Gokhan Celiker
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Gokhan is a product manager with 12 years of experience spanning AI/ML, adtech, two-sided B2B marketplaces, social, mobile apps, games, influencer marketing, and user-generated content. He was the head of product for venture-backed companies in Silicon Valley that got acquired. Previously, he was the youngest board member of an insurance company and worked at Intel. He combines user-centric and data-driven approaches to create products that wow.
Project Highlights
Expertise
Work Experience
Head of Product - Co-founder
Fango
- Led the team for building the first CPI influencer marketplace with over 2,000 campaigns.
- Increased member social network connections 4x to over 1.2 billion social reach by optimizing user flows.
- Created and exited a 4.7/5 rated mobile game with 14 influencers as characters with extensive user and design research.
- Designed and developed the first influencer ad exchange with AI and blockchain on the Ethereum network.
- Hired and managed multiple teams of over 40 people across various products and disciplines.
Board Member
Koru Insurance
- Guided tech investments and AI credit insurance scoring initiative.
- Helped conversion to a profitable private corporation as the youngest board member.
Head of Product - Founder
WeSnap
- Applied Design Thinking methods to create, test, and launch a social photo app.
- Acquired by Akkad after 200,000 in-app likes and comments, top voted on Product Hunt.
- Streamlined development and release cycles with Agile methods, Scrum, and Jira.
- Led a global team of over 20 people across multiple disciplines.
Product Manager - Founder
Oyyla
- Built and exited the Turkish social news website after over 2 million pageviews/month.
- Increased engagement and conversion to members 5x with UX design and testing.
- Increased speed 10x with caching solutions, accommodating hyper growth.
- Decreased spam 95% at the back end to foster a high-quality community.
Business Analyst
Intel
- Helped create the vision for Intel's 2020 year future goals.
- Conducted international business development for META region.
- Designed entrepreneurship activities and support programs in Turkey.
- Guided Intel Capital on local investments and localization of global ones.
Consultant
Foodonclick
- Improved sales 50%, customer base 20% and the coordination between branches 200% by applying best practices learned via intense training at Yemeksepeti.com (Acquired for $589 million).
Project History
Turkish Facebook Firefox Add-on
Used by over 2.5 million people, featured in national news and live TV, Turkey became the top non-English speaking country.
Patent for a Mobile Marketing Method
Invented a new mobile marketing method.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bogazici University - Istanbul, Turkey
Certifications
Design Thinking
Stanford University
Innovation Award
Elginkan Foundation
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