Ali
Demir

I build platforms. I ship products. Engineer at the core.

Ali Demir

Senior Product Leader

A product leader who thinks like an engineer.

Rare combination. Most PMs manage requirements. I shape architecture, challenge technical decisions, and translate complexity into business outcomes.

I see around corners. When others are building features, I'm asking what breaks six months from now. When a market is closing, I find the door nobody tried yet.

15 years. B2B SaaS platforms, global integrations, 0-to-1 launches, distributed teams. The kind of PM engineering teams actually want in the room.

And yes, I ship things that work.

Key
Expertise

→Platform & Integration Strategy

Owning end-to-end integration ecosystems, partner API evaluation, and platform architecture across complex third-party systems.

→Technical Product Management

Software engineering background that translates directly into architecture reviews, technical tradeoffs, and engineering trust.

→AI-Driven Product Development

Embedding AI workflows into core product experiences and owning the integrity of intelligent systems in production.

→Team Leadership & Mentoring

Building high-performance product cultures across fully distributed organizations and developing PMs from scratch.

→Data-Informed Decision Making

Using behavioral analytics, A/B testing, and qualitative research to drive product decisions that move business metrics.

Work
Experience

Total Experience

15+ Years

SHIFT

Founder & Product Lead

SHIFT · Jan 2025 – Present

0 to App Store launch — iOS & Android

Solo founder of SHIFT, the digital compass for makam music. 60+ Turkish makam scales with AI-powered microtonal precision, smart recommendations, and offline-first architecture. Live on iOS and Android.

Cloudbeds

Senior Product Manager, Platform

Cloudbeds · Jan 2020 – Jan 2025

~3× customer base growth

Owned the integration strategy and roadmap for complex third-party systems, driving significant annual savings and expanding the platform ecosystem for enterprise partners.

Huawei

Senior Product Manager

Huawei · Jun 2019 – Dec 2019

Zero to production in 6 months

Built an employee engagement B2B SaaS platform from zero to production in 6 months: designed the full product, presented to Huawei HQ for go-ahead, recruited and assembled the engineering team.

Earlier experience

Protel

Protel - Product Manager

Jan 2016 – Mar 2019

Amadeus

Amadeus - Product Owner

Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

Vestel

Vestel - Software Engineer

Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

Education

Bachelor, Software Engineering

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, Netherlands

Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

Proven
Results

6 months

From zero to production at Huawei, including team assembly and HQ approval

3x

Customer base growth at Cloudbeds during 5 years of platform ownership

15+ years

From software engineer to product leader. From SaaS to mobile. From B2B to B2C.

50%

Increase in user engagement after embedding AI-driven features at Huawei

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