Victor Goncalves
Head of Product @ KAIO
About
Seasoned product manager with a proven track record of spearheading high-impact products in fintech, specializing in blockchain technology, digital asset custody, RWAs infrastructure. Expert in leveraging technical acumen and strategic leadership to innovate, develop, and launch user-centric products that drive business growth. Adept at leading cross-functional teams in agile environments to deliver product excellence in scalable, fast-paced settings. Passionate about advancing blockchain and web3 by expanding DeFi and on-chain utility, bridging financial markets with decentralized ecosystems through composable, compliant solutions.
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United States
Information Technology & Services
Capital Markets, DeFi, Digital Asset Management, Tokenization, Digital Assets, Digital Asset custody, Web3, Blockchain, IT Integration, Agile Coaching, Data-driven Decision Making, Agile Application Development, Cryptocurrency, Project Planning, Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Product Launch, Program Management, Delivery Management, Jira
Experience

Head of Product
United States
• Heading modular product lines powering tokenized asset issuance, distribution, cross-chain bridging, and DeFi utility within an institutional-grade RWA framework. • Supporting ecosystem participants with infrastructure designed to abstract blockchain complexity while enabling programmable access to RWAs. • Enhancing capital markets reach on-chain through compliant utility layers that integrate with external DeFi protocols; platform currently operates with over $150M in assets under management (AUM).

Technical Product Manager
London Area, United Kingdom
• Led the end-to-end UX/UI revamp of the primary investment platform, improving institutional onboarding and transaction flow for tokenized fund access across strategies managed by top-tier asset managers. • Spearheaded the launch of the RWA issuance protocol on Ethereum mainnet, including product definition, smart contract coordination, and front-to-back integration to support compliant, on-chain fund operations. • Delivered Libre Gateway, a secure, modular bridge enabling cross-chain transfer of tokenized assets with embedded compliance logic, laying the foundation for broader multi-network distribution.

Product Manager, Rayls
London Area, United Kingdom
• Developed a permissioned, interoperable EVM-compatible blockchain ecosystem catered to financial institutions. Owned core API and SDK product line, ensuring privacy, traceability of transactions and compliance in asset tokenization. • Led cross-border payment solution, recognized as runner-up in the BIS Tech-chapter 2023. The solution was based on a pioneering permissioned EVM-compatible interoperable private ledger protocol, fostering seamless transactions. • Championed the development of a tokenization platform for Real World Assets (RWAs), winning the Central Bank of Brazil's Lift Challenge 2023, leading to a subsequent CBDC project with Brazil’s central bank.

Product Manager, Digital Assets Custody
London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
• Spearheaded development of institutional digital assets custody solution leveraging MPC technology, focusing on infrastructure scalability, security, and reliability catered to prominent financial entities including Exchanges, OTC Desks, Tier-1 banks, Tokenizers, and Funds across LATAM and Asia. • Innovated product architecture to facilitate market expansion into new B2B2C use-cases, offering embed multi-layered security throughout the system from segregated enclaved environment to cryptographically binding user executed transactions. Extended deployment options to include SaaS and Technology-provider modes, ensuring adaptability and scalability.

Technical Product Manager
Lisbon, Portugal (Remote)
• Optimized efficiency of the SAP-ISU multi-module legacy application by evaluating batch processing workflows and implementing parallelized data pipelines. This infrastructure enhancement significantly increased data processing speed and accuracy, ensuring seamless operation of critical business processes. • Enhanced functionalities included improved Contracting and Switching processes, optimized data processing pipelines, and streamlined communication channels with energy regulators. • Achieved over 95% predictability in product delivery by dependencies management & reduction efforts. Led multiple cross-functional development teams utilizing scaled agile (LeSS) methodologies to drive alignment and collaboration, resulting in improved execution and value-driven outcomes. • Spearheaded the adoption of agile methodologies within the EDP Group, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Guided teams through the implementation of scaled agile frameworks, facilitating enhanced product development processes and infrastructure optimization.

Technical Product Manager
San Jose, Costa Rica
• Led cross-functional teams to drive innovation and meet evolving user demands, fostering a culture of delivering high-impact solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability of the platform. • Collaborated to implement improvements in CI/CD practices to optimize software delivery pipelines, resulting in significant reductions in Time to Market (TTM) and product release bugs. Implemented infrastructure automation and orchestration tools to streamline development, testing, and deployment processes, enhancing efficiency and dependability. • Expanded EOS blockchain-based complementary currency community manager and marketplace globally, leading to a user base growth to 2500+ individuals in 2021 in LATAM and Africa. • Achieved a 200% increase in solution engagement by implementing a new marketplace design and platform offering (web & mobile) based on data-driven market insights, enabling smooth user interactions and transactions.

Product Manager
Porto, Portugal
• Enhanced sales revenue by 45% through cross-team effort with commercial and marketing teams to enhance sales & client acquisition pipeline for OHM management suite solution. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement infrastructure enhancements, improving platform data processing performance and scalability lowering media management action-to-effect execution times. • Increased efficiency of the media-management platform UX by 20% through collaborative user research with restaurant owners. Optimized media management platform functional architecture ensuring enhanced usability. • Decreased sales cycle by 10 days in Porto and Lisbon by fostering collaboration with sales teams and Chinese manufacturing partners. Leveraged infrastructure improvements to streamline sales processes and enhance communication channels, improving efficiency and reliability.

Project Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
• Led a 10-member team to initiate back-office operations across three locations. • Partnered with sales and marketing to boost average sales per guest by 35% through retargeting. • Enhanced system efficiency by 50% by integrating and restructuring operational systems. • Led PoS system migration (Revel > NCR Aloha) expanding integrations (QSROnline, QuickBooks)

Project Manager
Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil
• Led restructuring project of facilities management services internal maintenance system generating cost avoidance of over $2.5M yearly (integrated maintenance system). • Launched a procurement system with cross-functional teams, achieving 8% TCO via supplier contract renegotiations.

Project Manager
Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil
Multinational engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. • Collaborated in ERP migration project of global procurement department impacting 20+ procurement teams in Brazil (Oracle to SAP). • Managed $57M in industrial Facilities management services leading strategic sourcing projects that generated over $6M in annual TCO. • Managed the program of facilities management services. Led project management of indirect services. SLA Management, Bridged Business Areas.
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