Samuel Yagi

Product Manager | Technology Manager | Driving Technology Transformation | Passionate about Innovative Solutions

Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area

About

I'm a passionate product leader with over 14 years of experience guiding strategies and solutions in fast-paced environments, particularly in financial services. I thrive on translating complex business needs into scalable, innovative systems that empower teams and drive meaningful outcomes. I've functionally owned end-to-end lifecycles for enterprise platforms, from initial discovery and prioritization to thoughtful design and seamless delivery. My approach centers on empowering others, building strong partnerships, and addressing real-world challenges with creative, strategic thinking. This has allowed me to navigate diverse client engagements, always focusing on solutions that align with broader goals and enhance operational flow. Core Strengths: ✅ Strategic Alignment - Excel at aligning multi-year product roadmaps, executive visions, and cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize opportunities and deliver revenue growth. ✅ Operational Efficiency - Drive transformative operational improvements through automation, performance optimizations, and process reengineering that streamline workflows ✅ Business Requirements - Expert in translating complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements consistently delivering scalable, customer-centric solutions for multi-million-dollar revenue products. ✅ Technical Fluency - Bridge business and engineering with deep hands-on technical fluency in SDLC, technical architecture, API integrations, data analysis, and modern AI/GenAI implementations—empowering distributed agile teams to build high-performance, enterprise-grade platforms. Open to remote, São Paulo or Calgary based opportunities. Contact 📧 [email protected]

Experience

  • Consulting Manager at Davos
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Collaborated with clients to assess technology needs and define optimal operating models. • Designed technology strategies that align with business objectives, enhancing value creation. • Facilitated organizational structure development to drive synergy across business areas.

  • Product Manager at Accenture
    May 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Developed and executed product vision and strategy, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to drive multimillion-dollar cost savings. • Conducted comprehensive assessments of client portfolios, creating multi-year roadmaps that prioritized strategic objectives for enhanced value delivery. • Served as a subject matter expert in insurance, partnering with UX teams to optimize workers' compensation claims processes through data-driven analysis.

  • Accenture (On-site)
    • Technical Product Manager
      Dec 2019 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Led business architecture for auto insurance products, leading multiple scrum teams managing hundreds and prioritizing hundreds of features, grooming backlog, and coordinating cross-team dependencies ensuring product alignment with client's strategic goals. • Collaborated with scrum teams driving solution building, maintaining delivery cadence, and team synchronization. • Transformed product intake for a consortium personal loan product, enhancing back-office operations through automation. • Designed and developed a bank debt renegotiation process in a BPM framework shortening its analysis and approval time.

    • Technical Product Management Consultant
      Dec 2014 - Dec 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo

      • Managed the end-to-end SDLC for a custom Java-based marine insurance product, ensuring seamless deployment. • Designed complex integration module linking claims and accounting systems for P&C insurance products. • Designed and deployed a debt renegotiation process for a Brazilian bank, enhancing banking efficiency. • Served as a senior escalation expert, supporting maintenance in performance analysis and optimizing Java applications to significantly boost execution performance. • Functional documentation design in partnership with engineering teams to deploy enhancements, complemented by test framework creation and execution for comprehensive validation.

    • Business Analyst
      Feb 2011 - Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      • Managed project management office activities, facilitating client meetings and resource management. • Developed training materials and reviewed system processes to enhance team performance. • Implemented an automated reporting process, providing key insights into project performance. • Created scripts for test data generation, significantly reducing overall testing time.