Alex Takacs

About Alex Takacs

I build the systems that high-growth teams run on. Currently, I serve as a Product Lead for Go-To-Market Technology (GTMT), transforming legacy architectures into intelligent, AI-native ecosystems. My approach is grounded in a deep history of scaling Product and Engineering teams at Coinbase and 8 years of Product and business systems experience at Autodesk.At my core, I am committed to solving business problems, delivering quality solutions, and prioritizing customer satisfaction above all else. I bring a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and the adaptability to master new tools and industries, ensuring I deliver results for any team I join.

Experience

1. Staff Product Owner

   DoorDash

   Sep 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Enterprise-Scale Business Transformation: Served as a key product lead during a massive organizational transformation, migrating legacy acquisition and onboarding workflows into a unified, scalable platform. Orchestrated the transition for high-volume sales teams, ensuring data integrity and operational continuity.AI & GenAI Innovation: Led the department\'s first custom AI agents that aggregate data to expedite Mx growth and synthesizes complex CRM history into one-page narratives, significantly reducing administrative overhead for reps.Salesforce & CRM Modernization: Spearheaded the \"Sales Intelligence\" initiative, moving prospecting workflows from disconnected spreadsheets into a custom Salesforce interface. Delivered rich market data and geospatial tools directly to reps, driving a measurable increase in weekly active usage and territory penetration.Mobile Sales Enablement: Led the strategy to revitalize mobile capabilities for field sales. Restored and optimized mobile CRM access and map-based prospecting tools, enabling Outside Sales teams to manage territories effectively from their devices.Operational Excellence & Lead Management: Redesigned the end-to-end inbound lead management framework, fixing critical \"plumbing\" issues between marketing forms and the CRM. This re-architecture substantially improved lead conversion rates and optimized routing for high-value merchant opportunities.Cross-Functional Leadership: Acted as the primary bridge between Engineering, Product, and Sales leadership. Facilitated large-scale Town Halls and \"Voice of the Field\" sessions to align technical roadmaps with user needs, resulting in a marked increase in field sentiment and trust.

Education

• UC Santa Barbara

  B/S, Statistics

  2009 — 2011

• Ohlone College

  Mathematics and Statistics

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Agile Project Management
• Rally
• Prioritize Workload
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Coordination
• Scrum
• Salesforce.com
• Agile Application Development
• Systems Analysis
• Disciplined Agile Delivery
• User Stories
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Sharepoint
• Analysis
• Crm
• Sql
• Qlikview
• Quality Assurance
• Oral & Written Communication Skills
• Project Management
• Word
• Program Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• R
• Critical Thinking
• Multi-Cultural Team Leadership
• C++
• Business Analysis
• Leadership
• Sas
• Offshore Team Leadership
• Soql
• Excel
• Agile Methodologies