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Maria José González Antelo
CPO / ICT Project Director• 20+ years
"Experienced CPO / ICT Project Director / Head of Product | 10+ Years of Experience"
Kulcho
20Years Experience
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CPO / ICT Project Director
Metrics-drivenAt Wick Entertainment — later rebranded as Kulcho — I served as CPO and ICT Project Director across two successive AI-powered creator platforms, owning everything from product vision to technical architecture, compliance, and go-to-market execution.Defined product strategy and roadmap for two platforms targeting the creator economy, aligning engineering, design, legal, and marketing teams around a shared delivery vision.Delivered two full MVPs in under 4 months each using Scrum and Kanban, managing cross-functional teams with Jira, Notion, and Slack.Architected and managed AI integration workstreams including OpenAI-powered generative features, AWS Rekognition automated content moderation, and AI chatbot/messaging agents.Designed headless microservices infrastructure on AWS (Lambda, CloudFront, Firebase) with Next.js/React frontend, coordinating both hands-on technical work and external team management.Built and led a comprehensive compliance programme covering GDPR, the UK Online Safety Act, and the Digital Services Act, including age verification systems and sensitive content access controls across international markets.Managed full project governance: project charter, risk register, RAID log, vendor contracts, and Statements of Work throughout the lifecycle.Onboarded 2,000+ creators within 2 months through B2B partnerships and automated payout management, improving operational efficiency by 90%.
CPO / ICT Project Director / CTO / IT Director
Metrics-drivenLed product strategy, AI/ML integration and ICT project delivery for a high-traffic sustainable fashion e-commerce platform, managing cross-functional teams across engineering, data science, design and operations. AI/ML product roadmap: Google Cloud AI personalisation engine · recommendation systems · ML-driven search optimisation. Agile delivery: Scrum + Kanban · Jira · Notion · Slack · cross-functional team leadership. Automated logistics pipeline: Amazon Seller APIs · 5,000+ monthly operations. Scalable headless e-commerce architecture: hands-on technical contributions + external team management. GDPR compliance: sensitive user data handling · consent management · data retention policies across EU markets. Project governance: project charter · risk register · RAID log · stakeholder communication plans. Grew platform to 1M users and 30,000 monthly garment sales through data-driven product decisions.
CEO, CTO/CPO and Founder
PiSlowJul 2015 – Dec 2021Barcelona
PiSlow was my first venture as founder — a fashion rental marketplace that I built from zero to a fully operational platform, managing every dimension from product strategy and technical architecture to operations and B2B partnerships. Led the full product lifecycle from concept and MVP definition through technical delivery, growth and operational scaling. Managed agile delivery using Scrum and Kanban with Jira, Trello and Notion, coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, marketing and operations. Designed data models for logistics and demand forecasting, building automation pipelines that reduced operational costs and improved platform efficiency.Validated and expanded B2B partnerships with major fashion brands, managing vendor contracts and technical integration dependencies. Actively contributed to the Solidus open-source eCommerce framework (Ruby on Rails), customising backend commerce logic and collaborating with the international developer community on architectural decisions. Selected for Conector Startup Accelerator in 2017 — one of Spain's leading startup acceleration programmes.
Signature Projects & Case Studies
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Solidus Colaboration (Open source, Spree Commerce)
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Solidus Colaboration (Open source, Spree Commerce)
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CVChatly — AI-Native Professional Identity Platform
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CVChatly — AI-Native Professional Identity Platform
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Education & Credentials
Education
Master in business mobile, Business management and management
IEBS2015–2016
Project Management
Accenture2009–2009
Maths Degree, Statistics and Operations Research
Certifications & Licenses
Product Owner PSPO 1 Scrum
Udemy
2023
Product Owner Certification
Udemy
2023
Become a Product Manager | Learn the Skills
Udemy
2023
SAP HR
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Key Highlights
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Versatile
46+ technical skills
Full-stack capabilities
3 Companies
Diverse industry exposure
Adaptable & well-rounded
9 Companies
Diverse industry exposure
Adaptable & well-rounded
Leadership & Decision-Making
Senior-level impact and strategic influence
Strategic Decisions
Founded and scaled a fashion rental marketplace, leading strategy, product, and technology from concept to growth stage.
Strategic Decisions
Defined strategy and roadmaps as CPO / Product Manager Director / Technical Product Manager at Kulcho
Strategic Decisions
Led global SAP HR transformation projects across 15+ countries, focusing on digital enablement, data centralization, and predictive analytics readiness.
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Other Skills
a/b testingaccessibilityaccount managementbrand developmentbudget management
Product & Leadership
agileit strategyleadershipproduct strategysales strategy
AI & Data
aidata sciencegenerative aillmmachine learning
Cloud & Infrastructure
awsaws rekognitiondockergcpgoogle cloud platform (gcp)
Soft Skills
client presentationcollaborationcreative directionmentoringproblem solving
Programming & Development
go-to-market strategyhtml/cssjavascriptrailsreact
Databases & Storage
postgresqlredissql
Personal Interests
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Books
Generative Deep Learning, Teaching machines to paint, write, compose and play. David Foster.Transformers for MAchine Learning, A Deep Dive. Uday Kamath, Kenneth L. Graham, Wael Emara.
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I’m passionate about shaping the next generation of AI-driven products — where intelligent systems amplify human creativity, operational efficiency, and business value.