Sumaiya Noor

Award-winning Product & Strategy Leader | Product Management & Growth-PLG | AI driven B2B & B2C Products | 40Under40 | ex-IBM | Startup Advisor | Fulbright Scholar | Advisory Board Member, Judge, Coach & Keynote Speaker

In the end, we all become stories. Mine is about building products, AI solutions and ecosystems across the globe.

Outcome-driven AI, Technology & Product leader with 14+ years of experience leading product, data science, design and engineering teams. I love building transformative products and high-performing teams for solving customers' pain points. Specialized in AI based B2B, B2C & B2B2C SaaS products, User Experience & Engineering.

Adept in deriving optimal value from Applied AI, Data, Cloud applications, Web 3.0 and other emerging technologies. Technical, people and business experience with distinctive ability to utilize multi-functional expertise. Growth mindset with focus on execution utilizing analytical skills, agile and design thinking to deliver business results. 

Board Member, Startup Advisor, Author and graduate of IBM Leadership Development Program. Experienced in managing teams across 6 continents (being based in 4 continents) with Fortune100 companies and startups. C-suite leadership experience of collaborating with global cross-functional teams to drive innovation for high-growth organizations.

I attended Purdue University, USA on full scholarship (Fulbright - one of the most competitive scholarships in the world) for my MS/MBA. INSEAD certified Digital Strategy consultant, Certified AI Product Manager and a Software Engineer.

I speak frequently at multiple forums globally. Spoken at US State Department with delegates from 47 countries including US Congress members. Also gave a talk at Grace Hopper Conference, attended by more than 30K technologists world-wide.

In life, grit has enabled me to overcome adversity. Beyond work, avid supporter of women & human rights, education, and DEI.

EXPERTISE 
PRODUCT & TECH: Product Strategy and Development (0-1, 1-n) • Product-Led Growth (PLG) • Product Management • Product-Market fit • Product Roadmap • A/B Testing • SDLC • Experimentation • Applied AI & Digital Strategy • Agentic AI
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE/UX: Human-Centered Design • User Research 
BUSINESS & PEOPLE: Strategic Partnerships • Mergers & Acquisitions • Talent Strategy • Talent Acquisition • People Management • GTM Strategy 

VALUES & SKILLS
• Grit • Humility • Empathy & Kindness • Authenticity & Integrity • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Curiosity & Continuous Learning  

Looking for data-driven and customer-centric full stack Product & AI expert with global cross-functional leadership experience for taking your business to the next level or interested in hearing me speak, please reach out at sumaiyan@gmail.com.

Advisor - Product & Growth

I have been collaborating with multiple startups across the globe as an advisor mostly on Product and Growth for past few years. Some notable highlights of my work so far are:

• Enabled a startup to close $11.5Million of Round A funding.
• Helped an early stage startup in finding Product-Market fit for enhancing MVP and adding new features which finally resulted in 30% increase in conversion rate.
• Collaborated with founders to formulate a Product Strategy and Pricing Model for a 20% increase in retention rate over the period of 4 months. 
• Designed and helped the company to implement go-to-market strategy (PLG) for 45% MoM growth.
• Last and one of the most important ones is helping these startups to build highly effective teams responsible for delivering all these great results.

Please feel free to reach out if you want to take your startup to the next level.

Yanislava Hristova

Remote IT World

At 🌍  Remote IT World we empower and connect businesses and talent worldwide to work remotely. With proven industry expertise from Web2 to AI, Crypto, FinTech, Blockchain, and Web3, We offer:

🔍 Headhunting and Recruitment Services

1. Executive Search: Specialized confidential recruitment for C-suite and senior executive roles.

2. Top Talent Headhunting: Identifying and attracting top talent for key positions.

3. Full Cycle Technical Recruitment: Comprehensive recruitment services from sourcing to onboarding for engineering, product and design roles. 

4. Diversity Sourcing: Ensuring a diverse and inclusive candidate pool for all roles.

5. Hire Her Remotely Program: Initiatives to engage and attract more female engineering professionals to join global inclusive teams.

💼 Why Companies Choose Us

1. We apply our own "Remote Work Suitability Assessment Framework ™" : Rigorous pre-screening to ensure candidates are remote-ready.

2. Values-Based Interviewing: Ensuring candidates align with your company values for better retention.

3. Vibrant Community: Access to a community of over 50,000 members, enhancing networking and talent sourcing.

4. HR Business Partner Approach: Collaborative and strategic HR support tailored to your business needs.

5. Stellar Candidate Experience: Exceptional recruitment process ensuring a positive and professional experience for all candidates.

6. Crypto-Friendly Business: We accept BTC and Stable Coins

💬 See What Our Clients Say About Us
Hear directly from our satisfied clients about their experiences working with Remote IT World - https://clutch.co/profile/remote-it-world#highlights 

📧 Contact Us
Get in touch to discuss your needs at contact@remoteit.world

Founder & Global Talent Partner

FLYR

Now, with over $500M raised to-date, FLYR has become one of the best-funded travel technology companies in history to address the archaic technology constraints that plague the multi-trillion dollar travel industry.

https://flyr.com/resource-hub/flyr-raises-295m-to-rebuild-the-foundation-of-travel-technology/

Some of the biggest VCs and largest airline companies in the world are already onboarded.

Currently Flyr's valuation is 900 Millions - https://app.dealroom.co/companies/flyr

And we are hiring - https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17203295300130014270Vsh

Apply and join us.

Interim Talent Acquisition Partner

CodersRank

The ultimate profile for developers 
https://codersrank.io

SaaS Product & Remote Culture Advisor

Noble Hire

Noble Hire is a referral based job board connecting the world’s most promising tech talent with cutting edge companies.

The product is revolutionizing how the staffing industry works since its official launch in April 2019, starting with the profiles of more than 25 of the best tech companies in Sofia.

As a Head of Talent & Customer Experience, my goal is to advise on building an outstanding HR Tech product. My focus is to build and implement a stellar candidate experience. I help hiring managers at tech companies to scale software development teams and boost their employer branding. 


Lat but not least, I manage, grow and nurture the relationships with all members of the trusted network of Referrers (a.k.a. Connectors and Referrers at Noble Hire )

Head of Talent & Customer Experience

Xogito Group, Inc

Created the company mission, values and employer brand. Accelerated the scope of operations to 3 continents and 18 countries. 
Architected, built and managed HR & people operations domain. 

Placed 300+ candidates globally. Structured and streamlined payroll, finance and administration processes for a global citizen organization. Created and executed strategies, programs and processes for talent acquisition and recruitment; on-boarding; employee relations; performance management; reward and recognition; training and development and exit process. 

Authored Xogito competency-based  performance management program including KPIs, defined competencies for each role (Dev, DevOps, PM, DBA, Design, HR) and incorporated 360 Degree feedback. Trained employees on how it works and conducted 100+ performance reviews. 

Empowered and managed a distributed team of HR Professionals.

Director of Human Resources / People Operations

Bulwork

Directed full-cycle recruitment process for corporate IT clients across Europe: successfully placed 60+ candidates in technology roles including Project Managers, Technology Leads, Back-End Developers, Front-End Developers, System Administrators and other ranging in level of seniority. Recognized as “Best Recruiter 2013” for placing the most candidates. Surpassed Q413 + Q114 recruitment KPIs by 400%.

HR Consultant

AIESEC

Expanded previous AIESEC responsibilities with a focus on building relationships with corporate IT clients for the Global Internship & Community Development Program across Switzerland, Brazil, Germany, France and beyond. Established a six-month talent attraction strategy to recruit interns for open client positions. Mentored six Swiss offices on recruitment strategy and talent allocation and project management best practices; conducted virtual training sessions.

International Cooperations Coordinator

Orchestrated full-cycle recruitment process for largest International student-run NGO: established first long-term co-operations over eight countries spanning three continents for Global Internship & Community Development Program that saw 120% growth YOY. Partnered with International corporate clients seeking interns, and interns seeking International internships, to make effective placements and achieve KPIs. Promoted to Vice President from Team Leader within four months in position.

Vice President Global Recruitment

For Our Families Foundation

Conducted outreach to potential sponsors to secure donations for Foundation’s Chance program that supports talented and gifted children.

Sponsorship and Funds Department Intern

Founder at Remote IT World

Hey 👋 welcome to my profile. 

I am Yanny, with over 15 years of experience as an HRBP, HR Ops and Technical Recruitment Expert. 
My craft is empowering executives and decision makers with future-proof decentralized workforce strategies and solutions. Building and scaling web2 and web3 startups & scale-ups can be easier with the right Talent Partner. From Europe, to LATAM and APAC top talent is globally available. 

I’m a serial startup-er who thrives in remote-first fast-paced decentralized organizations, where my skills and passion find their true expression.

Let's connect and chat.

Founder and Community Manager

Remote IT World is a global citizen company. 

We empower and connect business and talent worldwide to work remotely. 

We can help you: 
- Design and implement fully remote work operations; 
- Build and foster remote company culture; 
- Hire, engage and retain top tech and blockchain talent worldwide. 

Our vibrant online community is growing daily.

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