Mariana Carrillo

Product Engineering Leader | Driving enterprise-level impact through executive partnership, org design, platform strategy, and scaled product delivery.

Role
Director of Product Engineering at Arkestro
Location
Columbus, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Mariana Carrillo

Engineering Leader with 20 years of software development experience and 14+ years leading product engineering teams. I partner with executive leadership to align product, platform, and organizational strategy, building high-performing teams that deliver predictable, high-quality outcomes at scale. I focus on modern engineering practices, leadership development, and the thoughtful use of AI to support sustainable innovation.

Experience

  1. Director of Product Engineering

    Arkestro

    Mar 2025 — Present

    Partner with the CTO, Product, Data and Commercial leadership to align product strategy, platform investment, and engineering resourcing against Arkestro’s business priorities- Own the product engineering budget and vendor strategy, making pragmatic build-vs-buy decisions and tooling investments to improve delivery speed while stabilizing a previously under-resourced and inconsistent engineering environment- Help design the engineering organization structure (roles, competencies, career frameworks) to scale as the company grew- Champion platform strategy and modernization initiatives: AI readiness, architecture simplification and developer productivity investments- Promote a consistent software development lifecycle and delivery model for feature teams, replacing ad-hoc execution with clear planning, execution, and accountability, resulting in more predictable and higher-quality releases.

Education

  • The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

    BSBA, Information Systems

    2002 — 2006

  • Otis College of Art and Design

    Graphic Design

    2010

  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

    LEAD Program

    2021 — 2022

Skills

  • Organizational Leadership
  • Product Development
  • Product Management
  • Thought Leadership
  • Ad Optimization
  • Coaching
  • Marketing
  • Product Marketing
  • User Experience
  • Project Management
  • Employee Learning & Development
  • Graphic Design
  • Campaign Management
  • Leadership
  • Social Media
  • Strategy
  • E-Commerce
  • Photography
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Management
  • Strategic Leadership

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