
Evgenia Baydikova
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Panama City, Panama, Panama
Toptal member since July 16, 2021
Evgenia is an entrepreneur and resourceful, data-driven product manager with experience in B2B/B2C for start-ups and multinationals. She has managed 50+ proprietary and third-party document management software solutions, a go-to-market launch (€40-100 million), and coordinated central promotions (€300+ million) for clients. Evgenia excels in turnaround growth, complex portfolio management, business processes, and digital transformation, bringing a breadth of industry expertise to clients.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- B2B
- Business Process Optimization
- Innovation Strategy
- New Business Development
- New Product Development
- Product Marketing
- Product Roadmaps
- SaaS
Work Experience
Senior Business Development Manager
Philips
- Led a strategic transformation program in collaboration with Deloitte to uplift contract attachment and secure over €100 million in incremental healthcare service sales.
- Developed and piloted a Power BI analytics tool to support sales reps with a more targeted approach to re-engaging the installed base.
- Developed the business case and value proposition for the re-launch of a service proposition to increase retention and customer lifetime value for the radiology, ultrasound, and computed tomography portfolio.
Co-founder
Self-employed
- Co-founded an impact-led startup in 2021 focused on training and employing women in India to design and make sustainable workwear and apparel for hospitality clients.
- Created the financial, go-to-market, and launch plans and managed suppliers, production partners, and a local team of three in India.
- Raised €15,000 in pre-launch funding and managed supply and creative collaborations with UK clients (Tendril and Half Cut).
Solutions Business Developer and Software Product Manager
Kyocera Document Solutions
- Managed 50+ proprietary and third-party document management software solutions delivering security, sustainability, and productivity improvements for small business and enterprise clients in the European, Middle Eastern, and African regions (25 markets).
- Achieved turn-around triple-digit growth for two consecutive years for the authentication, access, and remote management and maintenance portfolio through business model and process optimization, promotion design, and compelling content creation.
- Led the portfolio's transition during the European roll-out of the General Data Protection Regulation (May 2018). Represented the company as a speaker at the 2017 Gartner Symposium/ITxpo (a key global gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives).
- Collaborated with the product development headquarters in Japan and 50+ suppliers and partners for roadmap development and deployment, and the European marketing team for the company-wide roll-out of Salesforce, Pardot, and Adobe Experience Manager.
Global Marketing Manager
Philips
- Managed the product lifecycle, new product development, and go-to-market launch process within the male Personal Care portfolio (€40-100 million sales), focused on high-double digit growth in the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia.
- Led the digital strategy development and app management for user-centric, mobile, and connected propositions such as the Philips augmented-reality facial styling app and other value propositions connecting hardware and software solutions.
- Coordinated central promotions through cross-category sales, gifting, and co-branding for the broader business category of €300+ million sales, including partnership development with fast-moving consumer goods companies.
- Co-created a low-cost, digital consumer video campaign that went viral on YouTube garnering 1+ million videos and broadcast on national television.
Business Development Manager
Practera
- Hired by the founders from a cohort of 60 students upon program completion as a pitch finalist as part of the Master of Management/Deloitte Innovation challenge.
- Supported the founders with program development, promotion, and partnership management for an experiential learning platform that has connected 50+ governments, universities, and corporate customers with 1+ million learners.
- Worked both remotely and on-site to onboard and supported a cohort of 60 post-graduate students throughout their masters' semester, alongside being employed by the University of Sydney as an event and marketing manager.
Consumer and Market Knowledge Intern
Procter & Gamble
- Conducted detailed impact analysis and documentation of multi-brand and cross-category campaigns.
- Engaged global stakeholders to share and reapply multi-brand campaign best practices.
- Presented a return on investment analysis and framework pitch to the management team for future campaign planning.
Project History
Thumbprint Workwear and Apparel
https://www.instagram.com/thumbprint.apparel/Co-founded the start-up and led the product development process
Freelance Growth Marketing Consultant
https://www.atashyaghmaian.com/Designed five websites on Squarespace.com supporting small business owners, tripling a key client's social media following, which led to securing a radio and television placement and publisher for a memoir manuscript.
Education
Master's Degree in International Management (CEMS)
Bocconi University - Milan, Italy
Master's Degree in International Management
The University of Sydney - Sydney, Australia
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and Laws
University of Sydney - Sydney, Australia
Certifications
Certified Product Owner
Scrum.org
Master Digital Product Design: UX Research & UI Design
Udemy
Growth Hacking
Growth Tribe
Business Modeling and Scaling Lean
Leanstack
Skills
Tools
Trello, Canva, Slack, Google Workspace, Asana, Figma
Platforms
Shopify
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile
Other
Marketing Communications (MarCom), Cross-cultural Management, Design Management, Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, International Projects, B2B, Business to Business (B2B), New Business Development, Product Management, Web Content, Content Creation, Product Roadmaps, Feature Roadmaps, Feature Prioritization, Business Planning, Business Development, Marketing Management, Growth Marketing Product Manager, Business Process Optimization, Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Roadmaps, Feature Planning, 360 Campaigns, Business Analysis, B2C Marketing, Content Marketing, Product Marketing, SaaS, SaaS Product Marketing, Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise SaaS, SaaS Product Management, User Experience (UX), Product Launch, New Product Development, Product Design, Lean Startups, Business Modeling, Business Model Canvas, Technical Product Management, Industry Analysis, Product Strategy Consultant, Pricing, Partner Management, B2B Partnerships, Strategic Partnerships, Retail & Wholesale, eCommerce, Website Conversion, Amazon, Partnerships, Apparel & Accessories, Product Sourcing, Ethical Sourcing, Manufacturing Product Manager, Squarespace, Instagram, User Interface (UI), Growth Hacking, Mobile Apps, Subscriptions, API Integration, Process Mapping, Management Consulting, Innovation Strategy, Economics, Accounting, Law, Marketing Mix, Product Growth, Mobile UX Design, API Applications, iOS, Product Owner, Product Ownership, Website Design, Wordpress to Squarespace, SEO Tools, Email Marketing Automation, Organic Social Media, Social Media Content, Data Analytics, Performance Marketing, Dashboard Design, Data-driven Marketing, Data-driven Dashboards, Dashboard Development
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