Ponce Ernest Samaniego

About Ponce Ernest Samaniego

I’m a senior product leader specializing in sustainability, circular economy, and impact-driven technology. Over the past decade, I’ve built and launched 80+ products and programs across 22 countries, leading teams of up to 20 across Amazon, the United Nations, and the Asian Development Bank. My expertise lies in scaling complex solutions that bridge operational excellence with measurable environmental and social outcomes.At Amazon, I led recycling initiatives across global logistics, applying data, AI, and product thinking to reduce environmental footprint, ensure compliance at scale, while balancing business impact through material recovery and liquidations. My cross-sector experience enables me to translate ESG goals into actionable roadmaps, having operated at the intersection of corporate innovation, public policy, and nonprofit impact.I hold a Master of Science in Management Studies from MIT Sloan through an ASEAN Fellow scholarship, and an MBA from the Asia School of Business, where I earned the President’s Leadership Award and Best Action Learning Project honors.

Experience

1. Senior Product Manager, Recycle and International Liquidations

   Amazon

   Aug 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leads product strategy and development for Amazon’s global recycling technology initiatives, optimizing waste classification, tracking, and compliance systems that align with Amazon’s ESG goals.Launched Liquidations as a Service for FBA Sellers in Canada, enabling sellers to recover value from unsold goods while generating $61.5M in revenue and freeing $21M in fulfillment center capacity.Owns Project TRACE, a cross-functional digital product reducing brand and regulatory risk (~$115M/year) while delivering $2.87M in operational savings through advanced recycling vendor analytics.Author of end-to-end traceability platform roadmap and business requirement document; drives alignment across hardware, data science, and software teams to meet $105M in compliance entitlements.Developed scalable automation protocols for donation and liquidation partners to improve accountability and avoid environmental noncompliance penalties of up to $15M per infraction.

Education

• University of the Philippines

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration

  2007 — 2011

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  ASB Spring Immersion Program (Non-Degree)

  2017 — 2017

• Asia School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2016 — 2018

• University of Warsaw

  Non-degree Exchange Program, International Business

  2009 — 2010

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Master of Science in Management Studies, General Management and Business Analytics

  2019 — 2020

Skills

• Community Development
• Workshop Organizing
• Social Media Marketing
• Research
• Leadership
• International Sustainable Development
• Social Innovation
• Sustainable Development
• Event Management
• Establishing Strategic Partnerships
• Team Leadership
• Nonprofits
• Collaboration
• Non-Profits
• Education Reform
• Business Development
• Marketing Strategy
• Start-Ups
• Project Management
• Training
• Multicultural
• Public Speaking