New York, New York, United States
Tej is the Founder and CEO of FanUp, Inc., which he launched Dec. '20 with a vision of changing the way young professionals consume and engage with fantasy sports, pop-culture, gaming and fan communities. His goal is to alter the calculus of how sports and pop-culture fans experience gaming by winning fan experiences with their favorite athletes, celebrities and brands. FanUp has the best user experience in the industry with organic social, multi-player features, and fun, easy-to-enter contests. Tej is committed to creating an experience that helps to satiate this ever-growing demand and further stoke fans’ competitive flames through innovation, and strategic partnerships (NFL, MLB, and NBA athletes, major brands, 51+ Colleges in the US and India, and 4 Professional Leagues have made FanUp their official gaming partner). Tej serves as FanUp’s head of product and innovation, technology, and research, and co-leads fundraising, business development, and strategic partnerships. Tej has a passion for the psychology of gaming and is an industry-leading expert in creating social games that are flat out fun and leverage superior UX, intrinsic motivation, rewards and incentives, and cognitive engagement. A former developer for Motorola, Tej transitioned to the product side, working with some of the World’s most recognizable brands: Google, Disney, Apple, eBay, Comcast, Chase, Rolex, and the NFL. Tej has led product teams on the launch of mobile B2B and B2C products totaling $500M+ in revenue for eBay, Comcast, Chase, and Bank of America. Tej is a national ranked fantasy football player, former Division I baseball player, philanthropist and world traveler. Tej received a B.S. in Computer Science from Temple University. Fun fact: Ask him how he landed an NFL internship with ESPN.
The easiest way for Gen Z, Casual fans and Women to play and win fantasy sports and pop culture contests together, anywhere in the world. Our mission is to connect fans across the world, and enrich their lives with once in a lifetime memories, rewards, prizes, and experiences with their favorite brands, athletes, and entertainers. FanUp, where every fan wins ™
A league built in collaboration with the biggest stars in women's basketball. Co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Coming January 2025.
• Serve as a Product Lead with a portfolio of 3-5 product teams, within the ETASC organization, driving high-performing teams by creating, leading & facilitating product backlogs, and following SAFE and Scrum agile principles. • Establish and maintain product stories (Dev, QA, UX), backlogs, dashboards, portfolios, reports, and individual team pages within Rally and JIRA. • Constant and hands-on approach with Product Management and Senior Leadership on status of product and teams, including executive level status communication. • Partner with Product Managers/Product Owners, helping teams deliver on goals by removing impediments and escalating issues to management when needed. • Rigorously manage scope to ensure agreed/approved/appropriate value is delivered and commitments are achieved within time, cost, and quality parameters. • Lead Production Deployments and Release Train retrospectives, ensuring successful product releases. • Facilitate team level ceremonies including planning sessions, retrospectives and demos, to ensure continuous improvement from sprint-to-sprint. • Maintaining an exceptional level of customer focus centered on integrity and transparency.
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