media engagement experience.

  • Typeform.com (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Product Manager for Growth
      Dec 2018 - Mar 2019 · 4 mos

      Worked with the Acquisition team focused on scaling via SEO

    • Product Manager
      Mar 2018 - Dec 2018 · 10 mos

      Worked with a team focused on exploration and development of new products. We experiment with new technologies in both new and existing markets

    • Product Owner - Growth
      Oct 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Started as a Product Owner for Growth, then worked with Discover: a cross-functional team focused around user Acquisition and supporting the process of discovering Typeform and putting the brand out there. Our responsibilities included Typeform's Public Web properties (Public Website, Blog, Help Center, Developer Portal) and leveraging external integrations to acquire new users.

  • Digital Self-Service Channels Manager - Self-Care Adoption and Promotion at DIRECTV
    Dec 2015 - Sep 2016 · 10 mos

    -Led the Self-Service Adoption Program, working with a cross-functional remote team of designers and engineers in NYC, Colombia, Argentina and Venezuela. - Implemented Client-facing initiatives (on DIRECTV's website, through SMS campaigns and social media) and Agent-facing initiatives (through calls, emails and via chat).

  • Digital Self-Service Channels Manager at DIRECTV
    Dec 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Led the chat and messaging efforts for DIRECTV's Customer Care vertical in Latin America (text-based customer support for DIRECTV's clients in 9 countries: CO, AR, VE, PE, EC, CR, CH, UR, PR). -Increased visibility in key Customer Satisfaction metrics, such as Satisfaction Surveys Response Rates which went from 17% to 70% through optimization efforts using A/B testing strategies. -Decreased abandon rates by up to 16% using Agile Experiments that involved changes in UI/UX and copy. -Reduced Average Handle Times by 2 minutes for chat sessions through improvements in the chat window.

  • Co-founder at FlashForward
    Sep 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr

    Android and iOS messaging app through which users could send messages to their friends that become available when they want them to (Send messages that show at a specific time in the future). -Worked closely with users to define the brand's identity, build the wireframes, prototypes, an Android and iOS app and iterate based on feedback. -Developed the iOS app in Objective-C. -Led a team to execute the vision, build the brand, API and Android app.