Hello, I am Aybala 👋 It is great to meet you! I am currently working as Product Operations Lead at commercetools. Along the way, I’ve had the pleasure to work with companies of various industries and sizes both in Berlin and Istanbul such as Siemens Healthineers, Inveon, Garanti BBVA, idealo and Delivery Hero. With my background in Mathematics and Design Thinking I love bringing analytical thinking and human centricity together. Having started my career in Sales, with the passion to solve customer problems and develop products that both create the best experience for the users and the best outcomes for business, I transitioned into Product Management over the years. I have always been a natural collaborator, communicator and facilitator by heart who is passionate about enabling and empowering product teams to create the high impact outcomes. So although it hasn’t always been called the way it is today, I’ve been informally doing Product Operations for the majority of my career. On a more personal note; I am a tea person, love traveling and immersing myself in new cultures and cuisines, and find walking as a great way to free up my mind and body. Thanks a lot for making it till the end. Looking forward to getting to know you soon!

My Mentoring Topics

  • Product Operations
  • Design Thinking
  • Breaking into Product Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • How to Find a Product & Tech Job in Germany
D.
20.March 2023

The session was wonderful. It's not always about guidance or teaching, it's more about sharing the experience and different approaches one can take. Absolutely loved talking to Aybala.

N.
5.October 2022

Hery Aybala, thank you for sharing your experience with me and sharing the follow up information! For me it was a very good and useful introduction into the domain I wasn't aware of - you gave me both your daily tasks overview and an understanding what Product Ops could do in general, depending on the organisation. You also brought a personal touch into it sharing things that you like and dislike in Product Ops - being a single-focus specialist. It felt familiar to me because I also like having a broad perspective instead of focusing on one area only. So it was very insightful, thank you very much! And I am looking forward to our further conversations! Best regards, Natalia

J.
27.June 2022

Absolutely! Aybala was super friendly, helpful and I got out way more than I could have ever hoped for. Got my questions answered to the point and got some super useful tips on what to potential tackle next for career prep. Thank you!

N.
18.May 2022

Hi Aybala, thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I really enjoyed the conversation and really appreciate all you shared about your experience. I really liked how you were also asking questions to guide the session but at the same time responded to all the question I had. The resources you shared are very insightful too. Overall really helpful session for me and would definitely recommend to other mentees as well! Thanks & Take care!