I take products from first idea to millions.

Product Manager with 9+ years building mobile and web products, from startups to platforms with millions of users.

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Selman ParlakProduct Manager
Prepaid top-up revenue
+52%
Selman Parlak smiling in front of a blue and gold tiled wall
About me

Hi! I’m Selman Parlak.

I’m a Product Manager based in Istanbul. For 9+ years I have built mobile and web products in telecom, banking, payments and insurtech, from a startup’s first launch to journeys used by 15M+ people a month.

I like owning the whole journey: finding the real problem, shaping the MVP, launching it and growing it with data and A/B tests. Lately I build with AI too, from sales agents to fast prototypes with Claude Code.

The journey

Every stage of the product journey

Discovery, MVP, launch and growth. Across six roles in nine years, I have owned each step, from a startup’s first product to journeys used by millions.

  1. 2024 to 2026

    finbyte

    Senior Product Owner

    Owned Vision Bank’s credit card product end to end. Also built AI sales agents that helped the company open new markets.

    2× tender search volume
    Launch

    Vision Bank Credit Cards

    End-to-end credit card application journey with eligibility checks, credit scoring and decisioning.

    Cashback & leisure cards
  2. 2023 to 2024

    ING

    Product Manager

    Owned the roadmap for customer journeys across ING’s mobile app and website. Set the priorities and led delivery, including the e-Orange loyalty redesign.

    Launch

    e-Orange Loyalty Redesign

    A loyalty product for ING’s e-Orange account, built for a better experience and new revenue.

  3. 2022 to 2023

    Baoba Insurtech

    Product Manager

    Product Manager at an early-stage insurtech startup, responsible for its first product. Introduced Scrum so the team could plan and ship in clear sprints.

    Launch

    Flight Delay Lounge Access

    Baoba’s first product, taken from discovery to a live pilot.

    16%pilot conversion
  4. 2021 to 2022

    Vodafone

    Digital Product Manager

    Owned the payment area of the My Vodafone app and website, from roadmap to release. Used data and A/B tests to decide what to build next.

    Launch

    My Vodafone Top-up

    Top-up and bill payment journeys for 15M+ monthly users. A/B tests raised the funnel by 10%.

    +52%top-up revenue
  5. 2019 to 2021

    Garanti BBVA

    Digital Business Development Senior Specialist

    Developed new digital payment products for Garanti BBVA customers, from business case to launch. Brought business, technology and partner teams together to make them happen.

    Launch

    FAST Instant Transfer

    24/7 instant interbank transfers, launched with 10+ teams and the Central Bank of Turkey.

    #1in transfer volume
    Launch

    Istanbulkart Top-up

    Top-up journeys for Istanbul’s transportation card, ranked 1st in transaction volume.

    130Kcustomers
  6. 2017 to 2019

    Garanti BBVA Payment Systems

    Online & Mobile Payment Product Specialist

    Shaped online and mobile payment products for merchants. Was the first Product Owner of the CepPOS app.

    Launch

    Garanti BBVA CepPOS

    An app that lets merchants take card and QR code payments on their smartphones.

Projects

Side projects

Small products I make in my own time, from first idea to launch.

Jigsaw Puzzle

Relax with beautiful jigsaw puzzles.

A calm puzzle game for iPhone and iPad. Solve 1,000+ painted scenes of landmarks, travel spots and nature, with five fresh picks every day and seven difficulty levels.

Lovely Words

Find the words for what you feel.

A vocabulary mobile app for people who love words. Learn 400+ hand-picked words about love, feelings and human connection, each with its meaning, an example sentence and audio.

Skills

What I bring to a product team

  • AI-Assisted Prototyping
  • AI Workflow Automation
  • AI Product Strategy
  • Product Management
  • Agile
  • Mobile Apps
  • App Releases
  • UX Design
  • Data Analysis
  • A/B Testing
  • Product Road Mapping
  • Product Benchmarking
Toolbox

Tools I work with

  • Jira
  • Claude Design
  • Claude Code
  • ChatGPT
  • Figma
  • Slack
  • Google Analytics
  • Firebase
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Dataroid
  • SQL
  • Microsoft DevOps
  • Miro
  • Notion
Contact

Have a product that needs to grow? Let’s talk.