Naor Brown, Product Manager in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Naor is available for hire
Hire Naor

Naor Brown

Verified Expert  in Product Management

Product Manager

Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Toptal Member Since
March 11, 2020

Naor is a product leader and strategist with over 10 years of experience growing startups. After a professional chess career and graduating from Harvard focused on game theory and AI, he built products in the diverse spaces of deep tech, neural interfaces, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR, mobile gaming, robotics, and data platforms, both at large companies (Apple, MSFT, and IBM) and growth startups with exits valued at $1+ billion. Naor is excited to contribute to tech's positive impact on humanity.

Project Highlights

Map-based Tracker of Epidemics
Led the initial design and back-end data management to showcase updates to customers.

Expertise

Work Experience

Founder and Consultant

2017 - PRESENT
En-Lightening Strategies
  • Consulted in product management and business strategy for technology startups.
  • Worked with startups in blockchain, robotics, big data, fintech, and Computer Vision.
  • Acted as a leadership coach and product mentor of startup founders, product managers, and leaders.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

2019 - 2019
CTRL-labs (acquired by Facebook)
  • Partnered with Big Tech companies on defining structure for new partnerships in AR/VR, IoT, mobile, and R&D experiments.
  • Led the effort to define product and engineering requirements for an IoT integration with a Fortune 10 tech company.
  • Initiated partnerships with independent developers and small startups.

EPM - Special Projects Group

2016 - 2018
Apple
  • Drove requirements, prioritization, and execution of cutting-edge AI/ML and image processing algorithms.
  • Helped build organizational structure and clarify ambiguity in a fast-paced, novel R&D program in a team of 30+ Ph.D engineers.
  • Applied standard program management techniques: Engineering roadmap and Gantt charts.

Senior Technical Product Manager

2015 - 2016
Metabiota
  • Drove vision and execution of a global epidemic monitoring and modeling data engine used by the world’s largest reinsurance firms under multi-million dollar contracts, with a diverse team of scientists, engineers, statisticians, PMs, and marketers.
  • Invented and executed the development of models for clients to increase their understanding of epidemic spread and preparedness.
  • Hired as one of the first employees, growing team from less than ten people to over 50.

Product Manager and Lead Data Scientist

2013 - 2015
Leap Motion (acquired by UltraHaptics)
  • Led product strategy and execution for new VR/AR applications with design and engineering teams.
  • Built metrics team from the ground up to analyze all device data, and implemented internal company metrics dashboard.
  • Managed product deliverables for automotive device and applications with a Fortune 100 company.

Product Manager Intern

2013 - 2013
Skillz
  • Drove the vision and execution of full-stack app development.
  • Invented and executed robust and accurate player matching algorithms that considerably improved retention and engagement.
  • Developed new features in the achievement system and app UI. Skillz is an online multiplayer competition platform that integrated into a number of iOS and Android games. Players compete globally.

Map-based Tracker of Epidemics

https://www.epidemictracker.com/

Led the initial design and back-end data management to showcase updates to customers.

Metabiota tracks epidemics, giving a real-time snapshot of what's going on over time, both to enterprise customers and to the public. Epidemic Tracker was released to showcase the qualitative and quantitative aspect of that data.
2009 - 2013

Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics

Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

MARCH 2016 - PRESENT

Pragmatic Marketing Certified - PMC III

Pragmatic Marketing

JANUARY 2016 - PRESENT

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Scum Alliance

Collaboration That Works

How to Work with Toptal

Toptal matches you directly with global industry experts from our network in hours—not weeks or months.

1

Share your needs

Discuss your requirements and refine your scope in a call with a Toptal domain expert.
2

Choose your talent

Get a short list of expertly matched talent within 24 hours to review, interview, and choose from.
3

Start your risk-free talent trial

Work with your chosen talent on a trial basis for up to two weeks. Pay only if you decide to hire them.

Top talent is in high demand.

Start hiring