Hi, I'm Jorge! I'm a Spanish-born product manager based in Chicago
I help organizations big and small identify opportunities to improve their business and deliver digital product experiences that delight users and drive results.
I'm a firm believer that collaboration is the best path forward, software is awesome, and ice cream is the best dessert.
About Me
It's nice to meet you, friend!
I learned two important things in college: 1) software was really cool, but I did not want to code for a living and 2) working on projects with people as excited about it as you is an incredibly enriching experience. The former I learned during an internship in Madrid; the latter writing about music in the peak blogging era.Throughout my product management career I've brought that same ethos to the organizations and teams I've been a part of. Working in product has allowed me to work on amazing products for companies like Twitter/X, Mailchimp, Zapier, and CoverWallet in collaboration with unbelievably talented people. Working as a team to crack hard problems and design elegant solutions that serve users and the business is an electric experience, and what keeps me excited to continue growing and learning personally and professionally.My biggest strength as a product manager is my ability to lead customer research to uncover opportunities and quickly craft potential strategies to address them. This has allowed me to transition across industries —including over three years at a product agency—, learn new business contexts, and shape the unknown and ambiguous into a clear path forward.I bring my best self when I'm working with organizations that balance social responsibility with business needs and are solving meaningful problems for their users with a positive impact in the world.When I'm not working you can find me:
Exploring different cultures through their food
In the kitchen making a (hopefully) delicious mess
Catching a live show in one of Chicago's many venues
Enjoying Chicago's lakefront with a book or on a run
Spending time with my amazing wife, Mary
Check out some music I have on rotation
Testimonials
Nice things people have said about me or what it's like to work with me.
"Jorge is a driving force behind many improvements on the PM team. Some are behind the scenes, which help our team operate smoothly. Others are big & experimental... I'm consistently impressed by the thoughtfulness and thoroughness that he brings to his work."
Vicky Volvovski
Fractional Head of Product
"An incredibly skilled product thinker, strategist, and lead -- one of the best I've worked with."
Chris LoSacco
VP of Solution Architecture, Launch by NTT Data
"[Jorge] helped build this place. It truly would not have been the same Postlight without [him] and grateful we got to work with him."
Paul Ford
Co-Founder, Aboard / CEO, Postlight
"Jorge is a thoughtful leader and good at identifying problems from their origin and addressing them. Anyone would be lucky to have him on their team!"
Vinod Persiasamy
Engineering Manager, Zapier
"Jorge was clear with me about process, expectations, and scope. He was flexible, open to suggestions and feedback, and yet it was clear he knew how to deliver results. His attention to detail, expansive product knowledge, strategic thinking, and clear project management made him someone I would be thankful to work with time and time again."
Grace Sunnell
Lead Product Designer, Slack
"Jorge is an outstanding product manager and a joy to work with. As a UX researcher, I was deeply impressed by Jorge’s ability to take stock of a business problem, and weave together a strategy that included customer research, technical requirements, and design needs. Jorge values the perspectives of his team: he listens attentively and implements changes thoughtfully.
Bronwyn Larsen
Senior UX Researcher, Zapier
"[Jorge] is exceptional product thinker and [is] leaving behind a place that has grown tremendously as direct result of [his] collaboration and leadership. We really appreciate what [he] brought to the Postlight, culturally, ethically and as a great practitioner."
Rich Ziade
Co-Founder, Aboard / President, Postlight
"Jorge was a voice of reason during our short timeline. He pulled us back when we were over-ambitious and directed the project scope to a manageable place. He was very thoughtful with his feedback as we worked through the many small design details."
Andrew Possehl
Product Designer, Meta
"Jorge is a great listener, mentor, and people / product manager. I've learned a lot from [him], and I'm grateful for how he has advocated for me during my time here."
Lindsey Fogle
Product Manager, Discourse
"Jorge has played a key role in improving the Developer Platform team's own processes, as well as relationships with internal and external stakeholders."
Fokke Zandbergen
Staff Engineer, Zapier